Chris Conlee
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Also, not exactly the same, but very worth looking into: check out “Top” and “Tail” in the user manual. This is a feature that I use ALL the time for quick trims to the heads and tails of shots. It’s sort of the reverse of what extend does, ie: if trims from the blue bar to the end head or the tail of the clip.
I believe it’s detailed on page 722 of the currently supplied PDF documentation.
Chris
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Well, believe it or not, I’m actually quite agnostic when it comes to computers AND nonlinear editors. I’ve run so many on Amigas, Windows, and Macs, that I honestly don’t care, as long as the software has the tools I need to do the job. I’m watching Lightworks closely, because I like its console and some of its workflow is pretty slick. But I also LOVE Media Composer and don’t see myself getting completely away from it in the feature and episodic worlds.
I’ve gotten fairly used to FCP legacy over the years as well, and it’s perfectly fine. I played with FCP X and honestly didn’t get it. But I’ll probably play with it some more; maybe when I go on hiatus I’ll pick it up and play with it some more. We’ll see.
In the meantime, I think competition is good, and if folks are finding this tool does what they need, and they like it better, then that’s a wonderful thing in my book.
Chris Conlee
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Honestly? Probably just about EVERYBODY, except for those on this list.
Chris Conlee
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I’ll be interested in hearing how it goes on the Warner Brothers project.
Chris Conlee
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This sort of mirrors my experience in the Los Angeles market. I think it would take a real fan with real power to bring it on a network show, as the general consensus seems to be: FCP X is for consumers, and therefore isn’t even part of the conversation anymore. I know editors who’ve bought it to edit their daughter’s wedding videos with, but it never enters their conscience that it could be used for more than that, because they’re so accustomed to using Avid at work.
Chris
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Actually, Lightworks DOES have a plug-in architecture, and the API is freely available. To date, Boris is available, as well as several titlers and whatnot. Plus, the compositing architecture in LW is pretty powerful. I, for one, am quite excited to see it on OS X. I even purchased the proprietary console controller in anticipation.
Chris Conlee
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[Craig Seeman] “FWIW I don’t see as many people moving from FCP7 to Avid saying they are significantly faster. Maybe because they are significantly similar and people are only making marginal changes in workflow.”
Actually, I’d say that Avid Media Composer is a pretty radical rethink for most people coming from legacy, too. It took me about a month to come to terms with the “Avid Way,” but once I did, I never looked back.
Chris
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Great! Thanks for posting back, I’m sure others can benefit from your experience too.
Chris
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I agree, no. It didn’t affect me in the least as I continued to happily use Avid Media Composer on every project, just as I had before its release. 😉
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Sergio,
Did you sync double-system sound with your picture? And then you were able to export an AAF straight from CS5.5? If so, I’d like to know how you did it, because the Adobe people themselves told me it couldn’t be done (at the time). I’m not sure if it’s since been fixed or not.
Chris Conlee