Chris Harlan
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[Walter Soyka] “[Gerald Baria] “At the end of the day, editing is just cutting and splicing stuff together. As hard as a lot of you make it seem, that’s just what it is… A cut is just a cut. A graphics artists job is much more taxing/demanding. An animator, even more!”
Gerald, was this piece of reductio ad absurdum supposed to be tongue-in-cheek?
If an editor just cuts and splices stuff together, then a graphics artist just rearranges elements in 2D space, and an animator just makes stuff move. It’s all just clicking buttons on a computer, right?
All these disciplines require a mix of creative and technical thinking, and they all require a lot of skill and thought to do well. I say this as an editor who has transitioned into design and animation.”
Tall words, huh?
Gerald, maybe you ought to point people to some of your stuff so we can all see just how easy editing is.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “This is how I envision the Index eventually being able to work. “
The index is kind of a cool thing. At least the idea of it. I haven’t played with it yet enough to know how I’d currently rate it. But of all the new thoughts in FCP X it is probably the thing I find most interesting.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “Chris-
The control key solved that. And to be fair, their latest “two button” mouse still only has one “button”.
“Now, come on. The ctrl key makes you use two hands where only one is necessary.
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[Walter Soyka] “[Craig Seeman] “While I or anyone else, not privy to their discussions, can only speculate where Apple is headed, I’m surprised at how many “creatives” here can’t imagine that they have something powerful that at least they (Apple) has in mind.”
I don’t think a lack of imagination or creativity is the problem here — I think it’s a lack of trust. Apple seriously damaged their credibility with the launch of FCPX. Given this, can you really blame people for wanting to see before they believe?
“Agreed. Craig, it really is not that we cannot “imagine” a more muscular future for FCP X. I think the potential is possibly there, but the big picture is very much a Rorschach test. Some of us look at the inkblot and see the future of video, and some of us see a discarded pro system on a voyage that is purely prosumer. Sadly, Apple has done little to clarify, which some people read as “Apple’s way” and others take as there being nothing more to say. So, trust, or lack there of, is really the problem.
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[Gary Huff] “I think those who are touting iPad video editing would probably end up doing it a handful of times for the novelty of it, then never touch it again.”
Oh, I agree. After a year and a half with an iPad, my thinking on them is that they are useful, but do not in any way represent the end of keyboard computers. After the gee-wiz factor wore off, I realized fairly quickly that mice, tablets and track pads are often far more useful to me than direct screen touch. In fact, one of the best used for the iPad is as a smart, visually enabled trackpad for other devices. I use it as a controller all the time.
Of course, what do we mean by editing? While I was Google-exploring whether or not FCP X could work on a MacBook Air, I came across a bit of video that somebody claimed to have edited with X/Air. In fact, they head-lined that fact on their blog. It was family footage with four or five cuts that went on for three or four minutes. So, I’m guessing iPad/X will be just fine for him.
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Hey, It is all for the best in this best of all possible worlds.
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[David Lawrence] “Remember, Apple doesn’t always hit home runs (Ping, MobileMe, hockey-puck shaped mouse, etc.)”
And, they tend to stick with them. How long did it take Apple to concede that there might actually be a use for a second button on a mouse?
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[Gary Huff] “Yeah, I don’t understand this whole fascination with “editing on the go” like an iPad or an iPhone would bring. I can already edit on the go on my laptop. Why do I need another level of being able to work?
“You certainly don’t need to do anything you don’t want to do. If it makes no sense to you, don’t do it. I don’t need it either. But, I like it. I like what I do. And, that I can get little bits of it done in many different places makes me happier. Its nice to get out of the bay sometimes. If that is hard for you to understand, then I probably couldn’t explain it to you. Similarly, I’m guessing you would have a great deal of difficulty explaining to me why such jaunts are a waste of time. I guess we’ll just have to live with that.
FWIW, I agree with you about the iPhone and maybe the iPad, but a little Macbook air for doing sellects in a coffee shop by the beach? I could take that now and then.
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[Walter Soyka] ” I think a professional application should offer deep nuance, immense flexibility and total control. Simplicity and ease do not make an application unprofessional; the lack of these other qualities do.
“Bazinga!
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[Andy Neil] “Gawd, that sounds depressing. I do enough work at work. Sometimes I just need to unplug from the Machine. It’s bad enough that clients and bosses expect me to answer their emails on the weekend…editing while waiting in line at the ATM or whatever might make my head explode.”
Wow. I guess one man’s prison is another’s freedom. Little electronic time-savers have made me extremely mobile over the years. They’ve made it possible for me to raise my daughter, and experience a kind of freedom I never thought possible when I joined the workforce.
Add to that, that I really enjoy what I do. For me, pulling sellects is more fun than Angry Birds. Of course, I’ve been fortunate enough to work on some prime entertainment material over the years, so that makes it easier. As for my clients and co-workers, I’m happy to take their calls, emails, and texts any time they think it is important for them to get ahold of me. Again, I’m fortunate enough, generally, to work for/with some very savvy, sensitive people who are as respectful of my time as I am of theirs.