Chris Harlan
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Phil, I didn’t get as far as a mix–the lack of audio tracks stopped me cold–so I would listen to what John is saying above, as he has clearly tried it.
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Phil, Soundtrack Pro is gone, though some of its features have been incorporated into X. You can also now use 3rd party plugins. My feeling is that, on one level, the audio features are better than FCP7 but not as robust as Soundtrack Pro. Being able to edit audio sub-frame was, for me, one of the most exciting features. I do hear that a simple audio crossfade is more difficult., though I haven’t tried it On the down side–and for me it was an absolute deal breaker– the concept of tracks has been completely removed from the program to facilitate the magnetic timeline. This has created all sorts of delivery and compatibility issues. Buying an Automatic Duck utility will allow OMF, so you CAN get your audio into ProTools, Logic, et al., but not in any kind of pre-sorted fashion. As I say, this was a deal breaker for me. Maybe it will be sorted out in the future. Who knows?
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Sean, how on earth can you meet your delivery requirements for a :30? How to you create individual stems? A separate M&E? These are standard delivery requirements for nearly every studio and broadcast network I deliver to. I don’t know where or for whom you are doing a :30, but I would consider your final delivery requirements before making your cut on X. Certainly, if you don’t have any delivery requirement other than a stereo or a 5.1 mix, it would make for a fine experiment. I, however, don’t have that luxury.
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Don’t take this personally–and I swear I’m not being grumpy–I think if you re-read my post in combination with the post I was responding to, you might feel differently about it.
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No, Kim. Most of the “negative stuff” comes from people who cannot use X because it will not function in a useful way for them. People aren’t going to use X to “steal my clients” because my job can’t be done with X. MAYBE, it will be useful in a couple of years. But, there’s nothing magic about the program. It ain’t a super weapon. You keep talking about it as if it popped out of Harry Potter’s backside, but really–in its current state–it is mostly a dumbed down program for people who find editing intimidating.
You know the reason you keep getting–as you say–crapped on is not because you are the bringer of hard truth, but because you are so dismissive of other people. Most of the editors I work with are highly technical people, whose challenges at work change constantly. Four months ago, I was wondering if the new FCP would let me edit stereoscopic material by itself or with 3rd party plugins. I was hoping I would use it to edit Red, natively. I was hoping to have Motion improved and integrated into FCP itself, making it a competitor for Smoke. I was really expecting a better, stronger tool. I WANTED change. And every editor here who is complaining or upset wanted change too. They wanted more not less.
You should take your own advice re: eyes and mouths.
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Sorry. I ment Apple Juice. (Smiley Emoticon goes here)
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ROTFL
story picture holes, indeed.
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“more efficient,”
Ah, Kim; that’s the crux. FCPX isn’t more efficient for me. To use your analogy, It’s like Apple took my beautiful calligraphy set and replaced it with a stick and a sandbox.
It is not only less efficient in its current state, it is unusable. Even when/if they make the promised improvements, it will only improve for me to the level of chard stick and paper.
I can certainly see how FCPX might be useful for some people, and I don’t begrudge its existence, other than it has killed off my favorite tool. Sure, I’ve got many options, and I’m following up on them. In fact, the alternatives are great. And, yes, for the time being I can still use FCS3. I’m doing that today. I’m certainly doing all I need to do to make my adjustments. That doesn’t mean I’m pleased about it, or that I’m not mad at Apple for disemboweling what I considered to be the most useful tool on the market for my particular niche.
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and THERE IT IS–
Craig, you are my first sighting of this venerable FCP advice in FCPX. I guess there are a few legacy features, after all. (smiley emoticon goes here)
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Well, that explains your thirst for koolaide.