[Christian Schumacher]

I created this thread to point out how Apple’s big plans don’t
include hardcore platform users in the future – cos’ they are shifting focus.
Most of the responses goes along those lines too, so is a good read.

Any chance of a MacPro-as -it-is? I don’t think so.
Still, Apple will have its own kind of hardcore platform for a while.
They’ll come up with something to alleviate the pressure from the platform transition.
Expect them to keep the name MacPro as they did with Final Cut Pro.

For me, FCPX is a transitional product in itself. The same goes for the new MacPro(X?)

I see the “way-outs” from FCPX as damage control to ease the transition.
(Strangely enough, they all have appeared after the roll-out)

The technique forum is going to stem with workarounds for a while.
And this one is for debating ideas and opinions, isn’t it?
There’s a profusion of opinions nowadays, I understand.

But I appreciate very much the insight of some fellow adult users in here.
Anyway that is what it is. My opinion. You are welcome to have yours too, Jeremy.

Cheers,

[Christian Schumacher]

My argument goes down to this; being a platform developer
why Apple should care about the hardcore users?
IF THE CHOSEN PLATFORM DOES NOT FIT THEM?

For a while they will keep luring some into their cage by offering a PRO bait.
Eventually the trap will set them up for good.

[Christian Schumacher]

yeah…no one can tolerate the loss of the mac start up chime.

[Christian Schumacher]

OK, I gotcha. Now moving on to your question.
I think the talk from Cupertino is damage control.

Extensively, I think that FCPX’s development is the same in that regard.
It’s just all damage control to blend in the transition to a future closed ecosystem.

Ultimately, those closed restraints are going to piss even more people(*) off.
Maybe even you, Jeremy. Why not? Wasn’t Color dead at 1.5?
What we have now instead? -the board? Pfft! Here’s a good link on this:

https://www.taoofcolor.com/510/final-cut-pro-x-merged-with-apple-color/

(*) useless power users

[Christian Schumacher]

“People seemed to be OK with it before Apple screwed up the FCPX launch”

With Apple you can only rely on their acts – or perhaps rumors about them.

Regarding FCP(and Studio) what were them? A consistent improvement overtime.
Why wouldn’t they be OK with that? And why wouldn’t they be pissed at them for this X?
Surely cutting them out translates as “screwing up” in my book.

You see, it isn’t only editors that are worried about Apple’s business commitment.
The drifting to the “iThing ecosystem” orientation is noted by others as well.

Check this recent article on “7 Ways Apple Can Serve Small Business Better”
It addresses an urge for “refocus” of the gadget maker’s new CEO.

If it is wishful thinking or not, only their future acts will tell.

https://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/238927/7_ways_tim_cooks_apple_can_serve_small_business_better.html

Cheers,

[Christian Schumacher]

“and has been the Mac OS standard since 1984”

Maybe because those standards won’t be there anymore in the near future?
Why would you perform a “select all” when you can say -Beam me up, Scotty?

[Christian Schumacher]

“unlike FCP7, which only stores the last set in/out per clip”

True that but one can always populate a bin with subclips and/or
record them onto selects sequences and both will hold all that log work.

FCPX does that with keywords. Back to the object vs. text dichotomy?

Though if you take your selected clips and create a compound clip
from the event browser you could have a similar approach, apparently.

[Christian Schumacher]

A bit of a problem here is that mighty Apple has raised itself as an art piece.

As in the “medium is the message” concept, people are just happy

with a bunch of colored unicorns playing right on their laps.

[Christian Schumacher]

From my point of view, there’s no meaning regarding “pro” anymore…
Heck, what is all of the people doing at their computers (but working?)

Everyone, from a student to his teacher, from a vlooger to an academy director,
from an event cameraman to a panavison photographer,
from a webseries dialogue writer to a an oscar nominee script writer, and so on…

…all of them have to learn and to practice what they have learned eventually.
That knowledge has got to somewhere – or anywhere – including Apple.

Cheers,

[Christian Schumacher]

Let’s say that the spoon is iMovie and FCP7 is the bucket.

What could have been “awesome” to do to improve that task?
To develop a hose(call it FCPx)to empty the bathtub right to the sink.

The problem is that this new hose workflow is lacking a water pump!
And we have to suck the water out ourselves…Now back to the bucket.