Christopher Key
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I just watched this video intro to FCPX at https://fcp.co/final-cut-pro/tutorials/780-final-cut-x-moving-forward-in-video-editing (found a link on the cow) and now I see what some of the fuss is about – this is definitely a new style of working – there were some interesting features, some of it seems more complicated rather than easier, and some of it seems like old time functionality in a new wrapper (instead of grouping its a compound clip) with some new lingo attached – almost as if they just wanted to be different – I hate that – Of course I haven’t actually tried doing an edit with it yet but I’m planning to – I just shot an audition for some local chefs and have one small edit left to complete for them – so I think I’ll try putting it together in FCPX and see if I can get it to work.
Christopher Key
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Hey Walter – I’m using the adobe cloud and I like it and I also find many of my clients want me to do much more than edit a video – they want me to make a website, design an ad, create a picture-book etc etc etc so I bought the CS3 Master Collection years ago and this year switched to the cloud and I like it – I’m getting it for 30 a month for the first year which is less than a third of updating and I have all the latest apps. The main reason I want to work with Premiere Pro more is because of the way all the apps work together – My dad is a retired computer programmer who predicted years ago that some day people would generally rent software on a need to use basis and it looks like things are headed that way. If Adobe continues to update their suite every year and a half the price should be about the same as traditional upgrades.
Christopher Key
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Hey Chris, I don’t think you misunderstood, and thanks for your replies – as well as everyone else – the conclusion I’ve come to is that FCPX MAY at some point become popular enough that it will be what the wanted ads are looking for – and since it has a different way of doing things it might be worth it to understand that way – and since I do have a copy of it that I didn’t have to pay for – what the heck. I’ll learn it – but like you it sinks down on my to do list – I’ll be learning it in my free time. It is apparently nothing I need to know at this moment and usually I learn new skills on a need to know basis.
Christopher Key
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Wow – I didn’t realize the minefield I was stepping into – LOL. Maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t ask motion or AE?
Some of what I’m hearing sounds kinda scary – especially no mixer? How do you precisely control multiple audio tracks? As far as computer editing goes I started in audio and then moved into video editing – and I like to have a lot of control over audio so I hope that’s possible in FCPX.
One of the reasons I abandoned the Mac in the past was the fact that when they upgrade their systems – whatever you had been using is likely to become extinct with no warning. Sounds like this is what happened with FCP7.
Still there seem to be reasons to learn FCPX that will make it worth the time and maybe I’ll like it for some projects. It does sound like it won’t be what most wanted ads are looking for, but it also sounds like FCP7 is on its way out and in a few years you probably wont be able to run it on the latest Mac operating system – like much of the old Mac software in my closet.
Personally I wish manufacturers would make systems that are more compatible and similar so these debates are unnecessary. An editing system is mainly a tool to rearrange audio and video clips in a sequence, a job that used to be done with a razor blade and tape. In almost any other profession your skill with the hammer is far more important above the hammer brand you use.
Christopher Key
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As a freelance videographer its been frustrating missing out on the various jobs over the years that required FCP – now it sounds like the newest version FCPX pretty much sucks as far as professional features – and from what I’m hearing it sounds like if I apply for some of these jobs with FCPX they’ll probably laugh. Blah!
I haven’t delved into the new Premiereand associated apps yet , but it does look like Adobe is really making themselves a contender. I really like Sony Vegas for it’s ease of use and speed. I’ve never forgotten when I was helping a guy fix an edit he did in FCP – he kept saying, “wow how’d you do that so fast.”
I’m getting ready to resurrect a documentary project of mine that I’ve been sitting on. I’ll probably edit it in Premiere so I can also dump the whole edit into After Effects at the end to do some final tweaks.
Over the weekend I transferred a few clips from my PC to try doing an edit on the Mac but it doesn’t even recognize these as video files (m2t) so I guess I have even more to figure out. Oh well learning is a life long pursuit anyway – Thanks for all your replies
Christopher Key
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Thanks Shane – I have Final Cut Pro X (10.0.4) so I don’t want to learn something I won’t be using. I know there was a big flap when the newest version came out – although I don’t know the details – I assume whatever features were missing or changed – there has been an effort to make editors happy since – I’m also assuming I will not need to buy another app to convert files for editing. I know the creative community here in Hollywood loves Final Cut – I hope that’s because it is better, faster or provides higher quality output
Christopher Key
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sounds like just what I need – Ill check it out thanks!
Christopher Key
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I agree – it seems more and more software companies are releasing software before it’s really ready for daily use – I guess they’ll patch it later while they get the money for upgrades now – not cool. I downloaded Vegas 11 trial over the weekend to see if it could help with renders for my website – I was thinking about upgrading – but once I tried it I was less than satisfied and will be waiting for significant improvements.
I’m currently using Vegas Pro 10 and have been using Vegas for years – the last couple of upgrades have been mostly about adding support for new cameras rather than improving the overall capabilities and stability of the program itself. IMO these should be patches not full upgrades.
Christopher Key
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Yep Smartsound is great and I like the flexibility of their software which does allow you to tailor the music to your video. I’ve also used music from Digital Juice and others.There are definitely ways to license music – and it shouldn’t be difficult to get the info you need (possibly from ASCAP or one of the other performing rights organizations) but from what I remember it’s not cheap. Since chord progressions can not be copyrighted you may find something that sounds a lot like “On the Road Again” since it’s a pretty simple song. A lot of stock music sounds just like another famous song but the melody has been slightly altered to avoid copyright infringement.
Christopher Key
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I sometimes use commercial music for personal travel videos and I have a few online – but if I’m doing a commercial project for a client I either use royalty free music or create my own. I’ve had youtube restrict videos or remove the soundtrack completely when I’ve tried to post some, even when it was a kiddie movie I made when I was 12.
Christopher Key