[Craig Alan]

FCP X is just as linear as any other non-linear editing app. Your film ends up as a linear progression/a timeline. How you get there depends not only on the editor but how the pieces of the puzzle were produced. Traditional tracks keep many layers more organized, but X’s connected clips help move segments around more easily. I think they both have their pros and cons. The end result is the same. It’s not like the connected clips go off in different angles or start telling stories in some alternative universe. They go straight down the time line just like any other NLE. And the same rules apply. Top layers dominate the visuals. Even an old school it starts on the page production benefits by FCPx keyword smart collections to help organize the media using metadata.

I think that if you could keep certain elements in their “tracks” but still employ its connection to the primary you’d have the best of both worlds. That is be able to keep any given clip or collection of clips on a certain layer above or below the primary. Secondary storylines I think try to address this but not as clearly for me as say 5 tracks of audio. On the other hand, the connection points and how easy they are to manage is very intuitive. So much easier to keep things in sync.

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[Craig Alan]

can’t you just delete the files you don’t want in the finder? why would it take any longer than doing it in FC even if you could do it? then in fc delete the ones that are now off line???

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[Craig Alan]

[Eric Santiago] “Sure the one bug that I hate from FCPX is the “all of a sudden projects slow down”.
That goes away after awhile.
“

try command-9 to see what background tasks are processing. Apple let’s you work while stuff is happening in the b.g. BUT there is no magic to it. It’s still doing more than one thing and will slow down.

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[Craig Alan]

Thanks. Understood. Obviously haven’t done any RTing. But its on my to learn list. Really doesn’t make sense that motion isn’t well integrated though it’s so cheap that it really doesn’t offer Apple much incentive. Maybe FCP X sold (helping sell computers) but not too many bought the $50 motion?

But you can create an effect in motion and import it into FC right? Then use it in FC on-goingly?

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[Craig Alan]

I agree that the auto backup has been really good for me. but I have lost stuff that only a backup saved. again may be more computer file based than specifically X.

maybe you can up your ram if you want the thumbnails to load faster?

would a SD system drive speed up things loading within the app or just booting the app gets sped up?

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[Craig Alan]

Oliver,

AE/duck is a better round trip to FCP X than Motion? Or just you prefer AE?

Can you buy AE stand alone?
Or just monthly as part of a package.
If only by subscription, what happens if you stop paying?
I suppose once clips are sent back to FC, you don’t need AE for those projects?

What exactly is the problem with Motion/FCPX RT?

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[Craig Alan]

Yeah I’m not buying the FCP X never has problems summary. One thing all these apps have in common is that they are run on computers and media drives. If any file or the original media gets corrupted then FCP X or any other app will not be able to read it. X some times gets back on track with a reboot. some times by dumping preferences. some times by relinking. But some times all is lost and hopefully you backed up.

One thing I have noticed is that FC will when faced with certain problems will crash the entire OS. That is something OS X was suppose to not allow. I have seen this when one media clip was corrupted when trying to import.

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[Craig Alan]

Meaning a limited number of plug-ins or a type??? I don’t know. Why would trashing one plug-in allow another to be installed?

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[Craig Alan]

Not sure if it’s related but I have had FCP X crash when trying to import a clip that is corrupted. I know cause I will be trying to import a bunch of clips and it crashes but the crash log mentions such and such a clip is corrupted. I get rid of that one clip and then it loads fine. This has also happened with entire card folders. Its very strange that FC will crash the Mac when failing at an operation, but I’ve seen this a lot lately.

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[Craig Alan]

How do you know this is preventing the relink?
How could the original clip have changed in the finder?

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