[Craig Seeman]

A thread full of FCPX goodness.
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/100770

[Craig Seeman]

Very happy that I bought the iMac Pro in the meantime. I know some were agonizing of waiting for the “mod” Mac Pro or buying the iMac Pro.

Also given the modular nature of the Mac Pro it means it’s more likely to know if one delays that purchase one will likely be able to get current components for it.

[Craig Seeman]

[David Mathis] “Of other interest Keyflow Pro 2.0 is available with a lower price of admission for single users. “

So far 1.8.5 and 2.0 have the exact same feature set (2 has a new look though) but going forward all development will be with 2.0. The new lower price point of entry will hopefully grow their user base. It’s certainly a reasonable “upgrade” price although no need to rush for those already using it because currently it’s the same feature set.

[Craig Seeman]

And in social media (e.g. Facebook) people may watch video with the sound off.

9to5mac as more and includes a screenshot of the closed caption Inspector window.
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/05/final-cut-pro-10-4-1-closed-captions-prores-raw-announcement/

[Craig Seeman]

I wonder what kind of CC editing and timing controls will be available?
I wonder if Coremelt’s upcoming (?) “Scribe-o-matic” be able to generate SRT or other formats for easy reformatting within FCPX?

Does ProRes RAW mean for ProResXQ?

I’ve always thought of RAW as something one does from Camera so I’m not sure what the camera manufactures are going to do with this (thinking of Blackmagic amongst others).

There’s more bits of info at ProVideoCoaltion
https://www.provideocoalition.com/apple-prepares-a-new-final-cut-pro-x-update-for-nab-2018/

[Craig Seeman]

Side by side shot comparisons for color grading. I’ve wanted that in FCPX since 2011.
Coremelt Chromatic added that recent (two still stores). Really wish Apple would add that fulfilling the feature request I submitted 7 years ago.

[Craig Seeman]

[Bob Zelin] “I was astounded that they did not acknowledge that a USB flash drive, or simple internet connection to watch a training video on line, was a suitable answer.”

I had a client that has a similar disposition. In their case it was a work safety training video and work sites might not have any internet access. Given the locations I posited that even DVD player access may not be viable and then I posed the solution. “How many of your employees carry Android or iPhones with them?” The bells rung! Everyone gets their own copy on their devices and carries it with. Immediate access with the ability to check it if they have questions while in the work environment.

No internet access, no flash drive, no discs needed.

[Craig Seeman]

I thought this was an interesting perspective.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/03/apple-macbook-laptop-chips/

Geekbench tests of the iPhone X’s A11 chip found that it was almost a match for the 2017 MacBook Pro.

Things that make you go hmm.

I imagine that we won’t see these chips pop up in the Mac Pro any time soon, or even the higher-end MacBook Pros. After all, those machines are designed to appeal to professional users who won’t want to sacrifice their existing software setups. The MacBook, however, seems like an ideal candidate for Apple’s first custom CPU.

Generally I’d agree in concept but the question is form. Wouldn’t it be more useful to keep the iOS interface, making it a real artist’s tool (again I’m thinking of a Wacom tablet type computer) rather then the same “old” Macbook computer interaction with just an Apple designed chip?

I think we’d be looking at innovation (or at least hybridization) given Apple’s design proclivities rather than same old same old with a new CPU/GPU.

[Craig Seeman]

[Oliver Peters] “But I’m not so sure Apple is all that interested in cross-platform compatibility in lieu of greater ecosystem synergy and supply chain control.”

The success depends on third party development as Bob Zelin says so emphatically.
As 2021 hits the end of Apple’s “10 year plan” for FCPX they can easily move that but Adobe, Blackmagic, Affinity, etc aren’t on board Apple is going to have some mega holes to fill
Heck there seems to be some exodus from the Mac App Store by developers as well.
A lack of “bio diversity” does not make a good ecosystem

And regarding hardware if developers don’t take advantage or possible proprietary then a bunch of adaptors to less capable (in Apple’s view at least) interfaces isn’t particularly compelling.

Of course Apple can experiment and with their processor advancements. How close might a 12.9″ iPad Pro with keyboard and pencil is to a full fledged laptop computer and Wacom tablet in one? That may happen by 2020 (but it’ll have to have more than the current lightning connector).

I think a trickle up will be more likely than trickle down as iPads become laptops and perhaps there would be market motive to make a desktop version. I don’t think this is the same or as “simple” as soothsayer allusions to a sudden shift to a new CPU/GPU.

[Craig Seeman]

I’d be concerned about what dropping Intel also means for Thunderbolt and USB support.
Would we be headed for another proprietary interface?

Unless there’s a very easy way to developers to compile existing apps along with an easy way to program, it’s creating a hurdle that many cross platform developers may balk at. Unless sales are big I think a proprietary interface is not something hardware manufactures will want to deal with.

Given that Macs are a small part of Apple’s revenue and their past move to cross platform hardware standards, this really makes no business sense to me. Of course maybe the “Uber lighting connector” will be some compelling compared Thunderbolt “v2020” that everyone will want to support it.