David Mathis
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They did it so we can all complain about it and have this discussion! 😉
Just kidding of course. It did take me a bit of time to get used to it, now it makes perfect sense. Well, for the most part. I agree with the words library and event. As far as project, should be called spot or feature. Just my two cents, which is worth nothing, especially after taxes.
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Oops! I meant to say waiting to see if there is integration between the two. Sorry for the confusion. I have not heard anything on it. Going to edit my original post.
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I am neutral on tracks or the lack of tracks. I do see better trimming and keyframing capabilities in Resolve. It is yet to be seen how the edit page performance will be in 12, once available. The color page is a bit intimidating at first but very flexible. Resolve is a mixed bag for me and probably others due to performance in the edit page. Once that is resolved (pardon the pun as it is not intended) it will be an option worth considering.
Next step is to see if it integrates with Fusion. This could create serious competition for Adobe and could reduce their subscription base. How much that would be is a mystery. Kudos to the BMD team for Resolve and for bringing Fusion to the Mac platform!
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I have not used Premiere since the inception of subscription only though Photoshop I did subscribe to. Not sure about Lightworks, it looks nice but if Resolve 12 lives up to its promise, my eyes are on it as an alternative. I can do without video tracks but audio tracks will be of benefit. I love the trimming and keyframing functionality in Resolve, something FCP can improve on. On the other hand, connected clips are nice to have and can easily be disabled.
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Thank you for another great post Tim!
It is difficult to imagine, let alone keep up with the changes during the last 20 years! With technology at the pace of Speedy Gonzalez, the famous mouse, the rate of change and innovation is almost at the speed of light. Editing software was expensive as was storage. Waiting several minutes, even hours, for a simple dissolve to render, that was a pain. Now, little or no rendering time at all.
Love the fact that more than one NLE can exist on a system of your choice and the amount of affordable storage is icing on the cake. Choice is great!
Putting my philosphical objections on subscription only to the side, Adobe has a great amount of progress though work still needs to be done, as with any software. The fact the subscription for Photoshop and Lightroom is reasonable, I decided to jump on board, well for a year. The reason I chose not to subscribe to other stuff in the suite is because my current setup fills my needs very well. Business, not philosphical or personal is my motivation.
To the next twenty years in beyond!
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Bret, very good summary. Adobe is going after a certain segment of the market. My guess is that some have decided not to upgrade every product cycle is one driving force behind subscription only with no buyout option or a permanent license. That could change but going forward perhaps not.
I also agree that FCP X is not the best tool for all workflows as is with compositing tools. Add to that, not everyone needs an entire suite of tools. As long as I am not “forced” into an entire suite of software that I will not use, for various reasons, I am happy with the Photoshop subscription up to a point. That point is lack of a buyout option.
Having a number of options available is always a good thing and so is choice. I am keeping an eye on what happens with Resolve going forward. I hope that the edit page performance is improved. To me having at least two NLE software packages on same system is an ideal situation. May use one to edit and the other for finishing based on a particular workflow. This why I think FCP X and Motion are a good combination with having another NLE for other projects.
Will be interesting to see what happens to the After Effects subscription number when Fusion comes out.
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I remember when FCP X was first released, like many others I wondered what was going on. Some of the important tools, such as XML, were not there. This was a completely new version so many of the things that were not missing were added back in, except for tracks and the ability to round trip with Motion. My guess the very first version of X was beta. Perhaps how it was launched was a bad approach. It was considered a toy or a pro version of iMovie by others. Dissapointed at first but decided to jump in around 10.0.6, confused at first, then later began to appreciate the software.
Since then, improvements to media management and 3D text, a must have, came into existence. Why the hate continues, I will never know. I guess some people are just narrow minded and will not change their mind.
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For me FCPX and Mac along with Resolve. Not sure about the edit page performance in the new version of Resolve but that might be worth consideration. Media management has been improved in X since its inception. Just my thoughts.
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I thought bashing and trashing was meant to be done on Jerry Springer, perhaps the cable network news, not in here! Boy, was I wrong to think that. 😉
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Looks like X with a bit of Resolve and oh no,tracks. Please, anything but tracks.