[David Mathis]

John,

I totally agree with you. Started playing around with the editing tools in Resolve and it felt kind of weird. Something familiar yet “odd” at the same time — tracks! Patching tracks, clip collision, something going out of synch, all of which is why I prefer to the FCP X way of doing things. I can focus on telling a story rather then spend time on the logic of mechanics. With that said, I do believe that one should, rather, must learn the mechanics of editing. They will have a sense of what is going on in the background and why. This will make the editor more efficient and effective. In addition, it will make them more appreciative of how things have progressed since the age of the cave man and the invention of the wheel.

Organizing is also much better. Keywords, collections and events are a much more logical approach. Pretty sure that Spock will agree with this one! Much faster and efficient of finding things, less time wasted as opposed to the traditional bin approach.

This approach might not be for everyone but at least something to consider. I am glad I made the switch, editing is fun again!

[David Mathis]

[John Rofrano] ”
The best NLE is one that doesn’t get in the way. The best NLE is the one that frees you to tell the story without thinking about the mechanics of editing. The best NLE is not necessarily the one that works the way that you do because you may not be working as efficiently as you could be and the best NLE would change that and make you more efficient… but you must be willing to change your “legacy” ways. 😉

~jr”

As the saying goes, “Old habits die hard.” Which is exactly the boat I was in at the start. After watching a few videos it began to make perfect sense. Freedom at last, just need to change the way of approaching certain tasks. Connected clips are good but can be disabled when needed.

Organizing is much better then the traditional bins, though the latter does have its advantages. On the flip side of the coin, keywords, collections, and events are a much more logical approach.

Bottom line is very simple, FCP X makes editing fun again as it should be.

[David Mathis]

My take:

I am going to rank FCP X and Premiere Pro in a very tight spot for first place.

Premiere and tight integration between other Adobe products is no doubt the strong point. All of this followed by more innovation, which has sense accelerated since the subscription only model. Downside for some is the ongoing cost and no off ramp. For those relying on high-end motion graphics work After Effects is another valuable tool in the set.

On the Final Cut side of things, X is a joy to work with. Magnetic timeline (once you understand the philosophy), ability to create custom stuff in Motion, and the excellent organizing capabilities. Downside is trimming, no keyframing for color correction, and the lack of “Send To Motion” command. The ability to create custom titles, generators, effects and transitions in Motion does is a bonus. So is the workflow to and from Resolve.

[David Mathis]

Looks like Santa is having fun editing. Guess he is putting together a spot of the top 10 naughty and top 10 nice people of this year. Ironic he is using X to do with it. Guess you could call the 10-10-10 plan. Sorry, just could not resist saying that. 😉

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Just lay off the eggnog before posting, otherwise we might be seeing some rather “interesting” posts. 🙂

[David Mathis]

[Charlie Austin] “Happy politically correct non-denominational Holiday greetings to all!

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Bah humbug! 😉

[David Mathis]

[Tim Wilson] “Apple won’t bite on this one because there’s no chunky jewelry or apparel. Maybe if The Foundry made giant ugly hats. No wait. Those would cover the ugly headphones. Maybe giant ugly shoes? Parachute pants?”

Priceless! 🙂 Going to pre-order a pair of iRun shoes with built in phone capability, if such product does exist. Imagine that Apple logo lighting up when a call is coming in.

[Tim Wilson] “dobe is the ONLY one I can see doing it, because they DON’T need to spin equity into another equity deal, and they don’t need to make incremental dollars. They need Nuke et al to add incremental VALUE.

It’ll give more people more reasons to sign up and stay signed up. Nuke could really cement Adobe’s place all the way to the end of the production pipeline, past where they now end with After Effects.”

Question is, would After Effects still exist in this scenario? Regardless, this would add value to the CC model but still prefer an off ramp. I just feel subscription only lacks options. Just my two cents.

[David Mathis]

[Craig RussillRoy] “May as well be AJA so they can battle BMD ;-)”

That would interesting.

[David Mathis]

Very neat. It is amazing what FCP X is capable of.

[David Mathis]

[Tim Wilson] ”
With such a low barrier to try it out — $80? Why not? — and an adoption that doesn’t require rewiring one’s mind or workflow, AND integration with After Effects, I think a lot of people are kicking themselves wondering why they didn’t do this sooner. I also think more and more people are going to find it harder and harder to resist, even among those who’ve been hold-outs for strongly-held business philosophy objections. If it’s a good fit for your work, chances are good that it’s also the BEST fit, which historically may not have been the same thing. :-)”

Resistance is not futile! 😉 LOL

While in agreement with what you are saying here, I still feel subscription only a bit risky for a simple reason. Perhaps being a bit irrational but what if certain products or services are dropped, the price goes up or both? That and no off ramp is my main concern. I bloody well might give up one day and subscribe. I know at the end of the day, this is just a business model Adobe chose to adopt.

Side note here, debate as you so desire, just watching to see what BMD has planned for Fusion and Resolve going forward. This could be the solution some are looking for. Solid tools that you own, not rent. My two cents, whatever it is worth. At least price of gas is going down.

[David Mathis]

Thanks for the information everyone, much appreciated. Is there any control surface available for Resolve as well or would a hardware based panel be better? Thanks again.