[David Mathis]

No plans to jump the FCP X and Motion boat just yet. For the time being both are viable tools, just wish Motion would get more attention, it can be developed further.

Watching the history of Resolve, many improvements but not a viable NLE replacement at this point. That can change, however, and it is certainly heading in the right direction.

With respects to Fusion, why there is no support plan, as in the past, is a bit curious. Fusion is a deep and complex piece of software. I am willing to pay a reasonable fee for an annual support plan. Still watching and waiting to see what develops. I think for now that Fusion will remain as a separate application as it should. Would love to hear from others.

[David Mathis]

[Andy Neil] “This rant sounds like every track-based editor on Day 2 of trying to learn FCPX on their own.”

I was butting heads with the new timeline at first, mainly because I did not understand it. Some time, practice and patience has paid off. Really do not miss tracks at all now, though my personal preference is to work with audio in traditional tracks. Video, not so much. Feels a bit awkward using tracks now. In all honesty, X makes editing fun again. At least from my perspective.

[David Mathis]

[Simon Ubsdell] “Fusion is an outstanding tool and has been for a very long time and I’m delighted on the one hand that it’s finally getting its day in the sun.

However, it would be a crying shame if this ruthless offering damaged the viability of The Foundry – that would be in nobody’s interests, but there’s a distinct chance that it might.”

What could be even more disruptive would be if there is some type of integration between Fusion and Resolve just as what Motion has to offer for Final Cut Pro X users — namely transitions, even effects. Of course these could be a bit more complex due the the node structure and some high-end capabilities.

I agree with you all the way on what impact this might have on The Foundry and its offerings. Too early to tell and since Fusion is Windows only at the moment, not going to draw any conclusions at this point.

This could also disrupt Autodesk Smoke should Fusion get integrated into Resolve, but that is not likely anytime soon. For now, just a game of watch and wait. My two cents.

[David Mathis]

[Simon Ubsdell] “The distance from the first step to the last is very considerable in some disciplines – audio is one and VFX is another. Editing considerably less so, I’d say, but nonetheless the journey from step one to step four is still not a hop, skip and a jump.

Does the cheapness of today’s software perhaps disguise some of this?”

Well said! There is much more that goes into post-production than we sometimes realize. I often wonder how people react when they see how much Motion offers, how much power and potential it has for a very low price of admission.

[David Mathis]

I was coming from an independent (hobbyist) perspective and should have clarified that in my original post. I do agree with the corporate point of view.

[David Mathis]

[Oliver Peters] “[tony west] “Let’s say removing background noise. Would that be easier in X or AVID for a student new to editing?”

I would not do it in either NLE. And what does that have to do with learning difficulty?”

Completely agree.

[Oliver Peters] “[tony west] “Brother, you just made the argument why corporations will see X as a way to drive down cost.”

Far too simplistic of a point-of-view. The same argument could be made in favor of Adobe CC on subscription, because the accounting works out better for the bean counters. Especially since you get the whole Adobe suite.”

Going to disagree here, any subscription model can be expensive over the long term, especially when there is no off ramp. Lack of any clear strategy when exiting any subscription model can be a huge cost. I, for one, am not willing to play with matches.
😉

When life give me lemons there are two ways to look at it: A glass of lemonade or a gas guzzling clunker waiting to fall apart on me at any given moment. Much prefer the lemonade.

[David Mathis]

Thanks, really nice effect. Been trying to figure out how to feather each side in a different amount. Sure it is something super simple that I am overlooking.

One thing I have been trying to do is publish a levels effect from Motion into FCP X. Was able to build sliders for the lift, gamma and gain for each color channel, though it took a few minutes setting up rigs. Now if I could only figure how to add saturation for the lift, gamma and gain controls. Sometimes that color box feels kind of awkward to me.

[David Mathis]

Would be an interesting poker match against him. 🙂

[David Mathis]

[Andy Neil] “As far as straight time savers in FCPX, most people are unaware that you can save color corrections as a “look” that you can apply later to other clips as or in other projects.”

Something that I completely forgot about. For those that have LUT Utility and Resolve, you can save looks from Resolve and send them over to FCP X. Pretty straightforward workflow. What would be nice to see is custom built effects from Motion translate over to Resolve as well.

Thanks to everyone who contributed their thoughts and perspective here. This is why the COW is awesome! Feedback is always appreciated whether positive or constructive criticism.

[David Mathis]

I occasionally use soft light overlays from Rampant Design Tools either as a transition or to add some flare to a clip. I often prefer the light leak to fade in at the beginning and out at the end, sometimes to an opacity of between 40% and 60% based on the look.

I could possibly use Command T as you described but having a pop-up menu with a selected duration kind of saves on mouse clicks. You do, however, have a valid point. Another aspect would be having to select the transition on either side then click Control D to change the duration. With the effect added to the clip, just head over to the inspector and choose the duration from the rig published from Motion. In the event that I decide not to do the fade on either side, just simply turn off the effect. Just a thought.