David Mathis
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Not a problem. Enjoy your videos as well!
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Getting the “Page Not Found” message when clicking on the link.
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No doubt that FCP X is a solid editor but I prefer keyframing in Resolve, keyframing has never been a strong point with X, same goes with trimming. Just my honest opinion.
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Excellent. I assume that the new version will install plug-ins in to FCP X but not sure. If so, looks like a very good value.
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Really enjoyed the video. Way to go Bill, excellent job!
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[Bret Williams] “Good point. And you’re probably correct. But as for making cool motion graphics like you see on all the template houses, they’re pretty on par. And of course the rigging / publishing engine is just way beyond AE.”
One of the main reasons I use Motion is to create a title sequence, transition or what I like to refer as “essentials”. One example is building a fade in / out effect to avoid keyframes with a pop-up widget (whatever it is called) followed by publishing the rig and effect. Did one for a 30 FPS and another for 24 FPS, very easy. Took about a minute or two to complete. Motion is just super duper awesome!
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[Bill Davis] ”
Not saying there are no issues. NLEs always have issues. Just saying any such appear to be similar to anecdotal word we get right here on the Cow about people having workflow issues with AVID, Vegas, or any other NLE.Right now I’m watching very closely the rollout of Yosemite across the FCP X communities, and it appears to be even more stable than Mavericks,. How will that fundamental change affect PProCC stability. Hopefully, not at all. Perhaps it will improve some things and stress others. Only time tells.”
My experience has been very positive running FCP X on Yosemite. It launches much faster and is much more stable. None of that cancelling background task message when exiting out, unless there was some rendering taking place.
Occasional split second beach ball upon launching Motion, but not 5 to 10 seconds of it like under Mavericks. Still the occasional unexpected quit but not very often.
Resolve seems to launch faster but real time performance still bit of a lag. Must be time for a new Mac Pro with extra beefy performance.
camera operator | editor | production assistant
Blackmagic Cinema Camera | FCP X | Motion 5 | Compressor 4 | Resolve 11
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[martin dugard] “Just a quick thing if I have projects made inside PPro CS6, I suppose there is no way to open hem up inside FCP X… or is there a magical work around?”
It might be possible to export an XML out of Premiere Pro, bring that into Resolve Lite (free version) then export an XML for Final Cut Pro X. If so, it is a very easy process.
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[martin dugard] “- is FCPX now stable, strong and advisable?”
It is very stable, very few crashes on my system. One thing is you don’t have to worry about saving your work every few minutes, each time you quit out of the application and go back in, everything is as you left it at the time the quit was made. I believe you can have other versions by doing something called as project snap shot (not sure of the correct term here).
It is strong in many ways but there are two things that I would like to see improved — ability to key frame color correction and bring back “Send To Motion” that was available in earlier versions. If you need more powerful color correction then you might want to consider Resolve as part of the tool set. Depending on what your needs are, you can go with the full (paid) version, or the Lite version which is free. I think most can get by with the Lite version. Beyond that, either version will allow you take a camera raw file and transcode to something like ProRes to edit in FCP X then ship back when time to color grade. Process is very easy.
I also recommend adding Motion in the mix. You can build your own transitions, generators, effects or titles then publish those out for use in FCP X later on. Most of this stuff can be done within a couple of minutes or so, depending on the complexity.
[martin dugard] “- did the production industry really moved away from FCP towards PP – or did they ,ove back to FCP? Is the production world still mainly FCP?”
Some have moved on to Premiere Pro others to Avid for a wide variety of reasons. The integration between Premiere Pro and After Effects is very solid. I think part of the decision making is based primarily around workflow needs. Some part of the production industry is migrating to FCP X as well. I was reluctant to jump on the FCP X bandwagon a few years ago but the software is becoming very useful now. One of the main reasons I jumped on board is because I feel the software is faster, more fluid and fun to use, especially because it is possible to easily build a custom effect in Motion. Just my take on it.
[martin dugard] “- are there any reasons why I should go PPro rather than FCP? (e.g. the fact that Apple’s commitment may be weaker than Adobe – see Aperture, Apple other Pro software bing trashed°”
None that I can really think of. There is still the stigma that FCP X is still a “toy” and not meant for professional use, though on a much smaller basis since the initial release which led to all sorts of emotions.
At some point every editing software has gone through a tough phase of one kind or another. I remember when Premiere was considered a toy, it has improved over the years. Avid has fallen out of favor for various reasons, gained some market share back.
I hope this helps and look forward to what others have to say.
camera operator | editor | production assistant
Blackmagic Cinema Camera | FCP X | Motion 5 | Compressor 4 | Resolve 11
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Excellent and something that I overlooked.
On the transition subject, one could make a custom built one in any NLE, though it often requires starting from scratch each time. I love using the light overlays and bokeh effects from Rampant Design Tools for the occasional custom transition. I have published a basic fade in / out effect from Motion thus avoid having to set keyframes in FCP X, a small but useful time saver.
In the meantime, I will send Apple some feedback as Mark mentioned. I always look forward to advice, tips and tricks in this forum. Please keep on doing a super duper awesome excellent job!