Derek Andonian
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[Ron Pestes] “And in 12 months think of how much farther ahead Adobe and Avid will be…”
Indeed. I’d imagine NAB of next year is Apple’s deadline to prove they are still serious about pro video editing. NAB is when Premiere Pro CS6 will be released, and it should be a very appealing upgrade, since it will include feature enhancements that were requested by the FCP refugees. By NAB Media Composer 6 will also be out, and that will also be significant and appealing since it’s making the leap to 64 bit.
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“THAT’S our fail-safe point. Up until here, we still have enough track to stop the locomotive before it plunges into the ravine… But after this windmill it’s the future or bust.” -
[Gareth Randall] “Why not simply stay with FCP7 and see what happens to FCPX over the next year or so”
The problem is, many of them have already been waiting about FOUR YEARS or so for Apple to deliver a serious upgrade to Final Cut. FCP7 is still 32 bit. It can only use 2 processor cores, even if the computer it’s running on has two CPUs with six cores each. And it can’t use more than 4 gigs of ram. On top of that, everything has to be converted to ProRes before any editing can take place. Because of this there was a great desire among FCP users for Apple to modernize FCP with a 64-bit version that would take better advantage of their expensive hardware. Their patience really dwindled over the past year because Adobe showed them what their Mac Pros were really capable of with a new 64-bit, GPU-accelerated Premiere Pro CS5. Many people became upset that on Apple’s own hardware, another company’s NLE was performing much better than FCP. Many people saw that and thought the results SHOULD be reversed, considering with FCP everything was being made by the same company.
Even before the FCPX release many were saying that it was sink or swim time for FCP. They wanted Apple to send in a heavy hitter who could really knock one out of the park- and instead they got a little leaguer with “tremendous potential for the future”. That combined with the feeling of being disenfranchised by the EOL of FCP7 and the inability of FCPX to open their old projects is what lead to the current situation. FCPX may have potential for later on, but here in the present there are deadlines to be met and big projects to be edited that may require more FCP licenses. Many people are already tired of waiting for FCP7 to get upgraded and don’t want to wait for Junior to grow up. And the other NLEs meet their needs much better, RIGHT NOW.
I’m not too familiar with Avid (i’ve used it but it’s been a while), but I know two major reasons why Premiere Pro in particular is making headlines right now, aside from better performance:
1. Many FCP users already have it, since they used Photoshop, After Effects, and Illustrator with FCP and bought the Adobe production bundle to get a better price on all of them- and with the bundle they got Premiere Pro as well. So they’ve been able to try it without having to pay for it or download it or anything. I’ve seen several accounts of people who “clicked on that purple square that’s been on their desktop this whole time”.
2. Without any 3rd-party plugins, it can open FCP7 projects via XML (Something FCPX can’t even do), and it works very well from what I’ve seen.
This whole thing would have gone much better if Apple had modernized FCP7 before they started down the new paradigm road. Then there would have been a much smoother transition. FCPX would have gotten a much better reception if there was a 64-bit FCP 8 for people to use while they get used to Apple’s new approach.
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“THAT’S our fail-safe point. Up until here, we still have enough track to stop the locomotive before it plunges into the ravine… But after this windmill it’s the future or bust.” -
[Kim krause]
“new avid interface looks alot like fcpx…who’s copying who?”
So you think Avid was SO INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED with the FCPX interface that they slapped this together in JUST UNDER A MONTH so that they could follow in Apple’s footsteps?
…And Besides, this is nothing like FCPX- there are two viewers, and it has real TRACKS! 😉
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“THAT’S our fail-safe point. Up until here, we still have enough track to stop the locomotive before it plunges into the ravine… But after this windmill it’s the future or bust.” -
[Robert Brown]
“Premiere is a long shot but I’m still rooting on Adobe to develop it to something nice and get a big user base.”
Premiere Pro in it’s current form is still a little rough around the edges, but the foundation is solid, even without GPU acceleration (I ugraded my system ram to 18 gigs, and can now play back an AVCHD clip with several color correction filters seamlessly as long as the playback resolution is lowered to half).
I have a feeling CS6 will be a significant upgrade that will be appealing to a lot of people, due to all the feature requests Adobe is receiving from FCP refugees…
“THAT’S our fail-safe point. Up until here, we still have enough track to stop the locomotive before it plunges into the ravine… But after this windmill it’s the future or bust.”
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WOW, this whole thing just gets more unbelievable as time goes by…
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In the SEQUENCE settings, make sure “Maximum render quality” is checked. This will help for scaling things down.
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I should point out, Premiere Pro DOES have an equivalent to the ‘close gap’ command he talks about in FCP- if you right-click in a gap, a little menu will come up with the option to ‘ripple delete’.
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I don’t like the fact that the transitions cover the entire line break between clips. In Premiere Pro, they only cover the top third or so, and if for some reason you want to make a transition asymmetrical you can nudge it over a bit and see how much of it is on either clip…
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Import
Can I import projects from Final Cut Pro 7 into Final Cut Pro X?
Final Cut Pro X includes an all-new project architecture structured around a trackless timeline and connected clips. In addition, Final Cut Pro X features new and redesigned audio effects, video effects, and color grading tools. Because of these changes, there is no way to “translate” or bring in old projects without changing or losing data. But if you’re already working with Final Cut Pro 7, you can continue to do so after installing Final Cut Pro X, and Final Cut Pro 7 will work with Mac OS X Lion. You can also import your media files from previous versions into Final Cut Pro X.
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I stopped reading after this part. What was the rest of it about? -
In the Sequence Settings, make sure “Maximum Render Quality” is checked. It will take longer to render, but will look much better