[Ewan Lim]

I believe that once they DO make actual external monitoring possible, it could be used for broadcast.

In its current version, we cannot do proper audio post fixes, export out for color grading and monitor for interlacing and proper color.

In my previous-previous workplace, I used a TV logic monitor but also depended on my own computer monitor for color correction as I do some print ads from time to time and I do calibrate my monitor (or maintain it each month to make sure I am getting proper color).

I think it would be a waste of time to send an FCPX edit to FCP7 just to tweak colors when you can tweak colors in FCPX. If you know what the broadcast safe levels are then I don’t see the point of doing so, also that broadcast safe filter is crappy in my eyes. I prefer to just adjust it to broadcast safe levels myself.

My question here is Digital broadcast actually. Like streaming to your TV via broadband internet.

Once they AT LEAST add in:
export to XML, EDL & OMF
External Monitoring
re-insert at least some form of track base for the audio so that we could actual output audio for Audio Post properly.

then I believe that FCPX could be used for traditional broadcast. Just imagine duplicating projects so that you could export the audio tracks individually for audio post.

Also remember that some broadcasters in the world rarely give a shit if you color grade or not, as long as everything is broadcast safe then it is ok. *coughnewscough*

I find that importing iMovie into FCPx as a cool thing as directors/reporters/producers could do a base cut and then send it over to the editor for FCPx. iMovie is free right?

Once they fix things then I believe that FCPx will be a very cool editing tool.

[Ewan Lim]

Just output it as proress and just convert it to whichever format your Digital Broadcaster wants right?

While it is true that you can’t monitor your cut properly, they could always have this feature added in. This is seriously needed in order to properly vet your cut.

The trackless part is crazy if you need to output to tape. If they somehow suggest using ‘tags’ to output to different channels then… They are really throwing analog out the window. How hard is it to leave audio tracks in FCP X?

Aside from this, if your output is digital then I don’t see a problem except that for now you cannot even have a video output to your broadcast monitor.