[Franz Bieberkopf]

David, Chris,

Thanks – I have to say I am still in the sceptics’ camp on this one though to hear such positive things is encouraging. I’m really dragging my feet on trying out PPro (I’ve only spent a few hours in it) (not least because of the Matrox driver / FCP7 / PPro issue).

I’m less enthusiastic about Audition, though I never liked STP – I always felt that those tools should be directly available in the timeline (or at most one special module away from use) and I viewed with great suspicion the path-of-least-resistance approach that Apple took by buying software and producing a “suite”. But I realize I am in a minority there (as many here seem to have great appreciation for STP).

Is Audition at least better integrated? I’ll have to have a look at some videos.

Franz.

[Franz Bieberkopf]

[Chris Harlan] “Database Motives … hideously adapted to File the very next year.”

I think we can stop there.

[Franz Bieberkopf]

[Bill Davis] “I’d LOVE to be able to have the audio editor able (via password permission) to link into a projects audio tracks to improve them.”

Bill,

This is a bit of a holy grail (ie long sought after ideal) for my own workflows, though to be useful it would need to be open enough to allow connecting somehow with other software (ie Protools).

I react to the fetishization of things like work by assistants in a secondary group (sorry, “storyline”) rather than a more useful idea of timelines that can be worked on by more than one person in more than one way.

Franz.

[Franz Bieberkopf]

This was my take as well, though I would have characterized it more precisely as a monolog of a fictional, hypothetical Franz (whom we might call Faux Franz, for clarity) on the topic of fictional, hypothetical software. And I might add that Faux Franz seems a bit arch himself, and that fictional, hypothetical software seems fantastic. On the other hand, I do like how Faux Franz focuses on Apple’s database motives – a topic which has not seen enough discussion here (and which achieves the rare feat of using “database” as an adjective, unless “database motives” is actually a compound subject).

But Jeremy’s response seemed to indicate a much more sophisticated meta-commentary which I haven’t grasped.

[Franz Bieberkopf]

Jeremy,

There is a long history of air quotes and scare quotes (uses breakdown below). None of them are the kind of caricatured arch summary that you used – though I suppose you meant something along the lines of snark?

Franz.

https://micusp.elicorpora.info/micusp-kibbitzers/1-scare-quotes-in-micusp-some-prelimin

So-called: to distance oneself from more common uses of the word(s) without necessarily indicating criticism:
[…] the students need to rely on other things outside of “experts” or textbooks […] (EDU.G0.01.1)
Sneer/Snarky: to critique common uses of the word(s), often using sarcasm:
Weitzman’s firm takes the “nice” way out, starving them for as long as they’ll take it (ECO.G0.04.2)

Style: to signal off-register language or the use of fixed “general English” expressions:
[…] colloquially this term has become synonymous with the idea of a “take home message” that the author of a text is attempting to impart on the reader (ENG.G0.02.1)

Term: to mark off a disciplinary or cultural term without direct citation:
[…] the result of refining the concept of “Assembly-line” […] (IOE.G1.05.2)

Coinage: to coin or invent a term for one’s own use:
In addition, I incorporate a measure of “other debt” as debt with non-regular payments, such as debts to an individual or to an employer. (ECO.G2.03.1)

Mixed/uncertain: to avoid having to force s-quotes into one-category or another, and also to categorize instances of misuse and otherwise uncategorizable usages:
The Forest Service attempted to “bullet proof” its NEPA documents […] (NRE.G2.05.1).

[Franz Bieberkopf]

[Jeremy Garchow] “… and someone like you says something like, “Hogwash, Apple’s database motives are an afterthought. How do I know? I just know. I’ve never tried to do anything with media management in FCPX, I just know it’s an afterthought.””

Jeremy,

You’ve used quotation marks there.

I don’t think they mean what you think they mean.

Franz.

[Franz Bieberkopf]

[Jeremy Garchow] “… it appears using one’s imagination is certainly frowned upon in this forum.”

You think so? I would say it is broadly encouraged, sometimes to a fault (ie. 10 million users is certainly imaginative, …).

As for the rest I am not currently experimenting with X, and some of those questions don’t relate to my workflows. I’m on 7 still and will be into the new year.

I take it you have good experiences with those examples?

Franz.

[Franz Bieberkopf]

Marcus,

There was a discussion on issues with network media – I think it may have even been Jeremy? Search is failing me. Solution was to keep things on the boot drive, including renders.

Someone else may remember more detail.

Franz.

[Franz Bieberkopf]

[Jeremy Garchow] “… yes, as it stands right now, it takes a bit of imagination, …”

Jeremy,

This does seem to be the forum that discusses imaginary software the most.

Franz.

[Franz Bieberkopf]

Andrew,

From what I’ve seen of the software and read here in the forums, it just strikes me that “workflow” was entirely an afterthought to FCPX design: renders kept with the project file which is designed to be kept on the boot drive. Really? At what point in the design process was that idea analyzed and arrived at as the ideal solution? Using the finder to organize projects?

A better database and workflow model is certainly needed (as per your post) but right now that prize is up for grabs and it doesn’t seem to me that Apple has any particular advantage built into its software, nor any particular drive in that direction.

Also this is pretty funny (from the linked post):

“Secondary storylines could be modified by assistant editors while they are repositioned in the primary storyline.”

Solutions looking for problems …

Franz.