Franz Bieberkopf
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Why so glum? Take the long view.
Steenbeck introduced new tables … and they’re designed to last decades!
https://www.macvideo.tv/editing/features/index.cfm?articleId=3303228
https://www.steenbeck.com/Franz.
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Jeremy, thanks. I did follow those previous posts a bit, as well as posting my own response.
I stand by statements, though. The “open timeline” (as David has come to call it) just seems much more flexible. The “auto-managed” timeline of FCPX strikes me as convoluted … unless you use it within very narrow parameters, in which case it’s probably optimal in many respects.
Which leaves the question – are those narrow parameters constricting to me or not?
Franz.
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[Bill Davis] “History sometimes does inform us about the future.”
Yes, but if you can’t open the project, you might be doomed to repeat it.
Franz.
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Jeremy,
While I think the “greater project organization” is an important, related discussion, even just limiting ourselves to the timeline I think you’ll find people use it in different ways. I think you’re statement “There is no other way.” is simply false if you look at the way different editors organize themselves.
Incidentally, if you are interested, WM has written and talked in some detail about his method and organization (no need for you to speculate). Recommended as a point of reference.
Franz.
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[Jeremy Garchow] ” I’m sure he works that way because he has to. There’s no other way. At least no other way that makes sense. You say Fcp7 allows it, I say FCP7 mandates it …”
Jeremy,
This is demonstrably not true.
Take a poll of this forum and you will find people use FCP in a variety of ways to organize themselves and their projects.
Discussion here has included at least two models: “bin oriented” and “timeline oriented” and I would wager that these aren’t even two extremes on a continuum, just two methods amongst many.
Franz.
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Devin,
I agree the headline here is a bit misleading. On the other hand, the linked article states:
“He used FCP7, which he acknowledged may be the last time he uses Final Cut Pro.”
Walter Murch seems pretty ambivalent about FCPX, and I’m sure he’ll be testing workflows and considering a number of different NLEs. Which is pretty much where most FCP editors are right now, from what I see.
Franz.
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I don’t know, this forum constantly surprises me.
I was going to post this in the other thread earlier to day … but really? This is how you’re reading this?
From this article:
https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-10-29/youtube-original-programming/50997002/1Participants include Madonna, Shaquille O’Neal, comedian Amy Poehler, actor Ashton Kutcher, Deepak Chopra [etc. etc.] Most are creating channels through their production companies. Madonna is a partner with the dance channel DanceOn, while O’Neal plans the Comedy Shaq Network. … Lionsgate is presenting a fitness channel, and other channels will be launched by news satire the Onion, professional wrestling’s WWE, online magazine Slate and news service Thomson Reuters.”
But here’s what I see as the most potent summary (restated different ways for clarity):
“Ultimately, YouTube is aiming to create a new digital video platform that will rival television programming.”
“The video site compared the expanded video offerings to the advent of cable television. … YouTube has tried to build a more advertiser-friendly product of professional-quality video, as opposed to simply user-created videos. Advertisers generally prefer to have their ads matched with known quantities. YouTube has also previously tried to urge viewers to stay longer with TV-like services”
Is anyone really reading this as a shift in production and post? Seems like more of the same to me … faster, cheaper maybe (which is more of the same …)
What I see is YouTube making a harder play for distribution with the usual suspects. More distribution is probably a good thing (competition and differing viewpoints) but this hardly breaks any models.
Franz.
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[Craig Seeman] “Franz, many people get burned by moves like this. It’s not exclusive to Automatic Duck. That is people buy something only to find a short time later the price drops or, more rarely, a paid product becomes free.”
Agreed. Agreed. And agreed.
What does this have to do with deleting previous discussion?
Franz.
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[Craig Seeman] “Hmm, does this mean we can go through and delete all the posts about how one has to spend more than the cost of the app for OMF?”
Craig,
You should probably take that up with the people who paid for Auto Duck between June and now.
Franz.
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Juan, Thanks.
… an essential addition to this post.
I want to know what he said in the part that is edited out in the middle!
Funny his choice of words when he talks about Apple attempting to “rebuild a professional ecosystem”. Like after an earthquake.
Also funny where he compares Apple to the Soviet government. Iron curtain indeed!
Franz.