[Gary Huff]

[Andy Field] “(and look at the riches you’ll earn with their annual salary!)”

Where do I sign?!

[Gary Huff]

[Tim Wilson] “I still come back to the reality that “the Cold Mountain moment” was for users. “Hooray! My faith in this tool is validated!” “The Cold Mountain moment” was also nearly 100% responsible for Avid still being the major player in feature and episodic workflows. It dramatically underscored the extent to which FCP didn’t provide a viable alternative. “

Yeah, after reading Murch’s book on the subject, I was amazed that he put everything on the line with using FCP, and basically was only successful because another company provided the software he needed that definitely broke their NDA with Apple. Not exactly praise in my opinion.

[Gary Huff]

[TImothy Auld] “Because the film was released at a time of year that is generally regarded as a dumping ground does not have a whit to do with the efficiency of the workflow.”

Woosh…

[Gary Huff]

[Darren Roark] “It’s also ideal for really long projects too. :D”

Yep, I am currently working on some hour long pieces, although they aren’t complicated (2 angle multicam stuff).

[Gary Huff]

[Andy Field] “Some of the editors aren’t happy…some are…saying it’s ideal for run and gun cut cut news and voice over work.”

I would agree with the latter. Anything that is short-form interview with b-roll on top is almost always done in FCPX on my end.

[Gary Huff]

[Jeff Markgraf] “While I dig the massive tagging/metadata party that is X, I’m not a big logging guy. Never have been.

I can understand this, as I don’t log a lot of what I do in FCPX save for using keywording as bins mostly (i.e. my current FCPX project has keywords for each camera and element so I can quickly grab it, but if I was doing it in Premiere, it would be organized the same way just in bins).

I think the best example of what I would use (if I had an extra pair of hands with me) is with Lumberjack. If I could do it on set right then and there and come back and have it already logged for me, that would be incredibly useful.

But I can’t monitor audio, video, and keep eye contact with the subject so they don’t start looking all over the place and use Lumberjack. But in a situation where I have a producer who is comfortable with the app and will dutifully maintain it, that could be really nice, especially for longer pieces.

[Gary Huff]

[James Ewart] “And the faster you cut it the better the film for sure.”

Clearly why they opted to released it in February.

[Gary Huff]

[Bill Davis] “(Yes, we all know that experienced editors with different needs for editing are not dinosaurs in any sense )”

So why bring up the quip then? Seeks like you actually do think that there are experienced editors who are dinosaurs and don’t just have different needs.

[Gary Huff]

[Lance Bachelder] “In the meantime FCPX will only get better so we can’t lose.”

I’m hoping for a good update around NAB time or sooner.

[Gary Huff]

[Lance Bachelder] “which I suspect it will, maybe even this NAB”

That seems awfully soon for it to get where it needs to be. I’d give it NAB 2016.