James Culbertson
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[Scott Witthaus] “Adobe is close, but it’s interfaces are so horrid (doing some basic AE work now and the software is really great, but the interface is just awful.”
I find AE’s interface to be sheer joy and extremely simple in practice; but I have been using it since 1995. So my sense is that this whole notion of simplicity and complexity is completely contextual. We are made to simplify even the most complex actions as a matter of basic survival and this carries into the rest of our lives.
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[Oliver Peters] “I’ll jump in and note that I frequently see beginners mistakenly open a clip in a timeline, thinking they are in the project, and merrily – and destructively – editing away.”
Interesting. That does not seem entirely logical since the only way you could select open in timeline is if you are already in a timeline (at least that was the logic that made me look up that function when I first encountered it). But I can see that particular contextual menu terminology being confusing for some.
Maybe it is because I work with high school students, but I have never seen that scenario arise.
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[Craig Alan] “Working with curious beginners I have found that. X does send you down the rabbit hole more often than ideal. Or to use the OP – they get trapped behind one if those side doors in a room unfamiliar.”
I haven’t noticed beginners going down any rabbit holes unless I point them out and assign them to actually go in those hallway doors (or if they purposefully choose to explore on their own); one of the strengths of FCPX in my experience. What rabbit holes have you seen open up?
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SheepShaver would allow you to run older versions of Media100 on OS8 or OS9!
https://sheepshaver.cebix.net/
One night I installed it and was able to play with HyperCard. again.
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Does an app do what you need it to do in a way that is efficient and enjoyable for you? That’s the only question. Everything else is extra until you need it. If you are addicted to using or playing with features you don’t need there is a bigger issue involved. If an applications complexity gets in the way of simple needs that is a problem. Word, Photoshop and After Effects are very complex (perhaps even bloated) applications, but most of the time I use them for very simple needs, and they work very well for those needs. If an apps complexity gets in the way, then find another app.
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[Walter Soyka] “Ok, that’s cool and all, but do you have a solid state system disk, and if so, what do crazy stuff do you store on it? Step into the cage with us!”
Just sound and fury on my SSD. I have a 500GB SSD, should have gotten a 1TB.
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[Tim Wilson] “Their software model appears to have become the exact opposite of all this. Buy once for next to nothing, and get every upgrade free for….well, for at least for the next four years and counting. I don’t see any sign that they’re going to ask for a single upgrade payment, much less monthly payments.”
There will be no software subscriptions until they are no longer making good “subscription” money off their hardware… how often have you purchased a new mac or laptop in the last 10 years?
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[Jeremy Garchow] “Also, especially with newer machines, rendering in X is less and less necessary. I never render color correction as it all plays back in real time. Only certain effects and multiple text effects I need to render.”
This is very true. I have not had background rendering on since I bought my MacProCylinder. I also don’t have any need to render to ProRes or Proxy intermediates. And I edit a lot of quick turnaround corporate short (up to 10 minute) documentaries almost entirely composed of 2 – 3 camera multicam clips (and all cameras are AVCHD source). This includes color correction and sometimes audio sweetening including izotope RX4 plugins.
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “[James Culbertson] “Time to take personal responsibility and move on, or accept that you personally cannot or do not want to change.”
these here are the very words of faith. It is good faith, James’ own faith…”
Since I actually edit in FCPX everyday (and many weekends too) on tight deadline documentary-style corporate videos (amongst other things) working with teams of production and post-production folk, I would say that my words are those born out of empirical experience and are as real world based as any on this discussion board. (I was a neurobiologist in an early life and know the difference between empirical observation and religious faith.)
On the other hand, I think anyone who does not use FCPX (or only very infrequently) could be described as speaking out of faith when they talk about FCPX. Does that describe you Aindreas? Are you a member of the evangelical church of the Anti-FCPX? Nothing wrong with that; I fully support Freedom of Religion.
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[Bret Williams] “I tell you, Adobe After Effects owes much of it’s early success to Media100 editors who had no choice but to use After Effects if they wanted to do anything but a cut, dissolve or a wipe. Oh, wait, there was a second graphic track where you could fade still titles in and out.”
Who cares. As long as the nomenclature is correct. 😉