James Culbertson
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I am still working off of internal SATA drives in a 2006 MacPro 1,1, 12GB RAM, and a 5770. …I’m hoping for a new MacPro but should probably just buy an iMac.
I definitely have to occasionally render certain things in the timeline, and also transcode to prores or prores proxy for certain source codecs, but I can’t say that I encounter sluggishness all that much.
Now that I have gotten used to the built in CC I don’t find myself needing 3rd party CC plugins all that much.
I agree with John; as much as I love After Effects, it really is time to learn Motion fully.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “It’s hard to know when there is no meaning.
If you are going strictly by volume, I could conclude that McDonalds is a healthy choice for lunch everyday.”
So, Premiere is like McDonalds. And FCPX and AVID are less buggy then Premiere and FCP Legacy… got it.
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “and now could we please shut down the forum and set about the task of positioning premiere as the broad mainstay editing system replacement for FCP7 that we all basically need so we can all get a good night’s sleep and stop trying to learn a baker’s dozen editing systems to cover all the bases.”
Are you going to be the one to break the news over at the the FCPX Techniques forum? I think that would be an entertaining discussion to watch unfold.
FCPX is dead, long live FCPX!
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[Walter Soyka] “Premiere Pro: 165 unique posters in 130 threads
FCPX: 86 unique posters in 59 threads
Avid: 73 unique posters in 58 threads”Well, that’s it then. Premiere has won.
What about FCP legacy?
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “Also he is clearly holding a lightworks controller there.”
No, no. He’s clearly a bug designer.
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[Charlie Austin] “[Chris Harlan] “And, FYI, I have no idea whether it is at all normal for Seattle’s Fremont Troll to use FCP 7 or not.”
I heard he switched to CS6.”
My guess (cause the Troll doesn’t talk much) is that he would prefer to cut on a Moviola.
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[Shawn Miller] “I don’t anyone using FCPX at the moment.”
Well, now you know one at least. There are quite a few of us using it. Most folks I know who use it don’t talk much about it because of all the past judgement around it.
I guess I run in different circles but most editors in the Seattle area I know are still using FCP legacy (and some AVID MC). But we are all kicking the tires on other NLEs. I’m also testing Premiere even though I prefer FCP legacy and FCPX.
My understanding from talking to a couple of freelancers who work at Microsoft Studios is that they have already or are in the process of switching to Premiere. Just talked to one colleague who worked over there a week or so ago who said he had used Premiere on a project (his first Premiere gig ever). I don’t know how to reconcile that with your perspective…
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “It really, really makes absolutely no sense to put the time in with that one.”
Well, except as I mentioned earlier, I’ve gotten three requests for it in the last month or two (narrative short, long form doc, and corporate). Still lots of demand for FCP legacy, and no requests for Premiere or MC to date. And when I can choose the NLE to use, FCPX appears to be the most efficient editor I have access to currently (still trying to figure out exactly why it is so much faster compared to other NLEs). So, it wouldn’t be financially prudent for me to follow your advice.
Funny that I am just finishing up a long form doc on Seattle’s Fremont Troll (using FCP7). Coincidence? Are you normally this way on this list?
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “Dead. As. A. Dodo.”
And here I thought most editing jobs came by word of mouth. What percentage of editing jobs go through Mandy.com?
I’d be interested in knowing what the relative throughput and viewership of the various NLE forums on Creative Cow is.
In any case, it is clear from my part of reality that editors will need to know FCP legacy, FCPX, Premiere, and possibly AVID MC for the foreseeable future. There doesn’t appear to be any compelling evidence for editors settling on one particular NLE at this time… if anything FCP legacy is still winning the NLE battle for the moment.
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Makes sense Oliver. Is there a way to send transcoded source rather than the original source to other apps or facilities?
What do you think of FCPX’s “Apply Custom Name” functionality?