James Ewart
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[Jeremy Garchow] “Why not just shift-z before you play? “
Don’t like it …too zoomed out.
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[Robin S. Kurz] “So… who’s keeping you from doing it?
In all of four years, I have never said “timeline” to an FCP X User and not had them understand exactly what I mean.”
Do you come here to get your rocks off arguing and point scoring with people or to try and contribute and engage in a mutually enlightening debate?
Don’t answer that I already know the answer.
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[Robin S. Kurz] “Feel free to explain which benefit I would have then.”
I can’t because it’s not something you feel you need. I like to be able to see what’s going on in the timeline as I am viewing and make mental notes or written notes as it’s playing through with a client when I don’t want to stop. I find it weird not being able to see what’s happening in the timeline in sync with what I am viewing. Personal preference. The way I like to work.
Most NLEs have a scrolling timeline. Lots of people find it useful including me. -
I hereby predict that in 24 months time Apple will capitulate in the professional NLE market.
Adobe and Avid need it.
Apple would rather sell phones.
I will not be celebrating.
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[James Culbertson] “My guess is most editors don’t care one way or the other. They are either using it or not.”
My guess is your guess is wrong.
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[Steve Connor] “Timelines being called projects is a major issue for you?”
Yes. I have to communicate with people audio, colourists, finishers.
One language is simpler. Pointless inventing another. Immature.
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[James Culbertson] “t probably did take me an extra 5 minutes to absorb the different terminology, and a day or two to understand the new interface and some of the major workflow changes. It took me awhile to get up to speed, but no more than when I started editing on AVID after working tape to tape, or FCP legacy after working on AVID. But I only have 20 years experience editing, perhaps if I had 30 or 40 years of experience I might feel different. I totally understand the irritation with the changed terminology, but this really feels like it is being dragged out of proportion.”
For you maybe but it is a pretty major issue for many of us you might agree?
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[David Roth Weiss] “And, for the record, one of the primary reasons the learning curve for X is longer than most other NLEs is because, not only did Apple change the paradigm, they also changed the lexicon, making the learning curve exponentially longer and more complicated, especially for those with the most experience.”
And that is precisely why I call it immature.
i think these people are young and ignorant and half of them have never heard of Walter Murch or Sergei Eisenstein.
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[Robin S. Kurz] “I other words: I personally have no clue what all the fuss (or as some have said: pointless niggle) is about, other than for the sake of (IMO) useless eye-candy.”
If you don’t get it then all good for you.
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[Robin S. Kurz] “So how many times have you been here about that?”
At a guess I would day I have left feedback on that particular matter about ten times over the years.