[Jason Watkins]

Hi Bill, are you the same person as Bret? Confused as to why you answered me as opposed to Bret himself.. Maybe (like me) you just couldn’t help it. : ) Look, I was not trying to start an argument. Although after re-reading my post, I clearly did. But I should not have said anything at all…. I don’t come here too often. Just occasionally. It just gets to me that when I do (and you can pretty much find this on any post on any forum) is all this attitude from people as if these posters with questions are not worthy of help. Or are stupid, or how dare they ask this?? I just don’t get it. If it upsets the users that have or know an answer to a particular question so much to offer it up, then why bother? Reading this one I guess just triggered something in me to respond. I don’t think “you need proctors such as myself to keep you in line.” I just think if certain users are too annoyed to help others/offer their solutions…then don’t. No one is forcing them to. Most likely someone else will know the answer as well.
[Bill Davis] “Personally, I get tired of folks coming here and treating the board like it’s their personal consultant. I’m happy to help anyone over a rough spot, but I also want to see them put their own effort in as well. I get disinterested when someone comes back day after day, week after week, with questions that appear to indicate that they are looking for not targeted help, but rather wide scale free training.”
If that’s how you feel, it’s sounds like you’re spending too much time on here. Why would someone be here “day after day, week after week”?? If it is your job, then it’s just that… Your job. Don’t take out your unhappiness with you job on your customers/clients/users (whatever you call them). If it’s not your job to be here then…. lol I don’t know what to tell ya! Maybe find something else to do?? lol

[Jason Watkins]

Hey Bret, you were kind of an *ss in the way you responded to Noam. Not everyone has or knows the same information as you…or has the same learning curve as you. I was reading this thread and following exactly what everyone had asked or written…and Noam’s question (and re-question about frequency) was completely legitimate. I was brought to this thread for the same reason. My computer crashed. FCPX DID NOT save where I last left off (like you and Charlie had INSISTED IT ALWAYS DOES) and I had to resort to restoring from my backup folder. It had only saved 15 minutes prior to the crash so I DID LOSE 15 MINS OF WORK. I am and have been, a network Editor for the past 22 years. And just because of that I would never talk down to anyone asking a question like you did. There are people out there just beginning just like there are seasoned Editors… You should treat everyone with respect. Even if they require a bit more help.

FCPX is supposed to be constantly always saving like you said. But yet, THERE IS A BACKUP FOLDER!?! Seems to me, it is there for a purpose as I just found out…(and regardless of how you word it, it IS the same thing as AUTOSAVE.) It only makes sense that there would be a way to dictate the frequency of backups. Too bad I would have to download an independent app to do so. Anyway, lighten up.