[Jim Giberti]

[T. Payton] ” However now in FCP there is no need to render, just color correct and export. “

That and the speed in which you can use multiple secondaries and the real time color correction for all clips are all make finishing much faster IMO.

But a bezier or even pen tool/b-spline would make it really grown-up…and the ability to shut of corrections without returning to the inspector…and the ability to copy individual corrections

[Jim Giberti]

[David Battistella] “Does anyone else feel this way?
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immediately, thank you.

[Jim Giberti]

[Michael Hadley] “Two more things: I’ve had issues with X and have had no problem getting a tech person to talk with me. Four times. No service contract, nothing. Just called them up. Very short wait. That suggests to me they want to support their customers ’cause they are literally offering free support.”

Well that must have changed after our last debacle with FCPX corruption Michael. I had to explain to them that I was not going to pay them $100 to help them trouble shoot their buggy program. We had a very lengthy conversation – far too much of it spent on why I wouldn’t pay to talk about it and why they would benefit from me helping them work out some serious problems.

Perhaps they’ve realized that benefit now, and their responsibility in debugging their beta software.

[Jim Giberti]

[David Roth Weiss] “Could it be because they stranded the vast majority of their reported 2-million users without any warning, without a “true” replacement, and without a solution for opening their previous years of projects?”

While I’ve really grown to enjoy much of the program, I recognize that it’s because our workflow and acquisition format allowed for me to work with it and to continue to work through it.

For so many of my industry colleagues (and Apple clients) that has simply not been the case because they were, in fact, excluded from the program by default.

That was shortsighted and close minded on Apple’s part. It could have been done much differently.

[Jim Giberti]

[Eric Parker Andersen] “Just a quick thought for those that wrestle with the magnetic timeline in FCPX. Just lay down a big gap clip, and edit everything else as a connected storyline. Bam, almost a classic NLE timeline, almost. “

I know what you’re saying Eric, but of course you lose the full trimming tools and other plusses by eliminating the Primary, but you’re right – and that’s one of the approaches I’ve tried when I wanted more linear control.

But this thread has already gone from Broadcast monitoring (which got me interested) to general psych 101. But I’d love to talk more in another thread. After finishing our latest short this week in X, I’ve almost come round to the approach – but virtual tracks and (please) a quick evolution of the compound clip concept) and I could be convinced it’s a solid direction…and the promised audio mixing.

[Jim Giberti]

[Hector berrebi] “the thing that most people sort of miss on this camera is the sensor
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I think the sensor size and lens crop is probably the concern of most people so far.

But if they can bring along 60p pro res, I’m already sold.

[Jim Giberti]

Don’t know but it’s keeping me from updating right now.

By the way David, I loved your Handmade Coin piece.

Jim

[Jim Giberti]

[David Lawrence] ” I was so sad when the cheap, fixed lens Scarlet turned to vapor. This actually looks way better. Go BMD!”

I know what you mean David, I thought RED blew it with that and their mission.

BM could literally steal that from them.

I thought/think Canon’s new 1D-C is an absurdly priced and mis-targeted development. $15k for a very limited film making tool.

The current obsession with 4k is just that.
It makes no sense for 99% of the pro deliverable work being produced today and in the foreseeable future.
Over sampled, 1080p, at 4:4:4: Pro Res able to edit and finish immediately in FCP or PP is simply brilliant.

Notice BMs focus on FCPX in their materials too.
I think Apple is going where they need to with X and this type of combination (with free Resolve) is going to make shooting and producing a lot more fun late summer.

[Jim Giberti]

I don’t say these kind of things, but I do know – that’s my new camera….cameras

[Jim Giberti]

[Jorgen Gustafson] ” I’m sure Looks now render faster than before – nice surprice. “

So Jorgen says the new MB fix actually renders faster with 1.0.4.

OIt would be great to have some kind of confirmation of this as I’m staying clear of the update for the very reason that I’m hearing it makes MB sluggish.

Obviously it would be great to have improved performance of both programs but I’m OK with 1.0.3 right now if it keeps MB from becoming a dog.