Marcus Moore
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No- absolutely. But I think there’s a large contingent at the bottom end of the Professional market who’s needs are still being met by nearly decade old software.
And you’re right- if someone is in hollywood JUST cutting TV or Film- someone else took care of online, graphics, audio… if you’re just the editor, then comfortable process pretty much trumps everything.
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If FCPX doesn’t launch at this event, then it will be ANYTIME after. The most telling indicator will be if the new MacPro is ready to ship on the 22nd, or goes up for preorder with a ship date of Nov. If Apple wants to emphasize the synergy between the MacPro and 10.1, then they may well wait that few weeks and launch them on the same day.
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I can say with unequivocal certainty from the video work I see all the time that many people’s needs are just very low. I’ve seen videos in the last year that I wouldn’t have been surprised to see made in the mid-1990s.
There’s thousand upon thousands of small post houses out there that have their steady diet of local or regional businesses who frankly don’t expect much and are happy to see something moving and in colour.
Local TV spots especially seem to be mired in a mid-90’s mindset. The old tropes about local auto dealerships and flooring and carpet warehouses are as true today as they were 20 years ago.
These companies don’t get much per spot, but have lucrative annual bulk contracts.
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I agree with much of that. Though I’m a bit less pessimistic in regards to Legacy editors moving to X. All indications are there’s a large market still waiting on be captured. Those people are holding on for any number of reasons- money, time investment, personal preference…
A percentage will- how high that percentage is will depend on a bunch of factors.
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Agreed. And how many for legacy FCP?
Anyone who thinks it’s “too late” for FCPX and is now using Premier has already provided the proof for the self-defeating argument. A couple years ago fewer people were using Premier seriously than are probably using FCPX now. Adobe has made some great progress and deserves a loyal following- but it’s taken a while to get here.
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You may find this impossible to understand, but I desperately hope that returning legacy tracks isn’t one of them.
My sincere belief is that Bins are to Keyword/Smart collections; what Tracks will be to Roles. The organizational advantage of Tracks without the fixed structure.
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It’s totally up to each persons preferences and workflow.
I worked on Legacy FCP for over a decade, and after a year of working on X I hate opening 7 now.
But I’ll be the first person to admit it isn’t currently the best fit for every workflow (though there’s probably someone out there doing it).
Since it seems we’re headed for the first big revision in a couple of weeks, that will be the point at which it would make sense to re-evaluate the software and see what progress they’ve made.
But if you could keep doing what you’re doing on 7 and have no reason to move off, and save the cost of investing in new software and hardware- it’s certainly not the worst rationale to have.
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Well, so far my theory is holding… Event rumoured by AllThingsD, then confirmed by Jim Dalrymple of TheLoop.
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I’m so… so sorry!
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Be wary about upgrading now.
WIth a new update on the way that we should assume is going to be paid- I would hold on now until the next release. You wouldn’t want to have to just repurchase again 4-6 weeks from now.
If anything, download the free 30 day trial to familiarize yourself with the basic tropes of the application, and yes avail yourself of some training. It will make evaluating or moving to the software much easier.
By the time the trial is up it’s very likely the new version will be out.