[Mark Dobson]

[Michael Sanders] “I don’t think Larry was complaining about the problems of installing Adobe CS 6. His issues stemmed from trying to install it on more than two computers and then trying to do it remotely with Hotel wifi…”

Yes, as I pointed out in my post what Larry is really complaining about is the level of expertise he received from Adobe support and also the length of time it took for him to get the wrong advice.

Most people dealing with dealing with Online chat support lines knows how frustrating the process is.

[Mark Dobson]

Thanks for that Bill,

Quite an undertaking.

The high quality sound recording helped knit it all together.

I especially liked the ‘Guitar Cam’.

How long did the edit take?

[Mark Dobson]

Thanks Craig,

Looks like television to me!

[Mark Dobson]

[craig slattery] “The Culture Show, Wednesday 10pm BBC Two 10 October 2012. This episode will contain to the best of my knowledge the very first item cut at the BBC Production Village in FCPX and will screen nationally. Yesterday I completed a 8 min item for our national Arts magazine program cut in FCPX, and the experience I have to say was a lot of fun.”

Hi Craig,

Just wondering which section of this programme was cut on FCPX. I’ve just found it on iPlayer and am interested in looking at the cut you made.

Not that there should be any difference in the quality. I would have thought that FCPX was ideal for cutting documentary styled segments for programmes like this.

[craig slattery] ” The item was cut in London and sent down the line to our Glasgow studio to be included in tomorrow nights show. In Glasgow the item will be dubbed and graded. We sent a Pro Res422 QT and an AAF from X2pro.”

Presumably you carried out some primary grading before sending the piece down the line? Or was that all done in Glasgow?

Thanks for the post

[Mark Dobson]

[Gerry Fraiberg] “Well here we are in the fourth quarter of 2012, patiently awaiting the arrival of FCP X 10.0.6

New Features Coming Later This Year

Multichannel audio editing tools, Dual viewers, MXF plug-in support, RED camera support”

So these new features might improve the software. Certainly Multichannel audio editing tools would be useful, maybe through the rumoured Logic Pro X.

Personally, after a year and a quarter of editing with FCPX , I can’t see the need for Dual Viewers. If they do appear I hope it will be switchable feature as I’m used to working with the current set up now.

But the biggest improvements that Apple could add to FCPX would be greater stability, since I’ve installed Mountain Lion I’m having to force quit and trash preferences on a regular basis, not as bad as the very early days but pretty annoying and time consuming. Sure, an up to date MacPro would probably get round these problems, and I have been toying with the idea of getting the beefed up Retina MacBook Pro, but like this update that’s another thing to wait for.

And it’s the smaller things that need fixing, disclosure triangles in the event folder resetting themselves, the inability to color code items in the event folder, the lack of timeline navigation shortcuts (try going vertically), the inability of changing the timeline view options with keyboard commands.

I really understand why a lot of people have migrated to PPro but there are still many more things I really like about FCPX than dislike.

[Marcus Moore] “They’re way over their regular schedule. The longest update cycle up to now was 10.0.1 (91days), and it’s been 119days since 10.0.5. So I think every Tuesday (the day updates have generally occurred for FCPX) is potentially THE day.”

So maybe next Tuesday?

[Mark Dobson]

[Gary Huff] “[Mark Dobson] “but at the end of day it can work really well and produces sparklingly good results”

But that’s the thing…so can every other NLE out there.”

Well, so people say! I’ve only been able to compare FCPX with FCP7

But as you point out they all produce great results. It’s just what you get used to.

[Mark Dobson]

[John Davidson] “I liked this interview better when I first read it on PVC 6 months ago.”

Yes, I thought I’d seen this before.

Phillip Bloom is always at pains to say that all he is doing is expressing his own opinions and that is what they are – his opinions. They have no more weight than those expressed by the members of this forum.

I’m personally a big fan of his site and have learnt an enormous amount from him in the last few years. I started following his blogs at the same time as he made his first films with the 5Dmk11 and that pushed me into trying out DSLR filming myself and that led to a total rejuvenation of my interest in filmmaking.

I think that his site is one of the most successful of its type and he is now in the process of changing the way it works through monetising some of his reviews using the new Tip Jar feature on Vimeo, one of his site sponsors.

Like many others he has decided that FCPX is not for him at the moment. What I’ve learnt from my time with FCPX is that it takes a long time to get used to, it’s still incredibly buggy, lacks a lot of customisable features, but at the end of day it can work really well and produces sparklingly good results.

I think the next update will be a crucial one, when it’s going to arrive is another thing, but from what’s promised it should turn FCPX into a far more professional application, and slowly attract back users such as Phillip Bloom.

[Mark Dobson]

[Steve Connor] “Where can they go next? Commentators are suggesting TV’s but that’s going to take something very special.”

How about a new Mac Pro?

Seriously though it looks like a great phone but not great enough to tempt me to upgrade from my almost antique iPhone4. And over here in the UK it’s going to be awhile before we can really benefit from the LTE wireless technology. ( Unless you live in Cornwall )

However I might well be tempted by the rumoured scaled down iPad.

[Mark Dobson]

[andy lewis] “In FCP7, I rarely touch the mouse. Even clip selection in the timeline and adjustment of effects parameters is all possible with keyboard shortcuts.

Is FCPX as fully keyboard-shortcut enabled as this? Cos Premier Pro certainly isn’t.”

Andy, I was not talking about which NLE has a more comprehensive set of Keyboard shortcuts but more about getting used to the magnetic timeline which is fundamentally different from FCP7 or Premier Pro.

The magnetic timeline is probably the most contentious feature within FCPX.

I would love to have the ability to create more keyboard shortcuts in FCPX.

[Mark Dobson]

[andy lewis] ” I do a lot of documentary and really don’t like the idea of an NLE forcing me to be less open-ended and democratic.”

Not quite sure where the coercion is coming from.

I work in the documentary field myself and don’t find FCPX any more restricting than other NLEs I have used. Any system will allow you to first get a handle on what you have got and then provide timelines to throw ideas down onto.

I don’t often use the magnetic timeline to it’s full extent, but when I do have to shift a whole sequence or insert new shots I’m still amazed at the speed at which one can make changes.

My main problems with editing are mental ones.

After 15 months with the software I’ve finally taught myself enough keyboard shortcuts to not feel in any way restricted by the way the FCP timeline works.

The next update is