[Miodrag Ristic]

MacBook Pro 17” has the advantage of having an eSata interface, not only it it faster than FW 800, but it gives you an extra connection option (you’d need to be able to connect your media drive, your camera,
and possibly another external drive for media manipulation).

You’ll se pretty soon realise that your needs might exceed the set up you currently think is adequate.

Just something to think about.

Mio

[Miodrag Ristic]

laura, Matrox MXO2 mini WITH MAX might be a solution for you,
there is a good review (video) on MacVideo:

https://www.macvideo.tv/encoding/features/index.cfm?articleId=3207007

Mio

[Miodrag Ristic]

I just installed it that way 2 days ago, worked well and fast;
I followed this video tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCZu23C8a78

[Miodrag Ristic]

I believe you are thinking of Ronny Courtens, I’ve read that too.
It’s actually only light at the end of the tunnel for me, as I really appreciate Ronny and he’s knowledge
of FCP.
Also, from his contribution on the Ken stone forum, I know that he’s a person with integrity.

That’s my only hope that I’ll be using these “X” version in the future.

If that turns out to be true, then why Apple is playing this game is beyond me.

I can’t believe that presenters are so bad that they didn’t know how to sell the program.

I remember being on a CS4 presentation couple of years ago, and they’ve had great features, but just they couldn’t present the, (sell) properly. I thought immediately of Steve Jobs and what show he’d put on with such great features.

I know it’s a sneak peek, but who needs it, what’s the point if you as a result got half of yours customers annoyed!?

[Miodrag Ristic]

[Rafael Amador] “What I really would like to have are some reactions of PP and AVID users. Personally I foresee a massive migration from those apps to FCX :-)”

Personally, I’m already digging my 30 days CS5 trial 🙂

[Miodrag Ristic]

Does the clip plays normally in your camera?
You might need to repair clip in camera (consult your manual).

Regarding the new FCP and waiting… new FCP X, just announce it appears to be very
different from all previous versions, so maybe you’d want to go and get FCP 7 while you can
and future proof yourself at least for some time.

[Miodrag Ristic]

See, David, it’s getting moved to Final Cut Pro X forum,
it’s a separate application 🙂

[Miodrag Ristic]

David,

I haven’t heard anyone talking about 2 monitor set-up so far, I didn’t know it was under question,
so I didn’t realise you were serious with that point…

Again, I’d LOVE to be proven wrong, but let’s wait for 2 months and everything will be revealed… uhh…
that sounds like borrowed from reality television “everything will be revealed in the next episode…” or maybe from Lost 🙂

[Miodrag Ristic]

I think that FCP X (or whatever it should be called) is moving in opposite direction.
Photoshop is a clear market leader, what FCP never was.

It cannot be that with dropping features and operational support. I understand their rationale behind moving towards web delivery, but at this point in time it is not the only delivery. Plus, acquisition is still so much more from this FCP X is going to allow.

It is not like move with dropping floppy drive, which was clear cut winner, logical step, you just didn’t need it any more.

[Miodrag Ristic]

I know what you meant.

But desire for learning new application comes from excitement about it, you see demonstration or a demo or a preview and can’t wait to get it and learn it, like happened to me with FCP (or with iMovie for that matter, up to iMovie 6).

Then arrived iMovie 8 and I tried and it didn’t work, tried this latest version, nothing, can’t say that I changed that much in 2 – 3 years.
What proves that probably nothing is wrong with me, saw a live demo of CS4, liked it, got a 30 day trial and I was very happy, not blown away at that stage to give up FCP, but kept an open mind.