Neil Patience
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I wonder if it is the same issue that the 550D had ? The camera plist file needs editing – I think its quite well documented.
I have a solution for the 550D which I posted on my website after reading a post by Nathan Beaman on finalcutuser.com
https://www.patience.tv/blog_files/tag-eos-550d-t2i-log-and-transfer-problem.php
I have not tried it with a 60D but it would be worth a go following this and creating the same line of text for the 60D
Hope it helps, let me know it it works.
best wishes
Neil
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Depending on the work you do I would say learning Avid can only be a positive as it opens up more opportunities. As a freelancer I would lose out if I only knew one or the other. Certainly in the UK, where I work Avid is still the dominant system with many post houses and broadcasters although FCP has made big inroads in the last 5 or 6 years. FCPX has pretty much made itself irrelevant to those particular environments in its current form. That of course may well change as it develops.
For the Macbook Pro Media Composer is what you will need. If you want external monitoring and deck control etc then you have the choice of Matrox MX02 or the Kona IO Express. I have used both and prefer the Kona but there is lots of info around about those options for you to choose what bests suits your workflow.
You get both Mac and PC software with Avid and you can load it on both platforms, dongle control means you can only use one at a time though.
I have it on both a Macbook Pro and a Mac Pro and just switch the dongle over depending on where I need to work.
There is nothing quite as sophisticated as Color in the Avid package but in terms of the rest you will not find it lacking.
One word of advice if I may, I have taught “crossover” lessons for editors going both Avid-FCP & FCP-Avid. Its pretty tempting to try and make one work like the other but either direction thats only going to get you frustrated. Accept the differences and you will have a much easier time.
For me Avid wins over FCPX without question but that is the environment I work in – for others it may not be the same, you will be able to stick with FCP7 too for a good while if FCPX doesn’t suit. If you can afford it and it can be part of the bigger picture for you then now is a good time, enjoy it.best wishes
Neil
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Just wanted to back up Chris’s advice. I had exactly the same epiphany only the other way when learning FCP after years of Avid – I wanted it to be like Avid, it frustrated me it wasn’t. I even initally went as far as mapping the FCP keyboard to be more like Avid – what a mistake !
Once I went with the flow it was all good and can happily switch between without problem.
Avid will be to be broadly familiar to you but the differences will bug you if you try to make it FCP.
If you can follow that basic route you will save yourself all the time and frustration both Chris and I and probably many others spent fighting the comparative systems.
It can only improve your prospects knowing both platforms – good luck and enjoy.best wishes
Neil
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There was a blog post over a year ago on Studio Daily where Avid CEO Gary Greenfield signalled Avid’s intentions.
https://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=3236The relevant part is below.
“With regard to integrating more 3rd party hardware, Greenfield noted that Avid supports the Matrox Mini, but that this is only the first of many 3rd party vendors Avid will support. “Our goal is clearly to be more open,” he said. “We’re providing the SDK (software development kit) to 3rd party vendors so they can create drivers for Avid. Whether it’s AJA or Blackmagic…Everyone has their own favorite. We recognize the need for low-cost I/O We will provide the SDKs to these folks as we have with all the camera manufacturers.”
So hopefully we will even more I/O options soon.
With so many people unhappy with the FCPX release, many are saying they are looking to Avid and Adobe.
With so many Mac Pros fitted out with Kona/Blackmagic cards owned by unhappy FCP users, you would imagine Avid would be very keen to offer hardware support for these users as quickly as possible or may potentially lose out to Adobe if they wait too long.
best wishes
Neil
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Yes, from what I have read the code for XML implementation is contained in FCPX however currently disabled. I think if the next release can include XML, OMF and the ability to assign audio tracks along with proper drivers for AJA/Blackmagic to allow meaningful monitoring as a minimum then that may go some way to making it a more readily usable in environments other than largely file based ingest and publishing to social media sites.
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Neil
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I was doing the opposite route last week, using FCP7 to create subtitles for reference then exporting XML via STL in order to create DLP files for cinema subtitling. Using Title Exchange https://www.spherico.de/filmtools/TitleExchange/ which is very useful if you need to deal with various XML/STL formats.
Can’t think any way of doing it as “X” stands – XML support is coming according to the FAQ Apple posted last week.
best wishes
Neil
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Price in the UK is £179
£1 is around $1.60 US
So that’s about $286 US£1 is about $1.5 Aus dollars
So £179 is about the equivalent to $270 AusAllowing for the variables in exchange rates not massive difference between UK and US price
$349 Aus is about £230 so that’s big premium you guys are paying over our £179
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Neil
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I have the same laptop – its a little long in the tooth these days, but does happily run FCPX
No option to upgrade “the card” though as its all built onto motherboard.best wishes
Neil
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Hmm odd indeed but yep it works fine.
To be honest though I wouldnt worry too much as quite frankly its way off being of any real use in any professional collaborative environment.
Its fine if you want to edit and post your DSLR footage onto Vimeo but as for anything vaguely approaching a real broadcast environment its totally lacking in this current guise.
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I have a MacPro 1.1 Quad Core 2.6 with a Radeon X1900 OS 10.6.7
FCPX downloaded and installed fine and seems to work.