Phil Brockett
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After I posted, I thought about exporting the clip as a self-contained quicktime .mov. Would like to know if, as a failsafe, that procedure would be workable in avid or production premium? Those experienced in FCP and avid or production premium, what would be the drawbacks? Given the situation with FCPX, as time goes on, I am sure this question will be put to this group many times.
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The price per sale is based on what you could buy FCPX + Motion 5 + Compressor; and Final Cut Studio. If you just buy Final Cut Pro 7, the price may be a little less. Also, there may be site license discounts, etc. So the price per sale may be a bit inflated.
The sales numbers are rank speculation. That’s why I used two numbers for presumed number of sales. Only Apple knows how many licenses for Final Cut Pro are out there. Hence, the guess. But really, the total market for the level of features on Final Cut Studio are not likely as large as you may think, given the competition from Adobe, which includes After Effects and Photoshop in its bundle. In fact, the sales numbers for FCP may have slightly declined over the past few years – again rank speculation – given Adobe’s strong arguments for using their bundle. If this is the case, the smart decision from purely a short term profit and loss perspective is to lower the price, call it “pro” and go after a larger mass market.
I am not saying or arguing that this is the correct business decision.
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I was afraid they did away with audio tracks. What made FCP 7 so nice was the ability to round trip to soundtrack pro in a nondestructive manner if FCP didn’t have the tool needed to modify/fix audio. Latest project had 20 tracks of audio and I could easily see situations where more tracks are needed. Now I understand why Adobe and Avid are looking good, especially with their change over offers.
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I’ve used Juicer with Snow Leopard; but the computer I use has only had Snow Leopard operating system and no other prior operating system. Seems to work fine with the music; there have been some minor glitches with compositor’s toolkits. No other DJ products currently in use.
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Thanks Michael – Your comments are very helpful – especially on the NLE issues. I know the file transfer part is pretty basic, but it would be nice to know approximately how long does it take to transfer 16 GB P2 card to the computer using only what “comes in the box”? I know people with lots of P2 gear may not know this, but I am trying to get a handle on the cost vs. time associated with P2 on a single project.