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Thanks Kim! Finally! I said this about him, directly to him, when FCPX was first released. I was criticized for saying “although FCPX had its flaws its still an AWESOME program.” And he immediately attacked me for it. Not a fan of this guy at all and he comes across smug in type as he does in his photo. DRW learn how to conduct yourself professionally here, seriously. Because you come across as a total A–HOLE! Not just in this thread but others where I’ve seen you post. Rant over. Done.
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“It’s funny – Pro Editors want only what they can concieve of. Apple gives them what they can’t imagine and they resist.”
Exactly!!! And I also agree about it having 50-100 new features and about 10-15 or so missing. Bottom line this is a very cool program. It ain’t ready just yet but when it is, I’m betting that all who complained and bounced will be right back.
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Agreed!!!! I’ve been following your post Chris for quite a bit since FCPX release and I haven’t had one issue with what you’ve been saying. Not one single issue. It seems that people are upset because your NOT upset at the way this product was released (a constant theme in these boards). I like FCPX. Despite its short comings its got major, major potential. I believe so much so that once some of the features old or new are implemented it will quickly return to its former glory. The foundation of it is very well laid. And I doubt Apple would lay such a foundation and then abandon it. Anyway, just wanted to chime in and say I agree with your view on this whole thing Chris.
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I’m sorry but I had to jump in here. I seriously don’t understand how the magnetic timeline is confusing at all. Once I figured out how to import files I started cutting immediately without issue. The magnetic timeline is very, very, very simple. It moves clips out of the way as your sliding clips left and right. That’s it. (Unless I’m missing something) And I love that it does that. It can easily be turned off by pressing the “P” button. I mean really, of all the issues FCPX has – this is the one the keeps popping up as being touted a “joke”. Which leaves me thinking how any person who edits on a regular basis would find issue with this feature. I just don’t get it. One of the naturally simplest new functions created – TO ME – and I love it.
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I just figured out how this works. Its not like the old way at all. You have to MOVE it to start on the edit. Took me a bit to figure this out. Not sure if I like it yet or if there’s a that works similar to before. What you basically do is grab the >< looking symbol in the center of the dissolve and move it right or left. This is one of those things you ask Apple… why did you need to change that? It was working fine before.
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@ DAVID – “This is why so many of us are saying X is unusable for our work.”
I hear you but I do believe this will change in time. When I sat down to use it, I approached it this way;
Does it still retain the basic functionality that I’m used to actually work?
Does it still use JKL? Yes.
Does it still use I-in & O-out? Yes.
Is there still a match source function? Yes. Is it mappable? Yes.
And is there still a blade tool? Yes.These are my basic foundational editorial tools to actually create and manipulate content. Everything else is a plus and I can always build on top of these functions. This how I approach all NLE’s and software in general. As mentioned earlier there is some funkiness about it that will be worked out in time. In the interim, I’ll use FCP7 for my pro-work and FCPX to practice, learn, and get familiar with this new approach to editing.
Side note: I watched LAFCPUG video’s last night with Larry Jordan. Dated JUNE 15 (before the release). And he said something that made me feel a lot better about all this. And that APPLE wouldn’t have sent out over 20 top level people for the release of FCPX at a PROFESSIONAL event such as PRO-MEET (I think that’s the name) if they didn’t care about it or us the pros. He also was very, very clear that having been invited to cupertino – that Apple listens. They don’t answer but they listen. He clearly warned that this is NOT READY FOR PRIMETIME. He stated this several times, and he said Apple knows this. I’ve read his recent write up and yes he agrees there are some very, very good things and some very very bad things but like him, I still have faith that Apple will straighten FCPX out. And all will be well again. I BELIEVE!
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To turn off magnetic timeline simply press “p”. The function is located under the same menu as “select (A)” tool.
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Okay, I see what you mean now. Just do this then…
1. Add your transition 1st. BEFORE you add the black space.
2. THEN add 10 seconds of black by selecting the clip and pressing + (whatever seconds you decide.) And the clip should fade up from the START point of the transition like in FCP7.Hope this helps.
Yeah, there’s a ton of cool new features but some really dumb ones and that’s one of them. I also, didn’t like that to add a transition to a 2nd track you have to press cmd G (storyline – what is storyline btw and what is its function?) before adding the transition. Also, when you do add the transition, it defaults to the CENTER of the dissolve not at the top. Annoying. Sigh… apple, sheesh, I really do like what they did with a lot of the features but some things just simply are completely unnecessary. Changing the names of things, adding 2 or 3 steps where before it was 1 step, etc. I’m still pulling for this program to be what it needs to be but as stated before… Apple needs to speak up, like now.
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Dude, I did this in like 10 seconds. LITERALLY!
1. Add clip to timeline.
2. Select clip.
3. I typed +10:00 and hit enter. Moved my entire clip ten seconds ahead. (my usual way of moving stuff in FCP7).
4. Clicked the top of the clip, like you mentioned and hit apple T and guess what, I got a nice fade from black.I apologize if I missed something in your post but this was just like working in the old FCP7. I didn’t even change the preferences.
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“I wish people wouldn’t pass judgment until they really went through the program in detail. It’s very different than FCP7 It’s quite powerful despite its missing features, once you learn it.”
I totally agree. Surprisingly, I was able to pick up the new timeline very, very fast. I was a bit confused why people were having problems with the magnetic timeline. I personally love it. But it can simply be turned off. So why all the complaints about it?
This is very, very easy to use, fast and smooth. It has all my main tools; JKL – I-in/O-out, blade tool, match source command (which can be mapped) and my favorite is the select tool. FCP7 – the “T” button. In this its a bit different and took a bit getting used to but I like it a lot. It really is a well thought out and very, very powerfully new approach to editing. The viewer (source window) I was bit annoyed by at first but after figuring out how to adjust it to my liking, I think its a very cleaver design. Look – we all know about FCPX’s short comings and there are quite a few but overall as far as look and feel, features ease of use, I think its extremely powerful. And I do strongly believe Apple will add back all the features we miss. I see no benefit not to. They can have an app that’s suits both the Pro’s and prosumers.
Just my take.