[Sascha Engel]

Hi Shane,

Yup, that sums it up pretty much for me too.
I just got a new generic Mac system, running 10.8.4. And FCP seems to crush more often in this new environment, but I also still have to films to finish in it. There is certain things, that are better in FCP, in my opinion a lot better. But I got into AVID as well as FCPX and I must say, that I’m pretty inpressed by both. It will still take me a while to be able to be as fast on them as I’m on FCP, but once I know to play my keyboard in a Chopin way on those too, I think the workflow will be faster than in my beloved FCP.
I guess, it’s like an old car, even though your new one is better, the nostalgy and memory of the adventures we went through together makes the good bye difficult. After all FCP is a great software, that apple just did not take care of anymore. So the whole 32 bit thing makes it already rather antique.
My biggest pleasure in X was, that I finally can make interpolated audio key frames. Audio key frames in the old version I really hated.
But hey, in the end of the day it’s really the editor not the tool, that makes the movie ;-). I wonder if W. Murch still works on FCP 7. 🙂

All the best,

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Then that definitely is something that comes onto my list of “big minuses of FCP 7” – just next to inabiltiy of changing the keyframe interpolation in audio Tracks.
Thanx Shane for the heads up. In the end I guess, it’s this kind of news that will make the good bye easier.
Even though I still edit a feature right now on FCP 7 and I have to admit it, I still really like this program. 🙂

Greetings,

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Yes. If I double click it, I open it in the source monitor, but there I still cannot handle right an left side individually.

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

I might come over as really dumb right now: But could you try to explain it once more.
I’m not sure i understand it still, specially the part of taking a Snapshot.
Thanx for your patience:-).

Greetings,

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Thanx so much for all the great feedback and App suggestions. Really helpful and lots of new info.
The FCPX Forum is great – very helpful folks. 🙂

[Sascha Engel]

..and concerning the Prosumer Q: You are right, it’s not for this forum. Just one little side note:
I do see, that a lot of editors, who swear on the the new FCPX produce content that is filled with those FCPX quick working templates and make a lot of things look the same. Many showreels of Production Houses, that I see working their Reels with FCPX have a same look and feel. There is definitely a downside to this kind of approach. Nevertheless, it is crazy fast and innovative way of working considering pure offline editing. Short projects, I’d definitely will edit on this platform. Effects, Online & Grading I still would do on other Apps, since it’s too simplified template based in FCPX. Also for features and long documentaries I would not consider it. But hey, like there is no THE camera, there is also not THE NLE App. Every job needs the right tool and for certain things the new FCPX definitely wins the Pepsi challenge by far!

All the Best,

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Thanx for the quick reply!
Point 2 is clear, but could you elaborate on point 1.)?
If you make a compound clip – it’s like nesting, no? So if I wanna play around with things inside the compound, I have to open it anyway and then it also changes?

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Actually, it does work, but then it says you have to license Dolby AC-3 and then that does not work.
AVID is complicate!
I will just Transcode them in ClipWarp into AVID Files.

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Funny though, that my beloved FCP 7, handles this new packaging way like a piece of cake!

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Thanx, will try that. Sometimes Apple is just…..well, I do not say anything, before I get punished by the COW team ;-)!
They are the masters in pulling their own leg.

I will try it right away!

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang