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Oooh, shall we set up another “Resolve 11 or Not: The Debate” forum? At least that might clear some clutter from the X forums! Everyone dying for tracks can go have fun there! 🙂
And, yes, I will be downloading the software!
Scott Witthaus
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[Bill Davis] “Heres the thing. In my informal contact with a lot of X users that span from migrating pros to noobs, it’s been crystal clear from day one that X is, by far, the EASIEST NLE to grasp for beginners.
“Spot on, Bill.
I teach X basics to my graduate students and I can confirm that it gets picked up WAY faster and easier than Legacy or especially Avid and Premiere. Some of my students come in with a knowledge of Premiere but after seeing X in play make the switch. I don’t force them; they are free to cut on their system of choice, but many choose to drop Premiere and use X. I just added Motion to our edit lab and that will be interesting to watch, versus students trying to learn AE. Apple got something very very right with X that probably is difficult for traditional NLE editors to see clearly through the haze of our “experience”.
[Bill Davis] “Time is FCP X’s best ally.”
Exactly. I have said many times that Apple didn’t make X for us old guys. What I see with the newbies is what Apple, in my opinion, was playing for all along.Scott Witthaus
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1708 Inc./Editorial
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[Steve Connor] “Avid – still the predominant NLE for Film and large areas of Broadcast, seems relatively untouched by the NLE wars”
I disagree here. Avid came out as the loser in the “FCP7 execution sweepstakes” by Apple and the opportunities that Adobe and Avid had immediately following. From where I sit, many more shops went to Premiere over Avid (actually all the shops I know that were on FCP7 and did switch went to Adobe). Avid continues to feel pressure on everything. Watch for X to continue to sneak into many smaller news station workflows.
[Steve Connor] “Premiere Pro CC 2014 – excellent software, amazing speed of development from Adobe and a natural successor to FCP7, only issue is the subscription model that many people don’t seem to like”
I add it’s crashes, interface, lack of speed with large file types, and general “plastic feel” can be added to my dislike list. Resolve 11 looks like a better successor going forward.
[Steve Connor] “FCP7 – still exists and still has a massive user base of people who still haven’t switched”
Yup. But “massive” seems a bit over the top. It’s a dead software that ain’t coming back. Legacy users, me being one, will have to delete the software sooner rather than later.
[Steve Connor] “but is unlikely ever to reach the market size that FCP7 had.”
I disagree here. IF (and that’s a big if) Apple continues to develop the product, I can see X easily surpassing FCP7’s user-base. Start at price alone. Then watch new editors learning it. Apple got it right, even if us old editors might not think so. They are closing the loop on content acquisition, creation and distribution. Maybe a 4k Apple camera one day? 😉
Tag, you’re it! 🙂
Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter -
[Bob Woodhead] “”this’ll only hurt a bit….”
Sort of sums up the PPro experience”
And about as much fun.
Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
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Hey Oliver –
I switched from FCP Legacy and Avid (not a lot of that though) to mostly X for speed, tools at hand and it’s more fun (sorry, but that is important). It was not an instant transition, but once there I am hesitant to go back.
I am in the middle of an agency job where I had to use FCP7 and, while it is certainly a comfortable, familiar and robust tool, there was nothing that I came across that I really thought “wow, I wish X would have this”. My thoughts were more on how to do the same gig in a trackless environment.
Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter -
[Aindreas Gallagher] “It is a limited use case editing system.”
This is just hilarious. Have fun on Premiere!
I have yet to hit that limitation yet on X.
Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter -
[John Davidson] “unwashable fungus”
There it is. The new name for my next punk band.
Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter -
I would say those shoes are about as attractive as the Premiere interface! 😉
**kidding!!**
Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter -
I like the fact that Adobe guys are here defending their turf!
Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter -
[Andrew Kimery] “It wasn’t pro before, but Apple has made a lot of good strides. ;)”
Hell, it was mid-beta when it was released!
Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter