Steve Connor
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Let’s see if the new Blackmagic 4K pocket camera has it then?
Something tells me it just might 🙂
\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka
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It looks like BMD are about to announce a new 4K Pocket Cinema Camera, how cool would it be it that supported it 🙂
\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka
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[Bill Davis] “I’ll just note that Tim and the forum runners elected to CHANGE the name of the forum – largely because the “or not” part of the debate was felt to be obsolete.”
I think he should actually take FCPX out of the name and just call it “NLE Debates” FCPX users could take the conversations over to the FCPX forum itself
\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka
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[greg janza] “I have no idea what you actually create but the idea of hardware being less important today than in the past is certainly not reflected here on this forum or on other professional video production forums.”
Well just take a look at a few FCPX “professional” forums and you’ll notice there is almost NO discussion about speed of systems at all!
[greg janza] “And now it seems as though the company is marching forward towards a complete abandonment of partnerships with Nvidia and Intel. “
Entirely speculation at this point, the Intel thing is based on one single report apparently
[greg janza] “As the digital video business has grown over the years, the computing power needed to efficiently and effectively edit and create content has grown with it. We now live in a world where an average 4k project can be 1-2 terabytes in size, “
Yes that’s true, I have projects like that and they run very well on my 2013 MacBook Pro thanks.
[greg janza] “I’ve invested too much in my computer systems to allow myself to be at the mercy of whatever the “geniuses” at Apple deem the “future of computing.””
Yes we get it, you feel let down by Apple. There’s an awful lot of people who don’t agree.
\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka
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[Oliver Peters] “[Steve Connor] “and I’m not sure I’m happy about being lumped in with Bill on this”
Aw man. Poor Bill! ☺”
Exactly!
\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka
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[Eric Santiago] “IMHO of course.”
As is everything posted on here 🙂
\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka
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[Bob Zelin] “sometimes I get SO ANGRY reading comments from Steve Connor and Bill Davis”
Sorry that you get angry about this (and I’m not sure I’m happy about being lumped in with Bill on this) but let me try and explain further.
I mostly use FCPX and Pro Apps, the editing experience I have had with FCPX over the last 3 or 4 years has been more stable, fast and enjoyable than any edit system I have used since the first Avids arrived here in the UK a million years ago.
I’ve used most NLEs over the years on both Macs and PCs so I do have a lot of experience with other systems.
I edit with lots of different formats from .mp4 to 4K XAVC and at no point in the edit day do I notice any issues with speed and responsiveness at all, so basically I’m a happy Editor most of the time, I don’t find myself wishing for a fast liquid cooled PC with twin Nvidia Titans etc etc because I’m happy with the speed of my system, I can add CC effects and all sorts of titles, renders don’t take too long, even when I’m outputting a 90 minute show, it doesn’t take much more than an hour, so I don’t have a desperate need for extra speed in my workflow.
…and I’m on a 2013 MacBook Pro!
I feel the integration between the OS and the Apps give a speed and reliability advantage that offsets a lot of the need for extra grunt from a bigger box.
OK so if I was working with RED files or RAW I’m sure it would be different story, but then I would just drop the cash on a nicely specced iMac Pro and, as other people have found, this would be powerful enough for that work as well.
To be honest as far as I’m concerned I don’t care if Apple release a new Mac Pro or not and I have to drop £6000 or £7000 on a new iMac Pro system every 3 years that’s no big deal either as I bill for any hardware I have and it’s tax deductible as well, it’s peanuts compared to what I used to spend and it’s well worth it for the stability and editing experience I get with Apple software.
Having said all that if FCPX was discontinued or I was primarily an Adobe user or I had a lot of 3D work I would switch to PC immediately.
My loyalty to Apple is based on my editing experience, not because I’m a fanboy – does that make sense?
\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka
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[David Cherniack] “The thread is about the not-to-be-released-until-2019 Mac Pro. So pointing out what’s available today as a more powerful machine than the iMac Pro is appropriate, no? “
Not really, it won’t run FCPX so it’s irrelevant ☺
Seriously though, very glad you’re happy with your system, if it suits your needs then that’s fantastic.
The slightly snarky comments about Mac users are also irrelevant as well really. The simple fact is that a PC DOESN’T suit my and many other Mac users needs for PROFESSIONAL reasons not because we all somehow belong to the “cult of Mac”
[David Cherniack] “The point is that they’ve decided in their preternatural wisdom, that the majority of Mac power users will wait another year or more. Not so astonishingly, they’re probably right.
“\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka
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[David Cherniack] “In a not-so-perverse way I feel sorry for you guys.
“Strange that, I feel sorry for you Not being able to use FCPX 🙂
\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka
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[Bob Zelin] “Of course – no FCP X.
“As we are actually on an FCPX forum this is an important point.
\”Traditional NLEs have timelines. FCPX has storylines\” W.Soyka