[Steve Connor]

[Tim Wilson] “My assumption is that Adobe and BMD would be delighted to have the same access to the innards of Apple’s hardware (including chips) and operating software that Apple’s own developers do”

I’d Imagine they don’t get early access to Apple hardware at all, but the specs for the imac pro had been around for a while so it would have been theoretically possible for software developers to at leats be a bit more prepared.

To be fair it’s still early days, the iMac Pro hasn’t been out for long and if BMD, a very “Apple friendly” company haven’t optimised for it yet then I’m not surprised Adobe haven’t – if they ever will of course.

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[Steve Connor]

[Shane Ross] “Hopefully Resolve and Premiere pro will catch up by the time the new MacPro comes out. But really, I’m not holding my breath for that one. Apple’s priorities no longer seem to be with some of the high end video professional…only with their niche (a sizeable one, I’ll admit)
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Rubbish, it’s Adobe and BMD software that’s NOT supporting the new iMac Pro, they’re the ones causing the problem NOT Apple.

The iMac Pro is very clear intent that they are still interested in the “high end video professional”

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[Steve Connor]

[Shane Ross] “With Resolve, exports can take LONGER than with a 5K iMac. “

I expect BMD will have this sorted out soon.

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[Steve Connor]

I always take the term “users” with a pinch of salt, HitFilm has a free version so it’s likely a lot of people (like me) downloaded it to find out more but don’t actually use it. Same goes for FCPX, I know a few people that have it but don’t edit with it.

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[Steve Connor]

[Neil Goodman] “but expandability and upgrades”

Have they expanded and upgraded the 2010 Mac Pros? FCPX used to run very well on my 2008 Mac Pro with Sapphire 7950 card

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[Steve Connor]

[Shane Ross] “When you have 50 edit bays…upgrading machines, and then typically the shared storage as the new machines won’t mesh with the older servers…can be a HUGE expense. Hundreds of thousands of dollars. So yeah, it might take a while to build up the capital to afford to do that. It’s easier when you are a sole operator, or have a handful of machines.
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Yes but it’s nearly EIGHT YEARS! If they hadn’t written off the costs and covered the financing years ago then that IS nuts!

Assuming of course that they got them in 2010 🙂

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[Steve Connor]

[Oliver Peters] “Third, the industry – an Apple’s focus on it – has and will have changed significantly in 10 years.
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I think their focus is moving TOWARDS content production – after they have acquired Netflix and they launch a series of curated online channels based partly on user created content, I think they will still have lots of need for a Professional NLE 🙂

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[Steve Connor]

Here’s an update on Phil’s move to the dark side

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[Steve Connor]

[Oliver Peters] “Good opinion piece by Peter Wiggins

https://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/articles/2037-if-apple-is-serious-about-the...

Seems like he’s acknowledging what many know, but what is usually disregarded here.
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I think being at shows will offer some level of assurance that the Company is prepared to listen to their users in person and with the level of secrecy surrounding Apple it may not always clear if they actually listen to any of their users, or get Editors involved in development.

However in my experience the FCPX dev team have certainly been responsive when I’ve raised issues or made suggestions.

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[Steve Connor]

[greg janza] “You may be correct with this prediction but there’s one differentiating factor that I believe will help keep us “professionals” in business for at least a little while longer. While it’s true that a monkey can basically put together a video these days, it takes a real “professional” to make that video watchable. And it takes a truly talented “professional” to create a video that not only has a strong hook but also is made in a way that holds the viewers interest throughout.
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That will hopefully be true but to survive longer term I also think we have to know much more about where our films are being distributed, the best way to get viewers and how to create the right content for the right networks. Whilst the actual process of making videos has become considerably easier, getting people to watch the films is becoming exponentially difficult as so much content is put out.

I find clients have very little idea on how to get views for their videos and I think this is where professionals like us can find a niche by not only using our experience to make compelling content but then knowing how to help clients get views for that content.

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