Steve Connor
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Murch is a genius, but I really couldn’t care what software he uses.
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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Very welcome and unexpected news!
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Next iPad rumored to have Thunderbolt, that might be the start of the change
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[David Roth Weiss] “However, for those editors who may not be as adept with FCP legacy,”
That’s certainly the reason I use it David
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[David Roth Weiss] “But, I also think that’s changing… I’ve seen evidence of a shift toward increasing civility lately. I’m not sure what to attribute that to, but maybe it’s just the passage of time and the healing of wounds.
They do say that time heals all wounds, right?
“Again true, I think the forum name change helped clarify things as well.
I just hope that some of the FCPX devs occasionally look in and take notes
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[David Roth Weiss] “I’m elated that it works for you, however there has been a considerable lack of tolerance expressed here when some of us mention that it doesn’t work for us.”
That is true
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[David Roth Weiss] “Nothing is just right for everyone Steve. The middle bed in the Goldilocks tale was only “just right” for Goldy and Momma Bear”
Hence the words “just my opinion”
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[David Roth Weiss] “Worst of all, it prioritizes clip collision avoidance at the expense of creative editing.
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I would disagree with that as a statement, it hasn’t stopped me editing creatively at all, but that’s just my opinion.“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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[David Lawrence] “But these strategies only address half the problem. There’s a much deeper conceptual flaw I see with the magnetic timeline that so far I have not heard anyone fully address — the idea of a single primary storyline.
The problem is that everything must ultimately be in relationship to the primary. What happens if your piece doesn’t have anything primary? What if your piece is driven by multi-channel audio and the relationship driving the piece is fixed time, rather than relative time?
The single primary forces relationships that may have nothing to do with the editor’s intentions. For audio-centric workflows, even with the workarounds, usability and efficiency quickly evaporate.”
The fascinating conceptual arguments continue, some very interesting points being raised. Could I add some actual editing experience with FCPX to the conversation?
I have just completed my 10th commercial project on FCPX, they have been a mix of long-form event documentary. Corporate case studies, conference highlight videos and talking heads videos, primarily for blue chip companies such as IBM.
These have been a mix of styles, interview led, music led and scripted and at NO point has FCPX stopped me, or considerably delayed me, from creatively editing these projects as I wanted.
Having a primary and secondary storyline approach hasn’t been an issue, When I haven’t wanted to have a “spine” I’ve simply put in a slug on the primary to length and worked entirely in secondaries. There are other differences of course and occasionally I have had to stop and work out how to achieve what I wanted, but only in the same way that I would have to when I infrequently have to cut on Avid. Now I understand much more about the software I am cutting faster than I did on FCP7
I’m lucky that I don’t have clients sitting over my shoulder so I’ve been able to put the time in, but my actual experience with FCPX has been very positive and in my opinion there is a lot less to fear than some may think if you approach editing on it with an open mind and you actually take the time to learn it. I’ve actually enjoyed the whole learning process of it.
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https://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/21/some-scenes-in-the-avengers-filmed-on-an-iphone/
Apparently the story wasn’t true!
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