Steve Connor
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[Steve Connor] “[David Lawrence] “It would be like saying to an expert guitarist that the mechanics of playing guitar don’t matter. As long as the notes are there, it’s all the same. Never mind the fact that this new guitar we’re giving you doesn’t use strings, the notes are in different places and certain chord combinations are no longer allowed.”
I don’t agree with that analogy at all, the music comparisons don’t always fit.
It’s about the end result FCPX allows me to make the same edits as any other NLE, it does not limit my edit decisions and therefore the end result, it affects the way I achieve that end result.
All those years ago working on offline tape was hugely limiting but it never affected the programmes I made, it just took longer.
Different NLE’s do not make good Editors make better or worse programmes, the creative process in editing has remained the same from Steenbecks to iPads.
What we do is not analogous to a musicians performance, we are not performing we are composing, and in music it doesn’t matter whether a good composer uses a computer or a piece of paper and a crayon, the music will still be the same.
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[Neil Goodman] “ol, theres one program that works with it.. and you say “now what” ?
“Yes but it’s a very important program 🙂
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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[David Lawrence] “It would be like saying to an expert guitarist that the mechanics of playing guitar don’t matter. As long as the notes are there, it’s all the same. Never mind the fact that this new guitar we’re giving you doesn’t use strings, the notes are in different places and certain chord combinations are no longer allowed.”
I don’t agree with that analogy at all, the music comparisons don’t always fit.
It’s about the end result FCPX allows me to make the same edits as any other NLE, it does not limit my edit decisions and therefore the end result, it affects the way I achieve that end result.
All those years ago working on offline tape was hugely limiting but it never affected the programmes I made, it just took longer.
Different NLE’s do not make good Editors make better or worse programmes, the creative process in editing has remained the same from Steenbecks to iPads.
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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[David Lawrence] “I also wonder if a tool that promotes a specific style of working ultimately benefits an individual’s creative process as much as a tool that is completely open”
For me workflow is just mechanics, the creative process comes from me, whoever I may be collaborating with and the edit decisions we make.
As long as I can cut, paste and move clips around with precision then any NLE is just a tool.
The only difference for me is speed of implementation.
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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[Andy Neil] “The problem is that the workflow you explained above was built upon the features AND restrictions of the NLE you worked on. You didn’t come up with this manner of working and then go looking for an NLE that allowed you to do it.
Similarly, workflows will emerge for FCPX that take advantage of its features AND restrictions. The question is, are you willing to spend the time to discover what those workflows are?”
Brilliantly put, every time I have changed NLE I have changed my workflow, FCPX is no different
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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Brilliant news, can’t wait to hear how well it works, then I’ll be getting myself a copy of Resolve
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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I don’t think Apple ever tried very hard in the enterprise space, would be no great surprise if they stopped trying altogether.
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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I’m enjoying it a lot as well!
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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[Chad Thurman] “”Auto Save” does not SAVE! I have lost edits, titles and my mind.
There is an issue, but there is also a fix in you look for it
“Auto Render” is the most annoying tool created. It jams the processor with the rendering task and won’t allow editing at a normal rate. I would much rather work, work, work and take a render break/computer still working/go to bed and wake up with rendering finished. BUT NOOOO, let “iFCP” do it now!
You can switch this off in preferences
Import/Transcode, ok, it makes it easy to DUMP all my clips into the machine and start working, but this workflow is backwards in the fact that I have to stop everything to organize after I make a big DUMP.
You don’t HAVE to organise it
The new display has went to the “Dark Side”. So far, it seems I to need to squint, at everything, to get a glimpse of what it says. Plus it seems to be so meticulous, in millimeters, as where to click to execute actions. Alright that was similar in FCP 1-7 but at least it wasn’t all shades of black!
Perfectly readable on my monitors, perhaps you could consider adjusting your monitor?
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”
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Press p, this activates the position tool and will allow you to put your clips where you want.
“My Name is Steve and I’m an FCPX user”