[Thomas Frank]

[John Christie] “Best post I’ve seen on the topic. In Vancouver, most of the colleges and universities teach FCP. One film school taught Avid. I’m guessing the others will switch to Avid. So the future “elite” 5 to 10 years down the road will have no knowledge of FCP”

Hmmm interesting! I would not even teach any students any software more the art of editing!
It’s like saying your elite knows how to drive a automatic Benz with all the assistant gadgets, well my know how to drive to drive the car. 😉 hihihihi

In fact I remember in school we never where forced to learn a program more the Fundamentals of 3D animation with a arsenal of applications.

P.S. I don’t need culture I create my own! 😀

[Thomas Frank]

[Craig Seeman] “This release has been completely silent. Not a public word since the sneak peek. There was no major splash page on their website when it was released. There was no public press event targeting anything let alone consumer/prosumer media publications”

Well there was the super meet, no? Which they did say it was pro.

[Craig Seeman] “Not faith. It’s examining Apple’s history and marketing.”
Please don’t say that look at MobileMe! Which is turning back into iTools or the Cube.
I really hope FCPX turns out to be more for the buck… So far I do kinda like the interface and the timeline reminds me of a node editor.
But they could have added a sexy interface for the coloring like in smoke! 🙂

Here is another possible scenario… FCPX was released to early do to the market and users demand… and the finished version would have been the killer pro app. Which could be a reasonable right? Bit after all the worlds best pros said FCPX sucks and etc… Apple is going to show us the big 4uck you finger and make it for the future Spielberg’s and DSLR gorilla film makers. Hmmm could be a great documentary!

[Thomas Frank]

Yeah used to like:
ahhh good old days Shake and DVD Studio Pro.
But I don’t recall seeing any for the last Apple Apps… I could be missing out.

[Thomas Frank]

[Craig Seeman] “There was no Apple front page splash screen when it was released. There was no media event targeted prosumer media. “
Isn’t this the same with all Software? Except for Lion?

[Thomas Frank]

[Craig Seeman] “Thunderbolt is for consumers?”

Defiantly! As in the Mac being a consumor product 5 years ago.
Thunderbolt would be awesome to move them iTunes Movies from one Mac to another iThroughAway device.

As for the Apple not supporting the Pro market. Yes I really dig the Apple Pro apps, in fact I received my last Certification last year.

But lets look at some facts:
Xserve (Killed)
Xraid (Killed)
Xsan (lol)
Shake (Killed)
Color (Killed)
DVD Studio Pro (killed) they even removed the dvd burner from the mac mini oh that right your supposed to buy everything from iTunes and the App Store
Mac Pro updates (slow & unspectacular) I would not be surprised if they drop it
Logic (getting slow)

Don’t get me wrong I really have enjoyed Apple Products but they are doing the most human thing, go where the money is.
That is iTunes, App Store, iTunes, iDevices, iTunes… maybe the iCloud is the first step of killing the Computer all together and there will be only iPhone, iPod and iPads who knows?

I even have a feeling the future will look like a locked in device thanks to Apples iOS.
Hey the bright side is forcing the user to goto iOS, iTunes and App Store will prevent them nasty illegal downloads!

P.S. wasn’t there a rumor that Apple has this gentlemen agreement with AutoDesk that they will not interfere with there Software in the High-End-Professional market? (that will explain killing the Apps)

[Thomas Frank]

[Andrew Kimery] “That argument has never held water for me. Apple started from square one w/FCP 1.0 and there’s no reason they had to back to square one w/FCP 10. Why make an app that, out of the gate, can pretty smoothly take the torch from FCP7 and then add features that expand it out into a broader market? Seems like a better, less incendiary, way to release an app. Unless, of course, the traditional pro is closer to a tertiary market than a primary one.”

This is not 100% accurate before it was Final Cut Pro it was Premiere.
You know what would be funny and crazy? If Avid and Adobe rolled out a similar product! lol
What you guys think of Smoke as a editing tool??

[Thomas Frank]

[Bob Zelin] “No support of Apple XSAN”

What do you mean no Xsan support? Isn’t this Apples plan… Xsan, Lion and Thunderbolt.
Are applying FCPX can’t see any physical attached Xsan? Cause there is a way that is demonstrated on the keystone site.

[Thomas Frank]

[Matt Callac] “I agree with this, and it’s one of the reasons I’m trying to learn it. But the question is will starting on FCPX make someone a better editor.”

No the same as with Avid, Premiere, media100 or Final Cut Pro 7 but the tools can help them out and save time. Isn’t that reason for all this great stuff? Save time and money? 😉

[Thomas Frank]

hihihi true true technology will always bring issues… tell me about newbies hihihi but again I am hear to help with the troubleshoot I know off thanks to experience!

Thank god I know ho two fix a car since I drive it everyday… only newbies will bing it to a shop. 😉

[Thomas Frank]

[Walter Soyka] “There are two kinds of problem solving we’re talking about so far: technical problem solving (like converting H.264 clips to ProRes for use in FCP7) and creative problem solving (like identifying and fixing a bad cut). Sometimes technical and creative problems overlap (like fixing a bad shot that’s the only right shot for the cut). In any case, problems are inevitable in the process.
“

In my world those are no problems I call them creative challenges and would not consider them a technical problem, issues or even challenge.
Like drawing on stone wall with pencil it can be done depends on the artist.