Ok, what are you talking about? What delivery systems require tracks? All of them from my perspective. Some require one thing and another on this track or that but they all require that specific audio be placed on specific tracks. Is this outside of your experience?
And to finally put this to bed (he says like anyone will listen) You can do ANYTHING in X that you can do in 7 or Avid or Premiere CC (execpt for multi cam in CC) that you can do in any NLE. The problem here is that Apple thinks they are driving the post production debate, And from my perspective they should just give up. Someone tell me who is delivering anything (and yes I”ll take crocodile or housewife stuff) started and finished on FCP X. Anyone? Bueller?
Yes. Finally. If you need tracks – whether you want them or not – then FCPX is not for you. I NEED TRACKS. To conform with any number of delivery systems. Jesus Hairy Christ! Who, that delivers programming in the real world, does not see this?
Certainly I’m already seeing it used in production fairly regularly. As far as consumer TV’s, I don’t know.
The first time I saw HD was at NAB in 1986. And it still a given everywhere in the market.
Stereo is a phasing illusion. I need mono tracks. Until I’m ready for them to be otherwise. Also, I need to easily be able to layer audio. And in X it just ain’t easy.