[Tom Wolsky]

Good feature request. It’s not there now, unless you use a graphic with transparency to overlay.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press

[Tom Wolsky]

You might suggest she use the trial version and see if it works for her.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press

[Tom Wolsky]

Eh? WTF’s your problem.

[Tom Wolsky]

You can duplicate the project using only used clips. This will duplicate proxies and the original clips. You can then transcode the original media to ProRes.

Another method might be just to switch to original media and color correct that before outputting a ProRes master.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press

[Tom Wolsky]

I still don’t see it as the loser app others are making it out to be simply because it has a higher price than average. The refund rate was well below 10%. And these numbers are only sales without any account of how ridiculously easy it is to pirate.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press

[Tom Wolsky]

FCP edits HDV natively in QuickTime just as its predecessor. There is no need for media optimization. The default output will be ProRes, which is processed incidentally much, much faster than the similar conform/export process in 7.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press

[Tom Wolsky]

“It’s probably (just a guess) one of Apple’s worst selling software packages.”

I’m curious on what you base that assessment. Until recently it was the second highest grossing app on the App Store, second only to the Lion OS.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press

[Tom Wolsky]

“There seems to be pretty good anecdotal indication that the majority of the “2 million FC users” are actually FCE and not FCP/FCS owners/users.”

I’ve seen this suggested before but I’m not sure what it’s based on. One statistic I can offer is the that traffic on the Apple forums was about three larger for FCP than for FCE.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press

[Tom Wolsky]

Steve Jobs’ hobby is doing quite well precisely because it’s willing to give up some customers for the potential of a great many more. That potential market in a marginal portion of their business made the risk, however great, well worthwhile. If it fails not much is lost to Apple; if it succeeds it’s a nice revenue stream. Either pro apps turns some good numbers, make sales, and develops new customers, or it fails and not much is lost by Apple in the larger scheme of things. It’s a classic strategic gambit that almost never has a down side. Throw out an expendable part of your force if it has a chance to create major disruption and have more impact that it should warrant. The usual result is a minor victory without much consequence to the overall plan. Sometimes however it creates tipping points, not that I think this is going to be one of them.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press

[Tom Wolsky]

“businesses …..- at their best they exist to serve their ….. customers”

This is an early 20th century/early capitalism view. Businesses exist to serve their owners, shareholders, or other investors for their profit. What’s good for them is good for business. The customer is of minimal concern. Especially a small group of customers.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press