[Tony West]

[Aindreas Gallagher] “he issue goes back to the primary problem: why do you get into the weeds with a completely non-standard edit system for no visible return?
“

I hear you. There is no real reason for you to change at this point. You are getting paid on tools you like, and If a X jobs comes your way I’m sure you go do it.

I think there will be a return down the line. I just can’t see it going away.

[Tony West]

[Herb Sevush] “Talking about speed without specifying workflow is meaningless.”

To this pont here is what I like,

I like being able to pick up an entire section in the time line, say….interview, video and their audio, graphics, b-roll and sound of b-roll and music, and drag that whole huge chunk down the timeline and drop it in another section as the timeline moves out of the way and adjust to all that in seconds.

That’s something I love. When the client comes in and wants a change, (and they always want
a change : ) It’s a snap.

The connected clip style allows for moving huge sections quick and easy. To some people that’s not that important. To me, that’s a strength.

The no send to Motion is kind of a wash since they put all the logic tools inside X now and you save time with audio and those color templates. That’s something I figure they will add at some point anyway like they did when people complained about no multi cam.

I also like to hover over an effect to show the client what titles or a look will look like before I do it.
But this can lead to more time because they sometimes want to see more looks because they can hahaha

I want the skimmer on everything.
I will take all the tools that X has and wait for then to add more. It’s getting better and better.

This is all old news : ) People have posted their favorite tools since the forum started.

[Tony West]

[Aindreas Gallagher] “There isn’t a single bloody job in london for it. And london is heaving with editing jobs across all levels.”

I don’t know about over there but just seems like the trend is, give me the footage and I will cut it in MY suite.

If that’s the case, (and it is with many) It doesn’t matter much to that editor what’s posted on a board in London, or anywhere else.

Do you think after a major studio cuts a feature in X nobody else will follow?

It will just be that one film?

That doesn’t seem plausible to me.

[Tony West]

[Andrew Kimery] ” I’m talking about is a multi-editor setup (8-10 editors and a couple of AE’s) sharing media on an ISIS, using a traditional offline/online workflow (finishing is done out of house) and each project contains about 30,000-35,000 pieces of media.”

Organization of files is X’s strength. For me, the more files I have to work with the more I would want to use X

If the reports are true about Focus being done in X I’m looking forward to hearing them discuss their workflow. That should answer a lot of questions.

[Tony West]

[Gary Huff] “So, in that regard, what do you think about this?”

hahaha Gary that is horrible hahaha

OK, I really think we agree. We want important docs that the corporate world won’t fund to reach the public, but we don’t want 12 Years to not get made because studios want this thing you just posted.

Ahhh man, where did you find that hehehe

[Tony West]

Gary, this is apples and oranges but have seen the film Gasland?

What did you think of that film?

[Tony West]

I’m not saying it’s the way all or many films should be done. I’m pointing out there used to be only one way in and that was with big money.

I’m all for big money, but I’m also for opportunity.

Changing technology and creativity with it is makes opportunity for many.

Great films are still gonna get made.

[Tony West]

[Gary Huff] “Not the career path I would want for myself “

Yes, I’m sure everybody would like to keep it going but one huge hit is not a failure

heck man, if it is……what does that make NO big hits?

People don’t know their name, but if they walked in a room and said “I directed Blair Witch” folks would know that film

[Tony West]

Nice Tom, I gonna blame you, if I do’t get any work done today thinking of more 🙂

[Tony West]

[Brian Mulligan] “FCPX can help this guy make his wife’s YouTube videos better… and it can cut a 100 million dollar Hollywood feature.”

Exactly Brian.

This is what I believed made X a brilliant move by Apple.

When I saw it, I said “somebody cracked the code”

Before, it was user friendly but not very powerful or very powerful and not as user friendly.

Not the case with this product. Add on the affordable cost from a company with money to burn and you got a game changer on your hands.

I never believed Apple didn’t want back into Hollywood because very few don’t want into Hollywood.
Why should they be any different.

They want to stand there at some Oscar party and brag, “yeah, we were part of that”
they just took an out of the box approach to try to get there.

I’m with Jeremy, good luck to that guy helping his wife. Not gonna stop films like
12 Years A Slave from being made.

I don’t think the two will ever meet……………..at least, not on Oscar night.