[Tony West]

[Bill Davis] “And I still find it exciting.”

I find it exciting also.

I didn’t at first. I had to get into “it’s” mode of editing. I can’t really put into words what that is.

All I know is the more I use it the more I can do what I want without even thinking about it.

I still say much of it comes down to the whole tracks thing.

If I have an interview with a player, I go to b-roll of him hitting the ball, I want to hear that bat crack and sound of the crowd under.

I can’t see the advantage of having that b-roll audio spread out in the time line. (i can spread it out if I want to)

As long as I can get to it and adjust it, that’s all I really need to do with it. So for me it’s faster to just have it consolidated as one clip that I can drag up and down the TL

Some folks want to see it spread out below. That’s fine.

I don’t. If I want it down there I can put it down there, but I don’t want it defaulted that way.

I want to grab “one” clip and move it fast.

For me, the only thing that matters with that b-roll audio is if it’s too low, too hot, or out of sync.

When you see it on TV you can’t say, “hey..it sounds like he had that b-roll sound consolidated in one trace instead of spread out below. That’s it………I’m turning off the game : )

For folks that spent years mastering their skills on legacy and now have to start over, I get it. That sucks

They tossed out the tape you still use. That sucks also.

I wish it worked for more people.

[Tony West]

[Clint Wardlow] “what I find kind of interesting is resistence from folks for whom I feel FCPX would work well.”

I think that has a lot to do with the feedback they get.

My neighbor is not in the biz, but knows I am. He recently bought a D7 and asked me to give him some tips on it. ( I was surpassed he bought a camera like that)

While I was at his house he said “I have fc express”

I was like……..really? (WTH? is there anyone left in the world who is NOT editing video ; ) He was in the computer biz but as a hobby races cars and wants to put his races on YT.

He opened up his fc express and I could see where he had started to do a video and stopped.

He said he was confused by it. I started to go over some things and then I just said “you need to get X

I agree with the post though, that people want to use what the pros use even if they are not pros themselves.

He had not heard anything good about X, but after about a 10 minute conversation he is ready to buy it.
I told him to come over to my house and I would demo it for him then he could decide.

I think he will have it before he even gets my demo tour : )

[Tony West]

[Jules bowman] “Now, Tony, behave this time :)”

ok, ok : )

[Tony West]

I blame you Jules.

Your too much effort to type (forum head line) comment just cracked me up : ) hehehe

[Tony West]

yep

[Tony West]

OK, if you will say “my bad” for misrepresenting my original reply I will let you have the last word.

I think that’s fair.

[Tony West]

I understood it fine. That’s why I didn’t try explain it a third time. I just wished you the best.

Which I will again.

[Tony West]

I wrote the hummmm because I was surprised you still didn’t understand what I was saying.

I could see the misread the first time, but after I explained it the second time and you said you didn’t get it I was thinking how I should write it so you would.

Then I decided not to try to explain it again and just wish you the best like you did me.

[Tony West]

[TImothy Auld] “No, I do not “get it.””

hummmm

I wish you the best also

[Tony West]

And clearly you are not a reader.

I wasn’t talking about editing.

Try again.

Effort in “changing the name. As in typing a different name for a “forum”

Get it?

I suggested changing the name, then he implied too much effort. That’s what I was referring to.

Too much effort to type in a different name sounded kind of funny to me.

So I was joking with him.

Get it?