Walter Biscardi
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Well, the problem I can see for the Cow hosts with starting a new forum specifically for FCP X is when do you then bring it all back to the regular FCP forum? At some point, FCP X just becomes FCP.
We still get posts on here for FCP 3 – 6 but we don’t move those off into their own forums called “Old FCP”
This is one of the reasons we always ask for, but rarely get, a full system setup when you post your question. The easiest way to do this is to simply put the system setup in your signature.
So I would not vote for a separate Final Cut Pro forum. It’s the same application, same community, just a new interface and new look.
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Multiple threads below with more opinions and thoughts than you’ll know what to do with…..
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[Dan Johnson] “When can we purchase it? I don’t see it up on Apple’s web site.”
You mean Final Cut Pro X, coming out in June?
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[Helge Løken] “Don’t get me wrong, I think Apple has shown an amazing application that will potentially increase their sales 10-fold. But, I think for most pro users it’s going to be a problem fitting it into the workflow.”
It WILL increase their sales 10-fold or beyond. The entire first portion of the presentation was all about Apple’s Market Share vs. Adobe / Avid. A big cheer went up from the right side of the room when they proclaimed “Avid and Adobe are fighting for second place.”
What Apple will be able to do next year is say “See, we jumped from 2 million users last year to 5 (10, 15) millions users this year! We’re king of the hill!” At $299, many people / facilities / companies / businesses will buy 2 or more copies. So you could see something like 25,000 purchases equal up to 3 million more copies, for example. But Apple will proclaim “3 Million new registered users!” since they’ll count each serial number registration as a unique customer.
So Apple WILL increase their market share tremendously just based on the price. And at that price, nobody will be able to complain about what the software does and does not do. It’s $299. If you don’t like it, go get something else. What do you want for $300? Features from the previous 7 versions are going to go away because for that little of a price tag, you simply can’t expect the software to do everything that other software for $1,000 or more can do.
What Apple showed us on Tuesday night was very slick. But as I’ve said in my blog, it gave us more questions than answers. Apple was not present at the show other than this event so we were not able to test the software, ask questions, or anything else like I was able to do with Avid for example. In fact I had breakfast with the CEO of Avid to specifically discuss the evolution of that product. That was a very open and frank discussion of how that company has treated its users in the past, what it’s doing now and feedback from me of what I’d like to see happen moving forward.
Here’s what I would have liked to have seen from Apple. A suite in the Renaissance hotel where many other demos were taking place where editors could register to look at the app more closely and give feedback. Apple had thousands of video and film editors in ONE location. At the very least they could have taken feedback on what was presented and what editors might like to see before the app is released or in a near release update. Instead it was a vintage Apple marketing presentation.
Is Final Cut Pro 1.0, I mean 10.0 going to revolutionize the post world? Well absolutely because now it will be even harder for new editors coming into the business to earn a good living. Every potential client will have a nephew, cousin, friend, daughter, niece, kid down the street who has Final Cut Pro X running on a MacBook or iMac. So the market will get incredibly diluted, especially right in the beginning, say the next two years. Kind of like when FCP 1.0 came out and thousands of new editors sprang up, only this time it will be millions of new editors. Not to mention colorists and motion graphics artists.
It is the democratization of the post production world happening at 10-fold speed. More than ever, your ability in this craft and an understanding of camera and post production workflow is the only thing that will make you stand out from masses.
These are interesting times.
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[Jason Jenkins] “Walter, this is inexcusable! You really should read your own blog.”
Dang! You’re right!
One of the highlights for me actually will be the Media Motion Ball on Monday night. My first time attending. Also hoping to get more up to speed on Studio Suite 9 and CatDV.
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I know my primary thing to look for while I’m there is upgrade storage solutions. We’re growing and need the storage to grow with us. In that area, LOTS of options out there these days…… 🙂
What’s this you say? Apple made some sort of an announcement or something? must have missed that……
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Ditto what Chris said. Easily done with a Kona board.
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[Tom Wolsky] “A little forethought and they could have had their own demo as they’ve done in the past.”
Precisely. Sunday morning / afternoon event like they’ve done in the past. Left the SuperMeet alone.
Or just simply take over the end or the last 1/3 of the SuperMeet. Avid is certainly having a lot of fun with this and I absolutely cannot wait to see what Kevin Smith has to say about Apple now in his presentation… 🙂
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[Tom Wolsky] “This wasn’t a sudden decision one week before the event, oh let’s go to the Supermeet to show off our new software. Apple doesn’t work that way.”
Actually, from what I’ve gotten from multiple sources, this is exactly how it all came about. Very sudden decision from very high up in the company.
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[Shane Ross] “There’s a LOT of pressure on Apple now. If they pull this coup, and fail to WOW and deliver a quality upgrade… it’ll cost them.”
This is literally “all in” for Apple. They have created a ton of bad publicity (which Avid is using very nicely) by muscling in on an event for which people paid money to see a really great lineup of presenters.
Now they want the party all to themselves. Either it’s a flawless introduction of the best product we’ve ever seen or this will really blow up in their faces.
In the past I’ve said that the next FCP release will be the “put up or shut up” release from Apple. I guess they took that literally. Either way, looks like you and I have a ringside seat to “history.” 🙂
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