Comments on: FCPX and Making the Right NLE Decision for YOUR Business

By: Tim Linsdau

Tim Linsdau — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:56:21 +0000

I have worked with Apple products for video for 10 years and not much else. Apple’s story was always about revolution from the beginning. Yes, I do find it difficult when Apple moves forward with a new product. They cross the bridge and westward ho if you will. The don’t look back and if you want to come along terrific. I have seen their products and applications pile up around the castle. My humble background makes me wonder what’s up, but the new stuff is always so sweet.

I have jumped to a knew 27″ iMac, wireless keyboard and mouse and FCPX. I see that Apple has moved on again. The hardware is well cool. FCPX is also different than anything before. Yes, there are many growing pains, but you can see Apple is pressing on with another revolution. What I see is not only a jump in quality but in productivity. You can work many times faster with most of the tools at your fingertips. Change is tough. Just cross the bridge and move on. That is what the adventure is all about.

By: markmckeeexp

markmckeeexp — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:24:42 +0000

FCPX is just plain silly. Apple has always been out of context with the real world, but at this time in history, it is no longer cute or amusing. There are people out there who are just keeping their noses above the water. Universities are freezing their budgets. College students are more serious than ever. For those of you who have the economic comfort to diddle around with Apple’s new paradigm, to those of you who dabble at education, and think it is cute to decide to teach a new student this paradigm, which may or may not stick. To universities with money to burn, in order to retrofit the classroom, I say good for you. I also say it’s good that Paris Hilton has a chihuahua as a fashion accessory. If you came up poor, as I did, Apple’s hardware & software offerings are insulting. I object to Apple and FCPX on behalf of the starving artists. I have many questions. Who decided on this paradigm? Can we interview them and ask what they were thinking? Can we ask them why they thought this was a good time in history to trash the existing paradigm. Can we ask them if they “get out” much? All rhetorical questions. Of course, we can’t ask them. We’re not cool enough. Therefore, I say Occupy Apple, and the horse they rode in on.

By: Kirk Lohse

Kirk Lohse — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:16:30 +0000

Nice “even-tempered” article. I must confess a WIDE zealous streak when it comes to all things Apple. Steve’s passing hit me hard, although I’ve never worked for Apple, and certainly did not know “The Man”.

Having said all of that, my PRIMARY reason for not going to FCP last June, was my Mac Mini, which simply couldn’t pedal FCPX. I jumped at the chance to move from FCP 6 to X once Santa bestowed upon me a shiny new 27″ iMac, and I’ve not looked back!

I STILL have to do some DVCAM captures once in awhile at the office, and it’s truly a painful process, waiting to capture, waiting for renders, etc.

I love how easy and intuitive it is to work in FCPX and how it frees me to concentrate on telling my story, creating, seeing my vision become reality!

By: Timo Rislakki

Timo Rislakki — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:08:37 +0000

Which of the NLEs (Adobe, FCPX, Avid) handles best 4K workflows? Ron Dawson did not give an answer, he just raised the question (see Plot your future). Opinions anyone?

By: Tangier Clarke

Tangier Clarke — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:34:27 +0000

In reply to Roger Draper. I am using an ATI Radeon HD 5770 in my Mac Pro. Costs less than $700. I used to run a 4870. Both apps worked with that too. Sorry neither are Nvidia.

By: Roger Draper

Roger Draper — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:18:53 +0000

I doubt I am alone. I purchased FCPX and Motion 5 a couple of the days after the launch. There were so many features missing in X, I thought Apple will be most unhappy with their ‘ProApp’ as I have been with their arrogance, so I Continued with 7. I upgraded my X when I heard about the first update 3.01, EXCEPT, I then learned I needed CL for FCPX. My chagrin increased upon learning my 60 days were up for a refund.

Months on, Apple has not upgraded my MacPro, or MacBookPro, and NVidia cannot produce a coherent passage to supply me with a CL Video card under $700k.

Roger Draper

By: Mark Chapin

Mark Chapin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:19:26 +0000

In the test drives that I have taken of FCP X I have been very impressed with the power and simplicity of the NLE. The missing peaces aside, I think that this could eventually be a very useful tool for an organization such as mine. We create a massive amount of video for educational purposes. My small department is over-run with requests. As was the case with PowerPoint, I imagine that soon non-professionals will start making their own videos. Since they are not filmmakers or editors their work will undoubtedly be riddled with errors. If I can get them to start in iMovie then I can “finish” their projects with FCP X.

That is a point of collaboration that can not be ignored as video becomes more and more a standard part of people’s lexicon.

By: Tangier Clarke

Tangier Clarke — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:40:10 +0000

Thanks of this article. I can’t say I’ve totally made the jump to FCP X, but I am using it more and more. FC 7 never stopped working the day X was released. I do think competition is healthy so kudos to Avid and Adobe, however I’ve to looked at FCP X as an island despite not being happy with the rollout.

I’ve perceived FCP X in the scope of everything Apple has been doing over the years such as OS X core technologies, AV foundation, moving towards pixel resolution being a non issue, tackling moving away from EDLs as media and data converge, the move toward AV foundation, leveraging GPUs more, and iOS based devices. Along with seeing how developers have responded to FCP X, revealing some hidden gems in the code, the interface flexibility for both desktop and mobile (potentially), the color management, Apple’s hardware-software integration and rethinking of the process of editing tools -these various elements have affected how I think of FCP X and it’s direction and I am excited about it’s future.

I look forward to using it more, am certain that many features will be copied in some way by the competition, and really believe that we’re just now seeing the fruits of various Apple technologies over the years shine. Albeit, it’s a rough ride and I don’t agree with the way it was handled, this is not a shareholder discussion. It’s always better to know other software anyhow. Everyones’ workflows and needs are different. FCP7 fills in where FCP X doesn’t for now. I’ll grow with X and keep dabbling in the competition as needed, but for now I think I’ll stay on this path as it suits me well of broth projects large and small.

If there’s one thing I can say, my productivity with X a few weeks after it’s release was light years ahead of anything I’ve done in FCP 7 – go figure.

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