This is amusing, but how is this topical? Does Conan's audience really have knowledge of FC?
Wow I agreed with LTD...at exactly the same time no less
Wow I agreed with LTD...at exactly the same time no less
I don't use Final Cut Pro
FCX is nothing like iMovie. A lot of people can make a living out of FCP X, it just isn't ready for everyone who was using FCP 7, it's ready for some of them.
Apple stopped selling OS 9 when they released OS X.
As for the rest of us, we can stick to FCP7 or switch to AVID.
Why they came out to NAB in April to demo this to industry professionals, I can't imagine. They pretended that FCPX was going to be an upgrade to the existing software used by professional film and video professionals. They either have a group of completely incompetent people overseeing the pro apps division or they are simply lying about what they're up to. This release is an iMovie upgrade, not FCP. Pulling FCS 3 at the same time further signals that they are pulling out of the high end pro market. No one will be using this to cut features or major broadcast programs anymore. How could you? All the features they built into FCP to lure users away from Avid with a viable post workflow and tools are gone. Plus, Apple has come off in all this as an untrustworthy partner to the production industry. That will be a major turn off to anyone buying pro hardware from Apple too. Look at all the pro hardware they've abandoned in the past year. Seriously, who is going to be buying Mac Pros now? Gamers? It's a risky premise looking at the way Apple just dropped this bomb. Bottom line, I would be sad if they came out and said "we've decided to move away from our pro software development." But they came out and claimed to be upgrading the pro software people love and depend on and it was total BS. Incredibly deceitful.
Interesting how more and more average users who are part of the Apple ecosystem can now do work and enjoy projects that approach "Pro" levels. It's never been easier. ...
I have the distinct impression that AVID is "the thing" for the true professionals in TV and movie, but I might be wrong...
That is a huge exaggeration. AVID lost a lot of market share, and many shops moved over to FCP. Avid has always been a standard, and for editors hoping to make a living they had better know how to use it. But FCP isn't just used for one or two TV shows, it is used a lot. As far as features go, True Grit was hardly a low budget affair! I also know of many people editing high end stuff for the likes of Discovery and Nat Geo who use FCP extensively. In fact the reason why so much fuss has been kicked up over FCPX is precisely because those guys who use FCP to edit broadcast TV with it have made their opinions on the new software known.but that might make up 1% of the productions that are made every year. That might be an exaggeration because I don't know for sure
I can see why there is a backlash among industry experts and other pro users of the software.
Isn't this the same thing Apple did with OS 9 -> OS X.
Conan has guaranteed increased sales of Final Cut Pro X ... nice job.
Apple becoming more lifestyle based
I read through all of the postings here and while some good comments were made, there were too many comments made by people who clearly do not understand the impact this software has on the film/tv industry. Or rather...lack of impact. I have been using FCP since 2001, but since becoming a working professional in the film/tv industry, I have only been using Avid. I still use Final Cut for web based side projects...but not for professional use and FCPX won't make it easier...