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Want more info w/ FCX

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Soura2112

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Besides those of you who got to be at NAMM, I really want to know more about FCX. I read the blogs and watched the bad video of the show except I really want to know more about FCX. It's under a month away so why keep so much secret... This is an application not an iPhone so I don't see a reason not to go into more detail. Just put up on the website. Yes my patience is wearing thin because I have been waiting for an update for a very long time. In my view I don't see a problem with apple telling us more about this product.
I'm obviously excited and from what I read many others are to, so just give us a little info to hold us over.
 
Yes, everybody would like to know more, but what's another month? Besides, here's the thing:

1. FCP X is a complete rewrite. As such, we'll be dealing with what's essentially a 1.0 product. The professional post production community isn't going to jump to ship until FCP X reaches a reasonable level of maturity (and stability) they're already getting with FCP 7. And that will take a while to happen.

2. I think Apple knows this (above) and it's likely the reason they were pretty selective about what they revealed at NAB. I think they expect that FCP X will sell to enthusiasts first and will eventually make its way into professional workflows as the platform gains more acceptance and support from the third-parties. Workflow and stability are everything in a pro environment; this will always trump features. In the end, Apple's approach was better than over-promising on what they may not be able to deliver yet.


I've already decided that unless by some miracle FCP X can really replace my FCP 7 workflow straight out of the box in June (highly unlikely), I'm not buying it until it truly can, even if it's only $300. I'm sure the post houses feel the same way...
 
I'm thinking it might also have to do with competitors. They don't want to reveal too much, only to have a competitor make the same feature at the same time or even before it gets officially released.
 
CaptainChunk said:
Yes, everybody would like to know more, but what's another month?
I've already decided that unless by some miracle FCP X can really replace my FCP 7 workflow straight out of the box in June (highly unlikely), I'm not buying it until it truly can, even if it's only $300. I'm sure the post houses feel the same way...
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Its a no brainer for me. Ill buy it so I can at least start at ground floor. It wont take me away from Avid/FCP at work but I will at least have a head-start in case the school I teach at gets it for Fall classes.
Now as far as dropping it into a real world workflow, Id wait a bit.
Ive learned to not get caught up on the hype thanks to companies such as Adobe :p
Ill let the million plus beta-testers deal with it before I move to another CS blah blah blah :p
 
Lol

4God said:
You mean NAB?

Lol that's what I ment... I'm a drummer so NAMM just came out accidentally.

Of course I don't expect any news from you guys, just a better video and highlights from Apple rather then the bloggers there (no offense to bloggers thanks for getting the info up).

I want it day 1 mainly to learn it as fast as possible and see how FCX 64bit works on my Mac Pro, since I have been limited to Adobe and handbreak at the moment. I understand why people will wait, let's hope there's not many bugs to fix.

I understand not wanting competitors to see the product. I don't need the whole write up just a bit more of what's to come. The release is so close and I'm sure adobe and avid saw plenty of FCX so a little teaser trailer would be cool. I'm just excited to see how this program will work, it should be interesting. Let's hope it rocks!
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HA HA HA AH HA HA HA HA HA....oh, sorry...you actually thought FCP 7 was stable...
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FCP 7 isn't without its quirks, but it's stable enough. Frankly, I've found Avid MC to be far more temperamental on the Mac (yes, I use both).

The point I was trying to make is that more often than not, I know exactly how my post production workflow is going to behave with FCP 7. It performs the job reliably on its end, even when I have to deal with fussy camera workflows that are perpetually in BETA (I'm talking to you, RED).
 
MovieCutter said:
HA HA HA AH HA HA HA HA HA....oh, sorry...you actually thought FCP 7 was stable...
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Just look at Final Cut Pro v1 if you want to see unstable... I find FCP 7 to be a lot more stable than AVID MC has ever been for me, hence why I jumped ship completely to FCP, and will probably stick with it until FCP X-2 (or XI or whatever its called), although I may get FCP X and have it on a separate Machine so I can learn it, even if it doesn't fit in with everything else I use (heres to hoping they also upgrade/overhaul the rest of the suite, or at least somehow make them work together, otherwise I can see myself sticking with FCP 7 for the foreseeable).
 
chrismacguy said:
... Until fcp x-2 (or xi or whatever its called)...
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fcp 10.1?

What happened with the capitalisation in my above post? I typed "FCP 10.1" and didn't alter the capitalisation of what I was quoting...
 
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