Dan Hyman Author

Level 1

40 points

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This is not a Final Cut Pro piece of editing software.

This is iMovie with some enhanced features, hence the ability to import older iMovie projects,

but not Final Cut Pro projects.

I HAVE SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY BEING BOUNCED AROUND FROM THE APP STORE PEOPLE,

TO THE ITUNES PEOPLE TO THE FINAL CUT PEOPLE.

Each time they tell me another department handles what I need to have done.

When you misrepresent a product as poorly as this, people will not stand for it.

This is a joke of a "pro" app and Apple should stand up and take the punch to the stomach.

Apple you built your rep on making great products, maybe this one made sense somewhere in the

test labs, but in real life it leaves millions of professional editors who rely on FCP everyday to make a

living.

Take FCP 7, add in 64bit and I'll give you $300. Keep everything else the same for all I care, but this

app (FCPX) is completely useless for any form of professional editing.

Posted on Jun 21, 2011 6:02 PM

247 replies

Jun 22, 2011 4:13 PM in response to stevo_chang

everyone everyone needs to rate the app 1 star at the app store. they will get the point then if people stop buying it

Jun 22, 2011 4:17 PM in response to neilk2350

Good idea.

Unfortunately, FCPX is a new way of Apple to distribute software and monetize plug-ins and add-ons via the Appstore.

I'm pretty sure Apple isn't going to revert to FCP7. theyre just gonna take the hit and keep force-feeding users on how they think editors should edit in the hopes that they'll grab enough 'newbies' and 'amateur' editors to conform to their systems.

Professionals are already veering away in Exodus-style droves.

Eventually, if enough people decline purchasing and request refunds, and FCPX registers as a financial flop, chances are pretty good that Apple will kill FCP completely.

Hence my slogan:

FCP -- RIP 2011

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3134605?tstart=0

Jun 22, 2011 4:20 PM in response to neilk2350

I added my 1 star and totally agree with Biscardi's review. If you scored it out of 100 I would still give it 1. This is some seriously arrogant behaviour and I seriously regret buying it. If Apple sold time machines (of the kind I'm thinking) then I would be back there stopping myself from purchasing however it affected the laws of physics when I stopped my hand from clicking the accept button....

I think what is making people so angry, somewhat ironically, is that everybody really loved FCP. It's like they hired somebody to sabotage their own prized assets? Yes as I read elswhere this is a middle finger to all the users and a real admittance that apple is a consumer company after money. Goodbye its design professional background.

Jun 22, 2011 4:29 PM in response to Dan Hyman

I wanna pay with Paypal and the money-back-warranty

Really great!!!! Not FCP X. The way Apple is going. Just a few minutes ago ALL(!!!!!!) COMMENTS IN THE APPLE STORE ARE DELETED!!!!!!

Unbelieavble

Get away with your ****

Jun 22, 2011 4:34 PM in response to peterfmeyer

they are still there 138 5 star 261 1 star that cant be all of the people who have been screwed. look at the number of comments here. why isn't everyone rating the product?

Jun 22, 2011 4:35 PM in response to Dan Hyman

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Jun 22, 2011 4:38 PM in response to neilk2350

I heard Apple just deleted all comments for FCPX from the Appstore -- is this true??

Jun 22, 2011 4:41 PM in response to stevo_chang

Jun 22, 2011 4:41 PM in response to neilk2350

but not enough people have rated it

Jun 22, 2011 4:57 PM in response to neilk2350

I thought they'd deleted comments from UK appstore but they just took a while to load..

Zebulun

Level 5

6,749 points

Jun 22, 2011 5:30 PM in response to Joshua Irwin

Joshua Irwin wrote:

I think that not being able to use a client monitor, or multicam, and not being able to set in and out points on a tape would "Hold me back" a lot more than source code. Especially considering that I edit sports video, and all of those are necessary features for that.

And not being able to use 2 monitors so that I can better organize the massive numer of clips that I use, and be able to devote one monitor to focusing on fine edits on the timeline, yes I thing that would hold me back in my workflow a lot more than source code.

Exactly. These technical features lacking in FCX are hobbling from an operational point of view unless you don't care about having a closed system and are just going straight to the Web. The lack of video out for production monitoring isn't surprising via I/O infrastructure, however, as how much of the user base has ever used that feature? There's no need for it if you're a cool kid making "films" for Youtube and how many users of Color ever got past that dreadful built-in Preview window? I dare say your needs and mine pale in the comparison to the millions of users who've downloaded FCP from a torrent.

I'm curious as to why quique thinks he was held back from all his digital brilliance with FCP 7 and by extension, Premiere Pro and Avid as they still hold that old, out-dated, awful editing paradigm. Still waiting for an example.

I'm sure there's a market for FCX and I'm sure it's a fine product for what it is, but what it is not is ready for prime time in the real world of content creation for broadcasting and movies.

quique

Level 1

58 points

Jun 22, 2011 6:11 PM in response to Zebulun

By presenting my point of view I never intended any disrespect to anyone in this forum, and if any way I did I am truly sorry. I happen to have a different take on this release and by looking at it not a too popular one on this forum. Since my intention is not to fight and it seems clear that we all have made up our minds I leave you and I wish you all the best of lucks and good work.

Fette Beute!

Carlo TD

Level 3

564 points

Jun 22, 2011 6:45 PM in response to Dan Hyman

It sounds like you need to make a one on one appointment with a genius or a one on one person.

Jun 23, 2011 5:52 AM in response to Dan Hyman

Anyone actually seen a refund for this yet?

Jun 23, 2011 6:10 AM in response to SirMarkos

i got a refund last night. the interesting thing is that the program still works! not that i can use it for anything.

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