If you are a professional, FCPX is unusable

My business is built around FCP. While I can see how this software is a deal breaker for some (xml export, output to tape etc) my workflow is unaffected. It's missing some features, some of which will be added later, but overall it has improved my workflow. Not everyone has the same needs. Not everyone falls under your definition of professional. If this software does not work for you, use something else. There are plenty of NLE's out there that offer a similar experience. For a bulk of my editing I will be using fcpx.

Well said. There are too many people saying things like tape is dead and you don't need features, etc. These people are amateurs and have no idea what a professional editor deals with on a daily basis. I use FCP every day. The speed I've developed on 7 is why I get work all year. FCPX will ruin all of that. The timeline is so slow compared to what's been promised it's sad. I hoped for the best and got the worst. Thanks Apple.

The argument that not everyone has the same needs is rediculous. Features should come from the top down, not be filled in later. It may suit the needs for "your" workflow, but where does that leave the rest of us?

Indeed. At least with FCP7 you had the choice, here you don't.

With FCP7 there were loads of features I didn't need or use. With FCPX there are loads of features I need and do use that it doesn't have.

Seems silly really....

I am looking at my viewer on a 50" plasma right now. I don't understand what you are getting at.

Yea, you don't get it.

I think you should explain what you are talking about. Im genuinely curious.

I have been an Editor and Assitant editor working in network television for many many years now. After working with FCP a few times on some independent projects and being fed up with Avid's pomposity and arrogance I started urging shows to start using FCP. And in fact, a few years ago convinced a very prominent production company that it was time to ditch the idea of renting Avids everytime they went into post production on a show and to take the costs of a one season's worth of Avid rentals in order to purchase their own Macs running FCP and an XSan. I worked in concert with Apples Pro Apps point people to show the Producers how a tapeless workflow in FCP would not only save them a large amount of money in equipment, but the additional control over delivery would also save them thounds per episode by doing more of the finish work in-house rather than at a costly post production facility. Imagine my disappointment to discover that my loyalty to, and promotion of, Apple's products is being rewarded by by having Apple make that progression towards FCP pointless in the long run. While for the time being, we can certainly use FCP7 to continue to professionalt cut and finish a show, that will come end rapidly as support dries up for FCP and future OS's leave it behind. There is no way I can tell that same producer at this point that we can do shows in what I now view as iCut Enthusiast. I'd have to tell everyone on the Post team that they need to jump through hoops finding workarounds for the same things that were virtually effortless to do before.

Apple has frequently missed opportunites to corner the profesional film and television market and this move proves why they will never do so. They have no conept or concern for what a truly professional tool set needs to be. They have done what Avid folks have been predicting for years. Dumbing down the product in order to sell more software and promote the use of their hardware by bring things to their iOS world.

I am looking at my viewer on a 50" plasma right now. I don't understand what you are getting at.

There's actually a vast difference between viewing your computer display output to a HDTV (via Displayport/HDMI) versus going through a third-party card for properly calibrated broadcast video output suitable for color grading and monitoring. FCPx is lacking in the latter from what I understand.

I'm also very disappointed that there is no support for Autosave Vault, nor the ability to save a customized workspace, or even custom bin columns -- oh, and no scratch disk location options? COME ON! I'm not a fan of this new one-size-fits-all approach to things. Flexibility and options are key!

Thank you, was going to reply with nearly the same comment, but I'm busy feeding footage from FCP 7 to an EVS right now 🙂 Can't be done in FCP X, that's for sure!