Does anyone have anything good to say about final cut x?

I'm not a Pro, but what I've have seen I like it a lot. I used FCE a lot and so far nothing is different, just it's location. I personally think tapes are a thing of the past as well as DVD's and I think Apple sees that.

No one likes change of any kind, but Apple usually makes smarts decisions, I'm sure this will run better on Lion. I'm surprised it was released prior to Lion, but maybe it was to get the kinks out. If you don't like the new software, just keep using the last version you did like!! Problem solved!

Agreed. We're on our own out here.

I understand, my point was that they've already released a big update.

Sorry but since when did Apple adopt the Microsoft method of developing software, you know, throw it out there and see how many bugs get reported then do your best to fix the problems that come up later.

That is the Microsoft way, and frankly that is why I stopped using the software years ago, because it was incomplete and badly designed junk.

If I wanted junk I can get it anywhere I dont expect to get junk from apple, so yes, I think it does make a difference, and when you compare do it with apples not oranges

perhaps, so,

I wonder though what great things might have happened if they had chosen to come down from the clouds and iLearn about their iConsumers instead of trying to figure out how to implement the iClouds on the iPad on an already over burdened network that will not support the service in the first place, makes you wonder who is in charge up there because it sure is not Steve.

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 ****

lol, it would have been iHeaven

Actually, Bob, I was as hesitant as you likely are after seeing the slew of reactions on this first and second day of unveiling. It is a whole new Final Cut Pro, same as a few years ago we had a whole new Mac OS X. It was awkward and full of new little tricks and idiosyncrasies.

The interesting link I found today is on the Final Cut Pro X support site. It's to Larry Jordan's training site for FInal Cut Pro X. Larry did other training videos and books for Lynda.com years ago, which I really liked when learning those versions, and he is pretty savvy with the program. Unlike us, Larry has apparently had a chance to play with it for the last several months, and has many good things to demonstrate and say. (He was even USA Today's go to man for a few quotes in their article today.)

Several of the training videos (almost 25% of them) are free to take a glance at, and his demonstrations of the program's new methods were reassuring, especially as he then helped unearth or demonstrate elements of our traditional workflow that still exist, or have been bettered in a totally new way of thinking built into the workflow.

It's like getting into a new car, where the old nameplate is attached to a totally redesigned vehicle. I think we can still drive it, and we will find we can make some new things happen with it, even if we do have to give up our glove box full of 8-track tapes from our previous buggies.

I do like the background rendering etc. That was a big reason to try it out. I'm trying it on a fresh project that is essentially a pretty simple video for YouTube with some gfx and supers. I'm keeping these types of projects for this version for now and we will see how it goes.

I actually think being able to have FCP 7 at the ready is a better way to go than not having it there due to an "update"

Actually, it's like the 2011 Mustang has a really fancy way of turning the steering wheel, automatic winndshield wipers, automatic headlamps and a really neat looking dashboard that lets you see either your odommeter, your speedometer tach or fuel guage, but not at the same time, but can only get gas from one ow two gas stations that are in the next county and it can't be driven on the freeway because it doesn't have the right kind of tires.

Where did you find these videos? I looked on Lynda.com under larry's name and found nothing.

Thanks,

>Does anyone have anything good to say about final cut x?

It's cheap. But then it really isn't when you consider that iMovie comes with the entire iLife package for only $49.00. So I guess it ain't so cheap after all.

So I'll have to answer NO.

-DH

I think No has to be the answer,

Limited Export options

No Hi resolution JPEG,

No XML

No OMF out,

Backward compatible, (not)

Red Raw, Zero,

Multi cam (not)

work space options and tools, (limited at best)

multiple projects? Not, this is not Awesome at all.

Third party plugins, (messy junk)

Save your money, I hear other companies are offering upgrade love,

Messy business, really hate to see this tragedy, it makes me want to put everything on hold.

Can we trust Apple to do the right thing? Again it seems the answer is No.

I think that is something that needs to be debated because I feel betrayed.

I feel like all the years that I have supported Apple have been a waste of my time.

>If you don't like the new software, just keep using the last version you did like!! Problem solved!

Problem NOT solved. Of course FCP 7 and older versions still work. But that isn't the point at all. Apple apparently isn't going to support the real Pro Apps any longer so there will be no more development (unless they get their heads out of their *****), which means that as new recording formats are introduced, older versions of FCP won't ever work with them natively, nor will they export to new codecs.

The real winners in this debacle are AVID, Sony and Adobe ... and all of the consumers that used iMovie.

>I personally think tapes are a thing of the past as well as DVD's and I think Apple sees that

Sure tape is well on its way out. I think everyone sees that pretty well. But there are literally hundreds of thousands of tapes (if not millions) that have yet to be digitized ... both from home users and countless broadcast tape archives. Releasing a 'pro' video editing product that doesn't deal with common tape formats is really kind of stupid. Does it even work with HDCam and HDCam SR tape?

And yes, DVD and even Blu-ray will have a relative short marketing life ... but there are still millions of people with DVD players that want to be able to view programming on DVD. But according to you (and Apple) we should just cut them all off cold?

The simple fact is that technology changes rapidly, and the rate of that change is ever increasing. But just because it is the way it is, it doesn't mean we should have to completely abandoned old technology just because something new is on the way. If we all did that, what would be the point of ever buying into any technology since it will obviously be replaced so quickly?

FCP X should be wonderful for iMovie and casual FCE users, but is a far, far cry from a professional non-linear editing application. Unless Apple does something to correct this, I'll keep using my old FCP for a while, but I and many other editors know that after what we've seen of FCP X, eventually, we will have to move to another application or even another platform if we expect to keep earning a living in this business.

-DH

Personally, I think this paradigm is the future of NLEs. Many of its features will reduce the time spent on many projects by 30-40% It is most definitely not there yet, but I'd suggest people buy it to learn it. It is going to change the landscape.