Comments on: The Future of Non-Linear Editing?

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:39:46 +0000

An interesting perspective … thanks!

Larry

By: Stace Carter

Stace Carter — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:58:44 +0000

Larry, thanks for sharing this. I have a foot in both worlds – pro editing and teaching at a University, and can tell you that our students (the pros of tomorrow) are demanding different things than the pros of today. They expect computers and software to work differently. As painful as the transition is to “X” for me (old habits, etc.) I can already see that the designers have been studying my students, and are anticipating their needs into the future.

It’s always good to have something new to learn

By: Nivardo Cavalcante

Nivardo Cavalcante — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:04:56 +0000

@Brandon

I totally agree with your point of view.

By: Brandon Ford

Brandon Ford — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:25:47 +0000

Hello Larry and everyone else. After feeling betrayed and ignored by Apple over the release of FCPX, I have finally calmed down, gathered my thoughts and here is what I think if anyone cares. The art and craft of editing is storytelling period! Tools are tools, it’s the individual creativity that matters (or team collaboration). Most working editors know the benefit of knowing more than one NLE, yes everyone has their favorite but at the end of the day it’s about productivity and a paycheck. I have been with Final Cut since version 2, it was Final Cut that brought me to the Mac platform. Actually now that I look back at it, I am glad to an extent that Apple did what they did, because it forced me and many others to take a hard look at other alternatives, and suprisingly there are some really nice alternatives out there! Premiere Pro rocks, Avid had always been solid, MC 6 looks very nice, Smoke for Mac is a tank, and DaVinci is killer (speaking of a full Color replacement) so all in all I personally feel like the blinders have been taken off, and now I am seeing clearly. Yes, the future is changing and the 16 something’s will be the next crop of editors, however, the industry has specific needs, and although it may be a small market it carries the most influence. Yes the industry has changed, the preditor mentality (producer, editor, one man band) is cool and everything, however there is still an understood way of doing things and that will not change anytime soon, I am sure it will change at some point, but that point is not today. Tape is not dead, it mat be limping but it’s not dead, just ask major companies like ESPN, it is actually funny in a way, in today’s terms everything is shot tapeless however you but then everything is stored to an LTO tape system? Crazy, DVD’s are not dead, no matter how much Apple wants it to be, real world example, you shoot a wedding, the couple pays you 6-8K for the wedding then they want their wedding video, and you say oh yeah it’s on the cloud go check it out, oh sorry I cannot make a DVD, how do you think that conversation is going to go, that is just a tiny example, I could go on, but my point was simply to all the working professionals, there are other options and tools are tools, we will be fine and continue making fantastic content. Keep your heads up. Those are some of my thoughts right or wrong, just my thoughts. Take care everyone.

By: Eric Wise

Eric Wise — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:37:56 +0000

I think Floris is right about it taking a couple of years before the dust settles on FCPX. A lot of editors I know are waiting on the sidelines and sticking with FCP 7 for as long as they can. But they are gonna have to make a decision when eventually new (or updated) “must have” software or hardware EOLs or reduces the effectiveness of FCP 7. Then a lot of the debate will start anew. But as FCP X jobs start to bubble up on job sites, editors are going to have to decide if not learning X is worth leaving money on the table. Maybe some will draw a line in the stand but others may reluctantly be forced to learn it. And as someone who has been using FCP / Avid for years and is learning FCP X, it’s definitely like learning to walk again. But that said, some of the new features are growing on me. Interesting times…

By: Nivardo Cavalcante

Nivardo Cavalcante — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:49:45 +0000

@Floris

really, it takes [a long time for a] disaster to be forgotten.

By: Floris

Floris — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:43:56 +0000

You can say what you want:

40 days have past and everyone is still talking about Final Cut Pro X. 40 days is the time required to turn actions into habits. So I guess there will be a lot of talking about Final Cut Pro X.

I think the big question is:
- When will Final Cut Pro X be good enough? It might take a year or two but it will get there.

Shifting paradigms is hard and takes time. The fact that everyone is still discussing here means that (1) people greatly care about Final Cut Pro / X and (2) they haven’t abandoned it.

I am every eager to find out what the first update will bring!

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:17:25 +0000

Um, this is a little strong. If you are still feeling angry, watch the link.

Larry

By: Nivardo Cavalcante

Nivardo Cavalcante — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:08:50 +0000

The Final Cut!!!

http://tinyurl.com/3wzozbb

By: Don B

Don B — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:40:27 +0000

For everyone holding up the idea that editors need to “embrace the future,” or that the former FCS represents the “dark days of the past,” please check out the article below from OneRiverMedia.com. It nicely sums up the breadth of damage that Apple has leveled upon a large number of loyal customers with it’s secretive, arrogant dismissal of a product line that was essential to the livelihood of this community. Apple made no provision whatsoever for these people in their years-long effort to “change everything!” And that’s the problem.

If you love iMovie Pro (aka FCP-ex), good for you. But if you don’t understand by now that it’s not just about the program, you’re missing the point.

“Is the trust for Apple gone for good?”
http://www.onerivermedia.com/blog/?p=322