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Your basic troubleshooting and discussion forum for all things Final Cut Pro X. If you are having issues with FCP 7 and below, post it in Cafe LA.
Re: Adobe on the FCPX attack says Ben Balser - 12 years ago
derekmok Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > None of it addresses the loss in confidence. I > still haven't seen anything that would convince me > that Apple wouldn't drop FCPX with no warning, as > with FCP7. Everybody thought FCP7 was "here to > stay", as well. As someone who had facility level responsibility over a decade ago wheby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Adobe on the FCPX attack says Ben Balser - 12 years ago
I haven't heard any other reports like this either in the "blogoshpere" or especially in social media like Twitter. I do wonder whether product comparisons were made that might have appeared a bit "rough." Apparently something Adobe said in their presentation which referred to FCPX and hit a nerve. Someone there or someone who spotted any social media around this might wanby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Apple press briefing and personal opinions on FCPX from Ben Balser - 12 years ago
He draws some conclusions some would find controversial or, at least, bold. My take is that FCP X with Resolve and Cantemo will be the dominant combo in the very near future. and FCP X is powerful, it is here to stay, and it will be the dominant player 7 was. That is not a rumor, that is not the mindless ranting of a fanboy, that is not wishful thinking, that is the cold, hard fact,by craig seeman - Café LA - X
NAB and NLEs from Oliver Peters - 12 years ago
NAB and NLEs from Oliver Peters. He's one of those "rare" professional editors who uses FCPX as well as other NLEs in his freelance work. ...they were showing the XAVC integration in an area of the Sony booth. FCP X was well-represented as part of other displays all over the floor. An interesting metric I noticed, was that all press covering the show on video, were cutting theirby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Interesting things said about FCPX and NAB - 12 years ago
FCPX and NAB. Probably best to make it a single topic with branches so this is the parent.by craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: OT: Happy Holidays to you all! - 12 years ago
I'm having a heck of a time trying to reboot the XMas tree. The ornaments keep crashing. I can't figure out how to tie ribbons around downloadable apps. The chestnuts are taking too long to render. The popcorn keeps giving me kernel panics That does it! I'm going to turn on a Quad Core Power Mac and wait 'till that gets nice and toasty and make Potato Latkes on top of it. That should cookby craig seeman - Café LA
Magnetism - 12 years ago
I'll start with acknowledging there's a huge number of features, especially a number of "conveniences" still missing from FCPX (will what the soon coming update brings) but what attracts me to it and keeps me with it is the "paradigm shift" features including the magnetic timeline. I've been editing for about 30 years so I've been through a lot of linear and non linear systby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Dare Dreamer Magazine interviews Chris Fenwick on FCPX - 12 years ago
Dare Dreamer Magazine interviews Chris Fenwick on FCPX. Very interesting story about how he's come around to liking FCPX and using it professionally for his small post company. Long interview with many breaks.by craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: playing with X demo. effect keyframes??? - 12 years ago
Wayne, sorry I haven't been getting forum updates. There is a way to see all the keyframes in the Storyline. I think it's a bit awkward. It's something Apple needs to improve. On the right side of a clip in the timeline you can pop out a VFX/AFX keyframe overlay. As to the magnetic timeline. Interesting. It's one of the things I like about FCPX. People use "magnetic" to describe theby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: Video/audio and music clips stuck together by "claw"? - 12 years ago
Just off the top of my head, have you tried replacing with a GAP clip or moving the audio off the primary storyline. If you think about it there's a few ways of doing this. Cross dissolves work fine on connected clips. If they abut they become a secondary story line. Are you sure you're on the current version of FCPX which 10.0.5? It's time you get one of the the available tutorials. Youby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Apple's bet against Tracks by Alex4D - 12 years ago
Apple's bet against Tracks by Alex4D We've been through this ad infinitum in the early days but Alex's explanation might be good for newbies visiting the forum. When one loves or hates Apple's new methodology, Alex does a good job explaining the intent at least.by craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: How did the LAFCPUG "Final Cut Pro X Update Night" meeting go? - 12 years ago
Dean Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Apple DID tell the group some of the features that > will be in future updates something they rarely do > such as dual viewers a I can't remember the rest > and I wasn't allowed to tape it so I don't have > any video to go back to. They did that when they talked to Larry Jordan and others at NAB. The chby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: OT: What ever happened to XR - 12 years ago
Looks like the videos are gone Either a hard crash with their storage or a financial crash ending the service. Maybe Vimeo beat them to death. I use XR for a while but they started killing features that were important to me like user downloads. OK it looks like a few things are still there but most are gone.by craig seeman - Café LA
Re: How did the LAFCPUG "Final Cut Pro X Update Night" meeting go? - 12 years ago
At issue is whether there's interest in application specific user groups. Personally I'd say yes but that does not mean LAFCPUG has to be such a group. NYFCPUG became MoPictive several years ago.by craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: How did the LAFCPUG "Final Cut Pro X Update Night" meeting go? - 12 years ago
Apple doesn't seem to know how to market to professionals. That doesn't mean their products aren't professional. I think FCPX is growing into a professional product. I think if a facility were making purchases today, there's little reason to chose Apple products. FCPX probably needs several more updates to cover some of the issues. They have no current feature competitive desktop computer. Tby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: How did the LAFCPUG "Final Cut Pro X Update Night" meeting go? - 12 years ago
There's some irony in that people are truly eager to hear about yet to come features in FCPX. On the other hand there's lots of impatience when Apple is working very hard to try to clear up some misconceptions about FCPX. Good news? Apple is attending road shows (like the Blackmagic road show I saw them at) and user groups (like this) in person again. They're a bit rusty in knowing the audiby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Alex4D:Final Cut Pro X features: catching up and superseding - 12 years ago
Alex4D:Final Cut Pro X features: catching up and superseding Interesting comparison of FCPX development to OSX and iOS and some prognostications based on that.by craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: Apple publishes White Paper on "Red Workflows with FCP X" - 12 years ago
Given their recent statements, direct RED support without transcode to ProRes should be coming later this year.by craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: Is Final Cut X here to stay? - 12 years ago
craig seeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And some number who were once dead set against it > are at least experimenting with it in Broadcast > environments. A very small number are using it for > broadcast but they include portions of ABC, MLB > (national baseball) and some regional (and at > least one national) TV spots. The thinby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: Is Final Cut X here to stay? - 12 years ago
QuoteFrom the few articles I've read it seems professional editors are very disappointed with Final Cut X f And some number who were once dead set against it are at least experimenting with it in Broadcast environments. A very small number are using it for broadcast but they include portions of ABC, MLB (national baseball) and some regional (and at least one national) TV spots. Quoteit's noby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: FCPX updated today to 10.0.5 - More stable and faster. It's about time! - 12 years ago
Russ Blaise Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Steve, are you saying that Matrox is coming out > with an universal driver that I can go back and > forth from CS6 and FCPX without doing an > unistall/install every time I switch? Matrox has to dig out of driver for specific NLE hole. I have issues in that I use MXO for other things as well rangingby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: FCPX updated today to 10.0.5 - More stable and faster. It's about time! - 12 years ago
Most reports I'm hearing is that 10.0.5 has been a good stability release. Lots of people reporting beach balls and crashing going away. I'd wonder if crashes follow an OS or config pattern. I'd suspect 10.6.8 and/or or systems with smaller amounts of RAM or VRAM might have issues. As Apple pushes to Mountain Lion I think they may not be much QC on older OSs or systems. Many video utilities seemby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: MacPro, iMac, FCPX and my theory on desktop hardware - 12 years ago
Quotewhat are people supposed to do in the meantime? We've been waiting two years for a new Mac Pro and now we've got to wait another? I'm in that boat with a 2008 MP that I want to replace. Even an interim iMac is debatable as it too is aging having not been updated since May 2010 I believe. I'm not saying I like this but I think this is Apple's strategy. Even more so than the MacPro, I cby craig seeman - Café LA - X
MacPro, iMac, FCPX and my theory on desktop hardware - 12 years ago
Just a theory to toss on to the fire. It could mean MacPro and iMac are going to be consolidated into a new product line. Some see this with MacBookAir and the new MacBookPro but they're continuing to make the old MacBookPro. That's probably due to pricing though. I wouldn't be surprised to see the old MBP go away next years (some rumors have predicted this). What surprised me was the laby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: fcp 7 to x - 12 years ago
Definitely the best way and Philip supports aggressively. They're very on top of changes in FCPX XML and he's quick to fix issues. Personally having this done by a third party (and he does communicate with Apple) allows for much better support and faster fix turnaround.by craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: fcp 7 to x - 12 years ago
7 to X would have no impact on quality. You can control the proxy/optimization process in X (turn it off). It's possible it is having issues with titles. Make sure you have current version and contact the developer Philip Hodgetts as he's very good with bug fixes as well as documenting known issues. Usually he'd ask for the XML to see what's happening.by craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: Using FCP X on a Feature - Good Idea? - 12 years ago
Keep us posted. Some of the FCPX "brain trust" here might be able to help if you run into some knotty challenges.by craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: Using FCP X on a Feature - Good Idea? - 12 years ago
One of the "Tricky" parts about FCPX and long form is the lack of established and tested organizing workflows. This is where experimentation can come in. I've heard some are using multiple Events for long form rather than putting everything into one event. I recently saw Diana Weynand talk in NYC specifically about "creativity and workflows with FCPX" and she said she liby craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: Using FCP X on a Feature - Good Idea? - 12 years ago
Philip Hodgetts (maker of FCP7toX and other nifty utilities) is using FCPX on a major project. Solar Odyssey. He writes about it periodically on his blog He could probably talk a lot about media management and workflow.by craig seeman - Café LA - X
Re: new? Final Cut Pro X Bug - 12 years ago
What where the size of the stills and how much memory did you have? If the stills are large and a memory hungry app like FCPX needs more RAM and it's not there and it starts using the hard drive for "virtual memory" you might be settings up a bad situation. Granted that shouldn't be "fatal" but it's possible your issue was memory based. There's no reason to erase are hardby craig seeman - Café LA - X
