FCP X
So I’ve been hearing waaaaay to much about this program. I have been editing with FCP since late 1999. Yes folks, I’m now old. I have had the opportunity to play around with FCP X for a few projects. I’m not going to plot out point for point pros and cons of this program but just give my 2 cents right from the start.
It’s not for me. I have edited on Final Cut, Media 100 and Avid and have pretty much only worked in Canadian broadcast television. The rules of non linear editing have all been the same pretty much until now. Media 100 and Avid I found took too much of my time to do the same things that I could do in FCP. I spent years convincing the producers in my local production community that this program would be worth it. As the program evolved they bit and now I live in an almost 100% FCP production community. That was before FCP X though…
FCP X has perks, and lots of them, but then so does Sony Vegas and iMovie. Apple has seemed to forget that they didn’t create the NLE format that thousands of editors abide to and are now trying to skip out on a few key factors that my industry relies on. That paired with the learning curve and lack of upfront information from Apple has led me to finally get caught looking at another NLE…. Avid. I’m still dearly tied to Apple since it’s given me 12 years of a career but I’m now forced to look at learning more then just one NLE. I’ve heard this years ago from every Avid editor I came across but never took any of their advice.
Oh well, at least I have a few broadcast credits on an Avid Xpress… I’m really just hoping that Apple unveils some major update that reassures me that my career/job/livelyhood isn’t completely f*cked.
