![]() ![]() If they had just waited a little longer, then the negative perception would have been minimized. I think Apple should have maybe hired a few more programmers and just had those features upon release. Since Apple had totally re-written from the ground up, it just took them a little longer to get the multi-cam, etc. The higher end pros are using mostly ProTools for the audio and maybe Logic for the lower end users, so taking out Soundtrack allowed them to drop the price and since these guys are typically using Pro Tools, taking out Soundtrack shouldn’t be an issue, so why pay for it. They took out the Soundtrack software for the simple reason was most users simply weren’t using it. What they should have taken away from the new release was that FCP was going to merge so they can finally get rid of the lower end version and come out with a better entry level version that’s the same as the high end version and drop the price so it’s more affordable. I guess when Apple made the decision to switch from two different versions of FCP to only one, the perception was skewed incorrectly. Plus there was some negative media attention which created a lot of attitude amongst the users as since they had to wait a little longer for the Pro features, they just cast it off as a new version of FCP Express. Most full length movies can take a 2-4 years in development/production from the initial green light to do the movie to the actual public release.įCPX was a big departure from the previous version because of the UI, and that’s throws these guys for a loop. It’s the same reasoning behind why major corporations don’t upgrade their desktop OS that quickly, just because there’s a new release. The issues with large production is they don’t change horses in the middle of an existing production because any new piece of software has various bugs, plus there are sometimes a learning curve and they simply can’t stop production just because a new piece of software came out. There are top end audio recording studios still using older version of Pro Tools. You can read more about the Glenn Ficarra’s and John Requa’s experience with using Final Cut Pro X to edit a Hollywood film from Apple’s Final Cut Pro X ‘In Action’ site, and let us know in the comments what your experience with the professional video editing app has been. Perhaps more surprising than Focus being edited in Final Cut Pro X, Apple’s $299 video production app, is that it took almost four years for a first Hollywood film to be edited with the software. The report notes that the directors used a combination of iMacs, Mac Pros, and MacBook Pros to edit the film in addition to two plug-ins: Sync-N-Link X, a $199 plug-in for syncing audio with video, and SliceX, a $99 plug-in for stabilizing footage. But the negativity about FCPX was based on “old information,” and not informed, he says. The move produced “a lot of eye rolling and sympathetic prayers,” he adds. From the USA Today:įocus directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa choose Final Cut for a simple reason: “We wanted to do the edit in a way that was quicker,” says Ficarra. ![]() The movie entitled Focus (trailer above) stars Will Smith and is set to be released this Friday. To showcase the movie debut and FCPX’s role in the film, Apple has launched a microsite detailing the production. Nearly four years later, the first Hollywood film edited in Final Cut Pro X is set to be released. It’s no secret that Final Cut Pro X, the overhauled follow up to Apple’s widely used video editing software, wasn’t exactly a hit with its users when the app was first released in 2011.Ī comprehensive change in the way the software functioned and a lack of legacy features from the prior version gave the app a reputation for being “iMovie Pro” rather than a true professional desktop video editor. Soon after its launch, Apple addressed the flood of criticism with an FAQ site and a promise that more features would slowly become available in the new version. ![]()
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