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Comment on Shooting Video on the Canon 7D by Adolf

Adolf — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:01:56 +0000

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Comment on I’m through with Final Cut Pro by brontosaurusrex

brontosaurusrex — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:49:53 +0000

for cutting there is (drums) magic CTRL + K !

your welcome!

Comment on I’m through with Final Cut Pro by Vitali Bystritski

Vitali Bystritski — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:12:53 +0000

I have to admit, I would not expect Apple to discontinue Final Cut Server in such manner and thought they would offer a new Final Cut Server / FCP integration as in Avid Interplay / Newscutter .
It’s surely a hit below the belt. Final Cut Pro X release is a huge snafu: the Apple guys spent too much time talking to themselves and chosen trainers. I do see a lot of hidden features in FCP X hitting to possible multiuser workflows, but the question is if we want to follow and risk too much.

However, again and again, I want to state my main point:
What does Adobe offers in video asset management? What DAMs are so tightly integrated with Premiere as FCP 6/7 were with FCSvr, or Avid Newscutter with Interplay? This is a huge gap. Adobe doesn’t think on the video enterprise level for Premiere yet, unfortunately, and I really and sincerely wish they would.

I still do think it was unfair to compare Adobe Premiere with the whole line: Final Cut Pro 7, Final Cut Server, Xserve and Xsan, and I can still sign up after every word I wrote.

As to Final Cut Server, it will be still running and being supported by integrators for quite some time, just like, and John McVey can confirm here ;) , all those Artbox installations around the world. Still running. Here is the list of companies I just know myself have FCSvr installations now:

AOL – NY and LA
Google Lab – NY
QuickSiliver
Thomson Reuters – NY
MTV – NY & London
MLB – NJ
ABC – Burbank, CA
CBS College Sports, NY ( graphics )
Ogilvy & Mather, NY
JWT – NY
BBDO – NY
Georgia Aquarium – Atlanta, GA
Columbia University, NY
Health and Safety Institute – Eugene, OR
Premier Retail Networks – San Francisco, CA
Herbalife
Joyce Meyer Ministries – Fenton, MO
Serino Coyne of Omnicom Group Inc., NY

For Adobe Premiere to get those installations to switch, they have to show more than just FCP-like interface. The same goes for FCP X.

Comment on I’m through with Final Cut Pro by Kenny Stainton

Kenny Stainton — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:43:23 +0000

I sure feel like an idiot for advocating FCP and Apple the past few years. They make me look bad in this. I have been an editor for 30 years and have never felt so betrayed. The New FCP is piss poor. They are done with professionals and it won’t even affect thier bottom line. The writing is on the wall. Anyone who thinks different is like the person in a relationship who thinks its not really over and keeps sleeping with the heartless loser who is leading them on. I have no choice but to switch to a new system.
One that the whole company will go bust if they screw users in mass quanities. One that cares abput and listens to professionals. My biggest problem is which one? Avid? Adobe? Media100? Smoke?(Too much learning curve and price for my pro editing enjoyment.)
With any luck regarding apple, what goes around comes around. Apple has cost me a lot of time and money and I’m a small shop. They have caused massive problems and expenditures for the entire industry.They are the laughing stock of viral videos like the one
from conan and the hitler thing on utube sums it up well. What Arrogance!
Kenny Stainton
Houston

Comment on punypng now supports Dirty Transparency by Allo-vitreteintee

Allo-vitreteintee — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:36:32 +0000

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Comment on Future of FCP X and my hopes for Premiere CS5.5 by Alberto

Alberto — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:38:32 +0000

Thanks for your posts Conrad, very well written and informative. Btw, where is Vitali? The least you could do is to recognize when you where completely wrong (and went over the top criticizing basing all your criticism on “I know better, I’m a professional, you are not”. Quite lame. I’ve been working at many places with FinalCut Server and it always sucked. I’m happy it’s been discounted as it was the least Apple-like app, so user unfriendly).
Conrad, do you have any recommendations on Asset Management for small/medium production companies? I’ve heard a lot of good things about CATDv, although the implementation is kind of tricky, apparently.

Thanks man, keep up the good work.