Rob... Please.
I'm not making excuses for Apple but if you do a search on the COW you'll find lots of requests from folks asking for a 64-bit app which means it will take a complete rewrite to do this. Apple didn't toss out all of the pro features. Some did get left out and yes, its not friendly to DV users but DV is an old format that needs to die. Maybe ProRes isn't the way of the future but everyone pro company has their own format. Panasonic has P2, Sony has HDCAM, XDCAM HD, NXCAM, AVCHD, etc. You get the idea. Apple is pushing hard from ProRes which looks awesome, you have to admit. Native support has been looked over but with enough feedback from everyone, Apple may release an update to add this back.
As for the version 1.0 thing... FCP X is not a 1.0. Just a complete rewrite to ONLY includes digital media, not tape based media. Tape based support should and will be completely up to the capture board companies. It does add another step but haven't we been taking other steps to make our tapes, DVDs, and web videos?
Let's not get bent out of shape. ANYTIME a new software package arrives, there's issues and bug to work out. This is a COMPLETELY new software package using COMPLETELY new methods of workflow. There's always going to be hiccups and rough patches until this works out.
Did you freak out when you left you analog tape based edit system to cut on a NLE system? I bet the answer is yes. It was a painful difficult transition for all involved but we made it just fine. Just as we will with FCP X.
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