Re: Final Cut X update and free trial

[Jeff Bernstein] "For those keeping score at home, I don't think Apple delivered everything they promised, intimated, or whispered they would deliver this summer."

Facts. Point to such promises from Apple.

[Jeff Bernstein] "Had Apple delivered this for the launch, I think there would still be a big stink."

Yes but a lot of people might have accepted it as a 1.0 app and have had a "let's see where this goes" approach.

[Jeff Bernstein] "This release is not going to change many minds for the simple fact that basic functionality is still missing."

Apple states Multicam and Broadcast monitoring in early 2012.

Actually I think they've covered most of the big issues such as XML In/Out and the ability to spit out audio with its "Roles" feature.

Heck you can even add transition to connected clips now.

There's lots of things that still need to be done but this would have been the 1.0 app that would have caused a lot less panic and a lot more pause to investigate. It's now a viable FAST AVCHD project editor that can spit out files for Audio and Color Grading post workflow.