Re: It's working now!

[Reed Black]
"Thanks Kim! Finally! I said this about him, directly to him, when FCPX was first released. I was criticized for saying "although FCPX had its flaws its still an AWESOME program." And he immediately attacked me for it."

Actually, Reed, he wasn't doing that at all. He was responding to the part of your post where you stated you hadn't even used FCP-X:

[Reed Black]
"…I gotta say, having read through the manual and watched videos on what IT CAN DO (haven't bought it yet) its AWESOME!......This is coming from someone who's been editing professionally since 1996. I started on a movieola, move to a flatbed KEM, then to AVID, then to FCP.....This new version has left some things out (which I understand will be back) but for now its NOT ready for primetime but when it is BOY... its going to dominate the industry like never before."

And he replied:

[David Roth Weiss]
"Reed,

You're brand new to this site, and by your own admission you neither
bought or tested FCP X, yet you're suddenly qualified to influence
readers by characterizing this new product as "AWESOME!"?

Wading in on this or any other subject on which you have zero
experience is not a good way to establish yourself here, nor does it
do service to anyone.

With all the experience you claim, it would behoove you to reserve
issuing advice to others on FCP X and anything else until you have
gained at least some firsthand experience with the product."

To claim that he was taking you to task for calling FCP-X "Awesome" is disingenuous. He was merely pointing out that your opinion of its awesomeness and industry-dominating future was an opinion without the foundation of any first hand knowledge. In other words, pretty much worth ziltch.

You then go on to advise Mr. Weiss:

[Reed Black] " DRW learn how to conduct yourself professionally here, seriously. Because you come across as a total A--HOLE! Not just in this thread but others where I've seen you post"

If any derogatory epithets are going to be slung around here you're doing a good job of getting more than few running through my head. However, this list is best served by restraint, advice I have to take myself in this thread, and if you stop to think about it, advice which David was giving you in his post.

While David may not share your opinion of the glowing future of X, he stands in the company of the great majority of high end users, some of whom are even fanboys. People who've been around for a while see through puff and pretense, not to mention wishful thinking. So if you're going to take him or anyone else to task for not sharing your point of view do it honestly. And have more rationale than "I read through the manual and watched videos."

BTW if you really started editing on a Moviola in 1996, it doesn't serve your professional credentials to tout it. Just say'in.

David
AllinOneFilms.com