Re: macbook air and fcpx- the new portable edit suite

[Walter Soyka] "Why do you think Aperture was meant to be iPhoto Pro, but FCPX was meant to be more than iMovie Pro?"

I don't think Aperture sells hardware. I'm not sure if Apple knew where to go with it and it's while Lightroom may have eclipsed it. In fact Lightroom (and Bridge also) are much more of an "ecosystem" tool that Aperture has been. I don't think Aperture has had a clear direction other than being a more feature rich version of iPhoto.

There's a lot of reasons to believe and see FCPX being a device to move hardware. Some are overt such as the need for systems with newer GPUs. Others, although speculative, I think are related to Apple looking to sell more computers of various types. That's why we see discussion on this forum of MacBookAir with Thunderbolt ports. That doesn't mean other NLEs won't take advantage of that but Apple tends not to be reliant on third party software to sell their hardware.

I also think whatever replaces the MacPro as something Apple will want FCPX to sell. I think Apple sees FCPX eventually being a "hub" in both a portable and facility post environment. It's a very long way from here to there though. I don't see any business motive for FCPX to repeat Aperture's current situation.