Re: FCPX metadata--how significant is it? And why?

[Chris Harlan] "Bill, you totally misunderstand me. The whole reason I started this thread, and others like it, is that I DO want to know what is better or interesting about FCP X. I AM curious about such things. You don't need to defend your preference for FCP X to me. I think I've told you on a couple of occasions that I think it is a good tool for you. AND for many others. I don't begrudge anyone using it. In fact, I'm intrigued by it. So, I'm just trying to see it for what it is. I think you'll find in my reply to Jeremy in this thread, that he made me see--and agree to--his POV on several counts. I think you'll find, if you look across many of my replies, a similar pattern.
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Fair enough, Chris.

I still finding myself occasionally getting weary of "defending" X against the onslaught of those who imply the since it don't work for them, then its dreck for everybody.

Those kind of "blanket" statements were much more common in the early days - when nearly everyone was confused by it's singular differences and translated that into plenty of "but it doesn't do (feature)" only for all of us to discover time and time again that, well, yes it did (feature), just differently than we were previously accustomed to. Case in point is everyone who yelled initially about the "single window" approach, before we understood that you can do virtually everything that was once done in the Viewer (albeit with some singular reservations like full-screen color correcion) in the Event Browser (and a whole lot more besides!)

Those who take it to task and follow up with the REASONING behind their positions have my respect and I try to be careful NEVER to belittle their opinions, since they may very well know a lot more than I do and have viable contextural reasons why it fails to meet their needs.

My occasional crabbiness in the context of a broad/stroke naysayer is MY issue, not anyone else's.

And I'm working on it.

Be patient with me, please.

"Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions."-Justice O'Connor