I can understand the argument of FCPX as strategic retreat, but I think there's a lot more to the discussion about Apple and professionals than just whining. Apple broke people's trust and created the doubt that you and Paul are complaining about people expressing. Apple will be held to a higher standard until they have regained people's trust or moved out of the market.
[Craig Seeman] "I know people who are doing exactly that. I don't know of "startup" facilities but I do know of individuals who are starting up businesses doing that. iMac, Thunderbolt, FCPX suits some businesses in a tight economy look for "ease of use" tools... I've never claimed that FCPX is feature competitive with FCP7 or PP5.5 (6 coming) or MC5.5 (now 6)."
I wasn't talking about new market entrants willing to trade feature set for low cost and ease of use. I was talking about an established professional like yourself...
[Craig Seeman] "For my own work 10.0 would not be feasible, 10.0.3 is. Given that I had FCP7, the transition was a bit easier since I had a mature NLE to use. At this point I'm using 10.0.3 exclusively although I still curse at a few of its failings."
... but you pretty much answered it there for me.
I'd like to step out of debate mode and back into learning mode for a bit.
I assume that your workflow is one that suits FCPX well. May I ask about it?
I haven't spent a lot of time on 10.0.3 myself, but I'm very nervous about trying it in production since it seems to have spooked several of the other vocal early adopters with grave performance or reliability issues. Have you seen any of these? Also, I know you said you're using FCPX exclusively now, but I'm curious how comfortable you would feel today without your FCP7 license to fall back on?
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