Re: Thank you Apple - and don't change course. Please

[Michael Gissing] "I can't use it as a finishing tool the way I did with FCS3..."

Is weak audio mixing and lack of tape I/O keeping you from using FCPX as a finishing tool?

No. Most of my jobs come from FCP 6 or 7 or AVID. So they open in FCP7 (via Automatic Duck for AVID). They are sent to Color for grading and when I then add back in text it is correct.

I always need to have multiple sequence open to cut and paste between as there is always multiple deliverables required for every job. From there I add final mixes in from the Fairlight so audio in the NLE is simple. Obviously I need to route the audio out via the Kona3 to the correct channels on the HDCam & digi beta. The Kona output must be correctly synced to an external reference as I output to multiple decks.

Yes I know I can output a file from X and use another program to output to tape. Such workarounds are neither desirable or necesary as there really is nothing in X that does the job easier or better than FCS3 is doing at the moment. I do see CS6 as offering a better tool for broadcast finishing than FCS3 but X just isn't designed for that sort of work.