Re: After a year has perception of FCPX changed?

[Clint Wardlow] "What I find odd is the resistence by people who aren't really pros, like this DSLR shooter.

I think Michael answers to this pretty well.

[Michael Garber] "What stops me from using it is that most of my production clients don't have FCPX and don't want it - or have no editors trained in it. So, when I use FCPX, I'm basically on an island. The production co's don't want me to use it because they can't get back into the projects to do future work."

There are also many people that make gear decisions to help legitimize themselves in their own eyes as well as in the eyes of a client and if the 'pros' they follow discount FCPX odds are they will too. It's a ripple effect.

FCP classic ran into the same issue and it took years of people that could afford Avid, that knew Avid, to choose FCP over Avid before the perception shifted. It took people like Shane Ross, Walter Biscardi, Mark Raudonis, Walter Murch, the Coen Brothers, Digital Film Tree, etc., talking about how they successfully use FCP for big projects before the perception changed and FCP was seen a legit alternative to Avid.

There can be a 'grass roots' FCPX movement, just like there was for FCP, but until it becomes more widely used on higher end projects it will always be seen as a less program than Avid or FCP.