Re: Email Exchange with Randy Ubillos, FCP X Designer

I totally agree. I'm far more concerned with UI/Feature omissions than FCPX 1.0 being able to integrate with FCP 7.0. Apple let the FCS3 install remain untouched for a reason. First time we're able to run two FCP's side by side. I think most people complaining about the lack of project migration are merely doing so out of principle, but if you've poked around FCPX for even a few minutes you can see how there's no way a FCP 7.0 project would translate into this new interface. You'd also see how this program can't accommodate probably around 30-40% of the FCP 7.0 capabilities. From the core architecture down to the fundamental concepts behind the UI, they're two totally different programs. I'm not a software engineer but I have to assume that writing such robust video based software is difficult. There are only a few players in this market.

FCPX reminds me of the first OSX release more than anything. Flashy but totally lacking major features, entirely different non compatible UNIX/Cocoa base -- and we were forced to dual boot with Mac OS 9 until things with OSX were up to speed.

JONATHAN DORTCH
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