Re: Email Exchange with Randy Ubillos, FCP X Designer

We all know the only real dongle for FCP is a Mac. Maybe we could even get them to unlock already owned systems to be copied legally on any computer you or your company owns, dunno but extra seats will likely be available for quite some time on ebay I'll wager.

Maybe they'll update it fast enough that we don't have to wait until FCP 7 just doesn't run anymore. In the presentation they said they'd be updating it faster than before.

There is a roadmap I'm sure, and they will be adding or a third party will supply software to do what we must. If there's a market, somebody is going to fill it. Some think it will be FCP's competition. Some don't. We'll see. I like much of what I see in X. 64 bit, background renders et all. Facial recognition might even be in the cards with this new platform, they have it in the photo apps already... And that's what it is a new platform. For starters, there has to be XML in the code of FCP X or Automatic Duck couldn't have latched on to it... I believe they had that for sale within hours of FCP X's release.

I seriously believe waiting and playing around with X for the cost of a nice dinner for 4 is a good idea if you can. And most can. For how long will be up to Apple, they say it will be faster. We'll see eh?

Jerry