Apple Announces Final Cut Pro X

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Post by rondevera » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 2:20 AM UTC

Apple Announces Final Cut Pro X
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Re: Apple Announces Final Cut Pro X

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Post by timdorr » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 2:47 AM UTC

It's kind of funny to see a somewhat iMovie-esque interface. There's an unwritten UI law that if it's more complex, with more knobs and buttons, it must be more "professional". Learning that complexity is a badge of honor that you have to earn. And as a result, there's a resistance in the pro world towards easy-of-use. I really hope Apple can buck that trend and remove what is ultimately just arrogance in that class of product.

Re: Apple Announces Final Cut Pro X

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Post by joahua » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 2:48 AM UTC

Can't wait.

I'd not seen the noise last week around this announcement - seems like Supermeet might've pissed off a few vendors as Apple blocked out the time to announce FCPX: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20051031-37.html

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Post by ique » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 2:53 AM UTC

Is it possible to get a hold of video of the presentation anywhere?

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Post by pcolton » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:06 AM UTC

FCPX will be $299 from the App Store in June.

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Post by peterb » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:10 AM UTC

pcolton wrote: post #5

FCPX will be $299 from the App Store in June.

Nice. Avid must be nervous.

Re: Apple Announces Final Cut Pro X

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Post by mambodog » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:14 AM UTC

I'm glad Apple is continuing to work hard on their software offerings, given that they have slightly less incentive to do so than a company such as Adobe.

I'm just hoping to see the same kind of love for Logic Studio sometime soon, a lot of the older synths could do with some UI love, and the app does suffer from having multiple layers of UI (sub-views with their own set of dropdown menus, etc).

Re: Apple Announces Final Cut Pro X

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Post by mambodog » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:28 AM UTC

pcolton wrote: post #5

FCPX will be $299 from the App Store in June.

This seems very cheap, I wonder if that means the other pieces of Final Cut Studio will be sold separately on the App Store?

EDIT: Also I wonder if being cheap means that some 'pros' will take it less seriously, or worry that it won't be supported in the same way as more expensive software?

I'm reminded of this post: http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2010/06/09/my-2-bucks-on-prici...

Re: Apple Announces Final Cut Pro X

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Post by mcav » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:31 AM UTC

mambodog wrote: post #8

pcolton wrote: post #5

FCPX will be $299 from the App Store in June.

This seems very cheap, I wonder if that means the other pieces of Final Cut Studio will be sold separately on the App Store? EDIT: Also I wonder if being cheap means that some 'pros' will take it less seriously, or worry that it won't be supported in the same way as more expensive software? I'm reminded of this post: http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2010/06/09/my-2-bucks-on-prici...

I hope so. I've always wanted to play with Motion.

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Post by elithrar » Wed, Apr 13, 2011, 3:40 AM UTC

timdorr wrote: post #2

It's kind of funny to see a somewhat iMovie-esque interface. There's an unwritten UI law that if it's more complex, with more knobs and buttons, it must be more "professional". Learning that complexity is a badge of honor that you have to earn. And as a result, there's a resistance in the pro world towards easy-of-use. I really hope Apple can buck that trend and remove what is ultimately just arrogance in that class…

It's funny, but also great that they're taking this step. The keyboard short-cuts are there for those of us that love them (they even mentioned this in the keynote), but the UI is far more friendly to mouse-based editing (especially with trimming controls).

Aperture 2 to 3 gained a much simpler interface, despite being a 'pro' app. FCX has taken this even further, and I'm glad to see it, because Aperture 3 was far better than 2.