Professional Editor Offers a Different Slant on the Future of FCP X
By Rob Scott
September 14, 2011
September 14, 2011
- “CSI: Miami” editor and creator of 2-pop FCP informational site, Lawrence Jordan A.C.E., provides an alternative analysis of Apple’s much maligned Final Cut Pro X release.
- In his recent Editors Guild Magazine article, Jordan discusses the history of FCP emerging as an affordable alternative to Avid, the unveiling of FCP X at the SuperMeet in Las Vegas, the subsequent negative backlash and comparisons to iMovie, Apple’s response to the debacle, and a refreshingly optimistic view of FCP’s future.
- “Marketing debacles aside, once you dig in and start to really understand the breadth and depth of the things it can do, it’s hard to argue that Final Cut Pro X is not groundbreaking,” he writes. “It’s a slick, sophisticated and innovative rethinking of the editing paradigm that, considering Apple’s weight and power in the marketplace, will very likely be embraced by an entire new generation of media creators — people who will be crafting stories into the future, for platforms and devices that don’t even exist yet.”
- Jordan concludes on a promising note: “Although I can’t recommend it to my fellow editors for editing features or television in its current incarnation (after all, it is only version 1.0), I look forward to what Final Cut Pro X will have to offer as it matures and as Apple begins to deliver on promises of a professional-level product that meets the needs and expectations of both its new and experienced users. I guess we will just all have to wait and see.”
Topics: Apple, CBS, CSI: Miami, Edit, Editing, Editor, FCP, FCP X, Final Cut Pro, Jordan, Lawrence Jordan, Post Production, Show, Television, TV
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This is a fascinating take on what my editor friends are still angrily referring to as “iMovie Pro.” Is Jordan too optimistic here? I’m curious what the ETCentric crowd thinks…
This is a fascinating take on what my editor friends are still angrily referring to as “iMovie Pro.” Is Jordan too optimistic here? I’m curious what the ETCentric crowd thinks…
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