Very cool you put it on RU-vid. Watched the whole film. As an editor and very enthusiastic user of FCPX since the start, I have to explain almost on an daily basis why I still work with this software after using FCP7. Why not switch to Premiere, because it looks more like FCP7. This documentary explains why I don't switch. FCPX is so different and -in my eyes- better than Premiere and Avid. Great documentary, although I would have loved to see more examples of why exactly FCPX works so good and the end bit, about everybody can be a filmmaker, could have been shorter. But besides that: well done and thanks!
Thanks for the kind feedback. After showing the full version to hundreds of video editors we've gotten a lot of notes. Different people are getting different things out of it so we tried to balance all of the story points as best as we could with all of that feedback in mind. But at the end of the day you have to make the film you want to make which won't please everybody.
@@OfftheTracksMovie "After showing the full version to hundreds of video editors" - this sounds like a logistical and costly nightmare. Are you sure there are hundreds of people who can confirm they gave you notes?
@@thetechsite9619 Just a warning, I may have to block you from this channel if you're going to criticize the other comments on here... But yes, I showed different cuts at several events such as NAB, IBC, and at the Creative Summit to editors from around the world, not to mention the LA and NYC premieres... Also I released the full doc a year ago and have many people e-mail me since then. I didn't say hundreds of people gave me notes though, only that hundreds of video editors watched and I received a lot of notes. Once again you got it wrong.
@@OfftheTracksMovie It's true. I was at the FCPX Creative Summit for an in-progress screening of the film and had the opportunity and privilege to give some notes. I really admire the way the filmmakers were open-minded about feedback, and still made the film they wanted to make. I wish more people were as open minded about using FCPX itself!
Just wanted to say a big thank you for the film found it inspirational educational & made me happy to watch & learn a lot of behind the scenes about technology that’s definitely changed my life.. my favorite scene was you at the end compressing your final cut ! Thank you 🙏 for this story I loved it !
For me, this documentary misses the reason I do not use FCP X. First, let me say that I used Final Cut Pro for I guess about eight years and owned two Mac Pro towers. When the Power PC tower quit working I bought a used Intel equivalent from an editor friend. I did this because Premiere 5.1 on Windows XP just wasn't stable. When I updated anything on Windows, Premiere would not run and I'd spend hours getting drivers sorted out. In 2001, at the urging of a good editor friend, I spent, for me, an enormous sum for a new Mac Pro tower system and Find Cut Pro. The computer and the software worked fine. I updated FCP with each update up to version 7 in about 2009. As the years went by with no further updates. My first tower had quit working and I had bought a newer one, but still no updates. I was feeling neglected, but I hung in there until my second Mac tower developed motherboard issues. After a couple of years of no updates and the failing hardware, I decided to switch back to Windows and bought the Adobe Creative Suite. To be fair, I've never liked how Apple runs it's business. They do make good hardware and software but, in my experience and from what I've read, they really don't value their customers. They want their customers confined to their walled garden. Their prices are high, especially for creative professionals. So I trust your assertion that they have improved the editing process. That's not enough to overcome my reluctance to do business with them again. Perhaps some of these features will turn up in other editing suites.
Thank you for your comment. "Trust in Apple" was a segment briefly touched on in the full edit that we didn't include in the abridged version. As you suggested some of the better ideas from Final Cut Pro X are already making their way into other software. Take a look at Adobe Premiere Rush, the Cut Page in Davinci Resolve, and LumaFusion for the iPad as examples.
Excellent documentary! I was front row center for this "transition" and not gonna lie, just experienced a little PTSD. I was working for Apple as a Final Cut 7 trainer when FCPX was introduced. The week before it was released Larry Jordan came to Boston and gave us an overview and a momentary feeling of excitement for the future of editing. The day it hit the shelves is the day I became an FCPX trainer. And without a single clue! I love FCPX and STILL miss Final Cut Studio. RIP... You did a great job of telling this story.
This documentary makes me feel fortunate that I came into editing just at the end of FCP7 and never was hardcoded into the habbits that would need to be relearned. I hope we can see FCPX on the iPad/iPhone with plugin support in the future since the architectures are becoming the same. That'll really change things and make LumaFusion mad.
I've watched the documentary yesterday, and Holy god what a great job... The storytelling is great in this docu But actually I think this film is not about FCPX, it's about "the importance of the acceptance of change to improve life" Also looking at how the structure is built is fascinating, very well done. Thank you very much guys for this great documentary
Great work, just finished the entire film on Amazon Prime. I'm an aspiring professional editor and am learning on FCP because it's the easiest way to discover and learn the principles of editing and actually test drive them. I've cut a few of my personal shorts in FCP and want to graduate on to films and shows with it, but also learn Avid -- and your film is inspiring. Also loved the way you did the credits at the end. I always watch credits but the accompanying commentary was so fascinating, leaving everyone with the possibility of a future FCP: makes sense, a lot more automation so sound and color and all the technical things that make it tricky to actually make something professional now, though the cutting is pretty easy in FCP, will allow us to just perform the cuts. I think that is an editing dream, remove all barriers to just get into the footage and cut and get the great sculpture out of the stone with nothing but the trusty chisel, so to speak. I also think your movie will age like fine wine, and you will be seen as an editing prophet of sorts, and I hope that also really helps your career. Fascinating film on a piece of software that empowered me to begin an editing journey as someone not so young and will definitely have an impact on society in a way perhaps like the iPhone -- even the printing press -- in ways we may not fully conceive of yet. Kudos and congratulations!!
Great documentary team! I personally just started using FCPX at the beginning of this year, after being frustrated with Premiere Pro's constant malfunctioning and increasing monthly costs, and I have to say I love it! When I have to use Premiere Pro at work I really hate the experience and end up missing the magnetic timeline. My journey with NLE's is funny because when I was learning filmmaking back in High school I first learned on Premiere v7.0 (Premiere Pro v1.0) on Windows in 2003 and then after High school I got a job at a production company and we got 1 Mac Pro (all other editing suites used Premiere on Windows) with Final Cut Pro 6, I started to use it out of curiosity ( back then I swore to never use Mac, only PC haha) and I fell in love with not only the Mac OS but Final Cut Pro, bought my own MacBook Pro and FCP7 when that was released. But then, when Apple announced FCPX and everybody was in an uproar about it, everyone I knew in the industry at the time was either waiting it out and sticking with FCP7 as long as the could or making the jump to PP. I made the jump back to Premiere Pro happily, having never even opened FCPX for myself. But I wish I had because now I am right back to Final Cut Pro after 8 years. (Side note, I always hated AVID because it's such a mess) FCPX has taken a deconstruction of my understanding of Non-linear editing but it has been for the better. Once you can wrap your mind around this new way of approaching the edit it really is so much smarter. Anyway, thanks for making this doc, it was fascinating to watch!
Incredibly inspiring. Superb storytelling. FCPX is the reason I get to work from home as a freelance editor. Not to mention the amount of plugin support. People like Alex 4D and the Ripple team are the reason I can take my videos to a much higher level. Thanks for sharing this marvelous production!
Final Cut X came out about the time I was fully distracted by major personal challenges, although I had heard all the blow back about the new X update. Because of those reasons I decided to stay on FCP 7. Five years later I landed an in-house producing gig where I was cutting on Premiere on a state of the art PC. I decided to continue cutting on 7 and Premiere at home and save money for when I could upgrade to X on a new Mac. I have to admit, once I had re-familiarized myself with Premiere, being so similar to 7, even though I was cutting on a Windows platform, the low learning curve was very appealing. But now 3 1/2 years later, almost 9 years after X's intro, I finally upgraded to a new iMac! It was delivered a few days ago. Naturally, longing to start cutting on X, I configured it with the software. I'm about half way through Larry Jordan's phenomenal FCP X version 10.4 training series. Just a few videos in I realized how incredibly innovative the magnetic timeline was and all that I've been missing these last several years - and now that I've watched this doc I'm even more excited! This "new" software is phenomenal. I'm thankful that even though I was content to stay with the familiar (7 and Premiere), I am totally open even still to X's way of editing. I really get the mind shift that needs to take place when moving to X. While watching the tutorials I literally felt my brain saying, like, ok - it's not projects it's Libraries?? Magnetic timeline...uh...ok. It IS indeed a mind shift. So watching this doc, I get why there was so much backlash at first. But I also want to be one of the editors that says, hold on to your hats - let's do this! This is one lady editor who so super excited to join the rest of my forward-thinking peers and take our art to the next level into the future with Final Cut X!
Just now watching this and it was very interesting and inspiring as a fellow Final Cut Pro user. It was interesting to learn the history of Final Cut Pro in this way
This was such a great documentary. I'm pretty amazed at how much Final Cut Pro X changed since its' release in 2011, particularly with bringing back missing features like chapter markers, a lot more export settings, XML import, multicam editing, modifying/arranging your workspace somewhat, third-party plugin support, AND external monitor output. Even the interface got a sleek redesign in 2016 that gives it a much more professional look. It is definitely one of my favorite video editing programs to use now, and is definitely much better than when it first came out. I also noticed Final Cut Pro X seems to have quite a bit in common with the pre-2007 iMovie (particularly iMovie HD 6), such as similar themes, some of the same video effects (like Earthquake, Ghost Trails, Lens Flare, N-Square and Rain, though a few were renamed somewhat), and of course the background rendering.
I watch it again and it’s still inspiring the same way it was the first time. FCPX is my tool of putting food on the table. Switching from PC to Mac back in 2010 was one of the best move that I’ve made.
A documentation with soo many fundamental statements about the evolution of nonlinear editing and the outstanding qualities of fcp(x). With 40 years working as professional editor I really enjoyed this video. Thank You !
Thank you for giving us this movie. This has inspired me to take that last step through the barrier and to film a story I need to tell people. Its all go now.
I love Final Cut Pro X. I'm not an editor by profession, but a speaker and trainer, so being able to edit and present my stuff is awesome. And volunteering for the Portland 2020 Catio Tour to turn 6 hours into 1 for, was (by my time log spreadsheet), 25 hours of pure joy. Final Cut made it so easy to zero in on perfection to the smallest detail being it dialog, music, sound effects, and visually on that cat's expression timed to the music. I am on my 68th Mac since 1985 (512K Fat Mac which I have and works!), and I have had so much JOY on Macs in many different ways, but Final Cut Pro X gets the OSCAR on pure JOY to work with. :-) Thank you to the Final Cut team and BIG THANKS to you who created this video. :-)
Brilliant doc. I remember the switchover well back in 2011 and my previous company freaking out. The day after the release the whole office was in stunned shock. They eventually switched to Avid but I left the company a couple years later and went independent & started using FCPx simply for budget reasons. My biggest challenge was working through my own prejudices about it. However I came fully around after a few months of use. It was brilliant. The days of rechecking timelines are over. I still keep it quiet from my old colleagues tho. Lol. Such a good documentary
Excellent documentary! Not everyone is prepared for something new, radical change raises doubts among those who are comfortable, in 2011 FCPX took a big leap towards modernity, allowing editors creativity to go beyond the conventional. FCP is a fantastic, intuitive, solid and very fun tool, there really is no comparison between Final Cut Pro and any other NLE, Final Cut Pro is unique! I feel Final Cut Pro like a great friend.
Thank you Brad for publishing this abridged version - a wonderful production! Looking forward to watching the full movie. As a hobbyist, I've used Final Cut Pro X since its inception and love it.
Really interesting to remind myself what essential and basic features of FCPX just would make editing hell like clip collisions - just solving that was ground breaking for me. The mechanics are gone. Now I can really just focus on story, even when I'm at the end of a complicated process, and I love it. I downloaded the trial and couldn't complete a project though, seriously considered having to switch both hardware and software and rip up my progress in the ecosystem. Gave it a second go and never looked back. It's a great film that really epitomises how FCPX has enabled someone like me to run a business and make a meaningful difference with the content I can make alone. Thanks for deciding to share an abridged version.
I opened FCP7 and tried to edit a home video - spent 30 mins trying to work out what the hell to do and then just shut it down - tried again a few months later and still couldn't fathom it (BTW I'm not a luddite - I can code and have used 100s of programs before). Then later I made my first short film "The Widow" and tried FCPX - it was so intuitive, felt like moving pieces of film around - I loved it and still do. I can cut so quickly on FCPX - notthing is as fast an intuitive and keeps me in the flow of editting. I've used Davinci Resolve 14-17 and Premiere Pro - theyre superb for different reasons, but for cutting, nothing beats FCPX
What a great documentary. I spent 2 full years diving head first in FCP 7 suit learning the craft / art and then FCP X came out. I felt the pain. However, as much as I now like / use FCP X and have learnt it to its depth my time has come to move on. Being able to EASILY jump between pro level edit, motion graphics / composition, colour and audio in Davinci Resolve is the future. What ever time / creative flow I lose not having a magnetic timeline I make up for it five fold by having all the applications right there in front of me, with the added benefit of a much richer feature set and no extra costs of plug-ins. Anyone starting out and wants to know if editing is for them can also try their free version. It's hard for DR to not gain massive market share in the coming years.
I SO relate to this great video. After the launch I hung onto FCP7 for nearly, um, 4 years until a mate, Laurence, told me to wake up and get the RippleTraining "How To" movie on FCPX, and get a life. So thank you Laurence and Steve and Mark . . . ! And, of course, Randy and Steve Jobs x
There's no way that's the *real* Patrick Southern. _NOT ENOUGH BEARD!_ Brilliant job my friend! A truly sober, solid piece of work! Strikes me as very objective and honest. Most certainly NOT some fanboy fluff-piece like I suspect so many people think it _must_ be without even having seen it. In fact I think _at least_ as interesting and informative for NON- users as it is for users.
I started editing on Final cut X it was so user friendly then i went to film school and was introduced to premiere pro now I'm a adobe premiere user now but maybe i should go back.
@@errhka resolve is mostly for beginners. it's like premier but with better color grading controls. I didn't use it for long so this is just a vague opinion
@Yusuf Cahyadi Happy to hear your opinion. I use final cut because I don't like davinci's interface that much. For the options, I think if you are willing to pay hundreds of dollars on high-quality plugins, you'd get a better and faster editing experience, but apple definitely needs to add more features as you said. No need to apologize for your English because mine is bad too!
@Yusuf Cahyadi Thank you for sending over this shocking rumor. It would be terrible for us and for apple to switch to a complete subscription model(not an extra thing like what was mentioned in the video) because the use of cracked versions of fcp will be more common and we are going to lose $300. I'm stuck with the 10.4.6 version because my iMac is a bit old, but I'm not sure if I'll switch to Davinci or not because I have bought a lot of plugins over the years.
This was really great! I've been waiting to watch this for such a long time. I have to see the full version for sure now. Great job it was really inspiring.
After over 30 years in the biz and using tape (2 in, 1 in, cassette) and virtually every form of NLE through post production suppliers, I found it necessary to learn to edit myself. I knew the process, never pushed the buttons before. Went straight to FCPX. I'm currently editing a 12 ep. online series using multicam, many layers of effects, some episodes over 2 hours in length, Motion5 fx, colour grading and audio sweetening. Was OK within 3 months and quite proficient by one year. If I can do it at age 72, there's no excuse for others.
"Went straight to FCPX"... when it came out? How did you cope with the limitations it had on first release? Back then it didn't have multi-cam (which you use in an online series... is it narrative, or documentary-style?) or external monitoring, or even XML-support. Or legacy FCP support. All these are strikingly odd omissions.
@@thetechsite9619 I was not writing the history of my life (although it might have appeared so). Just making a statement about the ability to learn. More info about me you simply don't need in order to edit.
@@vinny2102 And i was asking about the time you started to work with the program. Is that so weird? Esp. when certain features were added later? I was just asking for clarification.
Ba humbug! 😂 Edited my first feature film, 35mm SuperScope, on s Steenbeck, shot on a blimped Arri 2c with pulse sync sound. Did really well for a sub 20k budget, distributed by Mel Gibson’s company Icon. Second film broke barriers shot on 16:9 DVCAM with helicopters, tanks, explosions, 400 extras, some 40k budget, edited on FCP 7, looked at a FCP X when it came out and had same reaction as most, in the middle of long term project and don’t need to relearn: I shoot linear films, A+B+C etc with mostly cuts and dissolves. Still use FCP 7 on 2009 15” MacBook Pro, has not crashed in 4-5 years and just shot and edited a five part series in HD, which is picking up awards already. I just upgraded to 4K Canon C300 MK II and FCP 7 and 2009 MacBook Pro is being to feel the strain a wee bit. Like using Apple’s old Color app, amazingly it can still preview a grade with luts, colour correction and sharpening applied. Maybe its time for me to try this new fangled FCP X and an M2 MacBook! It also pissed me off that you could not import FCP 7 projects over to X. What looks nice is being able to revisit edits and not have the whole timeline fall apart. Not sure about no bins. Nice documentary, well done!
Well, if it ain't broke! 😂 The academy award winning movie Parasite was editing in the old Final Cut Legacy after all... I recommend trying SendtoX which uses XML conversions to get your old 7 projects into FCP X. Also Events are like Bins, they just have some more sophisticated tools for organization. Good Luck and thanks for watching the doc! P.S. you didn't hear this from me, but Davinci Resolve is a really good tool as well 🤫 Although I do enjoy editing with Final Cut Pro X the most!
Parasite was edited using Final Cut 7. That tells us something about the utility and creative possibilities with Final Cut 7. I'm attempting to learn Final Cut X. Thus far, the ease of learning described in the documentary for beginners may be true, but the command and control of Final Cut 7, Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, and Avid all seem missing in Final Cut X, even at version 10.5.
Don't be deceived, today FCP is a far more capable application than it appears to be at first glance. There's just been so much more thought put into the design so it appears to be less complicated on the surface. Stick with it and you'll be surprised how deep it goes. I'm not saying it does everything those other apps can do, but at the same time it does many things they will never be able to do.
It is a really good story. Thank you for sharing it. I loved the clip with Steve in 1999 saying about Desktop Video. It blew my mind. 🎉 FCPX - magic timeline is the only option for me. And the interface is so easy with powerful festures hidden.
Was really grateful that Apple released Final Cut X at the time and particularly at the price and it helped me get video productions done. But for editing I've since moved on to Davinci Resolve. The free version available for Mac/PC/Linux allows me to collaborate with almost anyone and the built-in tools are stellar. The Studio version of Davinci Resolve costs the same as Final Cut X. The rapid pace of development with Resolve is crazy in particular with the cut page, Fusion, Fairlight audio, node based editing, and the best color correction tools in the industry. So at the time Final Cut X was revolutionary now unfortunately now to so much.
The issue wasn't that it was way different. The issue for many professionals was that it didn't fit well oiled workflows and still doesn't even now. It has found its niche and it's well loved within that, but you'll still see AVID and Premiere at 98% of the edit suites. Even if a film has been edited on Final Cut, it usually STILL goes through AVID before it gets send of to VFX, sound and color.
This video is very inspiring, it shows very clearly that humans hate change. I love the magnetic time line, thats a really intuitive way of doing the edits. I am not an editor, I am User Experience designer who also loves to create Interfaces.
Seen from Italy with subtitles. I share every thought, it is difficult to create change, but we must have the courage to do it. A documentary that talks about technical things in an emotional way. Thanks and Long Life at FCPX! (Excuse my translation by google)
Been using FCP X for many years now and I still love it. Keeps getting better and better. And recently subscribed to Envato Elements which has a tonne of transitions and titles for FCP. Unfortunately not as many as for After Effects / Premiere but it keeps me happy. Thanks for making this doc, I found it very interesting. :-)
I like using the Envato services myself. There are tons of titles, transitions, and effects you can find from FXFactory fxfactory.com and MotionVFX www.motionvfx.com for FCP and Motion.
In high school I used FCP 7 and it was really cool. Years later I decided to use Premier Pro and the transition felt seamless. Then in college I used FCP X and it was totally whack for me. However, after a while I got used to it. I hope to one day edit a full on project on FCP X.
Been using FCPX since it came out. Love it. And I have to say it is the most powerful editor out there. To me the biggest thing is the software gets OUT of my way so I can create.
Thanks for making this a public version! However, 17 minutes in, it really is bothersome that that man insinuates that Henry Ford invented the automobile...
You are correct, Henry Ford didn't invent the automobile, but he did make automobiles... While highly apocryphal, the point of that anecdote is to demonstrate why sometimes doing exactly what the customer wants can stifle innovation. Learning new tools requires requires a new mind set. The mechanics of riding a horse isn't the same as driving a car.
That was clear. It worked. It just took some inaccuracy to display that point. Why not use a name of an earlier developer? Not necessarily Cugnot, even saying "Karl Benz" would make sense, as he's most widely credited.
@@TheSmeagol630 ...or Berta Benz who did a great marketing stunt in driving that first car thru the countryside. Well, i think the filmmaker of this doc is not a journalist and so he wasn't working as thoroughly. The criticism against FCPX gets reduced to "i don't like this new paradigm!" and totally ignores that the program lacked central features.
@TheSmeagol630 Henry Ford is arguably the most well known figure in automotive history for brining the car to the masses. Technically Chris never said he invented the automobile anyway, he said "made" and Henry Ford did make cars. The "faster horse" anecdote is only associated with Henry Ford and Chris was even careful to frame it as a hypothetical. I believe it holds up and makes the point I want. I'm not going to stop my interview subject, push my glasses up my nose, say "actually..." and debate about the minutia of facts that aren't relevant to the story I'm trying to tell.
@The Technsite clearly you're stuck in the past. The missing features are mentioned, and we even show an article listing them if you were paying attention. But all of the major ones were added in years ago. I've spent the last 8 years debating with many people who are upset about FCPX and the root of their frustration always comes down not being comfortable with learning something new.
I am a huge user of FCPX, it has almost become for me a religion - if I do not launch the program a day, I feel incomplete, right from the time of the program launch. FCPX has more potentials than we now know, I use all key NLE's, Avid, Premiere Pro, Davinci but if I want to deliver a project fast - my go-to is definitely FCPX, I do not even need After Affects as I can do so much connecting my graphics to Motion. FCPX Rocks..!
Good point! That does fix the "breaking the music track in half" problem, but there are still gaps created by the spilt edits... The point Jesús makes is that by default classic NLEs behave like linear editors, overwriting clips like you're recording to a tape, and they aren't very elegant with non-linear operations. FCPX's magnetic timeline behaves in a truly non-linear fashion by default since its design philosophy wasn't constrained by tape paradigms.
In 2011 I was send to war, as a camjo for national television in the Netherlands. I took a camera, a laptop, FCPX and a satellite connector to report on Lybia, Egypt, Syria and Iraq. Rock solid it was.
@@OfftheTracksMovie don't get me wrong I'm not knocking FCPX as it's what I learned to edit with. It has a lot of great features, but I feel there are certain features that it forces me to use that I don't really want to use. Honestly, at the end of the day, it's what people are comfortable creating with. :)
FCPX is so easy and intuitive. It‘s for everyone, professionals may use it also. In the meantime, everybody who likes to focus on storytelling, and do not have to please some old outdated studiobosses are having fun with it. I am very happy, that the professionals do not use it. Therefore Apple is free to make it better, without them complaining. You know, there are way more hobbyists and enthusiasts out there than prodessional editors. Good job, Apple.
*if I'm a new video editor and I watch this documentary I will say WOW but sorry apple I'm not a beginner user so be pro and use premiere pro or davinci resolve as well*
The intent in making this documentary was never to discourage people from using other editing applications. If you're truly a pro editor your abilities aren't defined by any specific tool. But you should be open to trying new ones, which sadly some are not. BTW, Apple had nothing to do with the making of this film.
I have experience with both. Resolve is a fantastic tool for television and film post production workflows. It does just about anything you can imagine. But it's also resource hungry, complicated, and can be daunting to learn. Final Cut on the other hand is more versatile for a broad range of users and workflows, especially with the addition of 3rd party tools. I enjoy editing in Final Cut more than Resolve. Here's my take on what I think makes Final Cut special: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-li00pYusWVs.html
Definitely feel that sometimes we are oppressed. I feel like I’m screaming on top of a mountain about how great this is and no one gives it a chance. Which is interesting because everyone I’ve ever trained on it, you can literally see their eyes widen with disbelief on what they can do and more importantly they see how much time has been wasted with other nles.
If you need a tool doesn't matter what brand it is, Adobe or Apple or Avid. You need to know the art of editing. A tool is just a tool, draw a painting with watercolor or pencil, if you can't draw in the first place, the result will be disappointing.
Your comment was out of context. That chart reflects the differences between the traditional Hollywood workflow that the teams doing Focus and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot would have done and the advantages they saw by switching Avid out for FCPX at that time. Today some of that can be replicated with other NLEs and some of it cannot. I'm not going to dig into your original post entirely, but I will point out that audio roles have been in FCPX for over 7 years (yes they were improved in 2016, but they've been there almost since the beginning). Hollywood movies and tv shows are typically edited using offline media to this day which is partly why titles, VFX turnovers, and screenings can't be handled by the editing team alone. Also there are so many advantages to having Keyword Ranges feed Smart Collections aside from Scene and Take info on a narrative film. For example: characters, locations, time of day, lens, camera angle, circle takes, and a ton of other relevant metadata that is a breeze to sort through in FCPX. Finally I didn't appreciate you calling my hard work that I'm sharing for free a "ridiculously one-sided fluff piece." Especially considering that I went to great lengths to interview and include professionals who are NLE agnostic and spent the first third of the movie pointing out Apple's mistakes with the launch of the product.
