The developers really have done a fantastic job with this latest version of FCPX and I am blown away at how much more efficient and optimized the editing process has become, especially when compared to Premiere. I recently revisited Final Cut Pro X when I heard great things about their 10.4 update and….wow! I am honestly speechless at the vast amount of improvements made to this software. Seven years ago I left Final Cut Pro as my preferred editing suite, as many editors did at the time, for Adobe Premiere. Just check with some of Hollywood’s best filmmakers to see if it’s “not for pros”. Given the number of commercials, documentaries, and feature films that have been edited using FCPX in just the last few months, it’s safe to say it’s neither iMovie or very limited. Just ask the many that rely on it daily to edit television and film projects.īTW: When you see a review that says “basically iMovie”, “very limited functionality”, or “not for professionals”, you can trust the reivewer either doesn’t know how to use the product (likely) or has an agenda in favor of Adobe (also likely). It’s a great program for prosumers who want more than iMovie can offer, no doubt, but it’s also a superb tool for pros. Try FCPX and see for yourself that it is far, far from “iMovie for prosumers”. It can be hard to filter out the legitimate complaints. When it comes to Final Cut, and Apple in general, there is a lot of schadenfreude out there. Today Final Cut Pro X is an outstanding NLE. However, that’s not Final Cut Pro X today. Add to this the fact that Apple handled the update inelegantly, and it was quite the firestorm. There were legitimate issues at the time, with many features missing and an entirely new program to learn for editors that knew FCP like the back of their hands. When the revamped Final Cut Pro X first dropped, it upset many longtime users. I also love the ability to build templates/effects in motion that are so powerful and flexible to use in FCPX.ĭon’t beleive all the negativity, a remarkable NLE Not to mention I don’t HAVE to render as much in FCPX. I recently had to use Premiere Pro for a couple of projects and I can tell you that it is only when you use and really understand FCPX and then have to return to the traditional editing paradigm that you realize how much more flexible the magnetic timeline is. You have to really take the time to understand and embrace (rather than fight) how to use the Magnetic timeline but once you do it will allow you to edit must faster and facilitate your creativity more than any other editing program. In my opinion it has the cleanest and most efficient media browser that really allows you to organize and see all of your media at a glance. I have been an editor/graphic designer for nearly 20 years and work in FCPX eight or more hours a day 5 days a week and, while not perfect in the sense that there are some features and functions I would really like to see added(the reason for only 4 stars), it is by far my favorite (and fastest to use) editing app. Take the time to REALLY understand it and you will love it! But using it is like driving a sports car - way faster and more fun. If speed without any sacrifice in quality means anything to you, though, FCPX is your best bet. If control is your ultimate goal, choose something else, like Premiere. Other NLEs have since copied many of them. Then they added all the features pros wanted over the next 2 years, and not only did they add them, they RE-IMAGINED them to work better and faster. In the early days, editors scorned FCPX because it wasn't fully-featured. It does so much for you in the background, and, typical Apple, they've removed unnecessary options by doing them for you automatically, and exclusing ones that are irrelevant. Most don't really matter to what you're doing. I quickly noticed a 40% speed increase over track-based editors where everything you want to do is a deep dive down a rabbithole of sliders and checkboxes and dials. One month after switching from a track-based workflow to FCPX, I was shocked to find myself going home on-time for a change. But they really need to power through the paradigm shift to reach the point where the speed is really felt. Those who have edited in track-based software for years and years will find this jarring. The less you know about editing, the easier to learn this software is. Fastest NLE on the market, without sacrificing any quality
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