Eric will be joining the FINAL CUT TV & Coffee crew LIVE! at 10 AM EST this morning here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gqGKmsSHdpvVhKg.html

@williamfarnaby

4 ай бұрын

guys, I use FCP and I appreciate this effort but: at least call it a short documentary, since it's less than 40min. tbh: this is just a regular YT video, there is no story.

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

There isn't?

Thanks for having me be a part of this! I definitely feel a bit different since the previous update, but a lot of what I said is still true to this day! I do feel like they are getting updates out at a faster pace as of late though which is amazing to see!

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for being part of this. For sure and I think 10.7 with the scrolling timeline was a great message!

Honored to have been a part of this! Thanks for putting this together Eric! 😄🙏🏼

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure, thank you for being part of this!

Thank you for making this video with your heart. I am a video editor in Taiwan, and FCP was the first editing software I ever touched. I fell in love with it right away. I have also used Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve for work. I often tell my friends with amusement, "I always can't tell if I like FCP or the video itself." Because using FCP is like breathing naturally. Whenever I am rushing to finish a job, I always use FCP, which makes me able to complete the job smoothly and focus on the image content itself, rather than too many operational details. Even more importantly, whenever I edit with other software, my right hand becomes more sore and tired. In the video production industry in Taiwan, it is indeed relatively rare for people to use FCP. Whenever I mention the editing software I use to my colleagues, I always get a little surprise and curiosity, because most people use Premiere Pro or Edius. I learned about this video from FCP Cafe, and I am very happy that there are so many people who love it too. This makes me feel not alone. I never thought that even watching a documentary about a software could be so moving.

@JamesZhan

4 ай бұрын

This is so relatable. I'm a professional video editor and I LOVE video editing, BUT I only enjoy it IF I'm editing in FCP. I had to cut in Premiere recently and I hated the experience. People say tools shouldn't matter but I think it's absolutely wrong to think that. If I'm using a tool day in and day out to do. my job, the tool BETTER clicks with me.

Switched over to DaVinci 8 months ago after being on FCPX for 9 years. Took me about 2 solid months to regain my efficiency that I had in FCPX. 8 months in now and I am a better editor in DaVinci than I ever could have been in FCPX.

@robainscough

4 ай бұрын

Agree, many editors/colorist/audio that do it for a living have moved to DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Fairlight ... it really is that good ... I'm a panel guy so I have all the Blackmagic Designs gear and they integrate flawlessly with nothing I need to do other than plug the units in.

@FAMEAcademyNY

4 ай бұрын

I put Resolve on my Laptop. Im thinking of switching. If i get the time.

I watched this live. I didn't even know it was an 18-minute video. It feels more like a 6-minute video! The collaboration is so good and well-edited. I could watch a 1-hour documentary of this

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate your feedback. Maybe we’ll do another one in a year to see how things are going. Let’s see. :D :)

I never thought I would have such an emotional attachment to a piece of software as I do with Final Cut. I started with the original iMovie on an eMac back in the day. I then graduated to Final Cut Express and then 7. When Final Cut X came out I was floored and like many of you I felt it was a program specifically designed for me. Thank you for the great doc and for holding the line for the future of FCP.

@chrisatlatenite

5 ай бұрын

I was exactly the same! I was originally PC-only, but then my brother bought an eMac with Final Cut Pro Express for our DV camera, and it just went from there...

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

The architecture of Final Cut Pro, as we know it today, is still groundbreaking. I really hope that it gets the care that it needs!

Congrats on being a part of the video👍🏼 I think the video was a wonderful idea that was executed really well. Kudos 🎉👏👏

I had very similar feelings right before the Creative Summit last November. From 2011 to 2018 there was a lot of progress with the app, then Apple slammed on the breaks. When FCP for iPad came out last year we finally knew what they had been working on. Unlike Resolve for the iPad (which was literally just the same as the desktop version) FCP for the iPad was redesigned and rewritten which pulled resources away from the development of the desktop app. But I'm not the target user for the iPad app, so I felt neglected. Then I saw 10.7 and now feel confident that Apple is going to ramp up a bit on the desktop app again. There are many long standing requests that they're aware of and are working on. 2024 could turn out to be a very exciting year for Final Cut users! Don't let us down Apple, we love Final Cut Pro, it matters to us!

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree with all of that! I’m excited for 2024 since they addressed the house-keeping - i.e. the scrolling timeline. It seems like they heard us. Btw. I loved you doc! It’s linked in the description. :)

@mymonfort

4 ай бұрын

Gents. Don’t hold your breath.

Filmed pre - Final Cut Pro Creative Summit 2023.

@IanMcCausland

4 ай бұрын

damn yer audio was the best!

@VlastaStevanovich

Ай бұрын

But all the concerns remain because Final Cut Pro Creative Summit 2023 didn't change anything for most people to be honest. I'm barely even using the scrolling timeline.

I started using NLEs in the late 1980s and editing years before that. When Apple came out with the magnetic timeline, connected clips, connected storylines, and keyword collections I thought someone finally got it right. Every other NLE is still adding great features to their Moviolas. Yet Apple has left so much potential on the table and walked away from the revolution they started. I never want to slog through a track-based NLE again after nearly 20 years of editing that way. There's so much wrong with that paradigm that I find it as indefensible as someone arguing in favor of hand-cranked cars. Yet Apple themselves really don't see the value in what they've done (or at least the value it has for Apple the company).

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree! It‘s heartbreaking that Final Cut doesn‘t get the love it deserves! I hope Apple changes that since Final Cut Pro is the best invention since digital video.

Mega gut. Thanks for creating this. I've gone from DaVinci to Premiere Pro and landed on Final Cut Pro now. There are definitely things I'm missing from both of the NLEs I was in first, but I'm just so much faster at getting through an edit on FCP and it just is waaaay more stable. A thing to note on DaVinci and Pr is that they crashed a whole lot for me, whether it was on PC or Mac. I don't want to go back to that.

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

I'm always saying that I can surely wait a little longer for some as long as stability and reliability are the top priority features for the FCP team. If they have to do something, they should take their time to do it right.

THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS! I LOVE FCPX and every time I have to use another NLE I miss FCPX, but 1) Smoothing keyframes is worst in FCPX. 2) Audio mixing should be so much better than it is. Remember when FCP (before FCPX) had audio fader memory for mixing? Why can't we have faders that can midi link to tactile external faders?

Nice piece! And I like the title, it resonates with me as the compromise I'm willing to make (although the rubberband is pretty stretched) . The most excrutiating thing about it is, to me, that FCP has the best foundation to build a story from the ground up. The core of video editing...is the editing. So media management and the work in the timeline. Two things that are super strong in FC IMO. Everytime I think about switching is mainly when I finalize and go into polishing (CC, effects, keyframing). But then, everytime I start something from scratch, I'm relieved to be in FCP. They broke ground, they had the audacity to start such a complex software from scratch. And then they stopped the work. I find that hard to stomach after all those years, being so close to a unique and fully fledged tool.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Well put. I couldn’t agree more!

@meyerdigitalfilm

5 ай бұрын

I get what you want to say, but let me be honest to you. You can do 99% of it in DVR and it often times make more sense: So last week I made the complete switch to DVR after a decade of FCP. It wasn't an easy decision, but I used DVR here and there for the last 3 years, and now I made the complete jump. TBH I really love the magnetic timeline but speaking of that I found pretty much everything translated into DVR even working similarly like the magnetic timeline at least 95% of its functionality, I did very deep research to make sure everything functions as I need it. Here a few points which are better in DVR than in FCPX: - Key wording (You can KW Markers, clips in the timeline in the media pool everywhere it is so well organized) - Assets in Powerbins - Interaction between media pool and timeline and in reverse, meaning I can put anything back to a media pool or bin from a timeline that is f awesome - dedicated mixing board for sound-mastering and mixing & automation - Easy export a video split in the individual clips - Stabilization is way way way more flexible and with the work of fusion you can do everything - the Proxy Generator Workflow is awesome which auto generates proxies if you aren't in DVR and from a watch folder - Syncing clips in an active timeline is f awesome - MY MOST LIKED More stacked Timelines in one View you can have an A Roll Timeline open and a B Roll Timeline to move clips from top to down in the timeline ITS HUGE WORKFLOWWISE - Color Grading / Magic Mask is sooooo advanced in comparison to Colorfinale pro and final cut and it is ALL ON BOARD, means i don't have to be afraid to update DVR the plugins always work not like in FCPX where i can wait half a year to have the 3rd pary plugins to update and sometimes charge extra to get it back to work (f sucks) - Fusion / Tracking / Compositing is awesome - Audio transcription and Text based editing in so many different languages is a big gamechanger since i do a lot of corporate talking head type of videos, and it saves me weeks a year now to get a sense or overview of what the people talk - Coloring Clips without making a role for it - Export Settings - DVR just make sense and it has it all ON BOARD (Sorry for my english) I know that is a long list, but it speeded up my workflow at least 4x. I really wished apple wouldn't have killed FCPX with pure ignorance, but at this point i would even say for most people DVR or Capcut is the much better choice. FCPX is dead. RIP.

@Okiyah

5 ай бұрын

@@meyerdigitalfilm I definitely believe it can be everything you say and I don’t doubt it’s serving you well. But to me, and the work I do, it’s all overkill a little bit. When I tried to make the switch DVC was on ver 15. So maybe it changed. But it felt like a technician tool. Loaded with all the possibilities and all the buttons to do everything. But when I curate and edit stuff, I want all this out of the way. I also need stability, without the software changing drastically every 6 month under my feet. And DVC didn’t get out of my way enough for my taste. Your answer in fact solidifies my wish for FCP to NOT become DVC. I think that it’s quite healthy to have the two running parallel. My wish for FCP is mainly for it to keep its cutting edge mission, carefully offering more, following its strengths. Maybe a more agressive integration of AI (the simple audio slider added recently already saved me a lot of headaches), and making improvements on some great fonctionnalities that lack luster.

I work a lot with FCP pro, Premiere and a little DaVinci. But FCP pro remains a game changer. Mainly because of its speed and efficient editing solution. However, I think important functions need to be upgraded. Such as editing by text, transcription and more efficient colour grading. In today's new world of social media, video productions need to be high quality but also fast. This can only be achieved with Final Cut pro. I hope Apple recognises this and stays at the cutting edge of technology and development. Then nobody will be so quick to switch to another app.

@RichardTaylorTV

5 ай бұрын

Stay tuned!

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I hope so, too!

@ozedsal5581

5 ай бұрын

This is well composed! FCP needs improvement, and transcription these days is really a must, as it can assist deaf individuals or those in noisy environments by providing the text for them to read.

@texashammer4

5 ай бұрын

The text & transcription. This week (and multiple times in the past years) I've spend so much time looking for other solutions (Captionator, Capcut, Descript, even Lumberjack) and each one had massive issues for regular use. Hoping so hard that can get added ASAP. 🙏

@visionandvoice

5 ай бұрын

Excellent documentary. Well done. Long time user here. Final Cut Pro since 2004, FCP X since day one in 2011.

Great little documentary! Thanks for putting this together. I think it is very telling that in the Scary Fast event, actually think it was the behind the scenes video, that Apples lead video editor had Premiere Pro up on her computer in the video, she was not working in Final Cut Pro.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I get the angle you’re coming from, however, do keep in mind that Apple is a hardware company first. They want to sell their stuff to Resolve and Premiere users, too.

Eric is back! Awesome job putting this together! Many thanks

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, slowly but steadily, I’m working my way back to KZread. So many other projects I had to get done… But I have plans, mate! :)

Apple wont be happy until Blackmagic makes a computer and kills the whole game.

I still remember when Apple axed Aperture. RIP

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Yep. And I’d be so happy if Aperture existed today…

@DaveDFX

5 ай бұрын

They axed the best compositing app in the world at that time. They bought Nothing Real Shake. Lowered the price and then killed it a year later.

@darpompie4354

4 ай бұрын

That was a brutal decision on their part. That was the day I lost trust in Apple. We had all our eggs in the Aperture basket and out of the blue had the wool pulled from under us. Although FCP is awesome and I do use and prefer it. I will never forget what Apple did with Aperture and I now use all their software with the underlying knowledge that Apple can axe it at any time for the dumbest of reasons. In other words make sure you have a back up plan and learn more than one.

Fantastic video! Enjoyed every moment! FCP remains my preferred choice due to its user-friendly interface and efficient workflow. As a content creator, it has truly revolutionized my process. Appreciate all of you guys valuable FCP tutorials on KZread; they've significantly enhanced my understanding and utilization of FCP's capabilities. Anticipating exciting updates from FCP in the near future! 🔥

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. Final Cut Pro is, as Rafael put it in the doc, “underrated even 12 years after it’s release”.

Thanks for inviting me!!!! 🤘🤘🤘

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for spending the time being part of this! :)

❤ thanks. I still love FCPX 🎉 I just wish it would have a serious update cycle.

Final Cut was my go to when it was initially released. Then they targeted their interface to children and at the same time still found a way to make it anti-intuitive. Resolve is essentially the best of all worlds, a post-production workhorse designed by post-production professionals who engineered it based on their needs and preferences. What a concept.

@my2cents198

5 ай бұрын

Haha 😂😂😂... resolve can't even fix the gamma shift on export ... what a joke

@maxjax1417

5 ай бұрын

I had that problem for sure, put on a simple color space transform, which is good to set anyway, and set the output gamma to Rec 709 A (you can set it in project settings under color management too). The file exactly matches the Resolve window, and just as important, the youtube viewer as well, which is also prone to gamma shifts without this setting, at least for sdr finishing. I was actually too critical of FCP, people should use whatever they prefer, one isn't necessarily better than the other as they all produce great results.@@my2cents198

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I strongly disagree. I take advantage of Final Cut Pro’s simplicity. If you watch the doc to the point where we talk about what and who is professional, you’ll get where I’m coming from.

excellent video from Eric. All the guys you feature are very good. I'm very tempted to try DaVinci but I don't have time to switch again.

Great video with my all favorite final cut and editing KZreadrs! Editing and sound was on point, lucky to have remote guests with good setups to use.

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

I love FCP, BUT I would like to see better built in effects and Audio Captions like CapCut.

Thank you so much for doing this and thank you to the filmmakers who participated. This was fantastic

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

What a great documentary! Thanks so much for making it!

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you :)

Incredible documentary! Thank you for putting this together

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Amazing video. Thanks for making this!

@iamericlenz

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

My goodness, this is so well put together. Some great points.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Many MANY thanks for this. Long overdue! The FCP move to iPad was just… underwhelming if you’re a content creator or video producer trying to make a living on FCP on MAC. Edit: this feels like an eulogy video 😢

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I know that many were underwhelmed by the iPad version. However, I think resources in the pro apps team are finally clearing up. I hope we see more development and more regular updates. :)

I know this is more of a video for professional video editors, but the same sentiment is shared when it comes to music production in Logic Pro. I switched to Studio One because of its robust features and consistent updates. Apple has gotten so caught up in trying to have the latest and greatest hardware products every year that they (intentionally or unintentionally) disregard the software products that are supposed to keep us reeled in. Their hardware is in a great place of reliability and holding its value; we need consistent software updates and a massive reworking of the hardware pricing, especially for RAM and storage. Dongle life is not life, lol! Great video! It was nice to hear from your colleagues on the matter

Amazing idea Eric, so many fine thoughts and Apple - should - listen!!!

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I hope they do. This is our “open letter” to Apple! Thank you!

This was a great video. As a creator who needs to focus on my content more than editing, I love using Final Cut. It is fast and gets the job done. But I can see why many are getting nervous. There are all sorts of huge developments out there that will introduce tools that will make life a lot easier for creators. For instance text based editing and own voice generation would be wonderful for when you need to add in material post filming. Apple needs to be on top of this.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Yes, but I do hope Apple does Apple things. They are rarely first to a party, but if they show up, they do it right. The implementation of text.based editing in DaVinci Resolve is … usable. However, I think there could be done a better job building a workflow around that.

This was awesome. I’m glad you did it. So much accuracy here.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear - thank you so much!

Great video! Hopefully some bigger changes coming this year.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I hope so, too! Hearing that the iPad version took resources from the FCP team gives me strong hopes now that they got it out of the door.

Incredible video, very well made. Loved it. I DO hope someone at Apple, that can make a difference, sees it.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I wish so much that they see it!

Apple has some of the most shrewd ideas ever. I predict that the next major update will have everything needed with the ability to specialize within the spatial video/audio ecosystem for the vision device. I’ve always been ahead of the curve and it’s coming. Bigger and better than the expectations.

This was surprisingly emotional. Thanks for the video.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. It is emotional - and that speaks a lot for FCP.

"Final Cut Pro does so many amazing things that are so easy to take for granted." Matthew said this and I *so* agree. Putting FCP, DVR and Premiere together, yes Premiere and DVR have been getting way more significant features than FCP, BUT, FCP's magnetic timeline and hover skimming alone trump all the fancy features in the other two NLEs for me. Cutting video and working with plugins in FCP are just *way faster and way more fun* in FCP for some reason. If I had to use one word to describe my experience cutting videos in FCP would be: *fluid*. I'm a full-time video creator/editor in higher ed. I thought I loved video editing, but after trying to edit videos in DVR and Premiere recently, I realized what I actually love is *video editing IN FCP*. And it's not a matter of familiarity because Premiere was my first NLE when I first dabbled in video editing; it was only after I started editing videos in FCP that I fell in love with this profession, so much so that I switched careers to do it full-time. Anyway, do I wish FCP will get more updates and more features that users have been asking for? Yes! At the same time, if Apple did accelerate the development of FCP again, I hope they keep the simplicity and fluidity of FCP.

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

Well said. I agree! Thank you for sharing your thoughts! :)

I’m glad I watched that. I feel less alone regarding my views on Final Cut. Good job with the film!

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I knew many people were feeling this way. This is our version of the „open letter“. :)

@bergmanvideoproductions

5 ай бұрын

@@iamericlenzI totally agree!

Always hopeful for the future of FCP.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

For sure. I want to see in flourish, too! :)

Such a great video. Awesome prospectives from all.

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

Thank you a lot!

This is really good 👏 i’ve never really seen myself as an editor but there’s no way you can be a video guy nowadays and not edit. I started on final cut and I really don’t want to switch. I’m also a Music guy so I have a whole bunch of programs that I have to learnand I do not feel like learning another software at this time. So final cut do what you Gotta do. 🎥🎥🎥

Thanks for making this doc, really well done! It covered many of my concerns about FCPX. It's fast and stable but lacks modern features like roto brush and auto subtitles. Hopefully Apple will start listening to its users. Thanks again!

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

Thank you a lot! :) I hope so, too!

I was on FC 7, but when it became FCPx, I switched to DaVinci Resolve and never looked back, even though I have the Adobe CC, but stayed away from premiere as well.

Have been using Final Cut since version one! Yes professionally... Can't begin to tell you how many jobs I have edited. In the last 2 years years I have migrated certain jobs to Davinci... why? The audio. As a musician and someone with recording experience I find on more audio intense jobs I need Fairlight. I need faders... I need to add compression on the master bus... etc... Remember Soundtrack Pro?

This was a well thought out piece. I've been using Final Cut for 20 years and it makes me the fast editor my clients need me to be. I'm sure Apple will continue to support and innovate Final Cut as even updates are starting to come out faster and more frequently. I can't imagine them dropping this from their offerings.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I think so, too!

Brilliant! I was hoping to see a postscript explaining the Apple had contacted you and revealed a full development roadmap for the next 5 years! That would’ve been an epic conclusion!

I would never use FCP for a complex edit. Track editing will always be my preferred option because I have ultimate control and don't need to fight a magnetic force! That said, for simpler linear edits, FCP and its infamous magnetic timeline has been fluid - but I have so much to learn about it and how it can be manipulated in a way that isn't completely destructive. I feel this is keeping the software alive, it's a unique selling point. But also a pain in the backside, at least for me. However, there's a good reason why Premiere Pro and now Resolve are leading in the industry.

Excellent job on this!

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Appreciate you bringing all of these voices in the creator FCPX community together to speak. As a FCPX editor I’ve definitely felt frustrated that the software doesn’t seem to be keeping up with others like DaVinci. It’s nice to know I’m not alone. I do love FCPX for so many reasons like the magnetic timeline and the intuitive nature of the interface but some updates would be great.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Great to hear! And I totally get you. I’m feeling the same way.

I’ve been hoping since version 10.2 that Apple create tabs for editing , color, audio etc …. Then I saw BMD do it. I’ve been editing since I was 18 , Avid, media100, linear I’ve used it all. This is the most comfortable I’ve ever felt with an editing App. It’s the most fluid it’s fastest and most intuitive editing software ever used. Just a minor update to audio and color and they are good.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Yep. It doesn’t need much.

I spent 33 years in corporate America directly supporting leadership at the Office Of The Chairman on down. Per Matthews comment, you can be secretive about your product development while at the same time providing a 'roadmap for the future' on what to expect over the next 3 to 5 year time horizon based on current strategic plans. To be honest, I think FCP is nothing more than a minor tick on the revenue stream so it will never get the kind of support that the community wants until the community either grows and/or become more vocal.

I want Final Cut Pro Studio. It was really nice to have everything integrated into an accessible program.

@user-yn2od7dl7t

2 ай бұрын

I would even take the old version if it would work with the new iOS

Thank you for an important story well-told. I've been an FCP user since FCP Studio 1 and ain't going anywhere.

That was great. Thank you. PS. Is FCP on the same roadmap as Aperture? Well all end up with just iMovie and Photos

Great video! Great editing! I am a professional editor and I have been using FCP & FCPX for over 20 years! I also have a channel (in French) dedicated to FCP. FCP is probably the best and faster NLE for editing thanks in particular to its magnetic timeline and the organisation workflow, but today Apple must make a big move and offer us a major update of FCP! Too many features are missing (as mentioned by the speakers of your video), including simple things like the ability to create favorites for Effects and Titles, being able to rename Color Effects , implement an Audio Mixer, and others features that would allow FCP to get back into the race and be taken more seriously by production companies on high-end projects. It's frustrating to see a software with so much potential stagnate for years! I hope your video gets back to Apple!

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Well said. Thank you very much!

I pitched a Clip/Role mixer while I was on the team years ago but couldn't get traction. Now I work on a different NLE that has clip/track mixers 😥

colour grades and key frame control. YES YES YES. PLEASE.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

That‘d be number one on my wishlist, too! :D

Very interesting and warm video. I love Final Cut🎉

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome🎉Thank You

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

I agree with what everyone mentioned about Apple needing to communicate with the Final Cut Pro community. They can maintain secrecy but should provide us with something to anticipate, giving the community a sense of hope.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Or at least, play the influencer game as they do with their hardware.

I enjoyed the video, thank you, as an ex-premier pro user, and after that final cut, I astounded that all of you that are far more talented than I am have stuck with final cut given all the valid comments made. I think you’re too invested in the knowledge you’ve learned to move on which is your Achilles heal.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! But I do think you have a point. Simultaneously, I think you don’t. In my opinion Final Cut Pro is so different from other NLEs that it’s worth preserving and celebrating.

@Coatsey007

5 ай бұрын

@@iamericlenz like you, I agree and disagree with myself. I’m pretty crap, but now use da Vinci resolve but accept I’m quicker with Final Cut Pro.

Powerfully True - Well Done Cheers

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

Thank you for making this. I use FCP since it came out. Before that I used FCP 6, and before that I used iMovie 2 to iMovie 6 HD since 2002, on my first Mac, the iMac G4. I have my 4th Mac now, this time the first M1 MacMini. I downloaded DaVinci twice. On my then 9 years old Intel bases iMac it would not run. FCP did run on that. I tried DaVinci again on the M1 MacMini. That went better, but I found it very unlogical, and not easy to work with it. So again, I removed it from my system. Only the 'fusion' module I Fount intriging. So I hope to stay with FCP as long as possible.

I’m no pro video editor, I only tinker with my hobby skate videos and some music related promo stuff and such, but I generally love FCP, but as a music producer I can’t understand why there’s not Logic-like audio mixing possibility, but this clumsy way of handling things. I also am somewhat disappointed by the now slowness of upgrades, especially with the AI-aided stuff like auto-captions and magic mask.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I fully agree. Logic is such a gem and the audio in FCP is so frustrating. Furthermore, there is no easy way to roundtrip to Logic…

@darude

4 ай бұрын

Yup, it's clumsy at best. I DO get that in some situations (and when you are forced to and used to the clip based effects & mixing) it can make sense, but it's both insanely hard to keep track of audio things in a big edit and very non-economic having per-clip effects. I've been craving for something "simple" like them making it possible to assign certain objects/samples/audio to a group/channel where you could treat & mix them like you would in a DAW and the rest going to a "the rest" bus before master, so you could do both, treat single stuff in the edit and pipe more precious audio to channels/busses/groups.@@iamericlenz

I have been editing full time on FCPX for 8 years and I'm not sure I share the same opinions. FCPX has always been inflexible and you need to adapt to it, not the other way around - I don't think this will change any time soon. I didn't feel great about the trajectory of the software pre-summit but I think it's moving in a more positive direction now. In terms of rendering speed, stability, and ease-of-use (once you get used to it) it's still way ahead of any other NLE. For users working on very large projects or in film it's probably lacking a few too many features to be a good first choice, but for everyone else it's usually very viable at the minimum.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Well said!

So glad I got to be a part of this! You asked some great questions and tied all of our answers together nicely in the edit. Congrats! 👏👏👏

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Matthew, you‘re the man! Thank you so so much for being part of this! :)

@Hatchi-hu3jn

5 ай бұрын

I love the ending! So much emotion and everybody did a good job! 👏

@matthewTobrien

5 ай бұрын

@@iamericlenzI’m ready for the sequel!!!

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Will we co-edit the next one? :D 👀

@matthewTobrien

5 ай бұрын

@@iamericlenz Might have to!!!

Final Cut is still a great NLE to edit my videos. But, the roles based mixer + more colours (like Logic has) are my No.1 wish for FCP. It is the only reason why I am spending time learning Fairlight. So happy that is available.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Exactly. i hope Apple takes care of these house-keeping issues sooner than later. These (except the roles-based mixer) aren’t even features in my opinion. That should be core functionality. Just as renaming my colour grades…

Nice video. I love Final Cut. I saw an amazing sports highlight edit. I asked the editor what software he used and he said Capcut. I really feel like Capcut is the new Davinci in 2024. I would have never guess Capcut could do such an advanced edit. Maybe one day apple will catch up. Until then I think it will just be a great editor that gets the job done and nothing more.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

At the end of the day, a tool is just a tool. But I think CapCut has some compelling features. I really hope Apple keeps up or buys them. 👀

Great little Mini-doc. I agree whole heartedly with the sentiments and concerns here. Final Cut Pro X was and still is the ONLY official certification I got in anything. I saw the value in being able to create at the speed of thought. Curious to see Apples next phases with Final Cut.

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree. Let's see what comes next. I think the scrolling timeline is a step in the right direction. They've heard us, so to speak. :)

What about Logic? with more than 32 loop cells it starts delaying notes at an useless level and with UI glitches, while i run 8000 cells in Ableton with zero latency and lag

YES !! this move must be taken long time ago .. more pressure !

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Let’s hope for the best!

AMAZING VIDEO!❤

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Great Video. What makes me nervous about FCP is the fact Apple is showing Davinci and Premiere in their Mac Events instead of FCP. I feel like this is Aperture all over again.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Don’t worry about DaVinci being shown. Apple is still a hardware company and they want to get a bigger slices of the prosumers and pros. That’s probably why they show Resolve. Heck, they even showed premiere a couple of times. :D

@IainAnderson

5 ай бұрын

The direct word from Apple staff on this is that Apple are happy to show many different creative apps working on an Apple platform; they're not just going to show their own apps. They have also said that this is *not* like Aperture, in response to a direct question at the FCP Creative Summit. FCP is safe.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Iain. Richard told be about the summit and it sounded promising!

Same though but I’m a Logic Pro user. Just feels like the pro apps fall behind to them.

To be honest, I can’t even remember what made me switch to DaVinci. I do remember there were things that DaVinci does kind of natively that FCP requires either plugins or workarounds to do. I do sometimes use FCP, especially when needing text titles with fancy animations as FCP is a BEAST in that regard whereas DaVinci slows to a crawl even in M1 Max hardware. The features that keep me using DaVinci even if it is only the free version are: - “automatic” audio ducking for perfect music mixing with talking audio. - Power bins that make it super easy to reuse footage, titles and effects - Fantastic plugins by MrAle Tech and Patrick Stirling just to name a couple.

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Interesting insight!

While there is Atmos in Logic, there is no support for it in FCP. Will we get a new version to help produce content for the Vision Pro?

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. Logic has many great stuff I'd love to see in FCP. But for the meantime, better roundtrippng between the pro apps would be fantastig.

The magnetic timeline is great, but the browser never gets any love. Still leaps and bounds above anything else out there.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

True! This entire documentary was basically edited in the browser with profound logging before anything ever got into a timeline. :)

@matthewTobrien

5 ай бұрын

So true!

Very cool and relvant - love and watch all those creators... I started on FCPX 7 years ago I am in Sydney Australia. I still use it for fast content however for alot of my projects my team use PP or DR.. I hate PP = I request most of my projects to be cut and graded in DR... There is no doubt there is a huge amount more creative latitude in DR and as a pro that charges over $100k for one 30 second video we always need to push the limits for our clients

well done, thx for that

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

Thanks for creating this.

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great work! I share so many of the same opinions in this. AI tech has come so far in the last year, I'd love for FCPX to get a lot more AI tools, but it seems like they aren't even trying. The last thing that wow-ed me was the AI vocal isolator (it still seems like magic to me), but there hasn't been any AI updates since then, and meanwhile the rest of the world is going crazy with it. I still love the software, but am getting nervous its going to be left in the dust.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I agree. THink about all the unused neural engine cores in Apple Silicon machines. But I do think Apple has a master-plan for that, though.

Amazing video!

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

FCP footage stabilization is SUPERIOR compared to premiere pros warp stabilizer

Good work! 💪

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Im slowly going to learn davinci, its looks killer for color grading. I love final cut but... when a company doesn't make it a priority when a competitor does. Its that intention.

Watching this again, if feels like a sad goodbye video. “Thank you Final Cut Pro, you’ll be missed”

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

Rafael, I don’t think it is the case. I totally get the way you’re feeling but 10.7 with the scrolling timeline was a great sign in my opinion. Not because of the scrolling timeline but because the FCP team addressed one of the housekeeping issues. I think the’ve heard us.

@RafaelLudwig

5 ай бұрын

@@iamericlenz I agree, the video just felt that way- still excited about the future- thanks again Eric for making this video it keeps the conversation going.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

That’s the goal. Thank you for being part of this and sharing your unique thoughts!

I feel like all the young kids are using CapCut more than iMovie and maybe graduating to premiere with FCP not really on their radar as much so they really need to get the feature parity there with more basic software out there as well as to compete with other pro grade software

I feel the same emotionally about Final Cut Pro. In the same time as a music creator, I think the modern reference of openness and community is Reaper. With it’s monthly updates, and participation of thousands of users in creating the software. I think secrecy will remain in the past, with all warm emotions to the products, which were created in it’s terms. What we desperately need now is a”Reaper” of video editing. Unfortunately still there’s no such a thing, and Reaper itself still not powerful enough to be a video creating software.

I watched a video recently showing how an Apple keynote was filmed entirely on iPhone 15, what was a surprise was that the editing wasn’t done in FCP it was done in Davinci Resolve

The fact that Apple made such a song and dance about using the iPhone for their keynote and then used Premiere to edit it, said so much. The temptation to make the leap to Resolve grows

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I diesagree. After all, they’re a hardware company and want so sell their hardware. They wat the Premiere crowd just as much as anyone else.

@CraigBickerstaff

4 ай бұрын

All it says is that they hired a 3rd party company to make shoot end edit the keynote and it was a company that doesn't use Final Cut.

The mere thought of Apple discontinuing Final Cut Pro X sends shivers down my spine. It's not just a video editing software; it's been a loyal companion in my creative journey. Losing it would be like losing a trusted friend. Let's hope this is just a nightmare scenario that never comes true. Let 2024 be a great update year for FCPX !! Make us happy Apple, … almost typed make us happle! 😆

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I fully agree. Final Cut Pro is the best thing since sliced bread and I CANNOT switch to a track-based editor. I just can’t.

man Davinci crushes color grading workflow :) but FCP timeline editing speed I do love and cut speed. #Colorfinale is a nice "fix" for now

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I agree. When I was still working as a colourist, I had to use DaVinci Resolve and I learned most of my skills with it. However, as an all-in-one software, I‘d choose Final Cut all the time. Plus, if the project is just going out to KZread, it doesn‘t matter that much. I can get exactly where I want (colour-wise) with FCP and Colour Finale.

Apple would love everyone to jump to DaVinci. They would be super happy to drop this finally. Give it the Final Axe.

I like to play with videos and Final Cut is, for me as an amateur, easy, intuitive and fun. New tools and capabilities are always welcome, but a €299 it's unbeatable.

This is beautifully done

@iamericlenz

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

If one needs to do a lot of masking of a subject (for background replacement) is DaVinci the way to go?

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

I’d say so. But you could round-trip, too.

@BrianHuether

5 ай бұрын

@@iamericlenz Or is there standalone program best for background removal? So do removal in some program then reimport to FCP.

@iamericlenz

5 ай бұрын

There is also a plugin. MRoto and several others. :)