Final Cut Pro X now available

[chilipie]

Download from the App Store for £179.99 ($299.99). Motion and Compressor are £29.99 ($49.99) each.

Anyone going to take the plunge?

 

[Flicker Pictures]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!

 

[PaulGriffith]

I am. Birthday is in 9 days, early self-present

 

[PaulGriffith]

Never-mind... It says my video card doesn't meet specs? I'm on a Mac Pro with a stock card... a little frustrating.

 

[Flicker Pictures]

Booooo. That's too bad. Guess you'll just have to get a new iMac?

Was hoping Compressor would come bundled with it, but glad it's only an additional $49. For $350 it's all a bargain.

 

[PHIL SJ]

Other then compressor and motion is there any other apps to get?

 

[directorik]

Just downloaded all three.

No time to play for a week or so because of work. Even my current editing gig
will have to be done on my current version. Giddy to try it out!

 

[voodoogmr]

Anxious to download this. Perfect timing too since I'm hoping to start production on my next short in August. Just hope the audio editing isn't completely neutered compared to Soundtrack Pro.

 

[hunteq]

I like how it's separate. So I'm not paying $1,200 when I'm only going to use Motion and FCP.

 

[that1guyy]

Looks great; hopefully its a little easier to get a hang of then the previous version.

 

[Tinalera]

I wish my computer had the memory to handle it


Looks like I have to convince a certain someone that we need a new computer

 

[CamVader]

Man, the comments on the app store are evenly split between 5 stars and 1 star. It seems people are either furious or ecstatic.

 

[chilipie]

Man, the comments on the app store are evenly split between 5 stars and 1 star. It seems people are either furious or ecstatic.

I've no idea how people can give an accurate rating to a piece of software that complex when it's been available for less than 12 hours, but there you go.

There's a lot that looks appealing to me, but also several glaring omissions - some features which I regularly use, others which I suspect aren't that important to people who don't make a living from editing.

Main things that worry me:

• No support for OMF (?!?!)
• No support for EDL or XML
• Very limited tape capture tools
• No multicam tools, which makes it a no go for any live events work

 

[PaulGriffith]

I don't expect to be editing a feature on it, but it looks like a great tool for quick turnaround stuff and lower-paying jobs where I can't spend hours to finesse each clip. The "auto" stuff is great for that.

 

[Uranium City]

that's a dynamite tag line...

 

[CamVader]

Adobe is pouncing on the FCPX release on Facebook offering (reminding) about the free 30 day trial of CS5.5.

Creative Cow has started to break down FCPX and should have tutorials shortly.

 

[chilipie]

…no support for dual monitors either. I've no desperate inclination to upgrade right now, so I think I might be waiting until version two.

 

[PHIL SJ]

studio is discontinued....so I guess I will get this for sure, some of the reviews are making me nervous though

 

[sonnyboo]

Main things that worry me:

• No support for OMF (?!?!)
• No support for EDL or XML
• Very limited tape capture tools
• No multicam tools, which makes it a no go for any live events work

Say HELLO to Adobe Creative Suite 5.5, now about to be taken seriously because Apple dropped a big ball with Final Cut...

 

[that1guyy]

In the link Camvader posted, it says that this is not the finished version of FCPX, and Apple will add updates quickly, hopefully addressing things that are missing.

I'll post the link again.

http://library.creativecow.net/adcock_gary/FCPX/1