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![]() With the latest update, this function has gotten even better. This is one feature that I absolutely love about the program! It makes searching through clips so much easier. One of the major perks of Final Cut Pro X is the the way in which metadata is built in. This is something that REALLY needs to be addressed soon if Apple hopes to pull over users to FCPX! Multi-Stem Exports & Roles In FCP7, you are able to create multiple tracks, which is vastly different. In FCPX, you only have a single timeline with story-lines inside the single sequence in a parent/child relationship. ![]() One of the major reasons why FCP7 projects are unable to open in FCPX is the way in which the timelines are arranged. However, FCP7 projects still cannot be opened in FCPX because it is unable to write to the new XML format. With this addition, third party applications will now be able to access and support FCPX project information. Out of all the updates implemented, the addition of XML import/export is by far one of the best/most requested features. Speed up delivery with GPU-accelerated export.Add transitions to connected clips in a single step.Set custom starting timecode for your projects.Place projects and events on Xsan to improve collaboration between editors.Export audio and video stems as a single multitrack Quicktime movie or as separate files using roles.Import and export xml to support third-party workflows.HOWEVER, if you are still running Snow Leopard and cannot get the update to work, you may have to delete your current version (remembering to empty trash), and then reinstall. Go to the App store and download from there. Under OS X Lion, updating is very simple. I am confident however that FCPX, with future improvements, will be my go-to program - just not yet. I have only edited approximately 10 projects with it - finding that a majority of projects I split between Adobe Premiere CS5 and Final Cut 7. What does this mean for editors? Well, I think that it shows that Apple is listening to user requests - just not at the pace that many of us would hope. Yesterday, Apple released it’s first major update for FCPX, one of the most controversial editing programs since my start in filmmaking.Īpple has also introduced a 30-day trial for new users, something I think should have been available since its release. Baby Steps or Big Leap Forward? By Preston Kanak
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