The reason Avid was probably originally scheduled to appear is because they are also the owners of ProTools. And many of us Final Cut editors also use ProTools as part of our jobs.
Great point... which makes me wonder when Apple is going to look at similar issues with Logic Studio for sound. I would dearly love having the iPad as a flexible control surface for both the DAW and soft synths, FX, etc.
demanding all stage time must mean they're preparing to tell people over and over again how they have changed everything. New UI? I hope it's pro, fresh and fast.
People often confuse 'bloated' with 'a lot of features'. It's all about how, when and where you present these features.
I would personally like to see FCP use context menus.
When you click on a clip or sequence you get options like 'go into detail mode' (hopefully a better term). It then changes to a more After Effects kind of mode where you can use the eraser to remove cables in the video (it will remove the cables in other frames), do 2d and 3d tracking and so on. And a button that switches to color correction mode. Motion-esque / AE-esque. Press 'x' to go back to edit mode.
Nothing bloated about that, much better than switching apps dealing with there own little rules and quirks. Copying almost-the-same-behavior to 5 apps IS bloated.
Same thing goes for sound files; clicking a button when selecting a sound sequence or 'conposition' switches to audio edit mode within FCP, or optionally send ProTools/GarageBand or whatever.
I think that would be cool too - it is quite tiresome to click back and forth between the timeline, tools, file browser, etc. Although if that were true, I think iMovie for iPad would have turned out better (since Apple does cross-pollinate ideas). I've hard that it's just mediocre, especially in comparison to the awesome GarageBand app.
Either way, I'm looking forward to it - the Final Cut UI is not up to Apple standards. Too bad I just finished doing a big project for a friend a week ago
Throw Aperture in that boat, I find it incredibly clunky compared to iPhoto, though much better than lightroom.
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The reason Avid was probably originally scheduled to appear is because they are also the owners of ProTools. And many of us Final Cut editors also use ProTools as part of our jobs.
Great point... which makes me wonder when Apple is going to look at similar issues with Logic Studio for sound. I would dearly love having the iPad as a flexible control surface for both the DAW and soft synths, FX, etc.
I hope they find a way to integrate iPad into the FCS UI:
-- as an additional display
-- as a multitouch input device
-- as a control surface
You can do that now with an app like AirDisplay
And it works with any Mac app, not just FinalCut.
You can do that now with an app like AirDisplay
And it works with any Mac app, not just FinalCut.
That's still a proxy. I posted just a few higher what I'd like to see. Direct interaction on a 30" screen
I would personally like to see FCP use context menus.
When you click on a clip or sequence you get options like 'go into detail mode' (hopefully a better term). It then changes to a more After Effects kind of mode where you can use the eraser to remove cables in the video (it will remove the cables in other frames), do 2d and 3d tracking and so on. And a button that switches to color correction mode. Motion-esque / AE-esque. Press 'x' to go back to edit mode.
Nothing bloated about that, much better than switching apps dealing with there own little rules and quirks. Copying almost-the-same-behavior to 5 apps IS bloated.
Same thing goes for sound files; clicking a button when selecting a sound sequence or 'conposition' switches to audio edit mode within FCP, or optionally send ProTools/GarageBand or whatever.
Lastly I expect much in regards to:
- much better speed adjustment (adding frames)
- masking
- tracking
- steady-cam
I think that would be cool too - it is quite tiresome to click back and forth between the timeline, tools, file browser, etc. Although if that were true, I think iMovie for iPad would have turned out better (since Apple does cross-pollinate ideas). I've hard that it's just mediocre, especially in comparison to the awesome GarageBand app.
Either way, I'm looking forward to it - the Final Cut UI is not up to Apple standards. Too bad I just finished doing a big project for a friend a week ago
Throw Aperture in that boat, I find it incredibly clunky compared to iPhoto, though much better than lightroom.