This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] FCPX offline to MC for finishing

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Re: [Avid-L2] FCPX offline to MC for finishing

I agree in staying with the offline nle as it will always have a better conform as long as it has the online features necessary. And yes I was joking about trolling for fan boys, everybody knows they aren't biting these days as they are all in line for the iPhone 6.

I would be curious as to what types of standard and 3rd party plug ins are available to FCPX that would give it greater power in the finishing area. I'm not up on what's available but I know many 3rd party companies have filled in many of the gaps. What types of features are there that can't be achieved in mc with the symphony option? Not being negative just want to learn more about what's out there.

---In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, <pale.edit@...> wrote :

This isn't about evangelizing for your favorite NLE. Avid is still my favorite NLE to edit with, but it really isn't well positioned to be a "finishing" system for projects originated on other platforms, especially one as ummm...unique....as FCPX. There are no features Avid brings to the table for finishing that couldn't be achieved as well or better in the orignial NLE. Any time saving from Symphony relational Color Correction would likely be lost with all the tinkering necessary to get the project faithfully transferred. FCPX has decent secondary Color Correction, and if that doesn't suffice, it can interchange with Resolve. I haven't heard a response from the OP about what he hopes to gain by moving to Avid. There really aren't many scenarios I can think of where it makes any sense whatsoever. Unless you are absolutely forced to, it's total madness. If the only reason is playout hardware, then finish in FCPX and export a file for playout on the Avid System.

I know you were being humorous John, but the path the OP is considering taking could lead to a total quagmire. Unless there is a really, REALLY, good reason I am not aware of, there is no way I would recommend it.

On Monday, September 29, 2014, switthaus@... [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Seriously John, I am no more a fan boy for X as you are for MC. In this situation, it would be best just to stay in X where many of the finishing tools are better than MC (assuming no Symphony option). Simple fact, and a cleaner, less headaches workflow.

Of course this is just a humble opinion from one of the "little guys"!

;-)