Re: [Avid-L2] FCP X update

On Oct 24, 2012, at 1:20 PM, namyrb <namyrb@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've read the update, but didn't see anything about collaborative
> environments. Can 20 people edit the same project with the same media while
> an assistant is adding new media in real time?
>
> I think that the software is really cool, but if it can't do this than I
> can say that there's no way any company that I've worked for would not have
> been able to use it.

I agree. FCP X cannot do exactly what you want, exactly that way. (But as Bunim Murray established, while FCP 7 and earlier couldn't share in the Avid way, it was still viable). I fully expect FCP X to get that ability in the future, but right now if that's the most important thing, then media composer is the only viable choice. As I've said repeatedly before.
>
> But for the record, I heard that they've been using FCPX at ABC Promos for
> almost a year now. So it doesn't necessarily suck for broadcast, just for
> all of the companies that I've worked with that rely on the Avid/Isis/Unity
> workflow…

Correct. Now how many Unity systems/seats are there? Compared with 2 million FCP 7 seats? That's not the only viable market for an NLE. Only Media Composer really does that well, but Premiere Pro, FCP Classic, Vegas, Edius and FCP X all have sold hundreds of thousands of seats regardless.

Premiere Pro will likely get to shared media environments before FCP X as they have already pre-announced a tech demo of their collaborative solution. But I suspect you wouldn't jump to Premiere Pro just because of that :)

Philip

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