NEW FCP is 4k and only $299

[Mark Toia]

Just watched the FCP launch on someones iphone streaming!

4k, Multi format, auto stabilizing... Auto everything.
inbuilt grader, etc etc etc...
You never have to leave the room.

Sounds amazing!

I'm sure all the details will flood through very very soon......

ok... here is a bullet point from the launch.



The name is Final Cut Pro X
64 bit
Unlimited menory
Uses Open CLI and Grand Central Dispatch
Color fully managed with ColorSync
Resolution independent playback system up to 4K
Mix & match all content in timeline without transcoding
No rendering, it does it in the background using every available CPU cycle
Can plug into cameras and edit whilst ingesting
Non destructive color balance on ingest
Stabilisation on ingest
Audio cleanup on ingest
People and shot detection
Range based keywording - metadata attached to part of a clip
Smart collections - like smart folders
Clip connections, primary and secondary media locking together
Magnetic timeline -moves audio out of the way to avoid collisions.
Single keystroke nesting
Compound clips - collapse clips into a single clip
Inline precision editor - simplifies trimming of clips
Auditioning - sampling of different versions of edits
'Skimming' media previews when you move the cursor over
iMovie like filmstrip view
Timeline Index- an index of all the clips in the timeline
Sync clips with Plural Eyes style featue (Not Plural Eyes)
Automatic control of number of tracks - add and go when needed
Pitch corrected audio skimming
Waveforms show levels in realtime
Retiming in the timeline
One click to match color between clips
New advanced color correction
Improved keyframing, bezier paths and curve display in the timeline
Color & Soundtrack now in FCPX
Ships in June $299 on the App Store

I don't like the Imovie over tones.... yuk.

 

[Justin Kirchhoff]

They have a lot to offer on here, but they didn't mention anything about 3D, the interface looks like iMovie Pro, they got rid of the Viewer...

There are somethings that I dislike, a lot of things I like, but it'll be hard opening up a professional program that looks like a program my grandmother could use on her $999 MacBook.

 

[Imran Farouk]

The have a lot to offer on here, but they didn't mention anything about 3D, the interface looks like iMovie Pro, they got rid of the Viewer...

There are somethings that I dislike, a lot of things I like, but it'll be hard opening up a professional program that looks like a program my grandmother could use on her $999 MacBook.

thats what I felt...especially since the entire suite is killed, theres no upgrade price (300 isn't a lot but it's almost like everyone that has upgraded till that point should need to start fresh?)

I definitely feel though every time I'm going to open this I'm using iMovie which for me, seemed so much more difficult to use then FCP or FCE, I love the new features, it's the look I'm no fan of but I guess it'll grow on me considering the features are quite welcome,

will know more when the damn FCS page gets updated...surprised they didn't take it down during the talk to replace it now...like they do with all their announcements, maybe there is more to come and this is a sneak preview?

 

[Kevin Wild]

Imran, why do you state that "the entire suite is killed?" Where are you getting that information? I cannot stand all of the assumptions that people post here. I have seen nothing that FCPS is "killed."

 

[Justin Kirchhoff]

They did mention this is in beta, so they may have a few more things to offer that they weren't ready to show just yet.

The UI just blows. I hate it. And I agree with the whole "iMovie seemed so much more difficult" mindset. I'm glad they finally have ColorSync managing color, hopefully that will fix all the shitty gamma issues we've all experienced between .mov clips.

 

[Craig W. Bickerstaff]

Based on this list of specs and the price point I'm pretty excited, I haven't made up my mind on the interface though, until I see more than one screenshot and a quick video clip I will simply say it has a lot of potential.
This is defiantly little more then a sneak peek as Apple.com has no information that I can see of find on the product, it's still final cut pro 7 on apple.com

 

[Kevin Wild]

Craig, that is WAY too calm and sane. You must choose tonight, within one hour of the first blurry image, whether you forever LOVE or vehemently HATE the interface and the new software! Make your choice!

ha ha. sarcasm off.

 

[Justin Kirchhoff]

Granted a lot of us are bitching and complaining, Adobe just showed off an incredible updated for CS5 which included EPIC support, along with some great AE implementation. For production companies such as mine that integrate After Effects with RED footage on almost all shoots, this may be a logical choice to move to.

Not everyone has the same workflows. I'm sure iMovie Pro...errr, FCPx will work well for a lot of individuals or production companies. I'll be using FCP 7 until my next choice is made.

 

[PatrickW]

Sounds great for DSLR shooters.

 

[Imran Farouk]

Imran, why do you state that "the entire suite is killed?" Where are you getting that information? I cannot stand all of the assumptions that people post here. I have seen nothing that FCPS is "killed."

http://fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/33...al-cut-pro-x-on-the-app-store-in-june-for-299

at the end, fair enough it's probably but its a pretty clear that it's more then likely happening that the suite is killed in favor of a one stop shop app, since Color and Soundtrack are both now in FCP X, that leaves Compressor and Motion to be dealt with... Compressor can easily be placed into the App and FCS last update didn't really do much for DVD Studio...
at the same time the Mac App store doesn't do packages, the Final Cut program alone is $300...

Apologizes if it's annoying but it's not throwing darts blindly, it's just where the bread crumbs seem to lead, I'm happy to be wrong, I love the suite, I don't like the look for the new FCP X but I love the features, perhaps a different color scheme? But never the less, if they've integrated two major programs, what does that leave for the suite?

EDIT:

As I do realize that it's a blurry image etc. and so on, it's still an iMovie look which is my only issue, like I've said, it'll grow on me probably but it's just the thought of it looking even remotely like iMovie that annoys me a bit because I despise the new iMovie versus the new one, not out of fear of change but rather just the look and the way it works, thankfully FCP X doesn't work the same it looks like, its just the visual that is similar

 

[Kevin Wild]

Oh god, this is getting frustrating. Soundtrack Pro is not "now in FCP X." FCP will not do looping of instruments or many other functions of STP.

I can see them letting DVD SP die, considering everything is going downloadable. I'm guessing Color-Light will be part of FCP X, but you may need it still for many of the features. Again, it's just too soon to draw all of these judgements with limited information!

It may be that they're going to separate the software again, but what's wrong with that? Just buy what you need. If they're setting the price at $299, that's pretty affordable even if you need 3 of the Apple apps.

But let's not state misinformation like "it's killed off" when there is no credible source. Sorry if I overreact, but I cannot stand in this Twitter & Blog world how fast BS makes it's way into reality for some people.

 

[Steve Sherrick]

Wish I was able to be there tonight, but from the info that everyone has been kind enough to post it does sound to me that Apple decided to go the way of a sneak peak and didn't give you guys the full show. Sounds like it might be a little while before the picture is complete.

 

[Jake Bastian]

Oh god, this is getting frustrating. Soundtrack Pro is not "now in FCP X." FCP will not do looping of instruments or many other functions of STP.

I can see them letting DVD SP die, considering everything is going downloadable. I'm guessing Color-Light will be part of FCP X, but you may need it still for many of the features. Again, it's just too soon to draw all of these judgements with limited information!

It may be that they're going to separate the software again, but what's wrong with that? Just buy what you need. If they're setting the price at $299, that's pretty affordable even if you need 3 of the Apple apps.

But let's not state misinformation like "it's killed off" when there is no credible source. Sorry if I overreact, but I cannot stand in this Twitter & Blog world how fast BS makes it's way into reality for some people.

Agreed, there was no mention at all of the rest of Final Cut Studio. They improved the audio & grading capabilities of FCP but never once mentioned Color, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, or Logic etc... In fact if you remember a while back when they were laying people off from the Final Cut team they said there was some disagreement as to the UI of Color X and as a result of that it wouldn't be released until some time after Final Cut Pro.

Until Apple says Color and Final Cut Studio are dead, it's just bloggers making crap up.

For what it's worth I think the new interface is awesome - less controlled and more like a sandbox - colors remind me more of Logic than iMovie. But who cares what it looks like when the features in it are so awesome?

 

[Kevin Wild]

Funny you say that, Jake. I work every day, LONG days, on both FCP (for corporate & spot work we do) and AVID (for TCL shows I edit). I never have a problem with interface looks. Honestly, maybe it's just me, but I could care less! To me, it's all about workflow, features, speed and stability.

The biggest thing that I'm hoping for the new FCP is to get more stable. I VERY RARELY crash in AVID and when I do, 90% of the times everything is saved. FCP? Not so much. I hope this changes soon after the new release.

 

[Jake Bastian]

Not crashing would be huge for me too. I know it's 64 bit so this shouldn't be a problem, but I worry about how the background rendering works, Motion is supposed to be render free right now, but I find that program to be almost impossible to work with. I'm sure this is much better, but I 'll hold off judgement until I actually see it in action.

 

[Cüneyt Kaya]

what about omf export, auto audio sync, multicam? is the render engine 10bit rgb?
was it mentioned somewhere?
where to get the code for avid 999 usd?

 

[Robert Frank]

what about omf export, auto audio sync, multicam? is the render engine 10bit rgb?
was it mentioned somewhere?
where to get the code for avid 999 usd?

I got an email from Avid with the crossgrade offer.

 

[andrewhake]

PLEASE! Tell me more! How does FCPX make you feeeeeeel? It seems like the UI is making you angry, are you currently prescribed anything to help control this anger? . .

Don't be confused folks, it will be very difficult to find and "discussion" on anything final cut related for at least a couple of days... Look people, all the little detailed questions you might have probably won't be answered from random tweets and blurry photos/videos. If your business depends on how successful the next FCP release will be. . .

A word of advice. Chill the FUCK out.

Final Cut Pro X is clearly making an simple reference as did QuickTime Player X to new QuickTime technology that started with Snow Leopard, and that is not a bad thing, i would guess this means QTKit is getting the update it deserves for Lion and that is good for MANY applications on OS X. June is looking good for a release around Lion.

Looks like a great improvement to me, they had me at Grand Central, OpenCL, so on and so forth. First application to pretty much take advantage of all the technologies they discussed for Snow Leopard? The current FCP UI is not terrible, but it is far from good, this looks like a great improvement. If you are upset because it has the same color scheme as iMovie I don't really have anything to say to you. About anything, ever.

Anyway, will be great to get all the details, but it looks like format support will be there, and all the shit I hate about FCP now is completely gone, from what I have seen, hard to complain.

 

[Louis Maddalena]

I haven't really seen enough to truly know how I feel about it, but I'm definitely not happy with the fact that the viewer is gone.

 

[Craig W. Bickerstaff]

Does anyone actually know for sure that the viewer is axed? Or is everyone just wildly jumping to conclusions because they can't see it in the blurry photograph.