Hands-On With Apple's New Final Cut Pro 11 Update

[TechnoMonk]

The price is $299 on the Apple Store... where did you get it for $199?

Education pricing was always at 199, non education bundle was/is 299. I bought education bundle at 199, a decade ago.

 

[yoak]

It makes perfect sense. It may have some advanced features but they are still packaged in a prosumer presentation of a software package that places severese limits on how you can work on something and forces you to do things a certain way. FCPX doesn't offer the user the flexibility to work how they choose. I don't want my software holding my hand and trying to do things ahead of me. Premiere picked up right where FCP7 left off. It will always be iMovie Pro for me. It's honestly how they should have branded it and kept Final Cut on the same path they had it.

I think this could be a case where you maybe havent really tried to get used to the new software and workflow. What works, works. I really got into FCPX after the first limitations were fixed.
Specially after we could use our Red 6K and 8K footage without hiccups. The only problem I find is getting production companies/editing houses to give it a real try. We had a tv show that ran for years and was cut on X, but most now just stick with Premiere or Avid as they have everything set up. I have edited a couple of seasons of different tv shows, using fcp7 and Premiere, and I find FCPX to be way faster and more stable than both

 

[123]

Hour for hour people are consuming way more video/motion content on social media than in the cinemas (maybe even television - depending on how we want to define TV).

If editors of all types want to make content for where people are consuming media, then, yeah... these are missing features

The channel is irrelevant, the stupidity of the people is.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Intel is still supported, though not for every feature; ML features are more likely to require Apple silicon. However, since the minimum supported macOS version is 14.6, older Intel Macs are out of luck. Here's a list of Sonoma-compatible Macs: https://support.apple.com/en-us/105113

I’m on Sequoia on an 2020 iMac and the update does not show up for me.

 

[danano]

I’m on Sequoia on an 2020 iMac and the update does not show up for me.

I'm on a 2019 MacPro. The update did not show up in the App Store on the Updates page. However, when I went to my Account page and clicked the Final Cut Pro item, the Final Cut Pro page opened showing the Update button. I clicked and the download / update proceeded as usual.

I have seen this before. I don't know why, but some updates appear on the Updates page, some it is necessary to go to the page for the particular item.

 

[triton100]

It makes perfect sense. It may have some advanced features but they are still packaged in a prosumer presentation of a software package that places severese limits on how you can work on something and forces you to do things a certain way. FCPX doesn't offer the user the flexibility to work how they choose. I don't want my software holding my hand and trying to do things ahead of me. Premiere picked up right where FCP7 left off. It will always be iMovie Pro for me. It's honestly how they should have branded it and kept Final Cut on the same path they had it

It makes perfect sense. It may have some advanced features but they are still packaged in a prosumer presentation of a software package that places severese limits on how you can work on something and forces you to do things a certain way. FCPX doesn't offer the user the flexibility to work how they choose. I don't want my software holding my hand and trying to do things ahead of me. Premiere picked up right where FCP7 left off. It will always be iMovie Pro for me. It's honestly how they should have branded it and kept Final Cut on the same path they had it.

This reads like someone who just hasn’t got to grips with magnetic timeline and is so frustrated that he or she has thrown his toys out of the pram and has decided the software is bad as a result.

I can assure you, 100 percent, if you were to actually take the time to get over the learning curve required for the clever and UI superior workflow of the magnetic timeline it would result in your workflow and editing literally doubling in speed and advanced execution. That’s a fact. And any pro FCPX editor will attest to that.

So instead of complaining because you haven’t learnt how to use the tool effectively, learn how to use the tool.

 

[JesterJJZ]

This reads like someone who just hasn’t got to grips with magnetic timeline and is so frustrated that he or she has thrown his toys out of the pram and has decided the software is bad as a result.

I can assure you, 100 percent, if you were to actually take the time to get over the learning curve required for the clever and UI superior workflow of the magnetic timeline it would result in your workflow and editing literally doubling in speed and advanced execution. That’s a fact. And any pro FCPX editor will attest to that.

So instead of complaining because you haven’t learnt how to use the tool effectively, learn how to use the tool.

Why bother? Since it was released I've only come across one FCPX project I needed to work with. FCPX is more of a solo editor's tool. I work with several of the largest agencies in the world. They are all Adobe with some Davinci mixed in, usually just for color. Collaboration, After Effects integration alone makes Adobe a better choice for professionals. FCPX was DOA for most of us.

There is literally no reason for me to take the time to force myself to like it.

I knew FCP like the back of my hand. Then Apple turned around and slapped me in the face with it.

 

[triton100]

Why bother? Since it was released I've only come across one FCPX project I needed to work with. FCPX is more of a solo editor's tool. I work with several of the largest agencies in the world. They are all Adobe with some Davinci mixed in, usually just for color. Collaboration, After Effects integration alone makes Adobe a better choice for professionals. FCPX was DOA for most of us.

There is literally no reason for me to take the time to force myself to like it.

I knew FCP like the back of my hand. Then Apple turned around and slapped me in the face with it.

Right so what was the point of you commenting on this post since as you boasted work for the largest ad agency in the world with premier. Why do you care then.
One last time. There is a learning curve to go from 7 to X. I tried and got stumped so went back to premier. I then tried it again but this time devoted a weekend to learning it from the ground up. I am so glad I did. I dred to think I may not have done this. As premier to FCPX is like going from a Ford to a Ferrari. It’s completely inferior in comparison.
FCPX is like 7 on steroids x 1000.
Editors like you that continually snub FCPX do it to the detriment of your own quality of work.
Collaboration with X is possible too. Stay with premier. You literally don’t realise what you’re missing out on it’s hilarious.

 

[funwithstuff]

While the launch of the modern FCP (in 2011!) was poorly handled, Apple fixed the big issues pretty quickly, and it's now been around for 13 years, more than classic FCP managed.

Around the world, FCP is actively being used at a pro level: https://fcp-cafe.notion.site/