I have utilised Media 100 because model one particular (early 1990s) and even though it was very shaky in individuals revolutionary days I have usually cherished its distinct and straightforward function stream – and its image good quality. Even though it was more affordable than Avid in these early days its picture high quality was true “on line’ high quality. Because then I have upgraded every single few several years and witnessed the stability improve and additional attributes extra.

Nonetheless most online video editors appear to use Closing Reduce Professional and I have arrive under growing force from colleagues to go across to it. As it happened I previously had it on the shelf as a couple of years ago Apple stopped promoting DVD Studio Professional as a stand by itself system. I essential DVD Studio Professional so I experienced to get the bundle which happened to consist of FCP.

Nicely, I managed to resist creating the leap right up until lately, when I started employing the new breed of tape-much less cameras. My 1st experience was the considerably acclaimed Sony EX3, which was utilized for a movie for the charity ARCOS. The only way I could get its documents into M100 was by upgrading to the most current version of FCP and then utilizing Sony’s Clip Browser and Clip Transfer computer software. That worked wonderful but then, for a new documentary creation, I had footage from the Canon XF103, yet another quite common digicam. This time the only way I could get the materials into M100 was to import it all into FCP first and then export it out once more – a complete squander of time. I contacted M100 assist and they advised some 3rd celebration application which was not only quite expensive but also needed some tortuous navigation to find each and every shot inside of a multitude of folders. By this time I was completely cheesed off with Media one hundred and decided to give FCP a attempt.

It was certainly a steep understanding curve but with the help documents I was able to get the hold of it really swiftly. Some of the attributes of FCP are greater than M100, its colour grading for illustration, but I shortly found I experienced shuddered to a halt and the assist information were no support. Importing information from the Flash card is swift and uncomplicated – all your pictures are there all set to edit. But they all have 2 sound tracks, even the mute shots. Okay, no problem, in M100 you just select the clip and change off the tracks you don’t require before dragging it to the timeline. Simple! But in FCP (I discovered by Googling the dilemma) you have to make a copy of a clip ahead of you can take away its sound tracks and then only by placing it in a “sequence” or timeline 1st and then dragging it back again to the bin. It works but it is fiddly.

Sound mixing is a little bit fussy as well. Correct, FCP provides you finer control but you have to simply click on the clip very first then alter the stages in the editor. Media a hundred discounts with it all in the timeline and is entirely intuitive – and rapidly! With Media 100 I usually edit in the timeline and I uncover it quite surefooted and quick. You have a obvious photo of what you have doing with all the tracks at a look – not so with FCP.

But the most aggravating facet of employing FCP for me arrived when I set all my sequences jointly in one particular learn program. Clips that had played properly in the short sequence now introduced that they “Want RENDERING”. Honest ample I click Render All. Nothing at all. So I lastly get them to render by demo and error. But why? Just as nicely the customer was not sitting, tapping his fingers ready to see the first cut. FCPX effects ‘m positive several of the difficulties I experienced have been because I am a amateur with FCP but returning to Media 100 afterwards was pure pleasure!