by Joey Daoud | Sep 2, 2011 | Coffee & Celluloid
Never before has a piece of software put me in such an existential dilemma – the evolution (or de-evolution) of Final Cut Pro, the new software that’s so revolutionary it skipped two versions and went from 7 to 10. “Everything’s changed in...
by Joey Daoud | Jun 12, 2012 | Editing, Final Cut Pro X, Software
Not too long ago, I swore off FCPX as a project sabotaging POS and was trying to figure out where to go next. Today, FCPX is all I’m using and I don’t see myself jumping ship. How’d I learn to stop worrying and love the bomb? One word. Metadata. With...
by Joey Daoud | Jun 13, 2012 | Editing, Final Cut Pro X, Software
They say Adobe After Effects is like Photoshop for video (or aims to be). I’ll take it a step further and say Final Cut Pro X is like Adobe Illustrator for editing. This post is a continuation of what I like about Final Cut Pro X. Check out part 1 on metadata...
by Joey Daoud | Jun 25, 2012 | Editing
Continuing what I love about FCPX, I’ve saved my favorite feature for last. Many hours of potentially productive work by mankind has been wasted by double clicking on footage in a bin, moving the mouse over to the viewer, clicking and dragging the time indicator...
by Joey Daoud | Jun 27, 2012 | Editing
Here’s a recap of the 3 posts that highlight what I love and why I’m sticking with FCPX. Basically it boils down to metadata, magnetic timeline, and filmstrip view. I Had it All Wrong. Metadata is the light. It’s Like Illustrator for Editing...
