Who is still using Final Cut Studio 3 in 2019??

I dont understand the somewhat common lack of love for the magnetic timeline...all it does is try to always keep everything in sync, something I would think most of us want most of the time. As was said it can be overridden if need be but there were many times is 7 when I would make a cut somewhere and 20 things would slide out of sync. There are certainly times when the mag timeline can be annoying but most of the time it’s peace of mind.
 
If you're new to it, it can severely mess up your edit by moving everything. You have to understand how the connected clips work because if you have a complex timeline, you can also delete parts of your edit without even knowing!

Once you get used to it, it's wonderful as most people (or many like you and I) learn to love it.

[And FCS 1-2-3 was really great for its time, so the new change was difficult to accept back then.]
 
Ok yes that is true. And yes I still deal with that but I also dont do many complex multi”track” edits so its still kind of a new experience each time. I also assume when something annoys me its pilot error but so specific its hard to Google search the solution. X is not perfect to me, could use tweaks but can’t they all?
 
Apple would make a bunch of old editors stuck in their ways happy, if they would just provide a click button that would turn off the magnetic timeline function.
 
David W. Jones said:
Apple would make a bunch of old editors stuck in their ways happy, if they would just provide a click button that would turn off the magnetic timeline function.
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Try editing with the 'P' position tool as mentioned above...turns if off, kind-of.
 
I would say if youre not going to work WITH the program, you probably want to go with something else. X works and pretty well but it also is designed to work a certain way and fighting it will not get you best results. That’s where the Premieres and Resolves come in. Not trying to be a snarkmonster 5000 here but seriously you would be buying something just to fight against one of its main “features”.
 
People need to stop trying to sell folks on the magnetic timeline. I've lived with FCP X for many years now, cut a whole feature and several projects on it. For slapping together a rough, cuts only edit with basic transitions, its great. For a complex, multitrack edit with layers of music and sound effects, where you're constantly making changes and layering thing simultaneously, it's a hassle and mostly gets in the way. I know how to use it. I've used it extensively. It sucks. For my trailer work, I still only use FCP7. I just work faster in it as I edit to music and sound design together as I go. For narrative work, I'm starting to prefer FCP X as I work more in sequence -- rough picture edit, lock that, then start layering in the sound and music.
 
Josh Bass said:
I would say if youre not going to work WITH the program, you probably want to go with something else. X works and pretty well but it also is designed to work a certain way and fighting it will not get you best results. That’s where the Premieres and Resolves come in. Not trying to be a snarkmonster 5000 here but seriously you would be buying something just to fight against one of its main “features”.
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This is spot on. When I left Premiere for Avid, it took me a while to adjust to the new paradigm. It works different and makes you think different. Once I let go of my old ways of working, my level of comfort increased drastically and now I think it's great.
 
I ran FCS and FCP X together for quit a while.
Learning the FCP X method/paradigm.
It was easy enough to grasp the newer method but as I recall it was years before FCP X was IMO mature enough to use in. the day to day.
Since then, it has continued to grow up. Reckon it has moved from nappies/diapers to long pants. :thumbsup:

Al
 
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