Stephen_Spider wrote:
Nice list, however it does seem a little bit like you may be hoping that Adobe provides the Final Cut 8 package that Apple never delivered on. Having edited primarily with P-Pro for the last decade, I hope Adobe focuses more on getting the next release to run as smooth as CS5x does, strangling and crucifying all the codec and playback bugs that arose in CS6.
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I really hope the next release is more like CS5x and less like FCPX
Stephen,
I actually agree with the things on your list. In fact, your #1 should have been on my list. Not having any way to jog or shuttle is something that's bothered me too. So here...
16) Add the ability to "jog" and "shuttle" clips in the source and program monitors.
Regarding wanting to make it the FCP8 that never was, although that's not my true intention, why not? Years and years ago I taught myself how to edit using Premiere but then switched to FCP in 2007 when offered a job at MLB and they used FCP. There are things that I always wished FCP would adopt that I loved so much more in Premiere, but eventually you get over that. Coming back now to Premiere, it's advanced so much and I remember the little things that I loved so much. But I would say that I genuinely are hoping for more of a CS7 than a FCPX...for sure. I did give FCPX a good 60 days and there are REALLY GREAT things that Adobe could learn from, but in the end, I wanted to pull my eyes out of my head so I came happily over to Premiere CS6. Truthfully FCP7 and Premiere Pro CS6 are very close to each other. My goal is to fix what's broken here in CS6 and to improve upon what other NLE's already do much better. How Adobe decides to do it is up to them. And why not improve upon FCP7? It was a very successful program that's very similar to CS6 and making a few of Apple's ideas better is what Google has been doing for years with their phones and they're a huge success. I actually agree with all 4 of your points because they are legitimate improvements and that is what I was going for as well. So thank you for adding to this list!