Using Final Cut Pro X

(Picture from http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/final-cut-pro-x.jpg. used at the final cut pro 10 demonstration by Apple)




Having been a user on final cut 7 for over 3 years i was interested to hear about the release of the new final cut software, 10. Having used the software previously before starting university, i was not as keen on the latest version as i was on final cut 7.
Having now attended tutorials on how to use final cut 10, i am still more comfortable with final cut 7.

During the tutorials i was shown a number of new features in 10 that have been updated from 7 and other features that are completely brand new. For example colour grading had been improved by being able to use a feature called colour match were you can match the colour between two shots. New features included like being able to sync check the audio in a clip, a useful feature i admit, syncing audio in a clip is one of the biggest pains i have encountered when editing.

Another feature i was shown in the tutorial was how to turn the scrubbing tool off, where you hover the mouse over the timeline and the clip sequence or clip begins to play. This feature was something that had been annoying me for a while and being able to find that you can turn it off has made it easier for me to edit.

We were given clips to practice editing on the software with. Despite all these good new features and the ability to turn scrubbing off, i still cant use the software. I can physically use it, however its the fact that 10 feels too much now like iMovie or pinnacle studio that i cant get comfortable in using it after getting used to using the old final cut layout of final cut 7, or using Avid.