![]() ![]() “Apple took the easy way out by creating iMovie Pro.” If Apple wanted to take the easy way out, it would have added a couple of small features to FCP 7, incremented the version number and called it a day. It has a free trial version so you can test it for yourselfģ.There is a thriving ecosystem of developers, plug-ins and training that is larger than what existed in the Final Cut Studio era.It is in use every day for projects from corporate video to major motion pictures.It has more than 1 million registered users, larger than the installed base of FCP 7. ![]() 12 updates in less than three years is an AMAZING level of support.But don’t let the launch blind you to what Final Cut Pro X has become: In fact, the initial release of FCP X was widely criticized. “Apple made me really angry when FCP X was launched.” True, the launch was not one of Apple’s best. “If I wait a bit longer, will Apple bring back Final Cut Pro 7?” No. Worry about what to do only after the project is complete.īut, if you are ready to move on, this article can help you decide what to do.īefore we compare FCP X to FCP 7, I need to clear the air on three points that keep reappearing in my email.ġ. If you are in the middle of a big FCP 7 project using hardware and software that is working fine, then don’t switch. Migrate their projects to a different editing system and learn something new.Keep running the software on current hardware, stop upgrading the operating system and don’t buy any new hardware.This means that current FCP 7 editors are forced to make a choice: And no one expects FCP 7 to run on all future OS updates. While it still runs on OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), many of its plug-ins do not. Final Cut Pro 7 has not.įinal Cut Pro 7 was never designed for today’s operating systems. Since that time, a lot of technology has changed. FCP 7 was last updated in late 2010 to version 7.0.3. This week, I want to take the same approach and look at Final Cut Pro X.įinal Cut Pro 7 was released July 23, 2009, along with the rest of the Final Cut Studio (3) suite. ( Read it here.) I was fascinated by all the comments. Last week, I wrote an article examining why Final Cut Pro 7 editors should consider Adobe Premiere Pro CC. Passions run high when we talk about the software upon which we base our business. ![]()
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