005: Apple Burns the Past: Final Cut Pro X Introduction (ft. Brad Olsen)

If Apple burned down your house, and built you an epic mansion with tons of cool stuff, that'd be pretty cool, right? Wait, no… YOU BURNED DOWN MY HOUSE?! In a nutshell, that's how many passionate, invested Final Cut Pro users felt when Apple rewrote the program for version 10.0, and killed support for version 7.0. Despite new innovations in the software update, many users felt betrayed or abandoned when Apple initiated this harsh transition. Today, we'll talk about the Final Cut Pro X launch: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
If Apple burned down your house, and built you an epic mansion with tons of cool stuff, that'd be pretty cool, right? Wait, no… YOU BURNED DOWN MY HOUSE?! In a nutshell, that's how many passionate, invested Final Cut Pro users felt when Apple rewrote the program for version 10.0, and killed support for version 7.0. Despite new innovations in the software update, many users felt betrayed or abandoned when Apple initiated this harsh transition. Today, on the 10th anniversary, we'll talk about the Final Cut Pro X launch: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Oh yeah… the drama brewed so much that a documentary was made about it (link below)!


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4:29 - Final Cut Backstory
15:56 - NAB 2011 Buildup
20:57 - Final Cut Pro X Announcement
24:06 - Final Cut Pro X Interface & Features
42:16 - Final Cut Pro X Live Demo
45:49 - Final Cut Pro X Release and Price
51:11 - Event Aftermath
54:26 - Brad Olsen's First Experience with Final Cut Pro X
56:53 - Final Cut Pro X Missing Features
1:01:40 - Final Cut Pro X Weird Bits & Glitches
1:10:58 - Other Final Cut Pro X Tidbits and the Future
1:17:01 - Conclusion



Brad's Amazing Off the Tracks Documentary: https://offthetracksmovie.com

Brad's YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/offthetracksmovie

Final Cut Pro X at SuperMeet: https://youtu.be/qOGWxd8c4Ng

Final Cut Pro Screenshots: http://bit.ly/clan35Cc82j


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Episode Transcription: https://thecomputerclan.com/transcriptions/AppleKeynoteChronicles-005.pdf
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