FCP 8 Need to Have Features
It's been such a long time in coming for a really major upgrade to Final Cut Studio. I'm eagerly anticipating the next release. I will be sorely disappointed if the next version doesn't have a filter for fixing rolling shutter. With so many people using DSLRs, it's a must have feature. I still can't believe that iMovie got that feature before FCP did. That really bugs me.
I would also like to see more options for making titles in FCP without having to go into Motion.
I would like to be able to vary the type size/style in one type layer without having create another type layer. It would make it easier to do scrolling titles and such. I also hope that DVD Studio Pro gets some new features. Version 7 is no different than version 6 as far as I can tell. I would really like to see Blu-Ray authoring support added, as well. I guess we'll find out in the next few months, or so.
Hi Meshman:
Did you post this on Apple's feedback page?
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
If these features haven't already made it into FCP8, there's always FCP9.
Everything you've listed would be nice to have.
Ever since Motion 1 shipped, I've always wished that that application is what appears when you click the "Motion" tab in a FCP window.
For what it's worth, I create all of my static titles cards in Adobe Photoshop and all of my motion title cards in Adobe After Effects. I'll use Motion if I'm freelancing somewhere that doesn't have those applications.
I think we're in for something spectacular with the next release of Final Cut Studio. I, for one, am wondering what, if anything, Apple is doing with the source code to Shake. It's certainly been enough time since Apple purchased that application and subsequently discontinued it for us to be seeing the results in the world of digital video. Of course, while there may be some show stopping features, there may not be anything that you or I are hoping for.
It will also be interesting to see what happens with DVD Studio Pro. The specification for DVD-Video isn't going to change to support any new features and it's a format that's getting replaced by video on demand. HD-DVD is gone (and, the DVDSP implementation is something that plays back only on G5 or newer Apple computers running a relatively recent version of Mac OS X). So, something along authoring Blu-Ray or publishing to iTunes is what one could expect.
-Warren
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