[quote user="Atomike"]Speed it king[/quote] And on that note, X is the fastest NLE software I have used in my career to date. Blazing.

[quote user="Atomike"]Speed it king[/quote] Perhaps. But I think flexibility is right up there. Trust me, I am no Premiere fan and have converted over to FCPX (I do spot work and short format work on X). But when I do have to use PP, I kind of like the idea that I can grab the dissolve, lets say, and position it anywhere I want around the

[quote user="Atomike"]Transitions should always be centered on cut unless there is a very good reason otherwise.[/quote] Can you further explain your point here?

[quote user="Marianna"] play nice on the forums[/quote] What fun is that?

[quote user="Terry Snyder"]That's a look you can't get with reframing in post[/quote] Exactly.

[quote user="Pat Horridge"]leave it wide to be keyframed in the edit and suddenly even the simplest edit choice becomes a protracted, ever tweaked, job.[/quote] And the optics are not right. When cutting to a closer shot done in camera, or a change of lenses, the depth of field should change and feel "right". Punching in ona 4k shot

[quote user="Terry Snyder"]So your deliverable files are still 1920x1080?[/quote] At this point, yes.

[quote user="AndrewAction"]How hard could it possibly be for MC Product Management to negotiate a deal to get all MC users access [/quote] Like negotiating for Phrase Find and ScriptSync, I guess. Perhaps BMD has decided to focus on Resolve and not "give" this away any longer? Whoops, speculation but not speculation about Avid..

Hey Terry - I have been getting some 4K material from various production companies mainly for the depth of data and the ability to re-po and not lose image quality. I cut in proxy mode in FCPX and then to Resolve for color correction and finish (I only supervise that process). These are spots for markets all over the country but not a single "national"

The return of Xpri and Socratto?