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The hatred for Apple’s new Final Cut Pro X is deep and well documented for a wide variety of reasons.  One of the more frequently mentioned ones is that it can’t import existing projects, essentially eliminating all your existing work and projects.  Well, a new version (10.0.3) dropped today, and there’s a new tool from FCP guru Philip Hodgetts called 7tox that can finally import them.

7toX for Final Cut Pro brings your Final Cut Pro 7 projects forward to Final Cut Pro X so you can use Apple’s powerful new professional editing tools to update or finish your older projects. The lightweight application is simple to use, with drag-and-drop support and progress information. 7toX translates important metadata from your Final Cut Pro 7 Project — including bins, clips and sequences — to a new Event in Final Cut Pro X (version 10.0.3) with the highest fidelity of any translation application for Final Cut Pro. In addition, the application provides clear, detailed reporting after every transfer.

He admits it’s not perfect, there’s just too many changes in FCPX to ever make a 100% conversion.  However, it’s pretty close and probably about as good as it’s going to get.

The app is available now in the for a mere $10.

via 7toX for Final Cut Pro

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StudioDaily has a great compilation of some of the facts regarding Final Cut Pro X, covering everything they can find online, on Apple’s website, and via personal experience.

It does feel like, at least at this early stage, FCPX is a love it or hate tool. It is an extreme departure from how Final Cut Pro 7 operates on almost every front. It is indeed more like iMovie than FCP7. No matter what you read, the truth is that it will take some time to really shake it out. I was bewildered at first but see some real good lurking within it. I’m currently testing how a music video edit might work and see some nice features that will help me. I also see some silly omissions. Here’s my down-and-dirty attempt to bullet point only the basics you need to know if you’re contemplating FCPX.

via Studio Daily Blog » More Thoughts on Final Cut Pro X.

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Well it’s finally hear.  Point your mac at the Mac App Store and you can get Final Cut Pro X for $299, Compressor for $50,  and Motion 5 for $50.  What used to cost over $1000 comes in at just shy of $400.  Of course, Apple is touting this as a huge improvement all around:

“I’m blown away by what Apple has done with Final Cut Pro,” said Angus Wall, Academy Award-winning film editor. “Final Cut Pro X is incredibly modern and fast, but most importantly it lets you focus on telling your story in the most creative way, while it actively manages all of the technical details.”

However, not everyone is impressed:

Secondly, Apple seems to have removed stuff, moved stuff, and hidden other stuff from a well-established pro tool. moving/hiding/removing stuff in a pro tool is something that a software maker does at its own risk (look at the mess that Adobe has allowed a tool like Photoshop to become), so in many ways Apple’s committed a cardinal sin by messing around with Final Cut Pro too much.

I freely admit I am not a Final Cut Pro user.  From those of you out there, what are your opinions?

via Apple – Press Info – Apple Revolutionizes Video Editing With Final Cut Pro X.

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