Eddie is the AI assistant video editor for pros, and this week, they just launched a trifecta of announcements to bring “ChatGPT” capabilities to Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Apple’s Final Cut Pro with their powerful prompt-based AI video editing integrations, which we covered here. Today, we are taking a closer look at the Final Cut Pro Migration from FCP7 to X. Hey Eddie (the company behind the Eddie AI tool) has also started creating editorials celebrating the movers and shakers that pushed our beloved production industry forward. See their previous narrative about the sunglasses billionaire who founded the RED digital cinema camera here. This month’s longform article takes a new look at the bombshell that is the Final Cut Pro migration from 7 to X. The following is an excerpt from Eddie AI’s latest feature. April 2011. Las Vegas. A stage. A reveal. A gasp. And then… the fallout.The launch of Final Cut Pro X didn’t just divide the editing world. It shattered it. Editors fled. Forums exploded. Legacy users cried betrayal. Apple, once the scrappy disruptor-turned-Hollywood darling, suddenly looked like it had fumbled the final reel. That’s the story. Or was it? What if the launch of FCPX wasn’t a mistake, but the moment? The moment that, fifteen years later, quietly reshaped how content is created today. This is the story with new eyes, clarified with the passage of time. Act I: Ahead of the Timeline Before Final Cut Pro X, editing was frozen in time. Things were already...
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