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Full Resolution Screenshots of Final Cut Pro X and the Importance of Overcoming Lock-In

04.15.11 @ 3:00PM Tags : adobe, apple, apps, design, editing, fcpx, finalcut, nab2011, software, ux

Some have pointed out that many of Final Cut Pro X‘s much-lauded new features are not really that “new.” This backlash seems to happen with every Apple product, perhaps out of response to the rapturous reception with which Apple fanboys greet the superlative-laced presentations. In the case of FCP X, the criticism is that FCP X‘s list of new features (seen on video) have been around for a while in other editing applications (notably Premiere and Vegas). But a list of features does not an editing program make. It’s not what features you include in a piece of software, it’s how you design them. Read on for some thoughts on intuitive design and a few full resolution screenshots of the new Final Cut Pro X. More »