Superior

This software is different, but in a very good way. It did take a little effort on my part to get used to the magnetic timeline and was well worth it. I can edit much faster, more efficiently, and editing is fun again. Love the keywords and organizing structure of this program. Find it much better than the traditional bins and a better way of doing things.

The only thing missing is the “Send To Motion” option which was available in previous versions. On the other hand, custom generators, titles, effects, and transitions can be built in Motion then published for use in Final Cut Pro, which is a big bonus. Do wish to see keyframing available for color correction, but the tools are very good for basic to intermediate color grading.

I would love to see roles being assigned on finder tags or keywords. Also, roles for graphics and photos would be helpful. Video and titles are generic and not as
specific. Then again, adding roles or subroles is easy.

It is annoying to have to place connected clips into a secondary (connected) storyline to get access to all the trimming and other tools available in the primary storyline. Would be a big help with audio. Speaking of audio, I wish there was ways to “marry” the audio to video after synching has been completed rather then resorting to compound clips. Would be nice to decompose compound clips in place, make changes and be done rather then decomposing in a seperate timeline. Prescion editor in a secondary storyline would be nice as well. Would love to see options to apply video and audio transitions separately. Other then a few feature requests, not too much to complain about.

So far, no encounters with any major stability issues in the current version.

Ice Cream Wolf about Final Cut Pro