1 What Makes Final Cut Pro Special?
When it was released in 1999, Final Cut Pro (FCP) was a revolutionary piece of nonlinear editing software. Since then, the software (and the hardware that runs it) has matured substantially—adding features and spawning a complete suite of postproduction tools, Final Cut Studio.
Most people who were already working in postproduction knew they were seeing something special the first time they saw Final Cut Pro. To people who have entered the business since then, FCP is an industry standard.
Why is that? Why did seasoned professionals sense a sea change in the first few clicks? How has this software thoroughly changed the industry in a few short years? What makes Final Cut Pro so special?
There is a simple ...
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