Final Cut Pro 4 is packaged in a big, black box with a multi-hued eye staring out from the side. Ominous. Weight: 5 kg, at least, and it's all manuals. I'm terrified.
"I'd be halfway through the first book by now," said Tod as he hefted the box. "But I bet this will sit on your desk for a few weeks before you install it. I know you."
He may be right.
On the other hand, maybe I'll whiz through my To Do list and install FCP4 later today. Tod says it will be an "exhilarating effort" to get it up and running and to learn the program inside out.
We'll see...
Once you get it installed, I can't recommend the tutorial (the smaller book) that comes with it. It really teaches you quite a bit quickly, and really helped me get my head around the concepts of it. You're always welcome to come over and I can show it to you :)
On a sidenote, I'm going to Vermont again in November for an advanced Final Cut class. I hope its as beneficial as the intro was.
I'd be throwing my to-do list right out the window and diving into FCP. That's what to-do lists are for, right? So you have something hefty to ditch when the new software arrives.
John Gruber of daringfireball.net once said something along the lines of "new releases of BBEdi are national holidays around here." I think we all know that feeling when it comes to our most beloved apps.
An interesting hardware addition for FCP power users :-)
http://www.focal.co.jp/product/bellacorp/professional_fcp/index.html