FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store

Ian Planchon · June 21st, 2011, 09:44 AM

anyone else not able to get into the app store to buy it? I click the link and it says its opening itunes and then just sits on that screen forever.
never bought anything through the app store so I don't know if its me or the store thats hanging up.

Heath McKnight · June 21st, 2011, 09:46 AM

Do you have an iTunes account setup? I haven't tried buying FCP X yet, but I've bought stuff from the Mac App Store.

heath

Ian Planchon · June 21st, 2011, 09:48 AM

I have an account, but it won't open itunes. when I do a search on itunes store, it doesn't show up. its weird. most likely all me seeing as other people are purchasing it no problem.

Heath McKnight · June 21st, 2011, 09:49 AM

It's not in iTunes, but the Mac App Store. What version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard do you have? You'll need the latest version of S.L. to have a copy of the Mac App Store app.

heath

Scott Brooks · June 21st, 2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Ian Planchon

anyone else not able to get into the app store to buy it? I click the link and it says its opening itunes and then just sits on that screen forever.
never bought anything through the app store so I don't know if its me or the store thats hanging up.

I got the same thing and it finally said my account wasn't available yet ... to try back later. I figure they're getting hit big time right now.

Ian Planchon · June 21st, 2011, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heath McKnight

It's not in iTunes, but the Mac App Store. What version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard do you have? You'll need the latest version of S.L. to have a copy of the Mac App Store app.

heath

10.6.4

I run avid as well, so I am not sure if I can upgrade to the latest OS without messing with avid. oh well.

Robert Turchick · June 21st, 2011, 10:08 AM

any word on plugins compatability?

Steve Connor · June 21st, 2011, 10:10 AM

As I understand it, NO plug-ins will work with the new version

Robert Turchick · June 21st, 2011, 10:14 AM

I sincerely hope you are wrong! But t wouldn't surprise me. Still shocked it's not possible to import FCS projects into FCPX. Brilliant work guys!

Michael Wisniewski · June 21st, 2011, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Heath McKnight

I don't think Soundtrack Pro or Color will be sold separately

Yeah, I think Apple is going to eventually merge Soundtrack Pro fully into the Logic Pro interface and then add basic features to Garageband. Makes a lot of sense, but I wish they'd drop the price on Logic Pro.

Still it looks like there's some pretty good audio features that have been included in FCP X, including several Logic Pro effects. And Garageband does have basic video soundtrack capabilities.

Barry Gribble · June 21st, 2011, 10:23 AM

Hey all,

Since they ditched Color and Sountrack, I very curious to see how much of that functionality has been integrated in to FCP X.

For color correction it looks from the manual like you CAN do:
- Secondaries
- Masks
- multiple color effects.

I wonder how the quality compares to Color. I wonder how the metering compares as well.

For the sound it looks like you can NOT do:
- submixes and busses
- effects on an entire track (instead of a clip)

Losing those two will make me very sad.

Can anyone who's downloaded it take a look and give a yay/nay on any of these?

Thanks!

Tim Dashwood · June 21st, 2011, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert Turchick

any word on plugins compatability?

FxPlug plugins are not natively supported in FCP X. However, they can be supported through FxPlug 2 in Motion 5. The added benefit is that you can create a placeholder template in Motion 5 using FxPlug plugins and then access it directly in your effects palette in FCP X.

This is a little work-around I'm playing with now.

Shaughan Flynn · June 21st, 2011, 10:33 AM

Wife is DLing it now and is going to re-edit a section of her last project with it to test it. She will take the raw footage and edit it, CC it and do the sound. So... We'll see. What she is struggling with is understanding how to get the same license onto multiple machines (5 total). She has been on the phone with the mothership this AM but she says they are clueless and the app store is giving error and all kinds of crap.

Floris van Eck · June 21st, 2011, 10:42 AM

You just have to login with your Apple ID on each computer you want to download and install the software on. This works the same for all Apple software. If you login with a different Apple ID, you can't download the software. Not sure if you can't install once you have downloaded.

Craig Seeman · June 21st, 2011, 01:09 PM

App Store blocks purchases if you have an early MacPro GPU. I have MacPro 3.1 (early 2008) with Radeon 2600 so I can't purchase.

I'm hoping someone with 5770 installed on MacPro early 2008 or older can confirm a purchase even though that combination is not "officially" supported. Many have reported the combination runs just fine but that doesn't mean it'll pass Apple's detection demons.

June 21st, 2011, 09:44 AM	#16
Ian Planchon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: an Alaskan living in Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 513	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store anyone else not able to get into the app store to buy it? I click the link and it says its opening itunes and then just sits on that screen forever. never bought anything through the app store so I don't know if its me or the store thats hanging up.

June 21st, 2011, 09:46 AM	#17
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store Do you have an iTunes account setup? I haven't tried buying FCP X yet, but I've bought stuff from the Mac App Store. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

June 21st, 2011, 09:48 AM	#18
Ian Planchon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: an Alaskan living in Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 513	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store I have an account, but it won't open itunes. when I do a search on itunes store, it doesn't show up. its weird. most likely all me seeing as other people are purchasing it no problem.

June 21st, 2011, 09:49 AM	#19
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store It's not in iTunes, but the Mac App Store. What version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard do you have? You'll need the latest version of S.L. to have a copy of the Mac App Store app. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

June 21st, 2011, 10:08 AM	#22
Robert Turchick Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,389	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store any word on plugins compatability? __________________ The older I get, the better I was!

June 21st, 2011, 10:10 AM	#23
Steve Connor Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 383	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store As I understand it, NO plug-ins will work with the new version

June 21st, 2011, 10:14 AM	#24
Robert Turchick Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,389	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store I sincerely hope you are wrong! But t wouldn't surprise me. Still shocked it's not possible to import FCS projects into FCPX. Brilliant work guys! __________________ The older I get, the better I was!

June 21st, 2011, 10:23 AM	#26
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store Hey all, Since they ditched Color and Sountrack, I very curious to see how much of that functionality has been integrated in to FCP X. For color correction it looks from the manual like you CAN do: - Secondaries - Masks - multiple color effects. I wonder how the quality compares to Color. I wonder how the metering compares as well. For the sound it looks like you can NOT do: - submixes and busses - effects on an entire track (instead of a clip) Losing those two will make me very sad. Can anyone who's downloaded it take a look and give a yay/nay on any of these? Thanks! __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB

June 21st, 2011, 10:33 AM	#28
Shaughan Flynn Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 272	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store Wife is DLing it now and is going to re-edit a section of her last project with it to test it. She will take the raw footage and edit it, CC it and do the sound. So... We'll see. What she is struggling with is understanding how to get the same license onto multiple machines (5 total). She has been on the phone with the mothership this AM but she says they are clueless and the app store is giving error and all kinds of crap. __________________ B-Scene Films

June 21st, 2011, 10:42 AM	#29
Floris van Eck Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 993	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store You just have to login with your Apple ID on each computer you want to download and install the software on. This works the same for all Apple software. If you login with a different Apple ID, you can't download the software. Not sure if you can't install once you have downloaded.

June 21st, 2011, 01:09 PM	#30
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Re: FCP X Now available to buy and download from App Store App Store blocks purchases if you have an early MacPro GPU. I have MacPro 3.1 (early 2008) with Radeon 2600 so I can't purchase. I'm hoping someone with 5770 installed on MacPro early 2008 or older can confirm a purchase even though that combination is not "officially" supported. Many have reported the combination runs just fine but that doesn't mean it'll pass Apple's detection demons.