Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Enough. I'm over it. Time to move on.
It just dawned on me this morning that in order to clear up the blockages that are making it difficult to get inspired about making more Final Cut Pro content... I need to just let go of any hope I have that Apple will make serious, thoughtful, revolutionary, substantive updates to the app any time soon. Or ever. And I think that hope finally died this morning. I feel a sense of peace, a sense of ease now when it comes to any thoughts I have about making another Final Cut Pro video.

Is Final Cut Pro Boring? 👉 youtu.be/yBbLF5BrwdM
Final Cut Pro: The Dream Apple Abandoned? 👉 youtu.be/FbWhhXywspc?si=ZZnO16YxWyRrTHKm
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CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Let’s Chat
0:33 - Resisting FCP Content
1:12 - Is Apple Okay?
2:54 - Bored of FCP?
4:03 - Fortunate & Grateful
5:35 - Non-FCP Content
9:06 - Art vs Commerce
11:55 - Stop Hoping
12:35 - Apple Screwed Up
13:35 - Apple Went All-In
15:49 - Siri Sucks
17:28 - Apple LLM?
18:00 - FCP is Hopeless
18:59 - Moving Forward


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