The Final Cut Pro site that had 130,000 unique visits a month and over a million users a year has returned!
The fact that you are reading this means that you know the site is back online. Why? Well there's a bit of explaining to do.
FCP.co got contacted by Sam Bogoch at Axle.AI and he asked why the popular site had been closed. In the discussions, he offered to get the site back online by covering the hosting cost and effort needed to get it live. In his words it was a valuable resource about our favourite NLE that really should still be accessible.
Now, we are really pleased to say that a lot has happened to FCP since the site closed a couple of years ago. Ok, let's rephrase that slightly. A lot has happened to FCP over the last couple of months! Apple bundling FCP into the Creator Studio has certainly created an impact. We have also just had Apple 'acquiring' MotionVFX.
Although the articles on FCP won't currently reflect the ACS, there is still a goldmine of information that is useful to editors, motion graphic designers and creatives.
So the big question, what about the future? At the moment there are no plans to add a huge amount of extra content, that takes money and more importantly, time. But, we are keen to hear your thoughts on the site.
Is it something we could give to the community? Would somebody want to run it back up to speed again? Could some crowdfunding keep the lights on and pay for journalism? Anything is possible!
So, in a way, over to you, the reader. Let us know what you think, what you want or what you can offer. Comments may or may not have survived the restoration, so you can get in touch on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Also the site may be running slower than expected as it is not via a CDN at the moment. Not too sure about the viability of the Forum either and there might be a few other minor issues.
Lastly, we must say thanks again to Sam for providing the means for FCP.co to rise from the archive.
I am the Editor-in-Chief of FCP.co and have run the website since its inception ten years ago.
I have also worked as a broadcast and corporate editor for over 30 years, starting on one inch tape, working through many formats, right up to today's NLEs.
Under the name Idustrial Revolution, I have written and sold plugins for Final Cut Pro for 13 years.
I was made a Freeman of Lichfield through The Worshipful Company of Smiths (established 1601). Though I haven't yet tried to herd a flock of sheep through the city centre!
Current Editing
2020 has been busy, the beginning of the year was finishing off a new property series (cut on FCP) for Channel 4 called The Great House Giveaway. I also designed and built the majority of the graphics as Motion templates. It has been a great success and the shows grabbed more viewers in the 4pm weekday slot than any previous strand. It has been recommissioned by C4 for 60 episodes, including prime-time versions and five themed programmes. The shows have also been nominated for a 2021 BAFTA.
Although both were postponed to later in the year, I worked again on ITV's coverage of the Tour de France and La Vuelta. 2020 was my 25th year of editing the TdF and my 20th year as lead editor. The Tour was the first broadcast show to adopt FCPX working for multiple editors on shared storage.
BBC's Snooker has played a big part in my life, I've been editing tournament coverage since 1997. I'm proud to be part of a very creative team that has pioneered many new ideas and workflows that are now industry standard in sports' production. This is currently an Adobe Premiere edit.
Covid cancelled some of the regular corporate events that I edit such as trade shows & events. I was lucky however to edit, from home, on projects for Amazon Kindle, Amazon Black Friday, Mastercard and very proud to have helped local charitable trust Kendall & Wall secure lottery funding.
As for software, my weapon of choice is Final Cut Pro and Motion, but I also have a good knowledge and broadcast credits with Adobe Premiere Pro, MOGRT design and Photoshop.
Plugin Design & Development
I'm the creative force behind Idustrial Revolution, one of the oldest Final Cut Pro plugin developers. It hosts a range of commercial and free plugins on the site. One free plugin was downloaded over a thousand times within 24 hours of release.
I also take on custom work, whether it is adapting an existing plugin for a special use or designing new plugins for clients from scratch. Having a good knowledge of editing allows me to build-in flexibility and more importantly, usability.
FCP.co
Now in its 10th year and 4th redesign, running FCP.co has given me knowledge on how to run a large CMS- you are currently reading my bio from the database! Although it sounds corny, I am pretty well up on social media trends & techniques, especially in the video sector. The recent Covid restrictions has enabled live FCP.co shows online. This involves managing a Zoom Webinar through Restream.io to YouTube and Facebook.
The Future
I'm always open to new ideas and opportunities, so please get in touch at editor (at) fcp.co. I've judged film competitions, presented workflow techniques to international audiences and come up with ideas for TV shows and software programs!
