{"id":69428,"date":"2020-12-22T15:48:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T21:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=69428"},"modified":"2021-06-11T11:23:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T16:23:05","slug":"fcpx-summit-larry-oconnor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69428-fcpx-summit-larry-oconnor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Picture at FCPX: Thunderbolt 4, macOS 11, Apple M1 Macs, and iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the wake of COVID-19, Final Cut Pro recently hosted their 6th annual conference virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FCPX Global Virtual Summit<\/a> was held from November 16-22 and featured seven days of cutting-edge sessions<\/a>, presented by top industry professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OWC wrapped up the conference with their platinum sponsor session featuring industry leaders: Larry O\u2019Connor, Sam Mestman, Jeff Greenberg, Peter Wiggins, and Jonathan Sims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session was facilitated by Sam Mestman<\/a>, CEO of We Make Movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What\u2019s new with Thunderbolt 4?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Larry O\u2019Connor<\/a>, CEO, and Founder, of OWC, discussed the recent release of the new Thunderbolt 4<\/a>. Larry explained to Sam that it essentially provides the same capabilities as the Thunderbolt 3 on a Mac; however, the previous challenges incurred on a PC have now been eliminated. In the past, Apple did the full Thunderbolt implementation, where the PC previously didn\u2019t support devices with power delivery properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dock has a built-in hub with additional ports and an external device with the primary feature being \u201chubbing<\/strong>.\u201d \u201cEvery port on the hub is a full 40-gig port and you can now put multiple Thunderbolt ports on the same hub,\u201d said Larry. It\u2019s more convenient now to disconnect and reconnect items that you want to take in and out of the chain, and you can more easily rearrange workflows, and put more ports on the device, while not limited to just one hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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macOS and compatibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Larry told the panel that everything is going to interchange very nicely between Thunderbolt 3 and 4 across both PC and Mac. He explained that Thunderbolt 4 cables are always \u201cC to C,\u201d and no matter what you plug it into, it will always work at maximum speed. The host and device work together so you will never have to worry about having the right cable. The Thunderbolt hub supports compatibility mode but you will have to run macOS 11 in order to use all of its capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional advantages are the elimination of daisy-chaining<\/a>, more device stability, convenience, and better workflow and performance from devices. The biggest improvement mentioned was for PC users, as the Thunderbolt 4 is now featuring everything that Thunderbolt 3 was missing, including an 8K display. \u201cAs a PC owner, you will now have everything that Mac has,\u201d said Larry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the new Thunderbolt, it\u2019s just going to work. It\u2019s that simple. Just plug in and go<\/em>.”<\/strong><\/p>Larry O’Connor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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New Apple Macs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jeff Greenberg<\/a>, CEO, and Owner of J Greenberg Consulting<\/a> specializes in post-production, compression, color correction, and video editing. Jeff, on the hardware ecosystem of Apple\u2019s M1<\/a>, the Thunderbolt 4, and iPhones: \u201cIt\u2019s a very exciting time to be a Mac user, as they are really pushing the envelope and putting pressure on other companies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Wiggins<\/a>, Editor in Chief at FCP.co<\/a>, explained that all of the new technology is important and that the 10.5 update is one of the biggest ever done because it runs on the new silicon<\/a>, a Mac transition that Apple announced this past June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverything works almost like they changed something under the hood, and I think they will sell thousands upon thousands of new Apple silicon machines<\/em>.”<\/strong><\/p>Peter Wiggins<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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iPhones and iPads telling a story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jonathan Sims<\/a>, Owner of No Reservations Productions<\/a>, is building one of the first OWC media centers in Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. According to Jonathan, they are truly pioneering in his community, where media is still very taboo. \u201cWe\u2019ve given kids a way to document what\u2019s going on in their community from the inside out,\u201d said Jonathan. \u201cThe kids are telling their own stories in the midst of a pandemic.\u201d As a self-proclaimed Mac-geek, he said that the technology of shooting media on iPhones and iPads showed amazing potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Jeff, the big picture is the idea of 10-bit HDR phones creating great-looking pictures right out of your pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe best camera is the one that you have on you.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>Jeff Greenberg, CEO, and Owner of J Greenberg Consulting<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Watch the full summit video below.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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