The creator of PluralEyes, Singular Software, has received lots of questions about PluralEyes and Final Cut Pro X. There are nine questions, which cover compatibility, availability, policies, and price regarding PluralEyes for FCP X. Here are the answers.

Q: Does PluralEyes support FCP X today?
A: No

Q: Will PluralEyes support FCP X?
A: As with any new host release, we intend to support FCP X as soon as we can, but the technical information that we need to do so has not been released yet. In the meantime, the engineering team has begun the process of analyzing FCP X.

Q: When?
A: We can’t make any promises. We haven’t seen the technical specs to know how much effort will be required and we don’t know when those specs will be available.

Q: Will it be a free upgrade?
A: Yes, for anyone who bought PluralEyes (for FCP 6 or 7) recently.

Q: I thought I detected some weasel words in that last answer.
A: Our updates have always been free up until now. We can’t guarantee that an FCP X update will be free for those who didn’t buy recently, but that would be our preference.

Q: I see other plug-ins are supporting FCP X already. Why aren’t you?
A: There are several different developer kits. One of those has been released and is being used to update some plug-ins. The one we need has not been made available to us.

Q: What about those of us still using FCP 6 and 7?
A: PluralEyes will continue to support those versions for some time and through subsequent releases.

Q: Hey, wait. Doesn’t FCP X have auto sync built in?
A: As expected, a basic auto sync feature has been included in FCP X. We also expected that PluralEyes would be able to add value to FCP X, and our experience with it has confirmed that. We have heard from several customers that they still want PluralEyes.

Q: I need PluralEyes for FCP X! Can’t you do something?
A: We’re doing everything we can think of. If you would like to make your wishes known to Apple, they provide a page where you are invited to give feedback about Final Cut Pro.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html
Best regards,
The PluralEyes Team

Reviews on PluralEyes in ProVideo Coalition magazine

You may see the following other reviews of PluralEyes done by me and by colleagues at ProVideo Coalition magazine:

• PluralEyes for Apple Final Cut Pro, reviewed by Scott Simmons
• PluralEyes for Premiere Pro CS5 (Mac), reviewed by Allan T©pper
• Plural Eyes for Avid Media Composer, reviewed by Scott Simmons

Recent related article

Read my recent article How to pick Mac video editing software after the FCP X launch.

Listen to our interview with Bruce Sharpe of Singular Software

Listen to TecnoTur episode 5 to hear our interview with Bruce Sharp of Singular Software.

Read Allan T©pper’s latest book

Read Allan T©pper’s latest book, Unleash GoogleVoice’s hidden power. More info about both the print version and the new ebook version at books.AllanTepper.com. The ebook version is DRM-free and now available from the Amazon Kindle store, Apple iBooks store, Barnes & Noble NOOKbook store, and other popular ebook sources.

Allan T©pper’s consulting, articles, seminars, and audio programs

Contact Allan T©pper for consulting, or find a full listing of his articles and upcoming seminars and webinars at AllanTepper.com. Listen to his TecnoTur program, which is now available both in Castilian and in English, free of charge. Search for TecnoTur in iTunes or visit TecnoTur.us for more information.

Disclosure, to comply with the FTC’s rules

None of the manufacturers listed in this article is paying Allan T©pper or TecnoTur LLC specifically to write this article. Some of the manufacturers listed above have contracted T©pper and/or TecnoTur LLC to carry out consulting and/or translations/localizations/transcreations. So far, none of the manufacturers listed above is/are sponsors of the TecnoTur programs, although they are welcome to do so, and some are, may be (or may have been) sponsors of ProVideo Coalition magazine. Some links to third parties listed in this article and/or on this web page may indirectly benefit TecnoTur LLC via affiliate programs. Singular Software provided NFR software for at least one of the review PluralEyes reviews which are linked above.