XML import references have been found in the current version of Final Cut Pro X, proving that the feature is being worked on by engineers from Apple, it just wasn’t ready for release, Rafael Fischmann reports for Porteguese language MacMagazine.
“As the work has already begun there, I imagine that the function is enabled in the first update of the FCPX, although Philip Hodgetts this article says that Apple is developing a standalone utility for this,” Fischmann writes. “I sincerely hope it becomes a function built into the software.”
Read more in the full article (via Google translation) here.
Everybody else uses XML for file description and and on the fly configurations…why shouldn’t Apple. At least they are using an open standard for this…unlike some of the stunts they are pulling on their Xcode product.
just my $0.02
Clueless.
If you ever looked under the hood at anything in Mac OS X, you would plainly see that Apple uses XML everywhere, for configuring everything. Application settings, system preferences, your iTunes library, and oh yeah, Final Cut Pro projects (what this article is about). Apple chooses to to write in XML pretty much anything that can be written in XML. And, XML isn’t even that awesome. There are plenty of other open standards for text markup that such as JSON and YML that are much less repetitive and easier or to read.
actually, iTunes doesn’t use the XML file. It’s there for other apps and as a backup
Exactly. In this case it stands for Xtra Medium Large.
“Is it like clothes sizes, the X being for extra large people?”
Sort of. But think in terms of documents, not clothes. XML are the rules by which documents are made machine-readable.
iWork is a classic example of XML in use to display everything from page-flow, slide transitions, special page effects, margins and gutters, etc….
And in some cases, to make invisible, that which you don’t want your audience to read… gulp!
Hey thanks guys for answering my XML question. That clears it up for me.
What language is Porteguese ?
Ok it looks like MDN deleted my original post to which kirkgray & G4Dualie answered. It asked about the definition of XML. I’ve put it here in case anyone’s wondering what they’re replying to. Excerpt:
“Is XML like clothes sizes, with X being for extra large people?”
…and another thing, this is travesty, a sham a d a mockery…it’s a travish—…………..nevermind.