FCP

Paul Vlachos · March 27th, 2007, 05:11 PM

Jason Nolte · March 27th, 2007, 05:17 PM

It's time to roll out the drug tests.

Nate Weaver · March 27th, 2007, 07:03 PM

These are the lines the yak speaks.

These have been there since FCP 1.0

Bill Davis · March 29th, 2007, 02:55 AM

And you know you've REALLY been around the Mac a long time if you remember the Yak's spiritual ancestor - The Talking Moose.

God, was that really 20 years ago? Wow, to quote the another guy who would have been right at home at the genius bar...

"Time flies like an arrow... Fruit flies...." (choking up and can't finish)

Sigh.

Ben Winter · March 29th, 2007, 06:05 PM

Haha...I don't get it.

...inside jokes that cropped up between the programmers?

I especially like the "I'm highly in favor of putting in code to do stuff."

Bill Davis · March 30th, 2007, 11:25 PM

Ben,

Once upon a time when FCP was the newbie editing software, a lot of us "pioneers" started using it and when we'd leave the program running and come back from a break, there on our screens was a little animated BEAST grazing on part of the timeline.

Almost before we knew he was there, we'd move a mouse or hit a key and a speach bubble would appear with some Yak wisdom. Then he'd trot off screen. At first, none of us knew where he can from or how to invoke him.

It' was just a wonderful little random EASTER EGG from the hip young FCP programmers.

After a while, word spread of the key combinations to invoke the Yak, and his revolving list of lines are in the code block that gentrated this thread.

As FCP grew and matured, the Yak faded away, probably because an annimated YAK isn't all that business-like - and FCP started becoming a "serious business tool" for a lot of consitiuencies.

But in those early days, it was symbolic of the charm of the new tool, and those of us who stumbled upon him, remember what it was like to be treated to a random laugh in the middle of exploring such as killer tool.

Call it the "hidden spirit" of Final Cut Pro. The Yak itself might be missing, but every time you want use FCP to do something cool, and you succeed, it's reflection of the Yakness of the original programmers intent.

March 27th, 2007, 05:11 PM	#1
Paul Vlachos Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 88	FCP - It's All In The Code http://ultimind.net/finalcutpro.html __________________ One day at a time.

March 27th, 2007, 07:03 PM	#3
Nate Weaver Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,100	These are the lines the yak speaks. These have been there since FCP 1.0 __________________ My Work: nateweaver.net

March 29th, 2007, 06:05 PM	#5
Ben Winter Trustee Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,675 Images: 1	Haha...I don't get it. ...inside jokes that cropped up between the programmers? I especially like the "I'm highly in favor of putting in code to do stuff." __________________ BenWinter.com

March 27th, 2007, 05:17 PM	#2
Jason Nolte Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 29	It's time to roll out the drug tests.

March 29th, 2007, 02:55 AM	#4
Bill Davis Trustee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Posts: 1,538	And you know you've REALLY been around the Mac a long time if you remember the Yak's spiritual ancestor - The Talking Moose. God, was that really 20 years ago? Wow, to quote the another guy who would have been right at home at the genius bar... "Time flies like an arrow... Fruit flies...." (choking up and can't finish) Sigh.

March 30th, 2007, 11:25 PM	#6
Bill Davis Trustee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Posts: 1,538	Ben, Once upon a time when FCP was the newbie editing software, a lot of us "pioneers" started using it and when we'd leave the program running and come back from a break, there on our screens was a little animated BEAST grazing on part of the timeline. Almost before we knew he was there, we'd move a mouse or hit a key and a speach bubble would appear with some Yak wisdom. Then he'd trot off screen. At first, none of us knew where he can from or how to invoke him. It' was just a wonderful little random EASTER EGG from the hip young FCP programmers. After a while, word spread of the key combinations to invoke the Yak, and his revolving list of lines are in the code block that gentrated this thread. As FCP grew and matured, the Yak faded away, probably because an annimated YAK isn't all that business-like - and FCP started becoming a "serious business tool" for a lot of consitiuencies. But in those early days, it was symbolic of the charm of the new tool, and those of us who stumbled upon him, remember what it was like to be treated to a random laugh in the middle of exploring such as killer tool. Call it the "hidden spirit" of Final Cut Pro. The Yak itself might be missing, but every time you want use FCP to do something cool, and you succeed, it's reflection of the Yakness of the original programmers intent.