Oh Well
 

I have the new FCP coming. Likely to have reports before I get it but will certainly be trying this out.

Oh how I have yearned for BR support. I really hope this is as good as I have been reading.

Canon Buys 5D FCP Plugin from Glue Tools
 

I sure wish Glue Tools hadnt sold the Canon 5D plugin for FCP to Canon. We most likely would have seen it by now. With Canon owning it its probably going to take forever before we see it...and we need it NOW ;-)

Its time for someone else to come out with another product...

Any idea about the introduction of a decent 30p to 24p conversion?

Glue Tools for 5D and FCP
 

Chris....you wrote a great article in June about the impending plugin from Glue Tools for use with the Canon 5D. It really allows the camera to be used in a professional, organized manner. I heard that Canon bought it just about the time it was supposed to be released.
The facility I work for is hinging their use of the camera on the release of the software for many reasons (29.97 conversion of video and audio, Prores support and creating a disk image of the clips with associated timecode and volume designation) to name just a few.
I tried contacting the owner but there has not been any forthcoming news.
Have you heard anything encouraging?
Tom

Sent this to you by email before I saw your post here, sorry.

I wish I could say I've heard something, but... nope. As with any
corporate move, this is just like watching a glacier melt. I'm wishing
I had never reported it. No doubt it's all tied up in lawyer land right
now -- who knows when or if it'll ever see the light of day. Sorry
about that,

Chris...no problem. I just wrote Canon tech support and they denied having any software for the 5D and FCP. Boy, I hope Glue Tools didnt blow it for everybody that owns the 5D by selling it to Canon and have them kill it or sit on it forever.

Tech Support deals only with what *is* and never with what *will be* so it's no surprise that they haven't heard of it.
They told you the truth -- they have no such thing available right now, because that deal hasn't been finalized yet.

That makes sense. Thanks. It still gives me hope that the one plugin that can make the 5D
a repeatable, reliable tool for professional facilities still has a shot.

What happened to Glue Tools FCP plug-in?
 

Anyone know what's happened to Glue Tools promised DSLR plug-in for FCP? It was 'coming soon' on their own website for quite a while recently, but now it's disappeared even from there.

As far as I know, it's still in limbo, tied up with Canon's legal department. Just a guess, but I would expect it sometime around NAB in April.

Thanks Chris.

This could be good news. It most likely means that GlueTools have have finally completed negotiations with Canon & will not be selling or supporting the plug-in themselves.

I just had a reply from Glue Tools after I contacted them asking what the status of the plug-in was.

Apparently they no longer own the package & another company has purchased the product from them. They are not at liberty to talk about the acquisition of the software.

The "other company" that has purchased the plug-in from GlueTools is, as I have reported earlier in this thread, Canon USA.

Assuming that Canon aren't buying up the product in order to kill it I wonder whether they intend to supply it for free with the 1D Mk IV, 5D Mk II & 7D in future as part of the package along with their other software. They don't appear to be in the business of selling other software.

I also wonder what the implication of Canon USA purchasing the Glue Tools product has for those outside the USA.