Cary Knoop wrote:I am probably old school but beta to me means the stage where a release is more or less feature complete (refinements may take place) and is ready to be tested more broadly.
To me, this is called "RC" (for
release candidate).
I've been used to alpha*, beta 1, 2 maybe 3 , RC, then new official version.
*no one still release alphas, for proto app are strong enough to test the look & feel or GUIFor this reason, I wouldn't blame BMD for what's going on about v14 process. They're actually letting users know about what's beyond the curtain, and what are the new features which are to pop up...
This is the real thing to do, and btw exactly what Apple didn't do with FCPX (which was a total disaster).
I personally don't have time to test anyway, even less from May to the end of July, for I have tons of running projects. Therefore I'm happy to watch videos there and fro, or guys testing features when I have time.
If you're on a pro project, stay on a final version (12.5.x now), or don't whine if you took a risk. Actual 12.5 is working, don't forget this.