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BBC adopts FCP X for news editing
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[Walter Soyka] “We do have Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Blackmagic Design, and Sony all publishing major professionally-oriented NLEs for a pretty niche market. I think that’s actually some pretty healthy competition!”
Plus Grass Valley (Edius), EditShare (Lightworks) and Quantel.
Puleez…. Let’s keep the govt out of this! That’s one way to really muck up the works. Simply take a look at the BBC to see what happens.
– Oliver
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Not sure the Beeb stands as a good reason to keep the govt out of anything. Highest rated channel in the UK, worldwide sales and it’s free of advertising. BBC iPlayer is standard by which other TV web players are compared. All enabled by centralised funding not dependant on advertising or sponsorship. Current govt likely to curb that though, mainly at behest of your very own R.Murdoch.
Their post production decisions aren’t always the best though – but that is also true of commercial stations the world over.
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[Oliver Peters] “Simply take a look at the BBC to see what happens.”
I would argue that the BBC is still one of the the finest broadcasting organisations in the world and suffers a lot less meddling than many other broadcasters who roll over for their proprietors, shareholders and advertisers on a regular basis.
Perhaps I have a different perspective from across the pond but I tend to believe Government has a role to play in protecting the interests of its citizens from shabby practice by big business.
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[James Ewart] “Perhaps I have a different perspective from across the pond but I tend to believe Government has a role to play in protecting the interests of its citizens from shabby practice by big business.”
But what makes moving to subscription only and changing a development model shabby practice?
This can actually offer real value to customers as I tried to touch on above in a way that a straight product sale cannot. I want to see where that goes!
Walter Soyka
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[Oliver Peters] “Puleez…. Let’s keep the govt out of this! That’s one way to really muck up the works. Simply take a look at the BBC to see what happens.”
Yep, you get Jeremy Brett and Benedict Cumberbatch playing Sherlock Holmes for god sakes. And who in heaven’s name wants more of that!
MUCH better a system that generates 109 cheap to produce “housewife reality shows” with a dash of Honey Boo Boo tossed in.
Well, in fairness, I like The Voice – even more than I liked Ted Macks Original Amateur Hour when I was a toddler. So there’s that.
And hey, US TV at least brought us superb shows like Seinfeld, Breaking Bad, Girls, Cheers, Cosmos, House of Cards, and Modern Family.
Oops, just realized that these were all more or less concept transplants from the UK.
Give me time, I’ll think of something.
; )
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[James Ewart] “I would argue that the BBC is still one of the the finest broadcasting organisations in the world”
In many ways I would agree, however, my comment was based on the mismanagement of the Digital Media Initiative.
[James Ewart] “but I tend to believe Government has a role to play in protecting the interests of its citizens from shabby practice by big business.”
There is certainly a role for govt, however, the view of many on this side, is that govt often engages in its own equally shabby practices, without the marketplace to correct them.
– Oliver
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[James Ewart] “I would argue that the BBC is still one of the the finest broadcasting organisations in the world”
In many ways I would agree, however, my comment was based on the mismanagement of the Digital Media Initiative.
[James Ewart] “but I tend to believe Government has a role to play ….”
There is certainly a role for government, however, the view of many on this side, is that government often engages in its own equally questionable practices, without the marketplace to correct them.
– Oliver
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[Oliver Peters] “In many ways I would agree, however, my comment was based on the mismanagement of the Digital Media Initiative.”
Ah yes ell that’s quite a specific point thanks for clarifying but I don’t think that was due to government interference was it? Nobody really knew how things wee going to pan out and they made mistakes.
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[Oliver Peters] “There is certainly a role for government, however, the view of many on this side, is that government often engages in its own equally questionable practices, without the marketplace to correct them.”
The marketplace is wonderful. Right up until the moment it gets perverted by economic clout.
To my thinking, this is actually the ESSENCE of the Adobe push to move as many of their customers as possible to rental with ACH billing which (in my view) is the absolute ESSENCE of manipulating marketplace functioning by removing vendors and consumers from our historical system where the customers relationship with their financial institution was something the consumer could control. The consumer had the ultimate power to NOT PAY.
Now we can’t. Not if someone accepts ACH Rental Terms. Then it’s between the vendor the company and some form of outside “binding arbitration.” which essentially removes the transaction from the scrutiny of the legal system and absolutely abrogates traditional consumer rights, in my view.
Adobe might be a completely benign player in this. But it really worries me that they’ve elected to build their system on a financial model that is so “buyer beware” in terms of it’s actual functioning.
Yeah, it’s our own fault if we don’t read the tiny print.
It’s also our own fault if we keep doing business with firms that RELY on tiny print to shield themselves from too much responsibility for their actions.
Yes, yes, yes. It’s how modern business works. Reduction of liability is a legitimate business function. But if you’ve ever negotiated a contract with a significantly larger entity – you KNOW who’s going to be protected and who’s going to shoulder the risk.
In our system, the ONLY hope for restraint of big business abuse is government. Because there isn’t anyone else with even a smattering of standing that can counterbalance the power that any business bent on market consolidation and dominance (the PURPOSE of business, after all) can be restrained by.
It’s just reasonable to keep that in mind.
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[James Ewart] ” Nobody really knew how things wee going to pan out and they made mistakes.”
Except they made that mistake with your tax dollars (license fee).
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com
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