Blue Ray Burner

[Rich Krysz]

apple thinks the future is in downloading, not discs. So Blu-ray is not all too much of a concern for them.

[Mike Schrengohst]

It may not be a concern to Apple. It is a concern to me. And I am the customer.

Mike Schrengohst
http://www.MotionZoneHD.com

[Mark Raudonis]

[Mike Schrengohst] “It may not be a concern to Apple. It is a concern to me. And I am the customer.
“

Then perhaps you should walk into an Apple store, stamp your feet, and shout at the top of your lungs, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!”.

Mark

[Rich Krysz]

Apple stopped caring about customers a long time ago…1) when they realized people need their products and they have a monopolistic-like control over it 2) when Apple computers became a hip item, no longer is the working professional a concern of theirs.

They have a vision of the future and they are going to force its users to accept it…Just like they force professionals to buy an over-priced ‘mac’chine for $5,000 when it shouldn’t be priced above $1,500.

[Miodrag Ristic]

[rich krysz] Apple stopped caring about customers a long time ago…

I’m starting to believe the same. In place where I live with only one Apple Centre, they decided to
move their shop to new and flashy shopping centre and they decided to close their service department.
If one needed a service, he’d have to send his Mac to their main shop in Melbourne, which means
4- 5 days without machine, whilst before, it was a one day job, sometime on the spot.
Now their Center looks like any other mobile phone shop – iPods, accessories and now iPhone.

<[Mike Schrengohst] "It may not be a concern to Apple. It is a concern to me. And I am the customer. " Then perhaps you should walk into an Apple store, stamp your feet, and shout at the top of your lungs, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!". >

No need to stamp your feet, just walk away with your feet.
If they are nor listening, go get Adobe, if Encore is solution, and we are already using After Effects,
Photoshop, few more winners on Premire’s side and that’s it – complete solution in Adobe.
Are you listening Mr Jobs.

That’s right, we know what has become a main concern for them, share price and growth, of course,
but where is the time when Apple was leading in innovation; first to put burner in their machines,
first to add USB, first to add firewire, first to add DVD burning.
It looks like (as many of us were afraid of) we are paying for success of iPod, iTunes and iPhone,
we are to small market segment. We can easily be ignored.

It’s said Apple, after all those years of loyal support.

[Miodrag Ristic]

And there is another one and it’s been tested for you (video).

https://www.macvideo.tv/dvd-authoring/reviews/index.cfm?reviewId=101802

[Walter Biscardi]

[rich krysz] “Apple stopped caring about customers a long time ago…1) when they realized people need their products and they have a monopolistic-like control over it 2) when Apple computers became a hip item, no longer is the working professional a concern of theirs. “

Are you still using Apple computers? If so, why?

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.

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[Mike Schrengohst]

LOL, – Before NAB 2008 someone representing Apple called me and asked what Apple products I use and would I like to provide some feedback. Of course she was reading from a script and probably had no idea what the hell I was talking about. At least my Apple does not crash and screw up projects like my 4 other PC based editing systems did. I am really glad I went to Apple – it just irkes me that I have to “fallback”
and use something like Encore to produce a Blu-Ray. The future may be downloading. But my reality today and probably the next few years is dealing with clients that are PC based and can only view low-res WMV files on their crappy PC laptops. Of course they all drool when they see 1080p files playing on my monitor. I have converted some to the MAC. I walked into a clients office the other day and he was viewing the last edit I sent him on a shiny new 17″ MacBook Pro. There is still hope.

Mike Schrengohst
http://www.MotionZoneHD.com

[Rich Krysz]

Because i need it. Windows is horrible. I like Final Cut Studio…many jobs require you to use Final Cut and Final Cut is becoming more and more common over other systems (like Avid). At least where I am.

So I do hope iPhones and iPods will go out of favor one day.
And I hope Psystar wins the lawsuit.
And I hope Apple stops behaving like Microsoft once did. (Jobs may have a bigger head than Gates ever did.) The arrogance is alarming. Especially in their pricing, their refusal to admit some serious quality flaws here and there, and finally their refusal to give what customers want in some cases.

[Victor Sieff]

Thanks for all your advice. I was not trying to put down Apple. In fact after converting to Apple Final Cut studio, I would never go back to Adobe. Adobe on my PC’s always crashed and cost me many man hours to fix. All I was trying to find out was about Blue Ray. Thanks for all your advice.

Victor Sieff
Denver