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Color me unimpressed
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I didn’t realize it had so many secondaries! Wow, that’s great.
I’m a fan of Color Finesse, I like the interface and have had great success with it in the past. Plus, it was, much like Color, an easy round trip in FCP as a plug in.
Where Avid got it right with Symphony’s color correction is the ability to set up color treatments by tape name. Provided the lighting didn’t change, you can do one correction for one shot, and apply it everywhere in the timeline that tape was used.
I’m excited (already ordered) about Studio 2. I hope Color blows me away. I never got to use Final Touch, but I’ve heard great things. Should be a fun few months getting to learn all of the new tools.
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>>I really hope we don’t see any sort of Extreme version of FCP because like you said, Apple really does not work on that model of multi-tiered pricing like our friends with the other “A” company.<< Think about this, too. What would it take to pony up and 'steal away' some of the big post houses in Hollywood or what have you that have already invested decades and millions of dollars in their way of doing things? How long would that transition take, and can only a few at first act as a catalyst for everyone else? I kinda' look at it as overthrowing a government, a big one at that. What if Apple and Avid didn't hate eachother so much, and Apple took care of the offlining and everything all the way up to finishing, where Avid would seamlessly take over and guide it through the door, and they'd both reap the benefits accordingly? Eutopian, isn't it? If Apple can make this much for this little, they can obviously make whatever Avid makes, but what would be the benefits of that right now for Apple? Avid isn't trying to sell computers, but Apple wants their computers in every household on Earth. You have to figure that takes up a lot of resources, can they really go after that top apex of a niche market right now?
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[rcPics] “Think about this, too. What would it take to pony up and ‘steal away’ some of the big post houses in Hollywood or what have you that have already invested decades and millions of dollars in their way of doing things? How long would that transition take, and can only a few at first act as a catalyst for everyone else?”
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s already happening. Even Avid sees that now:
“”At NAB 2007, Avid is demonstrating offline and online workflows with third-party applications running on an Avid Unity MediaNetwork 5.0 system. These demonstrations will include Final Cut Pro and Adobe Production Studio systems accessing and editing the same content in real-time; and a color-grading workflow utilizing Symphony
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>>In case you haven’t noticed, it’s already happening. Even Avid sees that now:<< In case YOU haven't noticed, many here feel it's not happening fast enough. Not me, but I would think there's more to it than their creative apps. But thanks for the sharing.
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…sorry for the typo.
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This all seems pretty damn cool. I just have to learn it now. As an editor, mainly in corporate I’ve made it all up in the way I have colour corrected. (more or less)
Looks now I have to learn the process properly. Which is good I reckon.Hopefully some good books will come out over the next year or so, so I can learn the process properly.
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“Where Avid got it right with Symphony’s color correction is the ability to set up color treatments by tape name. Provided the lighting didn’t change, you can do one correction for one shot, and apply it everywhere in the timeline that tape was used.”
By what I got watching Color’s video demo it does that too.You can save looks and or presets and apply them anywhere in the timeline. Is that what you mean?
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How would you feel Color(Final Touch) compares to Pablo?
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I wouldn’t mind it if all the disparate apps at least had a unified interface.
It all looks good but the thought of now having to learn yet another program, Color
is not something I’m looking forward to.In today’s busy world getting the time to sit down and learn new versions of: Motion, Soundtrack, Color, Photoshop, After Effects and Illustrator is a luxury I don’t have.
As a college of mine said today, he needs two of him. One to keep learning the other to keep earning. -
[Michael De Lazzer] “Where Avid got it right with Symphony’s color correction is the ability to set up color treatments by tape name. Provided the lighting didn’t change, you can do one correction for one shot, and apply it everywhere in the timeline that tape was used.”
Yep, you can do that here by simply dragging and dropping grades or FX looks across the entire timeline. In addition to the 8 secondaries you also get 4 grades per shot so it’s very easy to apply a look, then try an entirely new look, but without affecting the first look and easily switch between them and the original shot for the client.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
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