CS4…..what’s going on?

[Baz Leffler]

I think maybe the question maybe should be

‘why did Adobe release CS4 without the 3rd party plugin capability?’

I think it was something more sinister and they had a reason that some may think was a little left of field….

Baz

What would I do without the ‘UNDO’ button!!!!

[Tim Kolb]

[Baz Leffler] ”
I think it was something more sinister and they had a reason that some may think was a little left of field….”

…like they ran out of time?

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

[Neil Bastin]

Just to let everyone know, Matrox has already released Windows CS4 drivers for their RT.X2 cards, and the Axio drivers are just around the corner. They have been open and clear with their customers even before the CS4 release. Why can’t BMD have that kind of customer relations policy?

To a lesser extent, this is like the Vista driver nightmare all over again. I too am worried about this driver situation because of my past experiences. For me, no configuration has worked as stable as the Premiere Pro 2.0 / Decklink 6.7.1 combination (which I still use today to avoid crashes in front of my clients), unlike CS3 which has been sluggish, riddled with bugs and very unstable from day one. But CS3 Software-only, although not perfect, is smooth and stable enough for doing offline cuts.

So my reasoning is this: if CS4 is going to perform as bad as CS3 on my Decklink HD Extreme card, I’m willing to wait as long as necessary for STABILITY (probably the most-needed feature in a professional environment) and sacrifice a couple of months of extra features.

But even so, I agree that BMD could be a bit more supportive of its customers and keep us better informed. Same goes for Adobe. In fact, Adobe is at fault for much more, but that’s another subject.

Neil Bastin