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Editing program
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[Gary Huff] “Like I said, it was great for getting things up and running fast, but once it comes render time, it was not a good solution.”
No, R3D debayer is a monster, even on a MacPro it’s a monster. A dedicated Rocket card is really what’s needed.
[Gary Huff] “Plus, you have no idea what the Thunderbolt front is going to look like anyway.”
Just like Displayport? What I don’t know is what the Thunderbolt back looks like.
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Jeremy
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True that! It sure is expensive. But I work on a longterm partnership agreement basis that gives them break on projects for consistent incoming work…mostly music videos and occasionally docs, trailers and few features etc…
I work it all on my own recently upgraded gear (Mac pro 3.2 GHz i7 12 GB Ram).
Eventually I will end up buying bigger hardware to house all the editing power or work on company’s equipment for their projects. -
IF FCPX/Motion isn’t going to do it for you, the dynamic linkage between PPro and After Effects is very very nice.
PPro needs a little more tweaking in my opinion, but Adobe seems to be pretty serious about making PPro even more of a contender than it is now. Adobe has made some pretty interesting moves in the recent months.
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I know others have probably suggested this, but why not train yourself on more than one system? With the exception of the Autodesk option, the other platforms are priced reasonably enough that you could get them all, especially if you can utilize some kind of academic discount (even taking a class at a community college would qualify you). And of course, there are the 30 day trials.
As a freelancer, it seems to me that you would clearly be most marketable if you could cut on them all. If you’re too busy with work to spend alot of time training, then there’s no real rush, right? But if you have some down time, why not become an expert on everything that someone might ask you to use? I run a digital media program at a small college, and I will literally teach the same students FCP7, FCPX, Premiere, and Avid this academic year (and a heavy dose of AE too).
I think that is the one advantage of the current uncertainty in the market. It creates a highly competitive market among the software companies, dropping the prices, and really driving development. In the end, I think we’ll all benefit from some cool new stuff.
Professor, Producer, Editor
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[Jeremy Garchow] “PPro needs a little more tweaking in my opinion, but Adobe seems to be pretty serious about making PPro even more of a contender than it is now. Adobe has made some pretty interesting moves in the recent months.”
Thank you Jeremy. I think at a basic level, we’re listening to our customers and then delivering as much of it as we can. We’ve got lots of good things coming down the road and I personally can’t wait to start showing the community.
Dennis – Adobe guy
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[Dennis Radeke] “Thank you Jeremy. I think at a basic level, we’re listening to our customers and then delivering as much of it as we can. We’ve got lots of good things coming down the road and I personally can’t wait to start showing the community.”
No worries.
Looking forward to what’s next and I am certainly watching what’s going on in the Adobe camp. I think you probably know, I am really excited about FCPX, but I also have to take it with a grain of salt. It needs work, if it doesn’t deliver relatively soon then we have to look elsewhere. Personally, Adobe would be the first place we look as we already use most of the Creative Suite. In a way, your work is done as you have our business already. 🙂
I have also heard coming from Adobe (maybe it was you) that you are trying to be as open as possible. I love the sound of this, and I am rooting for you guys to deliver.
Jeremy
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“But if you have some down time, why not become an expert on everything that someone might ask you to use?”
Good notion. I already did think about it and got my hands onto few of them back then..but I realized I had to master in one and stick with it, so I became the FCP editor.Bottomline, after hearing from responses above, I think I am going to learn Avid Media Composer(already started) and make it my primary system while I transition from FCP 7.
I will keep working on FCP for another year or so while soaking in and smoothing out my learning curves on AVID.
I will keep close eye on Adobe Premiere and will bring my FCP skills and utilize its resemblance, possibly get my hands on it soon to make some headway.
Adobe does listen to its customers and I am keenly hoping to see what they got coming up their sleeves for the next Premiere.
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