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Grinner vs. Avid
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‘priciate that, Mark.
Dennis, is is so great to hear from you again, man. I wondered what had happened to you.
Please don’t be a stranger, man.
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[Ted Levy] “This forum is for people like myself who care about Avid and want to work with it.”
No public internet forum deals in such absolutes. Not even the forums on avid.com.
I’ve never met Grinner; never seen his work; never seen his edit suite; and am usually too busy editing to watch the SuperBowl. But I like many of his 3771 insights.
Ron – if you cleaned house and only recruited hosts that were evangelical, I would no longer take the Cow seriously. I already bought an Avid. Why try and sell it to me again? I want to hear how to fix my car from a seasoned mechanic – not the guy paid to sell me the thing.
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I think the avid salesperson in the group is obvious.
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I’m Jake Giossi, aka “AK-Jake” (formerly oakmozart) on these forums and also on the Avid Community Forums over at Avid.com where I serve as a Moderator for the XPress Studio and (defunct) Xpress DV products.
Grinner hasn’t said a single thing that I’ve read that was out of line. In fact, he’s SPOT-ON, and I share his sentiments. We’re both cut from the same mold in this area (minus the whole “Hippie” part). I used to literally KISS the ground that Avid touched, and viewed Tewksbury as the Mecca of my world. I darn near idolized them (which as a Christian is NOT something I’m supposed to do!), interviewed for a job with them, and defended them at all costs…I’d stand up to ANYONE who was bashing them…and I’m not one who’s fond of confrontation.
But no more. At least, not until Avid starts delivering again. Those who frequent the Avid forums know I’m extremely vocal about Avid, whether good or bad. I’ve been trying very hard to keep my mouth shut on negative comments about them, because I know and respect (and even downright LIKE) many of the people who work for Avid. People like Marianna Montague, Doug Hansel, Michael Phillips (who participates on this forum), Tim Wilson (formerly of Boris and Avid, now a driving force here at the Cow) and countless other Avid employees are a breed of people you just don’t seem to find these days. The problem is, these people have bosses, and no matter what THEY want, if their bosses say “NO” then that’s it. They get shut down as do we as customers.
Avid NEEDS criticism. I don’t know how many times I’ve been told by countless Avid employees (ranging from Support folks, Engineering, and unbelieveably…even MANAGEMENT) that Avid looks for and respects criticism. It’s what makes them better. The sad part is that Avid isn’t LISTENING to the criticism any more. They’re HEARING it, but they’re not following-through on it…which means they’re not listening. When they do, Grinner, myself, and all the other disgruntled Avid users will begin singing the praises of Avid we once used to sing.
Grinner keeps things lively and in perspective on here. He’s a wealth of knowledge, is more than willing to put himself at the service of others, and isn’t afraid to speak his mind. We should be grateful to have such a resource! And there ISN’T a single one of us on here (lurkers or active posters) who have the right to call for Grinner’s dismissal from his VOLUNTEER job as moderator on this site (except Ron and Kathlyn Lindeboom…who own/operate this site, and they obviously love Grinner too!).
To the original poster of this thread, if Grinner’s opinion bothers you, perhaps you’d be better suited finding another forum (good luck finding one that isn’t filled with angry Avid users), or not taking part in the online Avid forums at all? I’m NOT trying to chase you away, and I mean no offense, but I just want you to realize that opinions like Grinner’s are unavoidable at this current time…unless you’re living in a cave with no internet access. 🙂
Don’t go anywhere, Grin…you’re too much of the heart/soul of this forum to lose.
Take care.
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daaang
Can I use you as a reference when I start job huntin’?lol
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Any time, brother. And yes, you can use me as a job reference whenever you’d like. 😀
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My sentiments exactly, Michael!
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[Ron Lindeboom] “If you want gushingly passionate religion as part of your NLE, I might suggest one not far from here…”
Nice dig at your forum users. ;O)
If you’re referring to Final Cut Pro users, I can give you about a million examples where this is hardly the case. FCP has become an amazing product through many, many threads like this that Apple was obviously paying attention to. I’ve been reading them since v.1.0, so I’ve got a pretty good idea.
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