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Is Media 100 Dead?
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Another Media100/RED nuisance is with the still images. RED is a little flaky with the aspect ratios. Sometimes it is fine, other times it will change how it interprets things after applying, or corrects itself after applying. Another daily occurrence. Just now my Volkswagen logo was squashed instead of round. Going in/out of RED sometimes corrects the problem. Oddly enough, if I toggle 1:2:1 deflickering on/off before returning to RED, it usually fixes or prevents the problem.
Jaeson
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Like all of you: Big fan. Love M100. Frustrated by BorisFX disappearing act.
Appreciate all the comments and it was interesting to read your tech take Bernhard. The quicktime situation makes it tricky for development I’m sure. I’m a couple of versions back and I’ve been at a “I need to upgrade soon” point for awhile due to Lion/Mt. Lion.
Reading the comments an idea popped into my head for Boris – although I am no means a software developer. The part about M100 that everyone has always loved was the interface. The codec compatibility issues and a lot of the tech capabilities, well, not so much… which is understandable as M100 is much smaller player than Apple/Avid/Adobe.
Since BorisFx is mainly a plugin company – why not turn M100 into a plugin which provides the M100 interface within the other bigger players editing software. That way you could take advantage of many of the technical advantages of the other companies but maintain the interface we all know and love.
Maybe, not technically possible. But, just an idea!
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Jeremy, my initial response to your mail was, I now realise, rather petulant. It’s true, I am likely to be the “last dinosaur standing”, as Nick puts it. It’s just that I so like editing on Media 100 and am so comfortable with it that moving to another seems so daunting, rather like a divorce after many years of marriage.
I’m truly amazed that no one from Boris (Media 100) has posted any comment at all on this thread. Here we all are, Media 100 users of many years standing, loyally sticking with it, and raising reasonable questions. There used to be a guy, forgotten his name, who would jump in and answer pressing questions. We have the worthy Floh doing great work on the technical side from Germany, but he can’t be expected to speak for the company on policy matters. How about it Boris Y, let’s hear from you!
Michael Slowe
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Michael, that “last dinosaur standing” comment was not directed at you specifically. I thought I’d clarify that since you seem to be the type who gets his feelings hurt easily 🙂
Sounds like many of us are in the same boat – strongly hoping to stay with M100 but not getting much encouraging news.
Nick Lammers
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I just hope they at least keep up with Mac OS updates and AJA drivers, including the new Thunderbolt devices. Also hoping to hear a bit of feedback from the company here as well. I was the M100 dealer here in Hawaii for years, sold many systems. I still do my finishing with M100 now that I am back to only doing production. Use other NLE software as well for the codec support, but always move it to ProRes for the entire edit process with M100. Best interface ever designed, especially for documentaries, my main use.
Jim Wiseman
Sony PMW-EX1,Pana AJ-D810 DVCPro, DVX-100, Nikon D7000, Final Cut Studio 2 and 3, Media 100 Suite 2.1, Premiere Pro 5.5 and 6.0, AJA ioHD, AJA Kona LHi, Avid MC, Hexacore MacPro 3.33 Ghz 24Gb RAM GTX-285 120GB SSD, Macbook Pro 17″ 2011 2.2 Ghz Quadcore i7 8Gb SSD, G5 Quadcore PCIe -
Well said. I feel your pain, I do not want to move to another system… but I have to guess the future and do what is right for my company. From where I’m standing, the future of M100 does not look so good.
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The amount of M100 bugs I deal with is a joke.
The biggest one is – after editing a graphic (first time only) – I must force quit then reopen to move forward.
I must force quit 15 times a day. Brutal! -
The amount of M100 bugs I deal with is a joke.
The biggest one is – after editing a graphic (first time only) – I must force quit then reopen to move forward.
I must force quit 15 times a day. Brutal!I hate this too.
One work around is to click somewhere on the empty desktop, then click on the Media100 window you want to work in. Only this window will be active, you can’t click from Media100 window-to-window while in this bug state but you can still get some work done without force-quitting all the time.
Some shortcuts and buttons don’t work properly in this bug state.
But with the desktop-click work-around to hop from Media100 window to Media100 window, I can often wrap up the current project before force-quitting.
I still end up force-quitting on a daily basis though. We have two licenses for Suite 2.1.2 and this bug affects both systems equally.
Jaeson
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Jim, would you mind elaborating further on why you consider M100 to have the best interface (compared to the other NLEs listed in your signature) and the reasons why you choose to finish in M100 rather than those other editors (what do you see as the M100 advantages)?
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Marcus, I know that your question was directed at Jim but may I just give my own opinion as well?
The Media 100 interface is the nearest I’ve seen to the traditional ‘film edit’ configuration. It is clear, basic and uncluttered and we have easy direct access to our media clips, unlike many other systems. Changes to media in the timeline can be made instantly and intuitively, without having to press any keys other than the mouse. I don’t think that it is this simple or as fast in other systems.
Sorry Jim for jumping in, we await your opinion with interest!
Michael Slowe
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