Alex Udell
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Hi TR…
not trying to get bogged down in details….hadn’t effcted my work…but at times I need to explain this stuff to others…so it helps to know what I’m looking at…
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Hi Les…
Good chat…I love the banter…you know that.
I’ve spent little time on FCP over the last few years. That’s about to change soon. I’m sure I will agree with you that just like ANY system I sit down at now. I will find some stuff I realy like and some things maybe not so much.
The “rigidity” of the Avid workflow has a certain appeal from a long form perspective, and the media management in terms of consolidation, prjoect archiving, and media restoration, also seems top notch to me. (limited comparison at this point)
I’m not particularly a fan of the way you handle FX stacking in Avid and graphics also “feels” limited…but that’s just a feel at this point.
Believe me, my point here is not to knock Apple….but they are not the greatest thing since sliced bread that Apple marketing aura makes them out to be.
I’ll find things about them are very cool…and then the things that are….well…not so much. 🙂
the fun is in the learning….
cheerio,
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Hi…
Well I’ll take your comment to heart. And I’m thinking hard about it.
But think about this for a second….
The reason why Apple has made an impact in such short order is because they were willing to give away “professional” features at rock bottom prices….this is not the “revolution” Apple perpetrates it to be, but rather simple economics of scale.
This doesn’t mean the features are NOT good, or that Apple has not implemented them well, or embellished or expanded on certain areas. However, it has caused significant problems in the market place, both on the side of manufacturers and for the profession of editing in general. I think there has been a perception that all this democratization has made it harder for skiled and accomplished indusrty veterans to make a living and feed their families. Just becuase the technology is widely available doesn’t mean everyone is an “editor.” It’s the desktop publisihing revolution all over again. (How many ugly fonts can you fit on a page?)
In one instance Avid has themselves to blame. A farily expensive solution with a not so shiny “after the sale” track record with customers…but this is to be expected when you are the ONLY game in town. You will protect your margins as long as possible. It’s not unlikely that you will become complacent. Competition will shake you and wake you up…or you will perish.
All that aside…
basically what I was saying…was that for Avid to drop their “metaphor” for editing in favor of copying Apple it not likely to happen…partucularly with the established base of editors used to that metaphor is so large.
People aren’t switching to Apple becuase they have so many great features that Avid doesn’t. Desktop editing is now a MATURE market. Not much new under the sun. It’s a combination of price and the legacy attitudes that complacency has created.
The only long term problem I see is that video is a market “segment” for Apple to sell it’s OS and its hardware. When that segment becomes unprofitable….perhaps they’ll just sell more ipods and forget all about it….
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Hi Paul…
why don’t I turn the question around…
What are you trying to accomplish?
Then we can discuss if the Avid handles that task more elegantly than any other solution.
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Hi Pearl…
hmm…I’ve spent quite a bit of time with the “manuals” and online help.
That’s how I figured out how to double click the clip using the segment tool.
I just don’t understand why by defualt on my 1st double click….I get two tracks, not just one…and the efftct I’ve aplied goes to the second one leaving the 1st empty…
what does it mean…it’s not particularly clear….
Thx…
Alex Udell
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Well…
I don’t think Avid has been complacent.
Remember, like it or not Avid is the accepted “Standard” when it comes to editing. Any major editing change they make to the editing topology effects the army of already proficient Avid editors out there. So radically changing what “works” for a different approach would probably raise a series of red flags.
I think Avid has been quite innovative in terms of their approach to moving away from dedicated boardsets to the external hardware that currently drives their product line. Scalable peformance is also a really nice innovation.
I do admit that coming from edit* there are some things I REALLY miss in the Avid…
BUT I’d miss most of those functions in any other box.I like Avid’s approach to CC a LOT especially at the Symphony level. It is extremely well thought out and implemented. Much more than just the effect, but how your work with it.
My .02…
Alex
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btw…
when you ingested, what codec did you choose?
DNx DV25 or native HDV?
Alex
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sweet!
this is good to know!!
🙂
Alex
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Hi Cre8tive…
I’m curious as to it’s real time perfromace characteristics when working with HDV.
Can you give a feel for what you are experiencing?
Thanks…
Alex Udell
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