Bernhard G.
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Hello,
recently in a magazine I read CS5.5 had been tested on a so-called ‘Nvidia Maximus’ system,
which is a Windows PC with a Quadro2000 + Tesla C2075.Would be interesting to know if this means we could simply add CUDA-boards as we like,
and the more CUDA boards the better the Mercury performance will be (like in Resolve)?Or is ‘Maximus’ a method making two specific boards appear as one CUDA-unit,
so no additional performance for us here on OSX?Best regards,
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[Gustavo Bermudas] “Autodesk may have it easier since all they have to do is throw Lustre in Smoke”
They already have thrown Lustre into Smoke as well as Flame. They call it “Flame Premium”:
https://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/flame_flameprem_flare_2013_brochure_en_us.pdfI think, sooner or later, Autodesk will EOL Flame Premium and Smoke on Mac will be left (with full functionality).
A ‘Premium’ market segmentation doesn’t make any sense any more in the 21st century;
BMD’s model with Resolve vs. ResolveLite is the way to go.[Gustavo Bermudas] “BM will have to acquire and develop new products”
This is the reason I hope BMD acquires TheFoundry anytime in the future.
Because they have exactly what BMD is missing for a world-class Finishing App based on Resolve:
– They have the algorithms BMD is missing and the interface know-how of Storm.
– Their technology is also extensively GPU accelerated.
– They have know-how on databases and workflow, so media-management.
– A PERFECT match!At the other hand an often proclaimed acquisition of Avid would lead BMD unnecessarily into a financial disaster.
Best regards
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I hope TheFoundy would join them some day
and BMD would let their fingers from Avid – because I like BMD!And TheFoundry technology would be such a great fit…
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Hello,
I hope for a Blackmagic Broadcast Camera:
It could use the same sensor but with a B4 mount. The sensor is capable for readout at 59.59 fps.
(Also I read rumors that higher frame rates could come with a firmware-update for BMCC.)
This in an ergonomic shoulder balanced body; with in-build ATEM technology for tally etc; with V-Mount, big XLR, two SSD-slots, and big reachable buttons; but at the same time with BMCC’s more-computer-than-cam philosophy is definitely what I want to see in the future!Best regards,
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[Joe Murray] “Even if it’s just the skin of the interface with Smoke’s frame based file structure underneath. “
Hello,
Autodesk doesn’t need to aquire Avid to bring MC-like editing functionality into Smoke!
Autodesk has claimed to have done a lot of research in usability to overhaul the GUI.
It is rather a market decision if SMac will see such functionality. If their market research
says that more and more customers are editing inside Smac from scratch, rather than
finishing only, then I’m absolutely sure we will see such functions!My point is:
I simply don’t believe Avid has algorithms (at least in video products)
that would be of interest to Autodesk. What Autodesk perhaps could need is audio technology.
Maybe … if Avid assets are divided and sold to the maximum bids …
Who knows where ProTools assets will land …Best regards
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[Craig Seeman] “BMD would have no reason to keep everything alive.”
The crucial question here is what would cause BMD more cost:
– To make other strategic aquisitions with perfect synergy effects (like TheFoundry would be),
and fill up the gaps in ecosystem with latest technologies,OR
– To make an aquisition of Avid with a huge amount of not needed assets,
forced to lay off people (with all legal issues), to EOL tools causing negative PR,
to consolidate not-so-state-of-the-art technology with own technology and causing
more costs than BMD’s business model could return.
Economically this doesn’t make any sense to me.For BMD, Avid could become an economical disaster!
Of course, only my personal opinion 😉Best regards,
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Hello,
since Autodesk already owns Softimage XSI which has been developed by Microsoft hand-in-hand
with DigitalStudio (now AvidDS) I think Autodesk would be a fit at least for the XSI/DS product line.
Avid’s absolutely under-priced sale of XSI (sharing the interface and parts of algorithm of DS)
is something I never understood!At the other hand I don’t see any benefits for Autodesk at the moment,
now they are pushing SMac. Autodesk doesn’t have a demand for Hardware,
and Avid’s algorithms aren’t the latest either. The only thing Autodesk
could benefit of is Audio, like Eric already said.But I don’t see any remarkable synergy effects if Blackmagic acquired Avid either!
What should BMD do with old MC-algorithms (those under the hood) and over-priced server-hardware,
that couldn’nd be converted well into easy to use and fair-priced consumer style products;
thats what BMD usually does.It would make much, much more sense to me if BMD would acquire TheFoundry!
Imagine a DaVinci, with NLE timeline functionality of (the now EOL’d) Storm,
nodes and algorithm from NukeX, and format conversions from Teranex.
These are state-of-the-art ultra-highend technologies that could lead into the ultimate Finishing-App.
BMD’s and TheFoundry’s technologies would be a perfect fit!Avid has a huge amount of assets. And economically it would make more sense
if these assets were sold separately for the highest bid.Best regards,
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Hello,
AME’s de-interlacing is as worse as inside PP.
So it makes no difference.For DVD-encoding simple choose the MPEG2 DVD anamorphic preset.
Regarding to the ‘massive ‘ data amount’:
we professionals simply have other scales what ‘massive’ is…Uncompressed 10bit HD with 2,25GB for 15sec. is ‘massive’.
High-End intermediates (ProResHQ or DNxHD) with 345MB for 15sec.
are a very acceptable compromise.My advice: put the datarate of Your AVCHD cams to the maximum – AVCHD is worse enough.
Buy a 2TB HDD only for editing!Best regards.
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Hello,
In Your situation I would consolidate everything to 1080p/25.
In practice this means You are editing in a 1080p/25 timeline.At the end, send Your SD-sequence to AME for (progressive) DVD encoding.
Unfortunately PremierePro does use by far the worst method for de-interlacing!;
meaning it drops the half of the image information away and interpolates only one of two fields.
If You want a better quality, there is the re-vision plugin FieldsKit for de-interlacing.In a perfect world I would edit in 1080i/25 and let FieldsKit convert the progressive video to
interlaced; and encode the DVD to interlaced; upper field first. Why?
Progressive DVDs are always a risk since they aren’t standardized, so there is no guarantee the TV-set gets the information ‘progressive’ from the DVD-Player…You see, it’s a very complex topic…
Best regards.
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This here is explicitly targeted to big cinema production:
https://mycryengine.com/index.php?conid=59
According to an interview with one of the developers
I read in the DigitalProduction Magazine (german),
the Cryenigine isn’t at the level of Avatar yet…Best regards,
Bernhard