Chris Harlan
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[Shane Ross] “My sources only said that Apple wasn’t going to update the MacPro…and was going to discontinue it. I’m not going to go asking them more and more questions.
And that document was from 2010…when they were also probably still thinking of doing FCP 8…and not swerving off to the tangent that is FCX.”
I don’t think a lot of people really appreciate the degree to which the unprecedented success of the iPhone and its offspring have had on Apple. I can’t imagine such success NOT atrophying old business. Its like they were mining silver, but found a bunch of gems and rare earth metals. Sure, they could continue to make money on the silver, but everyone’s attention is on the big loot. Now, they’re just kicking chunks of silver out of their way on the way to the giant gem cavern. Pro Apps just has got to be the nowhere place to be at Apple, these days. I’m guessing everybody there wants into the gem cave. I’ve also noticed that all the big boy stock options vest just prior to the time that iDiamonds should reach worldwide saturation, so unless Apple has a lot more hidden in its sparkly cave, this iBonanza IS the big haul.
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[Craig Seeman] “I read that and thought it was odd. I don’t know of any significant consumer Thunderbolt products. I’ve seen Video I/O, high speed storage, PCIe expansion boxes. Of course one might argue that if you can hook up a $300 Canon Vixia to a $300 Blackmagic Intensity Extreme, that’s “consumer.””
I did make you a list a few weeks ago. It included Seagate’s GoFlex single drive adaptor, Western Digital’s MyBook, and Apple’s own glossy monitor that also acts as a very nice docking station. Belkin’s also coming out with a docking station.
Now, don’t get me wrong: I’m really enjoying my new TBolt connection; I just really don’t think the argument that it is somehow proof of Apple’s continued devotion to Professional users holds water.
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[Craig Seeman] “There’ve been a few who claim Apple is abandoning “pros” and included hardware as part of the comment.
“Then count me among the “few” who may not claim it but at least wonder about it. And, TBolt is agnostic, neither Pro or consumer and can be used by both. The press release you linked to actually makes this claim:
“Thunderbolt’s four channel 10.3 Gbps I/O architecture is the most significant advancement in PC I/O design ever introduced into the consumer level electronics industry and Tektronix is dedicated to delivery of a broad portfolio of tools to facilitate the successful deployment of this new technology working in concert with Intel.”
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[Craig Seeman] “Apparently there’s very high demand for these amongst “consumers” since there’s nothing “pro” about Apple products since they’ve abandoned that market 😉
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tektronix-delivers-thunderbolttm-technolog...
“Now, Craig–did you happen to read the second paragraph of the press release? Here’s a part of it:
Thunderbolt’s four channel 10.3 Gbps I/O architecture is the most significant advancement in PC I/O design ever introduced into the consumer level electronics industry and Tektronix is dedicated to delivery of a broad portfolio of tools to facilitate the successful deployment of this new technology working in concert with Intel.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “If you like that, perhaps you’ll like Gmail tap:
https://mail.google.com/mail/help/promos/tap/index.html
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That is so funny.
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Okay, April fools. Still–a pretty cool video.
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[Michael Gissing] “This feature has been touted for the past six months. There was a sneak peek half a year ago then this second peek. Audio facilities that specialise in ADR have a whole heap of equipment including software to record and fit ADR.”
Sorry. Here’s part two. I accidentally published when I meant to quote. Like I say, I haven’t been following so it was new to me. And its not a big deal, but there are tim, when I’m building something in conjunction
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[tony west] “I apologize for getting so harsh with you.
I took some of your comments as personal, but I don’t think you meant them that way now.
Glad we could end on a more positive note.”
It’s cool, man. I apologize too for anything untoward that I may have said. I was pretty sure we were misunderstanding each other. Any, Tony, just for the record I am very interested in hearing about your positive experiences with FCP X. I really do believe that it is useful for a number of people, and I’m hoping that someday it will be useful me.
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[Michael Gissing] “This feature has been touted for the past six months. There was a sneak peek half a year ago then this second peek. Audio facilities that specialise in ADR have a whole heap of equipment including software to record and fit ADR.”
Never heard of it, but I haven’t been watching CS particularly. Historically, I upgrade every other iteration anyway.
[Michael Gissing] “Editors should not be expecting to do this, so software to do this will have some but not a lot of usage. “
Possibly. But we preditors tend to be jack-of-all-trades. I mean an editor shouldn’t be producing, writing copy, mixing and occasionally scoring either, but I wouldn’t be having half as much fun if I weren’t.
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[Steve Connor] “[Walter Soyka] “With any application from any vendor, read beyond the marketing materials. Cut through the hype. They all have strengths and weaknesses. They are not all appropriate for the same work. No one vendor in this space has a monopoly on innovation or vision of the future. As much as your choice of tools can help you, it can also hurt you.
My message to anyone would be to always continue learning, and to never accept artificial limits on your capabilities.”
Fantastic post Walter.
“Yeah! Nearly Poifect!