Chris Harlan
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[Craig Seeman] “Of course Adobe still sells the Creative Suite and it’s component programs. Personally I wonder how long that’s going to last though.
“Me too. Especially after listening to that fellow in Australia. Of course, technically, we’re only licensing software, not actually buying it, which, on some level the rental/lease is a more accurate representation of what is happening in the fine print. Overall, though, I am not thrilled at the prospect. I don’t know if Cloud being the only way to use Adobe would get me thinking hard about using something else, but it might. I hope Adobe filters in negative reaction from the Big Brother effect, when they calculate how far to take CC.
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[Oliver Peters] “[Craig Seeman] “Personally I don’t like the idea of software rental but I certainly see how it’s a very good business model for Adobe.”
Agreed. Me, either.
“Me three.
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[Craig Seeman] “I do think feature upgrade releases are going to be more frequent than 18-24 months even if it drops to once a year.
“Agreed!
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[Craig Seeman] “the push to frequent feature upgrades”
I will be very surprised if Apple keeps this pace up. It seems to me that it was partially to make amends, but also reflects the kind of changes that occur around a radical release, like at the the time FCP HD (4.5). I’m betting things will slow down soon, if they haven’t already. It’s been 5 months since the last feature release, right?
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[Craig Seeman] “Mind you I’m not talking offering both, I’m talking about file based as an only option.”
Hey, I’m not going to repeat the above argument you are having with David. I agree with him. Yes, there were disks available after 2011, but it was very clear at the time that that was an ancillary delivery system, kept alive as a courtesy. Even when you bought through 3rd parties, you were directed to an Online download. When I bought the Symphony cross-grade, I don’t think discs were even an option from the vendor I purchased from. And, if I remember correctly, when I upgraded my 5.5 MC seat to 6.0 from Avid, it was also download only. Four years ago, I would have agreed with you, but I think that, right now, you are pushing the whole disc thing a little too hard.
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[Craig Seeman] “That is news. “
In 2011 😉
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[Brett Sherman] “I just wonder how much of this discussion boils down to different types of videos and different roles in making the videos.
“Probably quite a bit of it.
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[tony west] “[Chris Harlan] “I just want to have several different windows open and place them where I want to. I want color-coding and multiple, sizable icon views.”
Yeah, that would all be cool. I knew when I saw the locked in UI that was going to funky for many people.
The more control you have over your work space the better.
“Agreed. And, I totally get why its right on the money for others, as well.
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[tony west] “I hear you Chris, but in order to make your choice, you are comparing shots to other shots (or sources to other sources) right? How are you looking for the shots that you want to compare to begin with?
If that part is sped up, doesn’t it make the choosing part more productive?
“Maybe. Maybe not. It depends on what you are working on. If you are working on something scripted, and you are pulling up a couple of shots or a couple of dozen shots, then probably yes. If you are working on a Sizzle reel with TBs of source material, then probably no.
BUT that’s really not the overall point of the discussion. I think X’s search capabilities are truly fab. I just want to have several different windows open and place them where I want to. I want color-coding and multiple, sizable icon views. I want to be able to compare two different timelines side by side, or one above the other. I want my editing space to resemble a workbench. It’s great–necessary–to have a box of index cards on my work bench, but I also want to be able to set them down where I want them to be, and not where I’m told they have to be. I want to spread them out, move them around, re-stack them, and hide them.
And, you don’t have to like any of that. That’s perfectly fine. There is a great deal of value in X’s streamlined approach. Some people work better that way, other’s don’t. That’s the point of this discussion.
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[tony west] “This discussion seems like it’s kind of about will the computer do the work for the search or will you.
“I don’t think it is at all. This discussion is about “I have many different choices to make on a whole variety of levels; what’s the best way for me to consider those choices.”