Franz Bieberkopf
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Previously:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/64372
[Walter Soyka] “I wonder if dual-naming would be viable: two forum links here that share content.”
Franz.
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[Walter Soyka] “… do you think it’d be possible for a new entrant to develop and bring a full-featured color corrector and NLE to market — and not charge a dime for it?”
Walter,
One way to look at is that Blackmagic are the new entrant – and they’ve developed and brought a full-featured NLE to market – with a free tier.
It seems to me that this is one way of achieving it, and with different models from Apple, Adobe, Avid, Blackmagic, Lightworks, etc. etc. etc. it’s hard to say that there’s danger of one way of doing things crowding out others.
Franz.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “I finish jobs that other people have started … I can’t currently … I am dependent on my current … We are extremely booked at the moment, … once I can get the new hardware integrated and installed. … It is a brand new system to learn, and I will expect real life hurdles … so I feel like I am in a confident enough situation …”
In other words: momentum.
And you completely understand that older software is useful and why people use it – 5 years on – after it’s been discontinued.
Franz.
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[Michael Sanders] “And FWIW those who have done the tests belive ARRIRAW upscaled to 4K is just as good. The possible exception is the Sony F65 RAW which is very close.”
Michael,
Link?
Franz.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “Franz, If someone is looking to buy his or her first editing system, …”
Jeremy,
You said you “can’t imagine how you could use old “off-ramped” software” … and then you stated that you use software right now that was discontinued in 2009.
As for new filmmakers, I certainly don’t find it hard to believe there’s someone out there right now shooting film for the first time.
Franz.
Edit: here’s a random and anecdotal list from last year – when that software was 4 years out of support.
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[Charlie Austin] “It’s familiarity. … we don’t need all the bells and whistles … It’s inertia keeping them on it. They’re pro’s, they know how 7 works …”
Charlie,
This is precisely my point (though you express it by emphasizing the negative). Using a tool that does the job and achieves what is necessary is “compelling”.
If a new tool comes along that seems worthwhile in terms of expense, time, effort, and capabilities, then people will be “compelled” to use it – they’ll want to, they’ll see value in it.
Newist is not always best.
Franz.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “Realistically, I can’t imagine how you could use old “off-ramped” software with all of the new formats, resolutions, codecs, and available computing power today.”
Jeremy,
I think this just shows how unaware you are of all the people still using FCP 1-7 – released in 2009 (arguable not substantially updated since 2007), and still a compelling solution five years later.
Franz.
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[Oliver Peters] “I believe those were years when Pinnacle was still owned, which would dilute the percentages.”
Oliver,
Yes, Pinnacle, M-Audio, AIR software sold in late 2012.
“Together, the consumer-focused operations contributed approximately $91 million of Avid’s revenue in 2011 — about 13 percent of the company’s total …”
https://www.studiodaily.com/2012/07/avid-sells-off-consumer-product-lines-reducing-staff-by-20-percent/Agreed, we don’t know, but there’s no support for the claim of “a larger percentage” than other sources or “the majority of revenue”.
Franz.
Franz.
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[Bret Williams] ” … in reading their blurb about audio, it sounds pretty decent.”
Bret,
It might be.
How does it multiple source channels on clips? Do I have versatile control of mutes and levels on individual channels?
Stereo, mono, multi-channel tracks?
Separate master controls? Does it allow grouping or any sort of routing? What kind of metering?
How does it handle audio plug-ins? Can I apply them to clips and/or tracks? Third party?
Support for control surfaces?
Will it take any audio interface? Can it deal with sync offsets if that’s an issue on playback?
What’s the quality of speed effects on audio?
It’s hard to say without actually using it in workflow. And this is just one aspect of the NLE.
Franz.
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Holden,
This sounds like it could be a file structure issue – it’s important the file structure is an exact copy of the original.
How are you getting material into PPro?
Did you change this process in any way over the past few days?
Franz.