Franz Bieberkopf
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[Jeremy Garchow] “It is evidence like this …”
Jeremy,
Your statement implies that you find “evidence” in that linked article.
Franz.
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Jeremy,
There’s interesting discussion on ars (in the comments) – surprised no one else linked it.
Franz.
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[Andrew Kimery] “Anecdotal I know, but I’ve seen similar things so I guess I’m inclined to believe the author.”
… and so it usually is with anecdotes.
This “analyst” was quoted a lot around the time of this article. I did do a bit of searching but couldn’t find anything to support the notion that he does good research – I would be interested, though, if you find something.
I do wonder what Andrew Richards and Jeremy Garchow find interesting about this sort of speculation; it might just be another case of “interesting, if true”.
[Andrew Kimery] “… so many of their employees want to use these personal devices for work.”
Sure. But isn’t that logical slight of hand? The title of the article is “Apple enterprise sales of Macs, iPads to jump 58% this year” so are we talking about enterprise sales or a shift in IT to personal devices?
Franz.
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Andrew,
Craig posted that article a while back and it was discussed.
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/335/24243#24246
It would be interesting if it were true, I suppose; but it’s just someone making up numbers.
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/24246
A lot of speculation masquerades as “analysis”.
Franz.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “This article also includes a use of analogies, so be careful.”
From the article: “It’s like you leave all the lights on in your house,” even when rooms are unused, Graff said. The E5 series includes technology to throttle back unused parts of the chip. “This is like dimming the lights as people leave the rooms,” she said.”
… seems to be a good example of persuasive analogy.
Franz.
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Michael,
If you have the liberty (like myself) to wait a bit, there is Premiere CS6 which will arrive in the next couple of months and Lightworks which seems to be imminent. Once those are released you’ll have a full field of options to compare before making a move.
If you’re not tied to Apple platforms then the field is a bit wider as well, though Avid, Adobe, and apparently Lightworks are or will be cross-platform.
Franz.
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Bernard,
Since it is clear that people are commenting here without actually reading the linked material, I’ll pull an introductory quote for reference:
Comparisons and analogies are a natural part of everyday argument; philosophers have used them as far back as Plato. Educators love them because they help students understand complicated concepts. But propagandists and ideologues also love them, because it is easy to hide a flawed argument inside of an analogy. … So how do we distinguish good analogies from bad? In this article, we look at the different ways in which analogies are used in arguments. By understanding why people use analogies, we can come up with some informal guidelines for using them properly.
Franz.
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[Richard Herd] “Someone better tell Plato his Allegory of the Cave is out-moded by the Englightenment.”
Richard,
… or you could read the linked article.
Also, you’ve committed logical fallacy above, so you may wish to read up on that link as well (helpfully provided as if in anticipation of your comment).
Franz.
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[Bill Davis] “Have you noticed that part of the confusion with X …”
Bill,
Where you seem to find confusion, I see lucid judgement: there are complex (and simple) workflows which are just not suited to enduring the FCPX experiment. There is no confusion about that.
One of the continuing frustrations that I’ve had with FCP 2 through 7 is the poor design approach to managing projects – an oversight which was perhaps addressed by FCP Server (I am not familiar enough with it). But this aspect of the software contributes to my sense that Apple tend to muck about with software only until boredom sets in, leaving many outstanding issues.
When I read about your issues with the upgrade and ongoing issues with larger projects, I cringe. For me, project management is a fundamental for NLE design – by this I mean “projects” as people speak about them in colloquial terms (not in the niche definition that Apple has developed). That a design team would sit down and reserve this aspect for later development or third party solutions or actually just not think about it boggles my mind.
It doesn’t leave me confused, though.
Franz.
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[Oliver Peters] ”
Because it’s an inherently slow way to edit versus the keyboard.”… select batch of clips, check that no ins and outs are set and drag into timeline; proceed to edit with keyboard; quite fast. The ability to easily set the clips into whatever tracks you wish (bypassing all that assignment nonsense in most cases) is a bonus functionality.
But your intentions seem pure.
Franz.