Michael Hendrix
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Franz, I have been testing the Adobe workflow for a few months not. We have 10 seats of FCP working on a shared system, Omneon(Harmonic). The second step was to get ever system up-to-date, ie, RAM, OS (we were still on Snow Leopard).
Keep in mind, we are a Fortune 50 company so working within the IT infrastructure is very painful, alot of security barriers, they have to touch and approve everything so we are always late on upgrades.
The problem came when our IT support was told Omneon was okay on Mountain Lion. We imaged all 10 systems and started having problems. Then we were told Omneon was not okay on ML and a update would be coming in Dec.
So, the transition has been slowed waiting for Omneon to provide a update. I am still bouncing between FCP and Premiere and it works great. Next step is system testing on the shared storage.
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“That the bulk of the facilities are holding on to FCP6,7 is telling. Neither Avid nor Adobe is yet a compelling economic proposition.”
Avid, not really, but have to disagree with Adobe not being a economic proposition. It is one key reason we are switching, doesn’t cost us a dime, we already have it.
Also, Adobe’s cloud pricing was timed perfectly, $50 a month for basically everything Adobe, great deal.
I think the reality behind people hanging on to 7 is that nothing is forcing change, it still works and people are making money with it, milking it for every last dime. That’s more of a testament to how strong of a hold FCP HAD on the market not where the future lies.
When the OS no longer will run the legacy software, people will start to get nervous. When the latest “look” hits and the plugins are not available for FCP, people will start thinking.
My prediction, one way or another, 2013 will be the year of the transition.
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Same here, no problems. DSLR stuff is even better. I have always noticed the footage go a touch softer in FCP transcode, so the ability to work with original footage is great.
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2013 will be the year of transition for my shop. We have waited long enough and no one within or freelance has embraced X. Avid would be a $25,000 software upgrade so that is probably out of the question because we are being asked to make no new purchases next year. We already have CS6 so Premiere it is. Have already tested and it works well and everyone feels confident that they could make the switch with few hiccups.
Just can’t wait for them to flip the switch on FCP7 and play catch-up.
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H.264 is small enough that you could do a test clip and yousendit or wetransfer it over to them and test out. At least you will not have to go through a long transcode and find out they cant use the file.
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You should roll with it! Use it as part of your marketing. Call the company that does the awards and get a quote.
Have a small event, invite some clients, in recognition of your achievements in the plastic industry.
You could have fun with it.
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The venue could also require “proof of insurance” which would mean his name would have to be on the paperwork. So they may not let that fly anyway.
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My suggestion, give them the raw files (BPAV) folder and also transcode them to H.264 files. That way they have two options.
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We have been having problems with the AJA cards since our 10.8 upgrade recently. Problems in Final Cut mainly but some in After Effects. Uninstalled drivers and everything worked fine. That’s the only thing I would try to narrow done the problem.
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I think brand does matter. CF and SD cards are electronic equipment. All companies have a max failure rate in the manufacturing process, sometimes a cheaper brand will accept a higher fail rate which will produce a higher yield and drive the cost down. What this means to you, is, the chance of you getting a product that fails is greater. How will you know? You cant. Best bet is to read reviews and suggestions (like the ones here)and dive in.