Paul Harb
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I dont remember listing my resume, I was giving you a background to give you some perspective. By the way in which you choose to respond and the language you use, I can tell this is a waste of time, thks for sharing though…it was amusing. Next time you might want to actually give some examples to support your views and not just vent like an angry troll.
Paul
Paul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
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Talk about spouting off when you have no idea what your talking about…wow. I will try my hardest to stay civil here even though you have decided to take it to a lower level.
Maybe because I am working on a Nitris DX box right now on a rather large feature film, I do know what Im talking about…or maybe its because I have over 10 years of experience building various video systems for live events and concerts so I know the hardware costs, or maybe I know what Im talking about because I have a relationship with Avid and have had one over the last 5 years and they ask me what I think they can do to improve.
Maybe its because I pay attention to business, tech, and trends in this industry that I know what Im talking about, or maybe because I know that Avid stock has steadily declined over the years, or that they just recently announced a big loss in profits…again.
As far as RT…you obviously drank the Kool Aid…I have Sapphire for both my Avid and my FCP system…the FCP will play them in RT…the Avid will not. What RT are you talking about, give me specifics.
These ARE problems for Avid, and if you dont think so then you just really have no idea what your talking about and your just a troll that decided to jump into this thread 3 months later. Why has Avid changed up all of their upper management if they have no problems? Do some research before you open your mouth. Your post: FAIL
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Paul Harb
Somebody who makes a living on AvidPaul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
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Since I work a lot as a feature film editor on Unity with Avid, I know that FCP’s media managing and multi user workflow takes quite a bit of complex handholding to get through a film, period…ask any union 1st assistant editor and they will run screaming for the hills if you suggest you want to edit your next with on FCP. Is it being done, yes by a few…but there is a complex number of workarounds to deal with it and it is much more manpower intensive than Avid and Unity.
As far as FCP’s trim window being better than Avid…Im really not even sure how to respond to that…I love FCP in many ways over Avid, but this is just amazingly false and NOT a matter of taste. Avid’s trim mode is probably hands down THE best feature of the Media Composer interface and the one MAJOR advantage over other editing platforms.
Honestly my biggest gripes, and this is BECAUSE I like FCP so much, is the trim mode and the goofy workarounds when trying to set up a multiuser/Unity type enviroment. This is due to the way FCP deals with projects and includes everything in that projects file, bins included making it hard to manage people working on the same film and not overwriting each others work…again…can it be done…yes, is it clunky and just a bunch of workarounds due to the way FCP creates projects, YES….I have a friend who is actually quite a big feature film editor and one of the few that always uses FCP for films, but it is a lot of extra work for the assistants which is why they freak out when you suggest FCP for multiuser film work. Turning over a film with FCP can be a nightmare.
Either way I still use both FCP and Avid throughout the year, but I just wish I could really fight for FCP in the feature world, but knowing the headaches on the backend during turnover I wont stick my neck out at this point for it until they figure out a better way, which really means a rewrite of the program.
Paul Harb
Paul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
Dual 3.2 GHz Quad/10.5.5/8GIG RAM/FCP 6.0.4/QT 7.5.5 -
I actually was expecting/hoping for quite a rewrite of the program. Media Manager, a trim mode that actually is worth using, REAL customization of the interface, didnt see anything about it taking advantage of my multicore mac although we will have to see if Snow Leopard changes this….I probably am overreacting, and Im not going to run out and sell of my studio, but I really was expecting more and I do know that Apple had shifted resources away from FCP development some time ago and it shows.
Paul
Paul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
Dual 3.2 GHz Quad/10.5.5/8GIG RAM/FCP 6.0.4/QT 7.5.5 -
Thks everyone for all the suggestions! I think a combo of the Red Giant Toon filter and the HUD from Sugar would be perfect!!!! thks again…Cow Rocks!
Paul Harb
Paul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
Dual 3.2 GHz Quad/10.5.5/8GIG RAM/FCP 6.0.4/QT 7.5.5 -
Ya, those are night vision and infra red….which just looks black and white? I need the thermal imaging look, like from Predator.
Paul
Paul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
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This illustrates the problem Avid has as a company today. These “breakout boxes”, are overpriced I/O’s that you plug into the Media Composer software to get some RT and professional I/O options. Its like Avid is coming to the same place as Apple/FCP but coming from the other end of the room. FCP started as a cheap software only program that has been opened up to hardware options. Avid started as expensive hardware/software turnkey solution that has slowly been stripped away to just the software and Avid only hardware OPTIONS.
I would bet one day Avid realizes people now know that you shouldnt have to pay 500% more for an HD-SDI I/O just because they made it. And dont get me started on the outrageous prices on RAIDs they have been charging for years. Its the software interface that is what Avid should be selling and focusing on and open the hardware up to third parties like AJA, and BlackMagic who do it better AND cheaper. I would put money on it that this is the future of Avid as a company. just my 2 cents.
Paul
Paul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
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Welcome to Avid…..and the trends continue….
Paul
Paul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
Dual 3.2 GHz Quad/10.5.5/8GIG RAM/FCP 6.0.4/QT 7.5.5 -
It must have been early because now it all looks fine….I need to finish my cup of coffee before i start posting on the cow 🙂 maybe my eyes dont see circles as circles until a certain hour in the morning? Thks for the responses…
Paul
Paul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
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Thks, thats what I was thinking, although hadnt thought of rendering in high YUV…Ill test it out. Any ideas why my footage would look squeezed in my NTSC monitor? Funny thing is the 1080 stuff that is rendered in the 720 timeline looks fine, but the 720 stuff on a 720 timeline looks squeezed? Im sure its something Im being stupid about…
Paul
Paul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
Dual 3.2 GHz Quad/10.5.5/8GIG RAM/FCP 6.0.4/QT 7.5.5