Rcpics
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>>In case you haven’t noticed, it’s already happening. Even Avid sees that now:<< In case YOU haven't noticed, many here feel it's not happening fast enough. Not me, but I would think there's more to it than their creative apps. But thanks for the sharing.
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>>I really hope we don’t see any sort of Extreme version of FCP because like you said, Apple really does not work on that model of multi-tiered pricing like our friends with the other “A” company.<< Think about this, too. What would it take to pony up and 'steal away' some of the big post houses in Hollywood or what have you that have already invested decades and millions of dollars in their way of doing things? How long would that transition take, and can only a few at first act as a catalyst for everyone else? I kinda' look at it as overthrowing a government, a big one at that. What if Apple and Avid didn't hate eachother so much, and Apple took care of the offlining and everything all the way up to finishing, where Avid would seamlessly take over and guide it through the door, and they'd both reap the benefits accordingly? Eutopian, isn't it? If Apple can make this much for this little, they can obviously make whatever Avid makes, but what would be the benefits of that right now for Apple? Avid isn't trying to sell computers, but Apple wants their computers in every household on Earth. You have to figure that takes up a lot of resources, can they really go after that top apex of a niche market right now?
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>>I personally like the round tripping. FCP is an editor. That’s the focus. More than anything I think the disappointment is in a decent title tool (which i think is not really worth round tripping.
I don’s mind breaking down the separate jobs into seperate apps. I would rather have each app doing it very well than one app doing it sort of pretty good.
It’s nice to complete a cut and then export the sound and do a mix and now I can export the picture, put on some decent music. Do a great CC pass and relink it back in FCP for output. I like this breakdown. It helps me give the correct attention to each component of post.<< From a film standpoint, I agree and also prefer separating things. I realize that turnarounds in corporate and broadcast are different, and it's not like you have a luxury of time and money in film, either. But with film you often have different specialists in each area, and overlapping the processes can get quite messy. I always do sound design in Pro Tools as a completely separate process after picture lock et al, and to be honest, the change in gears can be quite refreshing...helps you get into the individual mindsets for each stage whilst keeping the entire workflow compatable and smooth. Photography to telecine, to edit, to sound design to negative cut/opticals to mix/master to answer print and such...I still miss that, and the challenge of gathering those separate entities into one chain. As stressful as it was....it was still fun. But obviously, shorter-form projects for commercial etc. can work very differently and multi-efficiency is a serious subject. We still all want the 'magic box' in some ways, and there's tha tcertain feeling of empowerment (when paid for ;-D ). But coming from a film background, and still doing that almost exclusively on my own outside of freelance commercial/corporate gigs..I'm really not in the least bohtered by migrating from app to app...as long as they all play nice, of course. 😉
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That sounds logical….probably put a hold on it when they decided to work on their little phone.
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Yet still a bargain for $1299/$499 upg. Aside from the cool AJA interface, I do agree that a serious ‘Extreme’ package would’ve been nice to see, instead of touching upon it with an upgraded ‘Studio’. It could be wise to really go for a full-blown take-no-prisoners package with what many above have mentioned. It would cost accordingly, of course, but could do even more to move into larger-scale commitments. Maybe in another year?
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It’s been a long time coming. Another part of a head-long charge into big-house setups. All the better.
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>>This is a BIG warning in the manual for my DSR-11, and from the rental houses that I rent the AJ-HD1200 decks from. Have the decks powered off before you plug in the firewire cable. NOT THE MAC…the deck. If the deck is on when you connect the cable, you can blow out the power. << Wow...I guess I've been kinda' lucky. I have my DSR-11 and other equipment on a Furman conditioner that I always turn on AFTER I've turned on my computer, and off before I turn the computer off. Good to know! So I guess the operative term is no 'hot-swapping'!
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>>It sucks that Apple has sold out, just to prioritize a bloody mobile phone OS. Financially it will be good for them, but Apple are a professional hardware/software company, they should prioritize that. Not concentrate on mobile phones for crying out loud; what next, microwave ovens and toaster?<< That little music player, whatever it's called, seemed to do okay for the company. 😉
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Thanks, Roch. I’m actually looking into one of the Covergent converters as well, possibly to go firewire/HDV to SDI. Was just wondering if someone had done some comparisons between SDI or HDMI in and Component for HDV to DVCProHD.
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Sorry for my wisecrack….I thought your post was snide complaint, not a technical issue. 🙂