[Richard Allen]

Thanks for the reply,

I have Over a 100 tiltles I need to premake and I was look for a way that would be easier that cut and paste. I also was thinking about a Photoshop script.

[Richard Allen]

[Glenn Grant] “Why is it we have to work twice as hard for three weeks, just to get one week off??”

I think this is covered in burnout 101. I always come across people who take a 3-6 weeks vaction every year. They’re the ones with a money tree growing in their back yard and don’t seem to have a care in the world.

They say “…you really don’t have a vaction unless your gone for 2weeks”…

I say “…must be nice.”

[Richard Allen]

[Aindreas Gallagher] “The last ten years was camelot. Apple isn’t built to last – its a single man’s vision. That can’t outlast the man. I would wager heavily that Apple will have stumbled repeatedly and faded completely by the end of this decade.”

Wow, That’s a pretty doom and gloom prospective.

I think it’s like a gaming system. They make a rock solid system, then sell games to play on that system. If you make games that only the “Gamers” can get good at or even know how to install, you limit your market. If you dumb it down and make it cheaper, you potenially
sell to more people.

These days people are looking at Apple as being more simple and solid. They’re even willing to pay a little more for it at times. To look down the road and see what will change that?…IDK

I think the ProVideo world just needs to look for an application that runs on a solid system, cause Apple is out of the ProSoftware Biz. I don’t think they’er out of biz by a long shot.

[Richard Allen]

[Jim Giberti] “If down the line their vision for FCP X is seen as the evolution of an industry and art then we’ll all move there as it becomes obvious, just like so many of us moved form Avids and Media 100s a decade ago.”

I think your showing your age…Try 12 years ago 🙂 (J/K)

[Richard Allen]

I guess that’s one way of looking at it.

I think some guys just don’t know when their being dumped or fired.

I give you the “Silent Breakup”

Apple: “We got a great new package”

Video Pros: “Great, hope it’s 64bit upgrades”

Apple: “And then some”

Video Pros: “Well let’s have it”

Apple: “Here you go…Look at what you get”(pointing to box)

Video Pros: OK… (looking at box in hand) where’s the support for over $100,000 worth of gear.

Apple: No,no,no… This is new, and at a lower price you’ll love it

Video Pros: Hey!…(clicking on keyboard vehemently) I can’t open any of my old files

Apple: (Smile)

Video Pros: (Pulling Apple to the side, off screen) We need to talk…NOW!

(Slow Emotional Music up)
(Fade to Black)

[Richard Allen]

You know, now that you mention it, I do remember a time when I couldn’t do anything with the .MOVs I was getting, but that was short lived. It may have been right after Vegas 8 or 9 came out.

It had to be only 3-4 months. Once I upgraded QT it was fine again.

OHHHHH!!!!!

[Richard Allen]

Don’t all the old timers feel a little used? I remember when FinalCut first came out and lead the mass exodus away from AVID’s markert domanice (helped by DV,HDV and the likes).

“…a $50,000 editor for about $1,000…”

Remeber the ads.

Once they helped shake up the world they could say they where the professionals choice. With MicroSoft focused on the general consumer (quantity vs quality), the higher end consumer started to sniff around Apple for their needs. Now with the world of, fast cheap content the high end and mid level Video Consumer, are the focus of Apple. They walk away with the title of “Video Professionals 1st Choice” (rightfully earned), while dumping the Video Professional support. They abondaon the future RD and support efforts to mantain the loyalty of the professional base, while gainning the bigger (and expanding) base through marketing and price.

I personally think it’s a savy business move but horrible PR move that will come to haunt them.

However I think any efforts to convenice them to change their minds may fall on deaf ears (even if it’s a stratigic loss of hearing).

Then again maybe Apple’s trimming fat for some unknown reason. Maybe they have plans to release some “Ultimate edition”? Maybe they’re going cheap through and through no matter what?

[Richard Allen]

Sorry to bug everyone, I already had some on my machine.

I’ve been cutting on them forever, I just never had to look at the .mov files I get, they loaded right up.

[Richard Allen]

You ever get the feeling your drunk and haven’t been drinking?

I go to the footage I just cut last week, look at the file format and BINGO ProRess422. I’ve probably been editing with them for years I just don’t examine .MOVs that much.

This speaks to one of the reasons I went with Vegas in the first place. I love being able to plop just about anything on the timeline and just start cutting. But I think this has spoiled me because I don’t pay attention to what I’m getting like I should. The only time I start looking under the hood is when I try it and it doesn’t take (like .H264).

I’m sure when I upgrade this “Spoiling” will continue and I may be very close to have taken Vegas7 as far as I can go with it, but for now let’s give it some more.

To qoute a friend
“I’m gonna drive this sucka till the wheels fall off” 🙂

[Richard Allen]

[John Rofrano] “Not natively. It uses Quicktime and unfortunately Vegas 7 doesn’t work with any QuickTime newer than 7.6.2 so you’ll need to make sure you have that version.”

Are you sure about this? I have 7.6.9 installed with the lastest upgrade to Vegas7(e), and just edited some .MOV’s.

Come to think about it they might of been ProRess? Maybe I’ll check their file types.