[Scott Witthaus]

wow that is strange. I have not seen/heard anything like this on any of the systems here. hmmmm….

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter

[Scott Witthaus]

Great stuff, Bill. Thanks for sharing this!

Scott

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter

[Scott Witthaus]

you can look under the Sequence drop down menu and check the Render and Render All settings. Check what is needed or desired to render. More than likely your Preview (green) is not selected.

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter

[Scott Witthaus]

Lord knows you need an Avid to make all those cuts. No other system does a cut like Media Composer. An don’t even talk about doing a dissolve with X….

😉

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter

[Scott Witthaus]

[Andrew Kimery] “Who said it did? I think it’s weird that people are so fixated on that specific number like I threw down a gauntlet or something.”

Relax. It’s just a reference point in this thread.

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter

[Scott Witthaus]

Working on X and then going back to Premiere, FCP7 or Avid reminds me a lot of when I was beta testing early Softimage|DS versions. DS seemed so much faster, fluid and intuitive (and fun). Going back to those older software packages felt like cutting with pointed sticks and rocks. Having done an Avid project recently (MC7.something) if felt like I had my hands tied too.

I don’t think being able to handle a 30,000+ has any great meaning to the broader visual storytelling marketplace. As a spot, promo, agency cutter it certainly holds less weight for me when choosing a software to work on. Broadcast and film are a niche that may well be best suited (right now) with Avid and Premiere and thats totally cool.

I will say that I have never seen students who have never edited before take to a software so quickly. Apple got something very very right in it’s redesign, making the process easier for a wider variety of editors (whether we like that or not).

sw

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter

[Scott Witthaus]

2013 finished strong and 2014 is continuing the run. Crossed-fingers it lasts all year.

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter

[Scott Witthaus]

Clients.

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter

[Scott Witthaus]

[james Lackleter] “The list goes on, these are the big issues. I hope this persuades anyone thinking of purchasing this. This has been a nightmare for me.”

Thank god you’re here to guide the world on this topic. Exactly what type of “professional” work do you do and how does that qualify you to guide the rest of us?

Any “professional” who has been around a while can write a post like this for Avid, Premiere, Smoke, Flame…

Nothing to see here….move along…

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter

[Scott Witthaus]

Yup. Sure seems that way. A couple of lively threads on the topic on the L2 and the Avid Forums. I was pretty disappointed in this tactic. You can tell a finance guy is running the show now….

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor/Post Production Supervisor
1708 Inc./Editorial
Professor, VCU Brandcenter