[Steve Ford]

Too bad it doesn’t work on a mac

[Steve Ford]

I also use a raid drive so I don’t think it’s a read write problem but I’ve been wrong before

[Steve Ford]

I am concerned that one of the complaints I’ve heard about Premier is that the editing interface is cumbersome. That is the last thing I want. How do create complicated graphics in AVID? That is the largest advantage Premier boasts, but will the trade off be a much slower editing interface?

[Steve Ford]

Hey Chris
No IO card, I’ve been on the same Mac G5 for the last six years. I’ve been editing on FCP and use Firewire to digitize and deck control. The next system will be on a system built from the ground up. We have to stay on Mac and I am the only editor on staff. I have two other people on staff… one that is our web guy and the other who does graphics. We are all on mac and pass files back and forth. As of right now, we don’t work with other facilities, but that may change though I’m not hanging my hat on it.

The upgrade will be the latest mac tower, and I will update to the latest AE which is the program I live in, I’ve been using FCP to compile movies for final sweetening and export.

What I’m going to have to do is research the pros and cons about AVID and Premier.

[Steve Ford]

Modern technology changes aside, it’s beginning to look like the consensus plays out where Premier will be easier to learn, better to work in combo with AE and you get to enjoy a great bundle to support the main program. I talked with one editor who switched from Sony to Premier and remarked that Premier is more cumbersome.

AVID is tougher to learn but once you have it down and purchase the right preferentials, you can go pretty fast. You loose the interconnection with AE. I don’t know how easy it will be to export, and what I’ll need for deck control of our older equipment or what I’m going to have to purchase to create DVDs. Lastly, how much more it will cost to hang up the AVID sign.

How close did i get?

[Steve Ford]

The hardest part of this situation is the extreme lack of knowledge I’m facing. Dropping your shoulder and grinding away production for the last several years have left me out of the loop. I have no idea what you mean by dynamic trim editing so I sit like a bobble head with a blank stare. Is there a demo explaining that function so I could better understand why it’s so coveted?

Bottom line, this new system will be the one I have to live with for the next half dozen years. My current one is running on System 10.3.9 and can’t be updated so I could never update any of the software past 2007. The new system will be purchased by the end of this year so I’m looking for any insight I can get.

[Steve Ford]

Thanks for your insightful response…
Operating on a six year old computer does have it’s disadvantages. I don’t think that snatching up a copy of a discontinued software package and loading it into a new system is the way to go. Now I teeter on either Premier or AVID. My head says Premier because of the cross functionality… my heart says AVID because I’ve always wanted to be an AVID editor since my Media 100 days.

[Steve Ford]

So getting all doe eyed about AVID just because of the name is probably a dumb idea huh?

[Steve Ford]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the feedback. This was a mad cap rush so there was no previz… just make it and go. I am very blessed to work for a great firm that doesn’t take themselves too seriously. I will work harder on the story line for next year if I get to do another one. This one took quite a bit of time… more than even I thought.

By the way, I am a bit fan of yours so your bow to my extremely rudimentary work is very humbling.

[Steve Ford]

David

I have the great fortune to work with one of the smartest people I have ever met… He just googled the phrase After Effects hangs up during start up and got the answer… He said that “sometimes you just get lucky”… It worked perfectly