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[Ron Lindeboom] “One of these days when I grow up, I’ll learn to keep my big mouth shut.”
Let’s hope that day never comes. Those of us that present the “other side” are critical to public awareness and knowledge.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
[Michael Belanger] “Apple has made a huge impact on the “NAB feel”
Yeah Michael, the crowd at NAB has changed the feel of NAB. It used to be that the attendees were people who were technical in nature and were investigating the latest in gear for television production and broadcast.
With Apple coming in, the new crowd wants everything for nothing. The bulk of the Apple crowd are the ones who are asking where they can get a discount on $7 DV tapes or they’re looking for a great tripod for under $200. This “cheapness” is very irritating. They crawl all over the B&H booth like ants. Having been majorly screwed by B&H, I will never spend a dime with them. They are some of the rudest, nastiest people in the business and anyone who does business with them just to save a buck has no …! I’ll stop there. We buy everything from local vendors. We get face to face service and if I buy something that doesn’t live up to it’s promises, my vendors take it back with no problems. Try getting a refund from B&H without being called an idiot. Been there and ain’t going back. (Sorry about the B&H rant but all they care about is the money. They do not give a rat’s a– about you, the customer)
Those of us who have been around and have paid $40,000 for an edit system that had actual real time effects ten years ago (as in Discreet *Edit) have paid our dues and we expect a certain level of professionalism. When I had questions at the Apple booth, I got my answers from young people who were qualified to operate the software but knew nothing about our business. “A long time ago” to them means 8 or possibly 10 months ago. Ever see anybody over 30 at the Apple booth? Yuk! When I could, I attended the Apple event on Sunday and that was good but the room was filled with people who would cheer if someone on stage said that the sun would rise the following morning. If Apple really wanted to announce something, I would like to hear that they’ve fixed their media management failures and that files related to my current project would go where they’re supposed to instead of landing where ever they want. Or, that the properties of a project stay with the project. Till then, the product is garbage. The fact that you can’t operate the system without a mouse is absurd. And we own five of them.
As for the RED booth this year, I think they’ve lost a lot of their overly vocal fans. RED is a very technical piece of gear that is over the heads of a lot of the people who were standing in line last year. The buzz is gone. Very few people are standing on the corner screaming “Red Rules”. I’m not saying one negative word about the product, just the fanboys. I personally know three people who admit to have have turned in their numbers and gotten their refund. Reality has set in. A lot of owners who thought that the world was going to beat a path to their door when they bought a Red have discovered that the world beats a path to the “person” not the “gear”. They know all of the specs that they’ve read in a magazine but they don’t know the difference between a “trucking” shot and a “dolly” shot. And, they think a “gearhead” is someone who is into cars.
The views and opinions expressed here are mine and mine alone and are the result of 25 years in this business and almost 40 years of being in business in general.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
[Tim Wilson] “MY Clutch Cargo tradition is that I’m barely animated except for my mouth. “
At the time, we all thought that effect was the most incredible thing. And now, we do it daily without even thinking about it.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
Many years ago, I couldn’t leave for school until Clutch Cargo was over. It make me about 5 minutes late for school and it started a tradition that extends into today, five minutes late.
thanks for the memory, Ron.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
[Ron Lindeboom] “thinking of a few orange and white spotted showgirls walking around the NAB exhibit halls with “CreativeCOW.net” emblazoned on their backside.”
You could have at least done posters for us to hang in our offices. And come to think of it, why not still do that? I’ll bet that a crazy COW poster that caters to both genders would be a hit. I’m not a poster guy but I would hang the right poster. We have COW mouse pads on all of the computers.
As for the cost of NAB Vegas rooms, it’s the same story any place that people gather. The wife and I used to go to Sturgis for the annual Harley Rally. When we had a friend living there, it was a fun week at a friend’s house. When the friend moved away and we had to pay $250 a night for a $34 room at the Comfort Inn, we decided that $1500 was just too much.
What gets me is the “Special NAB Room Rates”. When my wife’s cousin worked ay the Riviera, she would attach us to a wedding party and we got the normal price of about $60 a night. That I can live with.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
[Randall Raymond] “Nevada is a ‘right to work’ state “
Are you sure about that? There’s union facilities everywhere. The Convention Center is union among many others. the last time we shot a show at the Flamingo, we had to hire a union shadow (at $40 per hour each) for each crew person we had on sight. And don’t dare ask them to do anything or it will really cost ya.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
They taped a series 9 ProMist filter on there and went for it, recording to the cards. tThe Vipers were running fiber to Sony SRW decks. I have 12 daily rentals scheduled at this time. Yep, the word is out.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
David,
You are one very dark individual. Very, very sick. I have been bent over in laughter for at least ten minutes, unable to speak.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
The EX-1 is better in many ways. See the Sony CineAlta forum for details. Several people have done side by side tests and the EX-1 has faired very well. For starters, it’s a true 1920 x 1080 1/2 inch chip and it records 57 minutes of HQ Hi Def on a 16 Gb card. The HVX-200 crowd is clamoring for the next great thing from Panasonic. Low light is much better and the cards download in minutes.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
Sonic Fire is the way to go. So easy, even a ——- can do it!
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1.