[Avid-L2] Re: Smoke on Mac update

I know smoke is a solid finishing tool but I really don't see it as better in the arena of total conform of an Avid offline. Having never run a smoke I don't know how "Total" it's conform is for Avid based work. It certainly had a time before an HD Symphony was available and DS was the only other option back in the day. Am I wrong to think of Smoke as a better compositor platform but somewhat even with the Symphony on color correction potential. I'm so use to the non linear color correction of Symphony that another system would have to have a lot more features to offset the efficiency of non linear color correction on SN. I'm sure I'm going to have to learn a new system because isn't Avid about to be a Server Company?

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Terence Curren" <tcurren@...> wrote:
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> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "switthaus" <switthaus@> wrote:
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> <<gee, wonder how much Autoscreet support will be on that puppy?>>
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> You are missing the big picture Scott. We do a lot of finishing work. And currently, even though we do a good chunk of FCP finishing, It is nowhere near as easy to use in our world as Avid.
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> Granted Color is powerful, and we've used it on an Oscar nominated film, but the workflow has a lot of ugliness in it, and the combined package of FCP and Color still can't touch a Smoke for finishing ability.
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> Fo years I've begged Avid to open up their architecture. There is no reason I shouldn't be able to take an FCP project into my Symphony and finish it there. And no, Autoduck doesn't give enough conform because Avid isn't open enough.
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> So now, since Avid ignored me, I have a new option. Invest in a Smoke room for 15K and have a better finishing solution than currently exists.
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> I think there is a bigger market here than you perceive, and it doesn't look good for Avid.
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