You've listed a couple issues with going to DS. Another to consider is the available pool of operators. If you have a dedicated operator, and don't need to pull in freelance, then this isn't an issue.
If you do a lot of compositing, which I'm guessing you would be doing if you are mostly promos, then DS is the better option.
If you want to take the project from your finishing room back to your offline rooms, then DS isn't for you.
Also, in promo work you don't gain much from the source side correction, unless you have a lot of versioning in which case you can automatically apply your corrections from one sequence to another using "merge corrections".
If you need secondaries, Symphony or DS for sure.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Scott Ham <scottham.list@...> wrote:
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> I'm definitely looking more into the DS option. There are a few factors
> working against me, though:
>
> The first is the PC in a Mac world that I mention.
>
> The second is that we'd be taking advantage of the Adrenaline trade-in
> option, which would get us a Symphony (CPU/Nitris/software) for under $20k.
> I haven't gotten a price on the DS yet but I assume since it's not part of
> the Adrenaline trade-in that pricewise it's not going to come close.
>
> The third is that this machine will mostly be serving a promo department
> which will have some pretty quick turnaround and likely, at points, one of
> three operators handling the finishing and layoff. My knowledge of DS is
> limited, but if there is a learning curve, it may limit our flexibility with
> staff/finishing, etc.
>
> I would like the machine to finish more than just promos but that isn't the
> opinion of everyone.
>
> At that price point for the Symphony, my higher ups feel ok about the
> benefit of Universal Mastering and expanded color correct, two features that
> will definitely help in the promo world. At $7k more than a Nitris, it does
> seem like a lot but the flexibility it gives may be worth it. I'm still
> trying to measure that cost versus performance compared to a DS.
>
>
> Scott
>
> On Feb 27, 2011, at 7:55 AM, "switthaus" <switthaus@...> wrote:
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>
> I am sure there are a few that Terry can come up with.
>
> But if I am investing in finishing and with an Avid product, no way in hell
> am I spending premium money on a Symphony. As stated on another thread on
> this list, there is just not enough difference between MC and Symphony to
> justify the premiums paid by Symph owners. And unless Avid has something up
> its sleeve to give Symph some unique features, thats not gonna change. With
> DS|Soft you could build a pretty powerful finishing room, albeit PC. There
> is a learning curve, but, contrary to popular belief, its not that bad and
> conforms are pretty damn complete.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Scott Ham <scottham.list@> wrote:
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> > It's a good point, though. I started looking at the DS but I fear
> > introducing a PC based Avid to our Mac based shop. I assume we would only
> > run into the occasional font issue. Our network is Xserve based but we
> could
> > make that work.
> >
> >
> > Are there any other gotchas I might not be thinking of? Besides the price
> > difference?
> >
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