Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Symphony demo in Manhattan?

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@mac.com> wrote:

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:

> 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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