And I know which one I'd rather be driving. So give me better finishing tools Frank! ;-)
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Frank Capria <frank@...> wrote:
>
> Depends what your business model is. We think there's money to be made
> making specialized tools for the professional. Hey, both Mercedes and Toyota
> are profitable. I happen know which one I'd rather design for.
>
> Frank Capria
> (508) 709 9212
> www.capria.tv
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Terence Curren <tcurren@...> wrote:
>
> > Have to agree with Oliver here. Would you rather be the company that
> > provides the tools and viewers for the mass market of the entire internet
> > based viewing world. Or the company tied to a few folks left doing high end
> > products for a few viewers?
> >
> > As Philip Hodgetts likes to point out, Apple has enough cash in the bank to
> > produce more movies than all of Hollywood's yearly output. Makes you wonder
> > who is looking at the bigger picture...
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "oliverpetersvidy" <oliverpeters@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Frank Capria wrote:
> > > > Game on.
> > >
> > > Ironically, your timing may be great.
> > >
> > > There are a lot of indications that Apple has tired of the "traditional
> > professional" user, simply because these users are unwilling to jump on the
> > cutting edge of things. This particularly pertains to Hollywood-level
> > features and TV shows. I think they see the "new professional" video user as
> > folks like video journalist/one-man-band/predators. Add to that, the whole
> > slow of wannabe (non-studio) filmmakers, a lot of corporate video users and
> > others. I think the fact that their PR effort tied into A-list film editors
> > has been non-existent or late at best for the last couple of years is one
> > obvious signal.
> > >
> > > If the rumors/predictions are true about FCP8/FCPx/FCP?, then it's going
> > to be a version that many professional editors might think twice about
> > jumping over to. Traditional post might well be a market niche Apple is
> > willing to sacrifice, if the new version has a broader application to the
> > "new pro" as they see it. But for "traditional pro" users as those on this
> > list and the FCP-L, look at things like L&C (gone?) or offline-online
> > workflows when the new version finally does come out. Will the updated model
> > serve your needs?
> > >
> > > Hopefully at that point, Avid will get around to being able to natively
> > write Pro Res files, as that could be the legacy that lives on for many pro
> > users. Right now that's a no-go unless FCP/FCS is installed on a system. For
> > better or worse, Pro Res is becoming a bit of a de facto standard.
> > >
> > > - Oliver
> > >
> >
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