Friday, May 20, 2011

[Avid-L2] Re: Hopeful news for Symphony

 

Great post, Chris...right on the money.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, chris magid <chris_rtvf@...> wrote:
>
> Oliver,
>
> Yep. Thats the question.You make a great point.
>
> AND, my hypothetical projection of a new stronger Symphony/Composer feature set
> assumes an awful lot.
>
> Without those assumptions or great progress it is even simpler to say kill the
> thing. That's been my opinion all along.
>
> Terry opined that it may be 18 or 24 months before substantial differences could
> emerge. By that time the Symphony nameplate will be damaged and worthless beyond
> repair anyway. Folks will be even more ticked off.
>
> As the products stand now, it is a weak separation. Merge them.
>
> If the products were merged, there are things Avid could do to make current
> Symphony owners feel right.
>
> Think it would further focus their efforts, eliminate some expenses and simplify
> things for users.
>
> Avid would still also get a premium of sorts from folks like me who prefer to
> stick to their hardware. Nitris DX especially with add in cards for AVC Intra
> makes a much bigger difference to Composer than Symphony options.
>
> (You don't want to get me started on 3rd party hardware.)
>
> If Avid was able to develop a high end editor in the future or solve the
> DS/Composer riddle then they could get right back into the premium NLE
> business.
>
> Option packages for 3D, Script Sync, Phrase Find, 4:4:4 output could possibly
> let Avid grab some additional dollars for the time being. Maybe there are some
> others.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions for Avid to help them find features to make Symphony
> stand apart from Composer. Seems like a backwards way of going about it.
>
> Your line of thinking makes sense to me.
> C.A. Magid
> RTVF
>
>
> If the argument is to have better quality throughout the product (Symphony),
> then that should equally benefit both MC and Symphony. So we are back at - why
> have a separate product at all?
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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