Seems like after today's court ruling, maybe Avid should have flexed their
patents a little harder back in the day.
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From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
haus
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 8:58 AM
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Interview
I gave Avid 18 months before FCPX started hurting it. Might be a bit short,
but not too far off.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> , David
Dawkins <dawk2@... <mailto:dawk2@...> > wrote:
>
> From my narrow view of the world...
>
> Adobe I believe has made some serious gains. Avid not so much. Neither
> one on its own is a total solution for every need. Together they are a
> powerhouse.
>
> Anyone who thinks FCP self destructed needs to look out a bit farther.
> FCPx may never be the choice of broadcast/film pros but in a Maccentric
> environment, even now, many (not sure I like the phrase)
> semi-pro/serious amateurs have fallen for the $299 Kool-aid or maybe it
> is Jello shots. The price is right, the iterations are peeling away many
> of the earlier restrictions, faster than I expected.
>
> I originally thought 4 years was the window of opportunity for Avid. I
> see the window closing already. Avid may never be Kleenex, it may be
> more like Kim-wipes.
>
> DD
>
> On 8/24/2012 7:39 AM, haus wrote:
> >
> > Exactly right, Oliver. Something I said when FCPX first came out: half
> > baked, but loads of potential. Avid better pay attention. It's getting
> > markedly better with each release.
> >
> > The great migration everyone was predicting (back to Avid) really
> > hasn't happened and the more time goes by, the less likely it will
> > happen.
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "oliverpetersvidy" <oliverpeters@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Shirley Gutierrez wrote:
> > > > now that FCP has self-destructed,
> > >
> > > You are making a huge assumption. I don't see that at all. In fact I
> > don't see much migration to either Avid or Adobe. A lot of testing the
> > waters and some sales by people who took advantage of the
> > cross-grades, but then haven't actually used those purchases. Most of
> > the users are still sitting on their hands.
> > >
> > > FCP X is an extremely capable product that is getting significantly
> > better with every update. There are producers and broadcasters talking
> > about 1080p/60 and bigger-than-HD transitions today. You can't do that
> > with MC or Symphony, but you can with Edius, FCP X, Premiere Pro,
> > Quantel, etc. Check back in a year and see what you think then.
> > >
> > > - Oliver
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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