Bit of a roller coaster picking up steam... last one out switch off the list.
When I lost my perpetual simply because no one could process a credit card I moved a group of 6 over to Premiere for a series we had, it meant I had to drop out as senior editor but I was out of energy to fight to pay a company that clearly doesn't want my money.
My friend in Bangkok has been in contact with Avid for A YEAR trying to upgrade 8 seats and they've now gone Premiere.
I can't use the one I'm paying for right now as though the web shows its paid and active the license manager is too useless to be able to sync and gives me error messages that Ive given up trying to fathom out. Im on day 3 cutting a show in resolve and its not unpleasant. My other perpetual license is in a computer thats currently in a box waiting for my new offices to open so I will still have an avid seat or two, I'll probably put it in reception next to my CMX nd 35mm splicer.
Stick a fork in them, they're done.
Mike
Probably not going to get much sympathy here because I screwed up on my own, but I need to vent.
I left my support subscription expire. Yes it's my fault, yes it was stupid. I "assumed" since they had my credit card on file, that it would auto-renew. I was warned. It didn't, and it was my fault. Now my perpetual license is gone, and I'm not happy.
The Avid Store wants $49.99/month for editing software. I already pay $49.99 for Creative Cloud, because I need Photoshop and After Effects. CC INCLUDES Premiere - which although it has some weaknesses, has been very quickly catching up to Avid. Although it's media management sucks, for a lot of what i do, it's better because of the tightly integrated links to AE and Photoshop.
I'm very frustrated. I've been an Avid user since 1992. I've stuck with it when all my contemporaries switched to FCP. I stick with it through hardware debacles. I stuck with it through stunted product development as other companies caught up - and in many cases surpassed them, even though they had a light years long lead. I like cutting on Avid, I'm still faster on it than anything else.
But I will not spend $1300 for another license, and I can't see subscribing when I already get a copy of Premiere. As a small shop specializing in corporate work, I have to watch every cent.
I'm sorry Avid. I'm probably done.
Mark
-- Director, Owner S.R. Film & Video 195 W. Broad St. Salunga, PA 17543 717-393-5333 Cell: 717-203-0976 www.sr-pro.com
Posted by: Mike Parsons <mikeparsons.tv@gmail.com>
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