I totally agree with you, John. Of course when Resolve has better and
faster editing tools than MC plus all the other stuff... I don't think
it's a question of "if" but when. I wonder if the Avid_L is renamed the
Resolve-L if some of the old names will reappear. --J.B.
bigfish@pacbell.net [Avid-L2] wrote:
>
>
> ---In avid-l2@yahoogroups.com, <mikeparsons.tv@...> wrote :
> "Meanwhile editors complain that avid hasn't changed the color
> corrector or title tool!"
>
> We complain about these things because they are an integral part of
> our everyday workflow and if they were improved no one in my world
> would be contemplating round tripping to resolve from an Avid
> offline. Sure there are a lot of great tools that have their
> strengths and weaknesses but as a bundle Avid does most everything I
> need for the basic offline online workflow a
> reality/documentary/variety/comedy show needs. Could I track my ID
> blur better in Mocha or Boujou? I assume so but at a big hit in time
> and efficiency.
>
> Adding links to 3rd party software from within Avid or Resolve is a
> better approach to getting someone like me to try out these other
> tools but as you say, "and fusion isn't a short learning curve for
> most editors.." This is a main reason I would like to see
> improvements to Avid's Color Corrector and even Title Tool. Bottom
> line is they work for so much of the work I do if Symphony Color had
> noise reduction and power window capabilities there would be little to
> no reason to use Resolve and I would continue to have the benefit of
> the efficiency of Avid's Relational Color Corrector. Now the Title
> Tool is sparse in features but easy enough that my offline editors can
> use it and I don't have to do major tweaking or rebuilding of their
> titles. Again Photoshop and the Adobe bundle can do much more refined
> titles etc... but at a hit in efficiency and time for an Avid
> workflow. There is nothing like opening a title tool to correct a
> spelling error etc... as opposed to having to go out to photoshop
> etc... and then re import. For Avid to abandon Title Tool in the 4K
> world is just plain stupid and a real slap in the face to the user
> group. It's the devil we know and have learned to live with.
>
> In the surgical world of Online finishing I'm the guy that will take
> out your appendix and not leave too big of a scar. For that Avid
> works well and the color corrector and title tool are adequate. If
> you need a plastic surgeon then it's probably better to find a
> specialist in that field.
>
Posted by: john beck <jb30343@windstream.net>
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