[Avid-L2] Re: Smoke on Mac update

yep, and it should be interesting to see what kind of downward rate pressure the new McSmoke brings to its client base. Not sure many "garage band" college kids will be forking out $15k (software only), plus the "under $5k" mandatory support contract (read: $4999), however.

Its good to see your statement about looking forward to learning a new interface...very rare in Avid editors, as the pissing and moaning about the DS interface as being "too different" was deafening when it was introduced. Of course that never stopped all of us from jumping on FCP damn quick...and then we pissed and moaned about that too!

:-)

I know about Avid, but does anyone know if the "entertainment division" or whatever they are calling the old Discreet, is profitable for Autodesk?

sw

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Marc Fisher <cav2ya@...> wrote:

>
> It also means that, like the college kids who learned FCP for no $$
> investment, i can now learn a new interface/system to expand my
> possible income.. (i have 15yrs as an editor and VFX artist, so yes, i
> know there's a huge difference in a college kid and a vested veteran)

>
>
> On Nov 13, 2009, at 8:23 PM, oliverpetersvidy wrote:
>
> > Ian,
> >
> > > So Oliver, what are RED thinking? they must be thinking about
> > stepping
> > > into the space if there are no takers. REDCineX gets closer and
> > closer
> > > to being such a solution.
> > > Ian Wilson
> >
> > I don't doubt that RED might have such ambitions. On the other hand,
> > I think they would be better served to actually finish the cameras
> > first. This mantra of a never ending beta program is getting a bit
> > old, don't you think?
> >
> > So OK, you might be able to edit with it. But what about formats
> > other than RED? What about audio? What about effects? What about
> > reliable playback at a constant speed? What about over and
> > undercranking, mixed frame rates and mixed frame sizes? Assimilate
> > Scratch is not an NLE either, nor do they claim to be.
> >
> > There's more to an NLE than stringing together pictures from a
> > single format. You can cut pieces with iMovie, too, but it's not
> > what most of us would consider a professional NLE.
> >
> > - Oliver
> >
> >
> >
>
> Marc Fisher
> cav2ya@...
>
>
>
>
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