Re: [Avid-L2] Re: And Now a Word About Online Finishing

You are so right, I've wandered off into the weeds! And there is no question about the need for improvement in the tools. As poor Chris keeps saying, all he's asking for is better BASIC effects, and in that realm, I have to conclude whole heartedly that the need is great. Decent tools for simple photo animation is a good example, since I consider both Avid and FCP to be deficient in this most fundamental of tasks.
Shirley

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From: oliverpetersvidy <oliverpeters@oliverpeters.com>
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, Nov 15, 2009 2:39 pm
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: And Now a Word About Online Finishing

>> To be fair, the FCP version of a resized still looks like crap. That's why
>> so many go out to Motion for that kind of thing.
> Ah, so it's not just me!
> Shirley

Actually I don't find that to be true with HD. Even with SD I've lately been
pretty happy with the moves. Often the key is to add a slight Gaussian blur to
knock down the heavy texture that's part of a high-res still. It doesn't make
the image soft in video-land, but keeps it from scintillating during the move.

In any case, you're going off into the weeds. The point of the thread isn't that
FCP is better or worse, merely that there is room for improving the model of a
"finishing NLE". The advantage FCP does have is that the suite can be used by a
set of specialists who each use the individual apps to their own strengths. OR -
it can be used by a single, strong generalist who also can leverage the power of
the suite.

Whether is not this is the best model is up for debate. The start of all of this
was talking about whether there is room or need for an app like Mac Smoke. Seems
like at least a few folks here feel that there is - and in a way that DS hasn't
addressed for whatever reason. Whether or not they buy it is another issue, of
course.

- Oliver

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