Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Smoke on Mac update

Marc, the trouble is no one seems to be doing an NLE.

Ian Wilson
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On 14/11/2009, at 5:16 PM, Marc Fisher <cav2ya@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> ouch..
> you didn't just bring up iMovie as an NLE...
>
> that was a good one..
>
> the more tools the better. i don't want to be a jack of al trades, but
> i would like to not be limited in my capabilities. RR and cineX would
> definitely limit me as a finishing editor in that respect. Smoke on a
> mac means i have that more capabilities than FCP alone.
>
> 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)
>
> I agree with OP, that RED should get out of this Beta cycle, get the
> cameras done first. let the NLE to the folks who've been doing it. who
> have a leg up on them already. think of it, another NLE to compete
> with Avid MC, or FCP now.. hey, isn't premiere hiding around here
> somewhere too? Does the industry really need another? Would it be as
> Game changing as the RED One was? me thinks not.
>
> just my 2¢.
>
> marc
>
>
>
> 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
>>
>>
>>
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> Marc Fisher
> cav2ya@sbcglobal.net
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