Re: [Avid-L2] Avid stumps the experts. What happens when PR backfires.

and here i thought it was just the DS user/ PR events they did this
too...

marc

On Dec 8, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Mark Myers wrote:

> WTF???
>
> Why wouldn't they check with the editors to see what systems they are
> used to using.
>
> Mark
>
> On 12/8/09 5:05 PM, Steve Hullfish wrote:
> >
> >
> > This story in one of Chicago's trade rags is very funny. Credit to
> > Ruth Ratny, the author:
> >
> > "THE 75 MEDIA SAVVY FOLKS who attended the HP Envy-sponsored music
> > video edit challenge last Thursday had a great time, despite the
> fact
> > the challenge they came to cheer turned out to be a bust.
> >
> > Three experienced editors -- Corinne Gilliar and Paul Miglio from
> > Harpo, and Ishmael Rufus -- were ready and able to create a three-
> > minute music video from footage provided, in front of a live
> audience
> > at the new Office Port CHI in the Loop.
> >
> > What stumped these Avid experts was being given an unfamiliar
> Pinnacle
> > system for the challenge. Unable to work with Pinnacle, they
> shrugged
> > and admitted defeat. "
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
>
> --

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