Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Adobe to announce CS5 on April 12

You know I know you know Boris Rocks.

What else would you like to see thrown in with Media Composer? (In the
off chance that Avid monitors this list.)

RT

Shane Ross wrote:

>Wait...what? ONE PLATFORM ONLY? Meaning for ONE OS? So Windblows?
>And only as a bundle? That is über stupid. PS is not a video app and
>shouldn't be bundled with the other stuff. EVERYTHING FCP bundles
>makes sense.
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>and Avid needs a better bundle.
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>-shane
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>On Mar 25, 2010, at 3:07 PM, RT wrote:
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>>Yup. It's all or nothing, just like FCP now. You need to buy the whole
>>suite, or collection or Opus or whatever they call it. And it is for
>>one platform only.
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>>Silly x2.
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>>RT
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>>Shane Ross wrote:
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>>>Yeah, I try to be agnostic. I tried premiere CS3 out...something I
>>>needed to do to look at their P2 workflow...and while the import of
>>>the P2 was pretty slick, I really couldn't deal with the interface in
>>>any meaningful way for longform work. And I tried. I can TOTALLY see
>>>it's purpose, but it is not, and never will be, an AVID or FCP
>>>killer. Heck, those two won't kill each other either.
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>>>We need all three. And all the other ones too.
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>>>You can't get PS without Premiere? SERIOUSLY? Why? What about all
>>>the people doing Print work who don't NEED Premiere? Seems silly.
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>>>-shane
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>>>On Mar 25, 2010, at 2:47 PM, RT wrote:
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>>>>But it's always good to hear from you Shane. Brand agnostic dude
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>>that
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>>>>you are.
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>>>>Adobe, as a whole, has a very progressive workflow and has the
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>>most to
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>>>>gain right now by pushing the envelope. As you mentioned, for quick
>>>>turnaround commercial and branding work, it demos VERY well.
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>>>>The ability to take isolate a vectored logo in Illustrator, drag
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>>it to
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>>>>an open photoshop canvas for touch up and then drag it to Premiere
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>>>>unbelievable.
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>>>>This new content-aware stuff is a neat parlor trick too. Especially
>>>>when it starts cloning moving HD video.
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>>>>And since you can't buy Photoshop WITHOUT also buying Premiere - who
>>>>knows?
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>>>>See y'all at the Adobe demo pod. ;-)
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>>>>RT
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>>>>Shane Ross wrote:
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>>>>>SWITCH? (I know, I'm not Terry)
>>>>>
>>>>>Avid, FCP and Premiere have pretty different workflows. I can't
>>>>>imagine using Premiere on a long form narrative or doc. Doesn't
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>>seem
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>>>>>designed for it. Seems more fit for short form work, and work that
>>>>>includes a LOT of graphics. Unless they improved media management
>>>>>(which is worse than FCPs), I can't forsee switching to that
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>>myself.
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>>>>>But that new Photoshop...yummy!
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>>>>>-shane
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>>>>>On Mar 25, 2010, at 2:16 PM, RT wrote:
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>>>>>>How bout you, Terry? Having peeked up the skirt, are you ready to
>>>>>>switch? Tempted?
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