You renamed a clip in the timeline "Let's play DS Pong" and bingo the
timeline turned into an Eighties throwback.
There was another one, but I forget.
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From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of switthaus
Sent: 07 March 2011 20:06
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Milestone
I think in one of the Softimage versions of DS, a keystroke combo
brought up a Pong game or something like that....Tony Jover, do you seem
to recall that?
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> ,
Terry Barnum <terry@...> wrote:
>
> My favorite was an error dialog that popped up in the early
Synclavier/Droid audio software that said something like, "Operation Not
Permitted. Commencing Formatting Hard Drive. Have a nice day." The first
time I saw it I about pee'd my pants, first from fright then from
laughter.
>
> -Terry
>
> On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:21 AM, johnrobmoore wrote:
>
> > I don't remember the keystrokes, but Tektronix had the ability to
have a school of fish swim across the waveform screen. Awesome! And it
wasn't an added cost like script sync. ;-) And who can forget ISC's
error message, "The light at the end of the tunnel may be a train."
Nothing like a little laugh at 4 am on a deadline.
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> ,
David Dawkins <dawk2@> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think Ben is bang on the money here. A touch of humour goes a
long way
> >> towards a buy in on software. While the motion effect preview was
never
> >> my favourite, the quirk it displayed like the Easter eggs in
Photoshop
> >> went a long way towards humanizing the engineers involved in the
design.
> >> This gives the customer a way to appreciate their efforts and feel
as
> >> though there is a way to relate.
> >>
> >> Larger companies try to remove the humorous aspects from their
product
> >> to their detriment in my view.
> >>
> >> DD
> >>
> >> On 3/7/2011 8:41 AM, Benjamin Hershleder wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Mar 7, 2011, at 3:37 AM, switthaus wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> yes, and lets get the Weightlifter guy back! ;-)
> >>>>
> >>> Honestly, it would show a little humor if there was a check box in
the Composer Settings that would display the weightlifter guy instead of
the new icon. It could be labeled "Revive the Weightlifter."
> >>>
> >>> For those still mourning his passing (shameless plug alert!)
> >>> http://www.printfection.com/mcstate/MC-State-Lift-Team/_s_334845
> >>> http://www.printfection.com/mcstate/Lift-Man-1989-2008/_s_385665
> >>>
http://www.printfection.com/mcstate/MC-State-Lift-Man-1989-2008/_s_38565
7
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
, "Terence Curren"<tcurren@> wrote:
> >>>>> And invert the selection in Paint and Spot color. Not much to
ask for, the rest of the world has had it for ages now...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> , Benjamin Hershleder<Ben@> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Mar 6, 2011, at 9:19 PM, Terence Curren wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> And I know which one I'd rather be driving. So give me better
finishing tools Frank! ;-)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> Here! Here!
> >>>>>> I luves me sum Avid.
> >>>>>> Along with restoring the interface settings, please let me make
a perfect square or circle by holding the Shift key in the
Paint/Animatte tools.
> >>>>>> See . . . my needs are simple. "I am but a simple caveman . .
." ;)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Cheers Terry and Frank!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> B
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Benjamin Hershleder
> >>>>>> http://ContactBen.com
> >>>>>> http://Hershleder.com
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Wear It In Post!
> >>>>>> Fun T-shirts, mousepads, mugs& more
> >>>>>> for Post Production Professionals
> >>>>>> http://www.WearItInPost.com
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> , Frank Capria<frank@> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Depends what your business model is. We think there's money
to be made
> >>>>>>>> making specialized tools for the professional. Hey, both
Mercedes and Toyota
> >>>>>>>> are profitable. I happen know which one I'd rather design
for.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Frank Capria
> >>>>>>>> (508) 709 9212
> >>>>>>>> www.capria.tv
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Terence Curren<tcurren@>
wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Have to agree with Oliver here. Would you rather be the
company that
> >>>>>>>>> provides the tools and viewers for the mass market of the
entire internet
> >>>>>>>>> based viewing world. Or the company tied to a few folks left
doing high end
> >>>>>>>>> products for a few viewers?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> As Philip Hodgetts likes to point out, Apple has enough cash
in the bank to
> >>>>>>>>> produce more movies than all of Hollywood's yearly output.
Makes you wonder
> >>>>>>>>> who is looking at the bigger picture...
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> , "oliverpetersvidy"<oliverpeters@>
> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> Frank Capria wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> Game on.
> >>>>>>>>>> Ironically, your timing may be great.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> There are a lot of indications that Apple has tired of the
"traditional
> >>>>>>>>> professional" user, simply because these users are unwilling
to jump on the
> >>>>>>>>> cutting edge of things. This particularly pertains to
Hollywood-level
> >>>>>>>>> features and TV shows. I think they see the "new
professional" video user as
> >>>>>>>>> folks like video journalist/one-man-band/predators. Add to
that, the whole
> >>>>>>>>> slow of wannabe (non-studio) filmmakers, a lot of corporate
video users and
> >>>>>>>>> others. I think the fact that their PR effort tied into
A-list film editors
> >>>>>>>>> has been non-existent or late at best for the last couple of
years is one
> >>>>>>>>> obvious signal.
> >>>>>>>>>> If the rumors/predictions are true about FCP8/FCPx/FCP?,
then it's going
> >>>>>>>>> to be a version that many professional editors might think
twice about
> >>>>>>>>> jumping over to. Traditional post might well be a market
niche Apple is
> >>>>>>>>> willing to sacrifice, if the new version has a broader
application to the
> >>>>>>>>> "new pro" as they see it. But for "traditional pro" users as
those on this
> >>>>>>>>> list and the FCP-L, look at things like L&C (gone?) or
offline-online
> >>>>>>>>> workflows when the new version finally does come out. Will
the updated model
> >>>>>>>>> serve your needs?
> >>>>>>>>>> Hopefully at that point, Avid will get around to being able
to natively
> >>>>>>>>> write Pro Res files, as that could be the legacy that lives
on for many pro
> >>>>>>>>> users. Right now that's a no-go unless FCP/FCS is installed
on a system. For
> >>>>>>>>> better or worse, Pro Res is becoming a bit of a de facto
standard.
> >>>>>>>>>> - Oliver
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
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