Yes, Media 100 and AVID. They're still used by a number of production houses, simply because they spent so much money investing in it.
Final Cut has made huge inroads, on features and in price. I much prefer it to Premiere or Media 100 (haven't tried AVID).
Thank you for investing your time in this worthwhile project. It's definitely appreciated. I'm currently using Logic Express, and not being able to have group tracks is killing me.
Yeah, it seems as though there's no way to close the iris, you can only 'trust' the small LED to tell you when it's in operation. That.. seems kind of lame.
It was part of Steve's speech; he said no cd or dvd burning with the video files.
I assume that means Apple expects everyone to have more than one hard drive now. Not unreasonable I guess, but they're going to have to make it more clear.
and I'm still not sure what you're saying. When you buy major-label music on the iTunes Music Store, the artists get very little of your money. You're still giving most of it to the labels.
The independent artists still get a decent chunk from iTunes when you specifically buy their music, since the major labels don't get a cut and Apple wants to give the musicians more. The RIAA Radar can be a big help finding out who's 'clean'.
Support smaller bands, try to discover the other music that's available to you, by checking on Magnatune, and CDBaby, and even MySpace Music. When you buy from the bands on these sites, you know that most of your money is going directly to the artist instead of the middlemen.
I hope your programming is cleaner than your posting. You sound illiterate. Seems you're from Germany, so English probably isn't your first language. Please keep up the effort, but a spell-checker would catch a lot of your issues and make your posts easier to read.
iTunes supports it, with the OGG QuickTime plugin, just set the Shuffle prefs to automatically generate Shuffle-playable files for use solely on the Shuffle and QuickTime should take care of the conversion. They won't pollute your main Library, and will work (and sound, if you're using the Apple earphones) just fine.
No, simply not buying their products will not make that big of a difference, as has been shown by the failures they have had so far.
These failures have had little to no effect on their business, or the way they choose to do business.
Speaking OUT about things we are passionate about, about things that affect us in our daily lives, about things that may have serious repercussions down the road is very important and should be encouraged.
Now I buy CDs from iTunes... where the whole album is sold for 9.99, just because Apple US refuses to sell me the same album for $ 9.99.
It seems as though you're under the impression that Apple is a record label. They aren't. They don't sell CDs in the retail stores, and they don't set the prices for retail CDs. Apple only sells music through the iTunes music store.
The majority of the music on the iTunes music store is owned by the major labels. They are the ones that suggest the retail prices. Sony, BMI, Warner, etc.
No, not every business in the US is corrupt, but every 'big' business is. All the big US companies got 'big' by acting this way.
We also know that Microsoft writes lousy software. How can you even question that?
The quality of their software doesn't have anything directly to do with their monopolist status, but that status has allowed them enough time to fix enough bugs, buy enough politicians, and market their lies to people just enough that they somehow feel bad for MS and want to see them succeed.
Stop defending the US. Corruption is everywhere, it's just that companies are completely blatant, obvious and unapologetic about it in the US.
They just completed their contract that got them to where they are today. That contract is finished. If they had more sense, they would have looked at other options leading to better things (more of a cut, possibly still owning publishing rights, etc.)
I am a fan, but sorely disappointed to see them waste this opportunity. Fear Factory did the smart thing when their contract was up, they signed with an indie, and still have the distribution they did before, since the indie label has distribution deals with BMI. However, they will now own the publishing rights to their music and be able to make a bigger cut. (I can only assume, since Burton Bell always complained about Roadrunner)..and any band who doesn't leave their hometown to play shows really doesn't deserve to make it.
The fact that all it takes for you to show up frothing at the mouth is for someone to mention a good Apple product and that's annoying.
Your sig is misleading, it really seems as though it's Apple you hate. Hey, I could be wrong, if so, just add me to your list of Mac users. We're all so irrational and all.
In other words, you didn't learn anything, and those who attempt to aid you and others by correcting spelling and grammar errors are wasting their time. I don't think it's being an asshole, I appreciate it when I can learn from my mistakes.
Great attitude, make sure you don't learn anything while you're on here!
You must be kidding. I think the C64 gets plenty of credit. The Apple II's history definitely isn't as well known or as widely talked about, especially on Slashdot. Ease up on your Apple-bashing, it's tiring.
Well, actually, I wonder what percentage of PCs are currently infected with malware? I'd guess way more than 50%, and the world hasn't come to an end.
This is only because the writers aren't interested in releasing the kind of viruses we had, say, 10-15 years ago, where corrupting data/erasing files was the norm. Nowadays, they all seem to want the same things: owner access to a PC, and/or the user's confidential information.
I suppose you could argue that this isn't as bad as having your drive wiped, but it seems to me to be even worse, since these users really have no idea that their important info may be compromised, and essentially can be taken advantage of indefinitely.
If the zombie PC masters did at some point decide to wreak havoc instead of being stealthy, I'm sure it would be pretty destructive.
So it seems like Symantec really wants to release a Mac virus, by the way they're speaking.
That would be extremely lame of them, and I hope it doesn't happen, but I wouldn't put it past them (if it's possible). This is the company that stopped making Utilities for the Mac when Panther came out instead of updating it. They will not put in any extra work to get their products working right on a system, instead allowing them to make a mess of most people's hard drives. (and sometimes making matters worse) Myself, I had to pay CA$500 to get my data back after Norton crashed in the middle of repairing. Needless to say, it didn't leave the drive in any sort of usable state. Live and learn, I use Alsoft's DiskWarrior and Micromat's TechTool Pro now.
The other reason Macs are usually more protected is that Mac users tend to be a little bit smarter than the average computer (Windows) user, and most Mac users know better than to click blindly through dialog boxes or try to open or run something they didn't request, never mind the fact that Apple is constantly updating major system components, which makes their OS somewhat of a moving target. I like run-on sentences.
Here's a short article on Macs Kill entitled Don't Buy Norton. from a little while ago.
To the mods on crack, you now have a chance to make things right, if even in a small way. This comment is now at 50/50, interesting and flamebait. Do the right thing and fix it so it gets read by those that need to read it.
Where are the big-money artists who are not just talking about changing the industry, but actually doing something about it?
The RIAA has strong mob ties. Any artist that cares about his family/health/etc. won't make a peep. The indie artists need to keep touring and proving their worth, it's the only way we will prevail.
Sure I can sell my music online, but oh yeah, I can't get on iTunes as [an] independent artist.
You haven't heard of CDBaby? They'll take 5 of our CDs to start, and then, provided we sell relatively well, they will get us listed on the iTunes Music Store under their agreement, with no obligation on our part. They take a very small (9%)cut. They have helped many indie bands get on iTunes.
Any independent label worth its salt will be able to give you some type of marketing push, and while it may not be the biggest marketing campaign in the history of music, it will probably be in the right magazines for your area and do some good for your band. Any musician who thinks they can just play music, without having some sense of the business end of things is not going to go very far.
It's really that simple. Independent artists need to realize the tools are here, now, and available to us. Places like Dmusic, myspace music, soundclick, last.fm, and iRate let us find great undiscovered music which usually leads to new bands to contact and perhaps play shows with when we come through their town.
Touring's also a large part of it, and unfortunately, most of us will have to fund our first few tours. This has to be done, using online tools only helps so much. A band that doesn't come to my city gets less of my money, because if I like them, I'm going to try to buy a shirt, CD or sticker from their own merch booth. I know they get the profits from that, and not necessarily from when I buy the CD at Tower or HMV, or even from the concert ticket proceeds. I want them to get my money, and being able to do this makes me feel like my cash is not going to waste.
As for me, I've done my research, and I'll be out pushing my band Tonmeister.
As an aside, what are some opinions on donation links on band sites? Tacky?
'As an alternative one can always report to the licensing boards and ask for review by a panel of experts and specialists'
Umm.. yeah, good luck finding all the info I need to do this, let alone asking my doctor for his info. I'm sure he's going to be real pleased to give it to me. How long will the review take while this guy rips another hundred patients off? Will I even be informed of the outcome? I sincerely doubt it.
Wild west? What was up with the doctor site that listed all the people that had brought malpractice suits?
Regardless, this is going to happen, whether you and your colleagues like it or not.
Your ideas of a 'non-disclosure agreement' are unfounded and purely wishful thinking on your part.
If you act the way you're supposed to, your name won't be posted for anything negative.
This happened a few years back with the ratemyteachers.com site. There's nothing you can do about a society that wants to be more informed.
I thought of something like this a little while ago, I assumed the US would be developing a system to be able to convert humans, dead or alive, into fuel.
I assumed they would find a way to highly accelerate the process of turning us into fossil fuels.
That way, they can 'take care' of any overpopulation issues (their job as the 'world police', after all) and also have an extremely convenient way of disposing of dissidents or anyone who might oppose them.
Although I doubt this would happen, it's not impossible to imagine.
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Yes, Media 100 and AVID. They're still used by a number of production houses, simply because they spent so much money investing in it.
Final Cut has made huge inroads, on features and in price. I much prefer it to Premiere or Media 100 (haven't tried AVID).
Thank you for investing your time in this worthwhile project. It's definitely appreciated. I'm currently using Logic Express, and not being able to have group tracks is killing me.
Yeah, it seems as though there's no way to close the iris, you can only 'trust' the small LED to tell you when it's in operation. That.. seems kind of lame.
It was part of Steve's speech; he said no cd or dvd burning with the video files.
I assume that means Apple expects everyone to have more than one hard drive now. Not unreasonable I guess, but they're going to have to make it more clear.
and I'm still not sure what you're saying. When you buy major-label music on the iTunes Music Store, the artists get very little of your money. You're still giving most of it to the labels.
The independent artists still get a decent chunk from iTunes when you specifically buy their music, since the major labels don't get a cut and Apple wants to give the musicians more. The RIAA Radar can be a big help finding out who's 'clean'.
Support smaller bands, try to discover the other music that's available to you, by checking on Magnatune, and CDBaby, and even MySpace Music. When you buy from the bands on these sites, you know that most of your money is going directly to the artist instead of the middlemen.
I hope your programming is cleaner than your posting. You sound illiterate. Seems you're from Germany, so English probably isn't your first language. Please keep up the effort, but a spell-checker would catch a lot of your issues and make your posts easier to read.
iTunes supports it, with the OGG QuickTime plugin, just set the Shuffle prefs to automatically generate Shuffle-playable files for use solely on the Shuffle and QuickTime should take care of the conversion. They won't pollute your main Library, and will work (and sound, if you're using the Apple earphones) just fine.
No, simply not buying their products will not make that big of a difference, as has been shown by the failures they have had so far.
These failures have had little to no effect on their business, or the way they choose to do business.
Speaking OUT about things we are passionate about, about things that affect us in our daily lives, about things that may have serious repercussions down the road is very important and should be encouraged.
Now I buy CDs from iTunes ... where the whole album is sold for 9.99, just because Apple US refuses to sell me the same album for $ 9.99.
It seems as though you're under the impression that Apple is a record label. They aren't. They don't sell CDs in the retail stores, and they don't set the prices for retail CDs. Apple only sells music through the iTunes music store.
The majority of the music on the iTunes music store is owned by the major labels. They are the ones that suggest the retail prices. Sony, BMI, Warner, etc.
No, not every business in the US is corrupt, but every 'big' business is.
All the big US companies got 'big' by acting this way.
We also know that Microsoft writes lousy software. How can you even question that?
The quality of their software doesn't have anything directly to do with their monopolist status, but that status has allowed them enough time to fix enough bugs, buy enough politicians, and market their lies to people just enough that they somehow feel bad for MS and want to see them succeed.
Stop defending the US. Corruption is everywhere, it's just that companies are completely blatant, obvious and unapologetic about it in the US.
They just completed their contract that got them to where they are today. That contract is finished. If they had more sense, they would have looked at other options leading to better things (more of a cut, possibly still owning publishing rights, etc.)
..and any band who doesn't leave their hometown to play shows really doesn't deserve to make it.
I am a fan, but sorely disappointed to see them waste this opportunity. Fear Factory did the smart thing when their contract was up, they signed with an indie, and still have the distribution they did before, since the indie label has distribution deals with BMI. However, they will now own the publishing rights to their music and be able to make a bigger cut. (I can only assume, since Burton Bell always complained about Roadrunner)
The fact that all it takes for you to show up frothing at the mouth is for someone to mention a good Apple product and that's annoying.
Your sig is misleading, it really seems as though it's Apple you hate. Hey, I could be wrong, if so, just add me to your list of Mac users. We're all so irrational and all.
In other words, you didn't learn anything, and those who attempt to aid you and others by correcting spelling and grammar errors are wasting their time. I don't think it's being an asshole, I appreciate it when I can learn from my mistakes.
Great attitude, make sure you don't learn anything while you're on here!
You must be kidding. I think the C64 gets plenty of credit. The Apple II's history definitely isn't as well known or as widely talked about, especially on Slashdot.
Ease up on your Apple-bashing, it's tiring.
Moderation: -1 Why do you hate America?
If you have to ask, you're not paying attention.
Well, actually, I wonder what percentage of PCs are currently infected with malware? I'd guess way more than 50%, and the world hasn't come to an end.
This is only because the writers aren't interested in releasing the kind of viruses we had, say, 10-15 years ago, where corrupting data/erasing files was the norm. Nowadays, they all seem to want the same things: owner access to a PC, and/or the user's confidential information.
I suppose you could argue that this isn't as bad as having your drive wiped, but it seems to me to be even worse, since these users really have no idea that their important info may be compromised, and essentially can be taken advantage of indefinitely.
If the zombie PC masters did at some point decide to wreak havoc instead of being stealthy, I'm sure it would be pretty destructive.
So it seems like Symantec really wants to release a Mac virus, by the way they're speaking.
That would be extremely lame of them, and I hope it doesn't happen, but I wouldn't put it past them (if it's possible). This is the company that stopped making Utilities for the Mac when Panther came out instead of updating it. They will not put in any extra work to get their products working right on a system, instead allowing them to make a mess of most people's hard drives. (and sometimes making matters worse) Myself, I had to pay CA$500 to get my data back after Norton crashed in the middle of repairing. Needless to say, it didn't leave the drive in any sort of usable state. Live and learn, I use Alsoft's DiskWarrior and Micromat's TechTool Pro now.
The other reason Macs are usually more protected is that Mac users tend to be a little bit smarter than the average computer (Windows) user, and most Mac users know better than to click blindly through dialog boxes or try to open or run something they didn't request, never mind the fact that Apple is constantly updating major system components, which makes their OS somewhat of a moving target. I like run-on sentences.
Here's a short article on Macs Kill entitled Don't Buy Norton. from a little while ago.
To the mods on crack, you now have a chance to make things right, if even in a small way. This comment is now at 50/50, interesting and flamebait. Do the right thing and fix it so it gets read by those that need to read it.
Mostly hearsay, from many older folks and Italians. Reinforced by their tactics. Racketeering, threats, insane contracts, etc.
That's it for now.
I'm sure we have thousands of artists out there that puts record company deals before their fans abilities to use iPods.
Very true, and those 'artists' that feel that way will end up without any fans.
Bands who care only about money won't last.
Bands who care about their fans? They'll last forever.
Where are the big-money artists who are not just talking about changing the industry, but actually doing something about it?
The RIAA has strong mob ties. Any artist that cares about his family/health/etc. won't make a peep. The indie artists need to keep touring and proving their worth, it's the only way we will prevail.
Sure I can sell my music online, but oh yeah, I can't get on iTunes as [an] independent artist.
You haven't heard of CDBaby? They'll take 5 of our CDs to start, and then, provided we sell relatively well, they will get us listed on the iTunes Music Store under their agreement, with no obligation on our part. They take a very small (9%)cut. They have helped many indie bands get on iTunes.
Any independent label worth its salt will be able to give you some type of marketing push, and while it may not be the biggest marketing campaign in the history of music, it will probably be in the right magazines for your area and do some good for your band. Any musician who thinks they can just play music, without having some sense of the business end of things is not going to go very far.
It's really that simple. Independent artists need to realize the tools are here, now, and available to us. Places like Dmusic, myspace music, soundclick, last.fm, and iRate let us find great undiscovered music which usually leads to new bands to contact and perhaps play shows with when we come through their town.
Touring's also a large part of it, and unfortunately, most of us will have to fund our first few tours. This has to be done, using online tools only helps so much. A band that doesn't come to my city gets less of my money, because if I like them, I'm going to try to buy a shirt, CD or sticker from their own merch booth. I know they get the profits from that, and not necessarily from when I buy the CD at Tower or HMV, or even from the concert ticket proceeds. I want them to get my money, and being able to do this makes me feel like my cash is not going to waste.
As for me, I've done my research, and I'll be out pushing my band Tonmeister.
As an aside, what are some opinions on donation links on band sites? Tacky?
Sorry, the quality of service is suffering.
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I know this as a patient myself.
'As an alternative one can always report to the licensing boards and ask for review by a panel of experts and specialists'
Umm.. yeah, good luck finding all the info I need to do this, let alone asking my doctor for his info. I'm sure he's going to be real pleased to give it to me. How long will the review take while this guy rips another hundred patients off? Will I even be informed of the outcome? I sincerely doubt it.
Wild west? What was up with the doctor site that listed all the people that had brought malpractice suits?
Regardless, this is going to happen, whether you and your colleagues like it or not.
Your ideas of a 'non-disclosure agreement' are unfounded and purely wishful thinking on your part.
If you act the way you're supposed to, your name won't be posted for anything negative.
This happened a few years back with the ratemyteachers.com site. There's nothing you can do about a society that wants to be more informed.
We *will* rate you.
I thought of something like this a little while ago, I assumed the US would be developing a system to be able to convert humans, dead or alive, into fuel.
I assumed they would find a way to highly accelerate the process of turning us into fossil fuels.
That way, they can 'take care' of any overpopulation issues (their job as the 'world police', after all) and also have an extremely convenient way of disposing of dissidents or anyone who might oppose them.
Although I doubt this would happen, it's not impossible to imagine.
Can't we start something? A group in the US, one in Canada, and one in the UK.
We have *some* power in our numbers and the fact that we're better-informed than most. We can't deny it.
Don't we have *some* responsibility?
Thank God we're starting to speak up about all the terrible grammar posted here.
It's one small thing we can do to help people seem less stupid.