Thanks for the link. My offering:
Thanks for the link. My offering:
Dear Upper Mgmt. Kneejerks,
You just hit a new height of hypocrisy. Not supporting 1/3rd of your network's value will prove to be a bad call. That new twaddle, aka Ugly Americans, will not be pulling you out of this tailspin.
Good luck with this one.
Danny
Austin, TX
I'm a multimedia dev for a large textbook publisher and I've used just about all of the afore-mentioned apps where I work. I've personally used Premiere since 4.5 (yeesh). It and the versions that followed were mostly slow boats to hell to work with (crashing, weird preview bugs), but if you didn't want to use Avid (and I usually didn't, not being a fan of the Avid editing style) or Media 100, Toaster, etc. that's what you used (prior to Vegas, which now has a rabidly loyal small professional user base). FCP turned the biz on its ear when it came out and Adobe is now finally getting it together. For those who haven't experimented with Premiere Pro 2 yet, I advise you to do so. Completely different product than its predecessors. The integration with the other Adobe apps is terrific also. Each editing suite has areas where it outshines others these days, just stick with the one that compliments the type of work you do.
Personally, I've been a PC user/builder/frankensteiner for over a decade now and I'm finally planning to switch my loyalty to the Intel-based Mac this year. This announcement is more wind in my sails to make the decision.
It slays me when I see the MPAA/RIAA whip out these astronomical figures they claim to be lost sales while mentioning file sharing in the same breath. Most downloaders out there grabbing their Telesyncs and CAMS of the latest Hollywood drivel while they are still in first run are doing so for the geek factor of having something first before their friends do. I don't think the suits have grasped this. The real fans have and will continue to purchase the DVD's and albums as always. The monied gangs with their industry-grade equip are the real bottom line affectors, I visited my brother in Shanghai a while back and every last DVD in the neighborhood video stores is an unauthorized copy. The subtitles and the packaging are hilarious, however.
-Note to clueless execs:
Make a good product.
Sell at a fair price.
Pursue the gangs and quit suing (alienating) your customer base.
Profit!
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Thanks for the link. My offering: Thanks for the link. My offering: Dear Upper Mgmt. Kneejerks, You just hit a new height of hypocrisy. Not supporting 1/3rd of your network's value will prove to be a bad call. That new twaddle, aka Ugly Americans, will not be pulling you out of this tailspin. Good luck with this one. Danny Austin, TX
I'm a multimedia dev for a large textbook publisher and I've used just about all of the afore-mentioned apps where I work. I've personally used Premiere since 4.5 (yeesh). It and the versions that followed were mostly slow boats to hell to work with (crashing, weird preview bugs), but if you didn't want to use Avid (and I usually didn't, not being a fan of the Avid editing style) or Media 100, Toaster, etc. that's what you used (prior to Vegas, which now has a rabidly loyal small professional user base). FCP turned the biz on its ear when it came out and Adobe is now finally getting it together. For those who haven't experimented with Premiere Pro 2 yet, I advise you to do so. Completely different product than its predecessors. The integration with the other Adobe apps is terrific also. Each editing suite has areas where it outshines others these days, just stick with the one that compliments the type of work you do. Personally, I've been a PC user/builder/frankensteiner for over a decade now and I'm finally planning to switch my loyalty to the Intel-based Mac this year. This announcement is more wind in my sails to make the decision.
It slays me when I see the MPAA/RIAA whip out these astronomical figures they claim to be lost sales while mentioning file sharing in the same breath. Most downloaders out there grabbing their Telesyncs and CAMS of the latest Hollywood drivel while they are still in first run are doing so for the geek factor of having something first before their friends do. I don't think the suits have grasped this. The real fans have and will continue to purchase the DVD's and albums as always. The monied gangs with their industry-grade equip are the real bottom line affectors, I visited my brother in Shanghai a while back and every last DVD in the neighborhood video stores is an unauthorized copy. The subtitles and the packaging are hilarious, however. -Note to clueless execs: Make a good product. Sell at a fair price. Pursue the gangs and quit suing (alienating) your customer base. Profit!