Comments on: Dear Avid: Get It Together or I Might Convert to Final Cut Pro! http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/ A blog about new media, marketing, and communications Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:49:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Laura http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/#comment-5443 Laura Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:54:46 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/#comment-5443 Peter, I've never used Liquid, but it is my understanding that mixing frame rates is not possible on Liquid or any other Avid system. While Avids can mix formats (DV, HDV, DVCPRO-HD, 2:1 etc) they can't mix frame rates. I can't throw footage shot in 720/24p on the same timeline with footage shot in 30i. Final Cut Pro on the other hand is saying they can do both. Have you accomplished this on Liquid, or know anyone who has? Peter,
I’ve never used Liquid, but it is my understanding that mixing frame rates is not possible on Liquid or any other Avid system. While Avids can mix formats (DV, HDV, DVCPRO-HD, 2:1 etc) they can’t mix frame rates. I can’t throw footage shot in 720/24p on the same timeline with footage shot in 30i. Final Cut Pro on the other hand is saying they can do both. Have you accomplished this on Liquid, or know anyone who has?

]]> By: Peter Jeno http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/#comment-5433 Peter Jeno Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:23:10 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/#comment-5433 "the ability to mix frame rates within a single project on the same timeline, .....This feature is not offered on any Avid system" Yes it is. I believe its on Avid Liquid 7. Throw whatever you want in the same timeline. “the ability to mix frame rates within a single project on the same timeline, …..This feature is not offered on any Avid system”

Yes it is. I believe its on Avid Liquid 7. Throw whatever you want in the same timeline.

]]> By: Chris O'Leary http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/#comment-4152 Chris O'Leary Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:41:43 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/#comment-4152 It's true, there is no real difference in power or advantage in user intutiveness. Take you pick, they are flavors. It's clearly a business decision that AVID made a long time ago and they cannot retreat from. They would lose their Hollywood client base and its too late to catch up to FCP's value for the dollar spent, whether you cloak it in an Avid or Pinnacle box. I love AVID. It's still my preference for editing. But when I bought a laptop..MAC FCP was the best value for my personal needs. I too had wished I could do laptop HD on the go without a mojo..but it wasn't to be. It’s true, there is no real difference in power or advantage in user intutiveness. Take you pick, they are flavors. It’s clearly a business decision that AVID made a long time ago and they cannot retreat from. They would lose their Hollywood client base and its too late to catch up to FCP’s value for the dollar spent, whether you cloak it in an Avid or Pinnacle box. I love AVID. It’s still my preference for editing. But when I bought a laptop..MAC FCP was the best value for my personal needs. I too had wished I could do laptop HD on the go without a mojo..but it wasn’t to be.

]]> By: Alan http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/#comment-4146 Alan Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:14:52 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/#comment-4146 Back in the OLD days when I edited on AVID, there was only one machine that could handle it and that was an APPLE. Why am I not surprised now that FCP, developed by APPLE for APPLE computers is starting to move ahead of AVID. I haven't edited on an AVID lately, but I know I can jump onto a FCP box and get editing. I don't recall it ever being that easy with AVID and why shouldn't it be. I believe it should and it's high time to see AVID update itself. Back in the OLD days when I edited on AVID, there was only one machine that could handle it and that was an APPLE. Why am I not surprised now that FCP, developed by APPLE for APPLE computers is starting to move ahead of AVID.

I haven’t edited on an AVID lately, but I know I can jump onto a FCP box and get editing. I don’t recall it ever being that easy with AVID and why shouldn’t it be. I believe it should and it’s high time to see AVID update itself.

]]> By: Shawn http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/#comment-4144 Shawn Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:53:51 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/18/dear-avid-get-it-together-or-i-might-convert-to-final-cut-pro/#comment-4144 I work on both systems professionally. Here's the bottom line:There is very little difference in high and low end of either product, except UI and the "old school" Avid guys that are comfortable with what they know. Through lots of experince this is what I have found to be the case. Just like MOTU can do Pro Tools stuff; it's a cliche, but a tool is a tool. As for FCP vs. Avis in function: FCP has pulled ahead in many areas--all is required to handle the "bigger" media files is a more hardware. If you really know your Mac OS X and FCP, there is no real "media management" issues. And since the majority of learning institutions use FCP, it's clear where things are going...even if the Avid hanger-oners still cut "big movies" or tv on Avid. Again, I have to use both. And since I have really learned FCP at the level of Avid, I have found it to be way more functional, practical, and easy than Avid. Just my opinion... I work on both systems professionally. Here’s the bottom line:There is very little difference in high and low end of either product, except UI and the “old school” Avid guys that are comfortable with what they know.

Through lots of experince this is what I have found to be the case. Just like MOTU can do Pro Tools stuff; it’s a cliche, but a tool is a tool.

As for FCP vs. Avis in function: FCP has pulled ahead in many areas–all is required to handle the “bigger” media files is a more hardware.

If you really know your Mac OS X and FCP, there is no real “media management” issues.

And since the majority of learning institutions use FCP, it’s clear where things are going…even if the Avid hanger-oners still cut “big movies” or tv on Avid.

Again, I have to use both. And since I have really learned FCP at the level of Avid, I have found it to be way more functional, practical, and easy than Avid.

Just my opinion…

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