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Posted by doc on 01/24/06 00:19
if that were actually true that the others are making inroads into the avid
market "bigtime" then why aren't they there on the front page? all the big
movies i see and all the prime time i see, shows up as "Avid" hmmmm . .
DrD
"Specs" <No.Spam@Thanks.com> wrote in message
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> "TonyP" <arpierre@hooptonline.net> wrote in message
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>> Specs wrote:
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>> >>yeah.... when people ask what I use to edit, I say Avid. They
>> >>automatically think "wow... he must be doing gteat work" because of the
>> >>name brand. For some customers, it doesn't matter how good you are, but
>> >>what you are using. Avid has the name recognition in the industry, and
>> >>looks good on my business card. A great marketing tool.
>>
>> > "For some customers, it doesn't matter how good you are, but what you
> are
>> > using."
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>> > Highly insulting for those of us that take pride in our work.
>> > What a dickhead!!
>>
>> The customer? Not on your life. I get the job. If they are into name
>> recognition, that is their choice. It's called marketing. Because you
>> work with Avid, there is a perceived "quality" for whatever reason. I
>> have shown people what I have done with a/b roll and an Amiga Video
>> Toaster. They love it. And then they ask "what's an Amiga?".
>> As for calling some of my customers dickheads... that is your choice. I
>> hope you aren't as insulting to yours.
>>
> It appears it is YOU that is into name recognition not your customers
> clearly evident from your following message to Nappy. To clarify, I was
> calling YOU a dickhead.
>
> No I am not insulting to my customers at all and I certainly wouldn't
> insult
> their intelligence like you do by passing off a rebranded product as
> something other than it is. If it impresses Jack n Jill who's wedding
> video
> you're producing then good luck to you.
>
> There is a sea change happening across the broadcast media and the Avid
> brand is becoming synonymous with lack of value for money. I have used
> Avids for the last 5 yrs and have seen the competition (Apple and Adobe)
> rise from the ranks of jokers to very capable alternatives. The industry
> has wised up and doesn't really give a shit about the Avid brand like it
> used to. So sorry to shoot your myth of Avid down but that's all it is
> now,
> a myth.
>
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