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Posted by TonyP on 01/24/06 23:32
Specs wrote:
>>differences between Pinnacle Liquid 6.x and Avid Liquid 7.
>>
>>You can do that yourself. And there are differences. But, you really
>>don't want to know that. It is Avid.
> Even the simplist task of comparing two products that you own is either
> beyond you or just avoided. To make it easy for you I copied this from
> the AVID website: http://www.avid.com/products/liquid/whatsnew.asp
Ahhh.. I can see that even you can find it.
> Not exactly a comprehensive list of what's new particularly as there was a
> whole version number increase. The fact of the matter is that Avid brought
> nothing to the Liquid party other than the rebranding. This says a lot of
> the Avid attitude toward its (new) customers and the fact users would pay
> for a paltry upgrade to get Pinnacle off their splash screens. Get used to
> the product stagnation and limitation because that's what you just bought
> into.
And I guess Sony Vegas isn't really a Sony product. Sure. Having
compositing along with the other features might not added up (to you) a
revision number, it certainly is worth what people are paying for. But
then, you never used the product. As for stagnation, well, that remains
to be seen. Just pure speculation on your part right now.
>>Sure.. the numbers aren't broken down into specifics. It could mean
>>Avids used in many forms of production. To deny Avid's penetration in
>>Hollywood is to deny the truth. Are there problems in "paradise"? From
>>what I have read, yes. Is Avid going to work on this?
> So you are unable to substantiate the claim. I never once denied the use of
> Avid in the film industry I just asked you to prove the 90% claim. So you
> were "shooting from the lip" to coin your phrase. I know where Avids are
> used and in what sectors and this is precisely the reason they have a
> protectionist approach to product development. In a years time let us see
> just how much Liquid has been developed in comparison to where it is now and
> to the other manufacturer's products. One thing for certain is that Liquid
> will not be allowed to take customers away from Avid's system products like
> other ambitious products with 3rd party hardware support are doing. Don't
> expect Avid to break a sweat for Liquid they never did for Xpress Pro.
We'll see.
>>>Microsoft could easily claim "100% of Hollywood uses Microsoft" but
>>>they wouldn't be suggesting Hollywood uses Windows Movie Maker would they?
>>But they would be using their OS for some of the work.
> Doh, that was my point. Statistics in the hands of the marketing dept. can
> allow the fool hardy to believe anything they want to you to believe. Go
> see Steve Jobs for a masterclass...
> I rest my case......
Good. You win. Happy now?
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