Posted by TonyP on 06/19/06 22:17

Even bigger troll....

Spex wrote:

> Troll
>
> doc wrote:
>
>> don't listen to this kind of foolishness, this guy is a mac user who
>> is out to destroy the great and usable pc concept for NLE and usability.
>>
>> drd
>>
>> "Spex" <No.spam@ta.com> wrote in message
>> news:448ef929$0$3539$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
>>
>>> rghenderson@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> What would you guys think about using Liquid for editing and then
>>>> getting adobe encore dvd for authoring. I'm assuming I could use edited
>>>> footage from liquid, obivously there might not be a nice flow between
>>>> the programs but it would save me a few $$$.
>>>> Your thoughts?
>>>>
>>> First of all you should just flush Avid/Pinnacle Liquid from your
>>> mind. You will do far better with the Adobe production suite of
>>> software. Adobe is supported by many 3rd party hardware and plugin
>>> manufacturers which may be of interest further down the line. I
>>> would advise very strongly against getting caught in the closed shop
>>> of Avid.
>>>
>>> Liquid was a reasonable product several years ago when Fast first
>>> developed it. Since then Pinnacle got their grubby hands on it and
>>> it has languished with a very poor interface that is in desperate
>>> need of bringing into the 21st C. Avid have done nothing to it other
>>> than put their branding on it.
>>>
>>> Premiere Pro2.0 has undergone a massive transformation. Adobe has
>>> woken up and got serious about their NLE. It has little or nothing
>>> in common with the derided application of yore. The Adobe PS offers
>>> extremely good integration between all applications in the suite.
>>> There are some huge time savings to be had with intelligent use of
>>> the integrated approach of the suite.
>>>
>>> You will shoot yourself in the foot on many different levels if you
>>> buy Liquid.
>>>
>>> If you are primarily a DVD authoring shop I would strongly urge you
>>> consider Final Cut Studio on the Mac. DVD Studio Pro is an awesome
>>> application and to find a superior product you'd have to sell your
>>> house and buy Scenarist.
>>>
>>> Wit the Mac now being a PC you can boot easily into windows if you
>>> have a lot of PC software that you utilise.
>>>
>>> Avoid Liquid....
>>>
>>>
>>
>>

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