Posted by Mr. Tapeguy on 06/30/06 05:36

Rick Merrill wrote:
> Mr. Tapeguy wrote:
>
> >... FCP
> > and Avid have no substantially different learning curve unless someone
> > is familiar with one and not the other. If anything, it is more
> > common that I hear FCP is more intuitive but regardless, it is my
> > belief that they are not substantially different. ...
>
> How can you judge the "learning curve" based on what you "hear" and
> "believe?" Not that we don't all do the same thing, but you feel so
> strongly about your subjective guesses that you impugn the other guy
> saying, "you've made a statement that makes absolutely no sense."

That's easy. I have worked a little with Avid and a little with FCP
and I talk to Avid and FCP editors every day. Therefore not basing my
statement solely on the basis of ONE opinion, mine or anyone else's,
but rather the broad spectrum of opinion I gather from experienced Avid
and FCP editors. This has a great deal of similarity to the issues I
have with Docs blanket statements that Apple is not what it represents.

Still you have a point. With apologies to Doc, perhaps saying "your
statement makes no sense" was too strong. I will retract that and say
I am very skeptical because I have NEVER run into a description of the
comparative learning curve between Avid and FCP that remotely compared.

I have never insisted that Doc is making his story up but there are
some simple truths about Apple that can't be denied. Overall they are
rated consistently #1 in lowest rate of repairs, #1 in customer
satisfaction and they rate highly in many categories. I don't believe
they would have the market share they have in video, audio and graphics
if their solutions consistently didn't work or were substantially more
difficult to learn than everyone else's.

I hear critiques of Final Cut all the time and they have never included
"it just doesn't work" or "boy it sure was difficult to learn" outside
of the newsgroups.

As I've said before, maybe you buy a Honda or Toyota and it's
constantly in the shop. Does that mean all Toyotas and Hondas are crap
and the salesmen lied to you when they said they made the best car?


Craig

http://www.pro-tape.com

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