Posted by Rick Merrill on 06/30/06 11:45

Mr. Tapeguy wrote:

> 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
>

Ok.

I have a question of my very own: Can Any Apple product handle MXF files!?

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