Quote:
Basically what has been said is: we hear and we are trying to do
something about it. From here it's up to us to belive this or not
dependent on how well we can imagine ourselves within the Avid solution
in the future.
Andi
Tony Quinsee-Jover wrote:
Hi Andi,
Yes, I too was the recipient of one of those phone calls of which you
speak.
Unfortunately, the person to whom I spoke gave me absolutely nothing
worthwhile to believe in - did yours?
Regards,
Tony
At 16:57 16/08/2005, you wrote:
I think this discussion has gone into a loop. We are pouring out
angst but the timing is off. Avid is ahead of us prepairing for the
future and this based on their beliefs and probably also on some of
our bitching. Avid is dependent on their customers and don't want to
waste any of us. The problem is that the development of DS took a
wrong direction many years ago and the resulting lack of new toolset
is why we are worried today. I honestly belive they do all they can
to find the better track for their top of the line product. It is
just that this will take time and our patience has worn low, and
disbelif is spreading. I still belive that Avid should adress this
here in this community.
It isn't true that Avid has been silent on the issue. They haven´t,
but their voice has been put forward on a one to one level. Many of
us have recieved phonecalls from high ranking Avid people, explaining
their situation and asking about our views. The discussions are not
meant for this forum though because of the nature that "anybody can
lurk here". Basically what has been said is: we hear and we are
trying to do something about it. From here it's up to us to belive
this or not dependent on how well we can imagine ourselves within the
Avid solution in the future.
I think it is only fair to everybody to at least share this little
knowledge
Andi
John Heiser wrote:
Johnny,
That’s pretty much all we’ve been talking about since NAB, or even
prior. Frankly I’m growing weary of the discussion.
Each person’s crystal ball sees a different thing, but generally we
all agree that Avid can’t decide what DS is going to be, or at least
they won’t share it with the rest of us. NAB 2005 seemed to indicate
Avid’s pushing DS into the world of digital intermediate, to the
detriment of compositing, paint, editing, 3D and playing well with
others, but unless one is a Tewksbury insider, one can’t possibly
know for sure what they’re thinking (or IF they’re thinking). Users
in highly-competitive markets are understandably uneasy about their
sizeable DS investments as Autodiscreet and other developers
continue, uh, developing their products while DS sits in limbo. DS
users in smaller shops or less-competitive markets seem to feel like
they we can continue with status quo in the short term as our
systems continue to make us money, though we certainly see the
system’s shortcomings and are disappointed as DS sits in limbo.
What most of us would like to see is minimally a firm display of
Avid’s direction for DS so we can make informed decisions about the
future. What most of us would like to see IDEALLY is a resumption of
the thoughtful, responsive, innovative development of a system which
HAD a great deal of potential (it’s still not too late) and about
which we are very passionate. If you want specifics, search the list
archives at http://www.softimage.com/Community/Xsi/Discuss/
and search on the phrase “wish list.” It’s a pretty long list.
____________________________
John Heiser
Avid DS Editor
o2ideas
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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*From:* owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] *On
Behalf Of *Johnathan Blair
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:23 AM
*To:* DS(at)Softimage.COM
*Subject:* AVID DS and future
There seems to be a lot of assumptions on the future of DS
What is the general feeling here on the Future of DS and what would
you like to see happen in the future?
Johnny
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