Congrats to all of us. I too made the leap recently and purchased a
Nitris. Couldn't be any happier.
Mitch give me a call when you get a minute. I've been trying to reach
you for a couple of days.
Michael Forrest
----- Original Message -----
From: Mitch Fehr <MitchFehr(at)bluemarblestudio.com>
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005 3:29 pm
Subject: Re: I love the smell of Nitris in the morning
> Congrats Rick, I did the same last year and have recently merged
> my shop
> with another and the response has been great. Everyone views the
> DS as
> a great box. It has rekindled my excitement in DS.
>
> Mitch Fehr
> Industrial Strength Post
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dsderanged(at)aol.com
> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 5:55 PM
> Subject: I love the smell of Nitris in the morning
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> Although this will address the current "Avid In Focus" thread, I
> am so excited, I had to start my own.
>
> Today, I signed a contract on a brand new Nitris with 1.75TB of
> storage. The reason I did this is both
> complicated and simple. Many of you know me as an "old timer"
> who started on DS Ver 1 while it was
> still a Softimage product. My current system is going on 7
> years old and at Ver 3.01. My DS is one
> of the main reasons that I am still in business today. It has
> served me and my clients without fail and
> in 7 years, I have only lost 2 of the 9gig media drives in my
> RAID. ( Left on except for hurricanes )
>
> The decision to jump back in has been agonizing, but now, as
> before, I know that I have made the right
> decision. I realize that there has been much grumbling and
> mumbling lately about the future of DS and
> to tell you the truth, it has gone in one ear and out the other.
> Especially if it comes from folks who have
> never had to reach into their very own pocket and cough up the
> sizable investment that a DS requires.
>
> Now I will admit, I listened very intently to other boutique
> owners like myself to gauge the real world shortcomings.
> I gleaned some very valuable information OFF the DS list from
> others like myself. As a business owner / operator,
> I have realistic expectations about what my ROI should be and
> for me, the DS ( even in its current form ) is a no brainer.
>
> I explored all other options out there and have even added a FCP
> HD room to my shop, but when push comes
> to shove, there is NOTHING that can compete as a single solution
> to what the DS offers. The FCP is a great little box for
> many things, but in my opinion, it is merely "cute". I will be
> the first to admit that I am not the type of cutter who does
> much extreme effects work as many of you, so in that respect,
> you can take my opinion with a grain of salt.
> We typically farm out those effects and concentrate on the post
> supervision and conform. But for me, having this
> kind of horsepower, with the AVID name and the ability to
> migrate to HD is the only logical solution.
>
> I am excited about the future and can only say that no matter
> what many may think, it is my firm belief that AVID
> is a smart company, would NEVER abandon DS and the future of DS
> and all of its users is bright.
> I am allowed to say that as I have just put my money where my
> mouth is, with cash.
>
> So in closing, I hope I didn't tick anyone off too much with
> this thread as I will be asking a whole lot of
> dumb questions ( RTMF ) in the weeks to come. Perhaps I should
> subscribe as a newbie with a new name.
> DS dandelion...............nawh.
>
> My dear old Betsy ( Intergraph GT-1 ) will enjoy a well deserved
> retirement in our tape library printing labels. I may even give
> her internet access which she was always deprived of. That dear
> old girl has never let me down.
>
> A very excited,
>
> Rick at naked eye
> ( And no, I have not been drinking any Kool-Aid )
>
>
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