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____________________________
John Heiser
Avid DS Editor
o2ideas
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
________________________________
From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf =
Of mftech(at)videotron.ca
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 3:51 PM
To: ds(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Farewell !
=20
=20
Yesterday,
was my last day in the role of Team Leader for the Avid DS Escalation =
Team.
After almost 10 years, I've been part of this wonderful human experience =
called Digital Studio.
It's now time for me to move on with new adventures in the high-end =
video industry.
It's been an immense pleasure to deal and exchange with all the DS users =
on this list.
Specials thanks to my present, past team and to the DS QA/DEV team.
In lack of better worlds and to paraphrase Luis Talavera back in 1998 =
....YOU ROCKS!
=20
As a legacy I decided to include some of the history of the good old =
days to comment the birth of Softimage|DS:
-PS: the geek factor of the following text may offend some users, be =
warned :-)-
=20
Back in the 1990, lots of the post-production crowd in Montreal was =
laughing about the initial vision of Daniel Langlois.
The motto from Softimage was roughly -A fully integrated editing and =
finishing product running on a personal PC-
At that time some prototype running on SGI hardware was shown to key =
people in the industry.
But Digital Studio was more of a concept than a tactile product.
=20
Personally at that time I was one of those online editors sweating over =
a GVG 200 switcher, Kaleidoscope 2 channels, Chyron Scribe and a GVG-151 =
connected to an armada of VCR.
I was then scratching my forehead and thinking: "They're must be a more =
elegant way to do all this stuff..."=20
=20
I often share my thought with my pears, thanks to Edith G-P, Christine =
D. and Eric L. for their tremendous patience for listening to my mental =
monologue.
After a salary argument with my director at that time I decided that I =
was ready for a radical change. (Many thanks to Bernard Bergeron for =
pushing my name to Softimage.)
So from the luxurious on-line room filled with clients eating St-Hubert =
BBQ chicken in my back (poutine not included), I then moved to a =
minuscule green cubicle at the Museum Just for Laugh on St-Laurent =
Street :-)
=20
At that time the efforts to integrate the PLAY hardware in DS wasn't =
very successful, we then switch to the Matrox Digisuite/Genie =
3D/Netpower platform.
We were very close to ship and we even get in Beta process with this =
configuration, but even with a computer that was the size of a mini-bar =
and filled with every video PCI/ISA cards available on the universe
the performance and stability were simply not present at the rendezvous.
=20
Hopefully a brilliant team of program and hardware engineer based in =
Alabama working for a company called Intergraph had the solution in =
their pocket.
A long vertical cabinet filled with Dual 233Mhz CPU (code-named =
Stingray) bundle with: a SDI capture card (Studio-Z) connected to 4 x 9G =
internal SCSI drives.
This hardware configuration provide up 30 minutes of SD un-compress =
video...
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Oui Monsieur !=20
The long waited Digital Studio was finally available to the market.
At NAB 1998 the most major breakthrough for Softimage DS was about to be =
introduced...
=20
A new powerful CPU equipped with dual PIII400 Mhz (GT1) attached to a =
Fiber Channel Storage of 8 x 9G drive was introduced to NAB 1998.
This was backed by a killer DS demo executed by Dean Lewis in the main =
theater.
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I was totally amazed seeing two stream of un-compress video running =
real-time without dropping frame with real-time chromakeyer and =
transitions.
Nice work from everyone from Softimage and Intergraph, a true synergy =
between the hardware and the software.
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In the mean time Symphony (the long awaited un-compress solution from =
Avid ) was introduced to NAB 1998.
At that time Avid was using the exact same platform than Softimage DS, =
the same purple box:
The trusty GT1...on the other hand the hardware and software from Avid =
Symphony was quite different and not as performing as well compare to =
Softimage|DS.
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I'll stop my story here; the rest of the story is not as romantic:
in short the purple guy from the south married the nice women from =
St-Laurent Street but they finally never get in bed and consume the =
wedding.:-(
=20
=20
Thanks for reading my 'approximate" english writing...=20
Here's my legato to the DS list...
=20
Best wishes and kudos to my present DS Team:
=20
Sylvain Labrosse:
Literally the incarnation of elegance and effiency united in one single =
person!=20
=20
Philippe Antoniotti:
The guy behind the creation of all ours DS supports tools,
a very dedicated and inspiring person.=20
=20
Christine Durand:
Queen of Interoperability!
And my feminine alter-ego,=20
Always present to provide me with the best managing advices.
=20
The past DS Team:
=20
Dominic Mercier, Eric Losier, Daniel Faille, Pascale Nadeau, Pierre =
Labont=E9, Pierre Ayotte aka Electrik BBQ and Iseult Seguin-Aube.
Hopefully most of those people are still working on DS today.
=20
Special thoughts to:
(Warning!!! Some comments are written in French -be warned-)
=20
=20
Howard Chasten:
-Be patient, someday I'll visit Colorado.
=20
Igor Boris:
-Please be patient, someday I'll visit Toronto...
=20
Tony Jover:
-It was a real pleasure to have lunch with you and Patsy on St-Denis =
Street.
=20
Luc Bellerive:
-Wherever you go on the planet, you always know how to reach me :-)
=20
Drew Keller:
-Thanks for introducing me to the RIO Karma, I don't see how I could =
live without it...
=20
Rupert Watson:
-It's always fun chatting "geek stuff" with you at NAB
=20
Serge Verreault :
-One word : Maudit Malade ! Merci pour ton humour =E0 haute teneur de =
sarcasme.
=20
Pierre Gu=E9rin :
Merci pour toutes les discussions sur les processus de la postproduction =
film.
=20
Benoit Melan=E7on :=20
Merci pour toutes les discussions endiabl=E9es lors de nos lunchs du =
midi.
=20
Tony Cacciarelli :
I could witness that you've got balls...it takes lots of courage to =
demonstrate the early cuts of DS...
=20
Gus C.=20
Thanks for showing me the real differences between DS and Symphony at =
NAB 1999.
=20
Sherry White:=20
It was always a pleasure talking to you and imagine you working on=20
your DS on that isolated island in Hawaii.
=20
Sam Small: Thanks for being my first encounter with an real authentic =
-Avid MC Editor-
=20
That's it folks...it's been a real pleasure working with you.
=20
Regards
Michel Forbes
Ex-Team Leader for Avid DS Escalation
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DTahoma><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:blue'>Congratulations on your decision =
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tenure and
it speaks well for you that you have remained dedicated to the vision =
and to
serving your customers. From what you’ve written, it seems your =
departure
is amicable and I hope this is the case. Many thanks for the times you =
have
helped me out of a tight spot. Best of luck to you in whatever your new
endeavor may be.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DTahoma><span =
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</font><font
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DTahoma><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3D"#7e7e7e" face=3D"Arial =
Black"><span
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face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:blue'>, <st1:State
w:st=3D"on">Alabama</st1:State>, <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">USA</st1:country-region></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p>=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font =
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face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of =
</span></b>mftech(at)videotron.ca<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, October =
29, 2005
3:51 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> ds(at)Softimage.COM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Farewell =
!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Yesterday<font color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>was my last day in the role of Team Leader for the =
Avid DS
Escalation Team.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>After almost 10 years, I’ve been part of this
wonderful human experience called Digital =
Studio.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It’s now time for me to move on with new =
adventures in
the high-end video industry.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It’s been an immense pleasure to deal and =
exchange
with all the DS users on this list.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Specials thanks to my present, past team and to the =
DS
QA/DEV team.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In lack of better worlds and to paraphrase Luis =
Talavera
back in 1998 .…<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>YOU =
ROCKS</span></b>!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As a legacy I decided to include some of the history =
of the
good old days to comment the birth of =
Softimage|DS:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-PS: the geek factor of the following text may offend =
some
users, be warned </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DWingdings><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-<o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Back in the 1990, lots of the post-production crowd =
in <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Montreal</st1:City></st1:place> was =
laughing
about the initial vision of Daniel =
Langlois.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The motto from Softimage was roughly -A fully =
integrated editing
and finishing product running on a personal =
PC-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At that time some prototype running on SGI hardware =
was
shown to key people in the industry.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>But Digital Studio was more of a concept than a =
tactile
product.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Personally at that time I was one of those online =
editors
sweating over a GVG 200 switcher, Kaleidoscope 2 channels, Chyron Scribe =
and a
GVG-151 connected to an armada of VCR.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I was then scratching my forehead and thinking:
“They’re must be a more elegant way to do all this
stuff…” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I often share my thought with my pears, thanks to =
Edith G-P,
Christine D. and Eric L. for their tremendous patience for listening to =
my
mental monologue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>After a salary argument with my director at that time =
I
decided that I was ready for a radical change. (Many thanks to Bernard =
Bergeron
for pushing my name to Softimage.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So from the luxurious on-line room filled with =
clients
eating St-Hubert BBQ chicken in my back (poutine not included), I then =
moved to
a minuscule green cubicle at the Museum Just for Laugh on St-Laurent =
Street </span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DWingdings><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At that time the efforts to integrate the PLAY =
hardware in
DS wasn’t very successful, we then switch to the Matrox =
Digisuite/Genie
3D/Netpower platform.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We were very close to ship and we even get in Beta =
process
with this configuration, but even with a computer that was the size of a
mini-bar and filled with every video PCI/ISA cards available on the =
universe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>the performance and stability were simply not present =
at the
rendezvous.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hopefully a brilliant team of program and hardware =
engineer
based in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Alabama</st1:State></st1:place>
working for a company called Intergraph had the solution in their =
pocket.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A long vertical cabinet filled with Dual 233Mhz CPU
(code-named Stingray) bundle with: a SDI capture card (Studio-Z) =
connected to 4
x 9G internal SCSI drives.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This hardware configuration provide up 30 minutes of =
SD
un-compress video…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Oui Monsieur ! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The long waited Digital Studio was finally available =
to the
market.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At NAB 1998 the most major breakthrough for Softimage =
DS was
about to be introduced…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A new powerful CPU equipped with dual PIII400 Mhz =
(GT1)
attached to a Fiber Channel Storage of 8 x 9G drive was introduced to =
NAB 1998.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This was backed by a killer DS demo executed by Dean =
Lewis
in the main theater.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I was totally amazed seeing two stream of un-compress =
video
running real-time without dropping frame with real-time chromakeyer and
transitions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Nice work from everyone from Softimage and =
Intergraph, a
true synergy between the hardware and the =
software.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In the mean time Symphony (the long awaited =
un-compress
solution from Avid ) was introduced to NAB =
1998.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At that time Avid was using the exact same platform =
than
Softimage DS, the same purple box:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The trusty GT1…on the other hand the hardware =
and
software from Avid Symphony was quite different and not as performing as =
well
compare to Softimage|DS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’ll stop my story here; the rest of the story =
is not
as romantic:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>in short the purple guy from the south married the =
nice
women from St-Laurent Street but they finally never get in bed and =
consume the
wedding.:-(<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks for reading my ‘approximate” =
english
writing… <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Here’s my legato to the DS =
list…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best wishes and kudos to my present DS =
Team:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sylvain Labrosse:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Literally the incarnation of elegance and effiency =
united in
one single person! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Philippe Antoniotti:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The guy behind the creation of all ours DS supports =
tools,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>a very dedicated and inspiring person. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Christine Durand:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Queen of =
Interoperability!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>And my feminine alter-ego, =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Always present to provide me with the best managing =
advices.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The past DS Team:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dominic Mercier, Eric Losier, Daniel Faille, Pascale =
Nadeau,
Pierre Labont=E9, Pierre Ayotte aka Electrik BBQ and Iseult =
Seguin-Aube.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hopefully most of those people are still working on =
DS
today.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Special thoughts to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(Warning!!! Some comments are written in French =
-be
warned-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Howard Chasten:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-Be patient, someday I’ll visit <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:State
=
w:st=3D"on">Colorado</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Igor Boris:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-Please be patient, someday I’ll visit =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Toronto</st1:City></st1:place>…<o:p></o:p></span></font=
></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tony Jover:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-It was a real pleasure to have lunch with you and =
Patsy on <st1:Street
w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">St-Denis =
Street</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Luc Bellerive:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-Wherever you go on the planet, you always know how =
to reach
me </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DWingdings><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Drew Keller:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-Thanks for introducing me to the RIO Karma, I =
don’t
see how I could live without it…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Rupert Watson:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-It’s always fun chatting “geek =
stuff”
with you at NAB<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Serge Verreault :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-One word : Maudit Malade ! </span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span lang=3DFR-CA =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Merci
pour ton humour =E0 haute teneur de =
sarcasme.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DFR-CA =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DFR-CA =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pierre =
Gu=E9rin :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DFR-CA =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Merci pour toutes les discussions sur les =
processus
de la postproduction film.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DFR-CA =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DFR-CA =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Benoit Melan=E7on : =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DFR-CA =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Merci pour toutes les discussions endiabl=E9es =
lors de
nos lunchs du midi.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DFR-CA =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Tony Cacciarelli</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I could witness that you’ve got balls…it =
takes
lots of courage to demonstrate the early cuts of =
DS…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Gus C. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks for showing me the real differences between DS =
and
Symphony at NAB 1999.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sherry White: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It was always a pleasure talking to you and imagine =
you
working on <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>your DS on that isolated island in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:State
=
w:st=3D"on">Hawaii</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sam Small: Thanks for being my first encounter with =
an real
authentic -Avid MC Editor-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>That’s it folks…it’s been a real =
pleasure
working with you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Michel Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ex-Team Leader for Avid DS =
Escalation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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