Tone, you've said it best so far I think. My DS is great and can continue to
be used for a while, but with no upgrade to the feature set, 64-bit makes it
fast but still incapable of doing the work our clients are now demanding. So
as I look the next two years DS is already a non-starter. I'm trying to
figure the best way to depreciate it. I would have to displace a bay to have
the DS running AND it's replacement running as well, do I have the work to
keep the DS busy on non-core business AND is it worth displacing another bay
(Adrenaline most likely) to run the DS.
So as these questions bounce around, the key is what the DS might be worth
now, or in 6 months, or in 12 months. All speculation again, but I have no
real-world idea of what it's worth now, I'm hoping some of you do!
-Todd
Union
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
> Tony Quinsee-Jover
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 11:15
> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: RE: What's it worth?
>
> Hi Todd,
>
> Personally, our DS does (most of) what we need in our particular market
> even
> if some of the workflows feel like pulling teeth. I would expect that to
> remain the case for the next year or two.
>
> We're lucky, we're the top facility in a very small marketplace. If HD
> Heaven was in London then we'd have serious problems and would need to
> completely re-think our strategy. I know of at least one London based DS
> outfit who went over to FCP, and I'm not aware of any which rely solely on
> their DS in the way that we do - they all have some Autodesk or Quantel
> products to back it up and to pull in the big-paying clients.
>
> So... we're hanging onto our DS and will probably upgrade to v8 on the
> 64bit
> platform next year. We're basically gambling on the fact that whatever
> Avid
> comes up with as a DS replacement in due course will have an advantageous
> upgrade path for those users who've stayed 'faithful to the brand'. We
> might be wrong. Heck, Avid could go bust. However we all have to take
> calculated gambles in this game and the above is ours.
>
> Regards,
> Tone :)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
> Todd
> Sent: 18 November 2005 18:56
> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: What's it worth?
>
> So let's say that it's true, there are less than 5 devs working on the DS
> team. We all feel pretty confident about what is NOT going to be in DS 8.
> Nobody feels any confidence about there even being a DS 9.
>
> So what's a used Nitris worth on the open market? Anyone know what they've
> been going for? I don't need another box to keep the Illusion company in
> the
> storage unit.
>
> With Avid offering 'upgrades' to Symphony Nitris and all I'm trying to
> figure the best way to maximize my investment. Although the Nitris might
> be
> able to be in service at the facility for another year in it's current
> state, if Avid kills the product the resale price will drop dramatically.
>
> I know it's all speculation, but as I don't have a crystal ball I'm trying
> to get some options together. BTW, I'm not trying to be incendiary or
> sarcastic here, so no need for flaming. I am seriously looking at options
> and this seems it would be the most knowledgeable group as far as used
> pricing is concerned.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Todd
> Union
>
>
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