RE: Final Cut vs DS(Thanks for the responses)

["Hollis, Mark (NBC Universal)" <Mark.Hollis@nbcuni.com>]

Title: RE: Final Cut vs DS(Thanks for the responses)

Audio guys are all excited about how Final Cut Pro allows you to extract audio OMF files just like an Avid Media Composer. Audio guys are also very happy with the sophistication of Final Cut Pro when used with audio. But if you really want to do sweetening, you're not using Final Cut Pro, you're using ProTools. And you'd use the same tool if you were taking audio OMF files from Final Cut Pro, Media Composer, the DS-Nitris or any other editor.

Final Cut Pro is a very good tool for if you want to do editing for under $20,000, which includes any resolution all the way up to high definition (and enough storage space). But it does not do what the DS does, it's not designed for that.

-----Original Message-----
From: DONALD LAMPASONE [mailto:lampasone@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 1:52 PM
To: DS@Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: Final Cut vs DS(Thanks for the responses)

I was really asking this question becasue I've only used FinalCut a few
times and always hated it.  The person who asked was actually an audio guy
that edits with FinalCut when ever he get a video job.  He was asking for
some of our overflow and I was trying to explain that our client wouldn't
want something cut on FinalCut after seeing what we usually give them from
DS.  Anyway, as usuall you guys have surpassed my expectations as far as
answering my question.

Thanks
Don L

>From: TonyJover@aol.com
>Reply-To: DS@Softimage.COM
>To: DS@Softimage.COM
>Subject: Re: Final Cut vs DS
>Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:56:02 EST
>
>
>We could always quote the errant LW.....
>
>"That's much the same as asking what's the difference between a bowl of
>polystyrene balls in red dye and cranberries."
>
>T ;o)
>
>
>In a message dated 17/11/2004 17:46:52 GMT Standard Time,
>kennitris@glueedit.com writes:
>
>What  about RT effects performance?  It seems like FCP needs to render a
>whole lot more.
>
>KEN
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan  Rubottom" <dan@lakewood.cc>
>To: <DS@Softimage.COM>
>Sent:  Wednesday, November 17, 2004 10:48 AM
>Subject: Re: Final Cut vs  DS
>
>
> > Man, you're asking for trouble now;)
> >
> > Really  though, don't think of it as a picture quality issue, because
> >  they're
> > pretty much on par now if you've got one of the latest PCI  cards for
>FCP
> > like Kona2.
> >
> > That said, there is a HUGE  gap in toolset.  If you don't see it right
>away
> > after sitting  behind the two a short while, then you probably don't
>need
> >  the
> > depth of DS.  Because if you expect the kind of tools that DS  offers
>for
> > your workflow, you will seriously miss it in  FCP.
> >
> > And I'll just mention two other things: Reliability and  Support.  If
>those
> > things are paramount, don't mess with  FCP.  I know.
> > Best regards,
> >  Dan
> >
> >
> >
> > On 11/17/04 9:10 AM, "DONALD LAMPASONE"  <lampasone@msn.com> wrote:
> >
> >> This question came up  yesterday.  Why is DS so much better than
>FinalCut?
> >>  I
> >> need a little help here with my explaination.  I said  basically that
>the
> >> picture quality is a lot better and the tools  are much more efficient
>and
> >> reliable.  The effects are easier  to work with and the Clor correction
>is
> >> great.  I went on to  say that the tree effects make it easier to
> >> composite
> >>  images and went on about the image quality just looking so much better
> >> than
> >> anything I've seen out of  FinalCut.
> >>
> >> Anyone have some better explainations or  shoud I say more technically
> >> based.
> >>   I am  and have not been a big fan of FinalCut even compared to
> >>  Adrenaline
> >> or Xpress Pro.  But it's getting harder and harder  to convince people
> >> that
> >> they get such a better  project on DS or any other Avid product than
> >> FinalCut.  I  guess they just don't see the difference.  Is there a
>video
> >>  card that works with FC that is just as good as the DS  Nitris?
> >>
> >>
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