>The reason the "high end
>broadcast" and film folks use Avid systems is because they work. They work
>well, and like a dog, 24/7. And despite the other packages out there- If
you
>want to give students an edge going into this market, with the best
>possibilities for a job, you teach them on an Avid. Same reason we don't
use
>cars from the UK for our drivers ed- It has to be done right.
Of course, to continue your car example, this would be like saying, if
you are going to teach a future Mario Andretti how to drive at the age of 16,
you have to sit him down in a Formula 1 race car and begin the first lessopn
by explaining downforce versus the moment of inertia during a 3g, 230MPH turn.
IMHO, once a student (remember, this setup is for students) grasps the
_concept_ of NL editing, they can easily adapt to other tools, Avid, M100,
DVision, Heavyworks, etc.
God forbid we all get stuck using what we learned on. I'd still be
driving a Hyundai Excel. And once you know how to drive, it doesn't take long
to adapt to driving in other countries, like England.
So chill on the "gotta use an Avid" theme.
As for the number of installations, it could very well be hundreds of
thousands of Premiere setups. I'm a single editor and in my heyday, in one
room, a home office no less, I had three registered copies of Premiere. Back
in version 2 and 3 it was cheap and very accessable. I don't think many
independent multimedia producers are going to have three full Avid systems at
home.
I think the interface in P5 has gotten a bit more counter-intuitive (i.e.
more Avid like) but maybe that's because some people kept pressing Adobe to
believe that if you're going to work an Avid, you got to learn on something
Avid-like.
Oh well, like I said, I'll adapt.
As for working, I don't think Premire would be selling so well, or be
garnering such R&D if people didn't keep buying it, and upgrading.... because
it works.
Anthony
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