Re: Real World Editing: From Avid to FCP and Back Again

Hey David,

Wow, thank you for the extended, insightful and very helpful response to my inquiry. I had kind of "bowed out" of the discussion b/c it seemed like it had devolved a bit into a "Internet flaming" cat fight, and my feeling is that we should all be here to help. I think the COW is great, been coming here on and off for years.

Anyway, I greatly appreciate your input. Really helpful. Wish I had the cashola to invest in Avid right now, but I'll keep it in mind. I'm working of this film right now (Short blurb: SUNSHINE REBELS tells the story of a group of inner-city teenagers who in the 1970’s came together in New York City’s Central Park and in the process left an indelible stamp on world culture through startling innovations in street art, alternative music and extreme sports.
A coming-of-age story set in the world's most infamous park - abandoned and crumbling amid the city's collapsed economy - The Parkies reveals a unique and colorful 1970’s subculture. The documentary highlights the lives of the intriguing figures who lived communally, intensely, at times ferally, in the shadowy grounds of Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell, the heart of a broken and reeling Gotham City.), and I've just purchased the new Panasonic HPX250 for that purpose. Money's tight, and the upset in the editing community that Apple created is a "distraction" and hassle that I think this community didn't need. I agree with you on all counts.

Stephen
http://www.stephensnow.net