Re: Smoke is changing- into Final Cut Extreme- New Features Page?

[Jeremy Garchow] "I don't understand. This is a good thing, isn't it? If the new design is better than the old, won't those efficiencies carry over to existing users? Different isn't always better, but better is better. There are Smoke users in this very thread who saw the new version and didn't seem to disappointed with this direction, but maybe they are?"

All I was trying to say was that I have been seriously considering Smoke this year, but I'm glad I didn't just buy it at the much higher price.

I think this is a good thing all around. I am really, really excited.


[Jeremy Garchow] "If you bought Smoke for $15k, then you must know that it was worth it and could make money on it. Are you saying they can't make money on a $4k version?"

Right -- but for my business, it would have been a stretch at $15K that may not have paid for itself in the first year. I've been doing some training on Smoke, but I would have had to get some serious (unbillable) time in the chair with it before I could use it to its full benefit and really start selling it to my clients.

I think that they will sell a lot more licenses at $3500 than they will at $15,000 -- especially with all the improvements.

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