FilmConvert OFX Plugin Released for Avid

[Peter Moretti]

Michael,

I think the problem with Avid is that they create potentially amazing features and then just abandon them. It's like the ideas come from people who the software and understand the industry, but the follow through is driven by a top heavy management of doofises.

For example the SmartTool. Avid was pretty good at tweaking it when there was an initial outcry at its introduction. But now, it feels that Avid sees it as just another feature that we have. Check off that box, Timeline Editing. Time to move on to another feature that we can market to drive sales. Repeat.

JMHO.

 

[Job ter Burg]

I agree, Peter. Rarely will any feature be developed after its initial implementation.

 

[jake blackstone]

perhaps even a more modern approach to CC!!!!

Done, it's called Baselight Editions

 

[Peter Moretti]

FROM YOUR LIPS TO AVID'S EARS. AVID HAS A NEW BOSS AND HOPEFULLY UNDER HIS REIGN THOSE GUYS CAN LOSE THEIR ANCIENT CODE-LADEN SOFTWARE AND START FRESH.

"... Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIHJ9RMAVGI

 

[MichaelP]

Here is an interesting blog by Tim Claman, recently CTO of Avid till the last layoff.

http://wiremosaic.com/2013/avid-reaches-important-juncture-appoints-new-ceo/

Michael

 

[Ido Karilla]

Tested with Scratch.

No way to controll any parameters from within Scratch.

 

[Nigel Stanford]

Tested with Scratch.

No way to controll any parameters from within Scratch.

Thanks for the info, I guess Open FX is not so Open after all. Will need to make a Scratch specific version at some stage.

 

[jake blackstone]

Thanks for the info, I guess Open FX is not so Open after all. Will need to make a Scratch specific version at some stage.

Not surprising at all. You can check the OFX versions of Sapphire http://www.genarts.com/software/sapphire/other-ofx and see for yourself, that even though the majority of this plugin is OFX compliant, there are still platform specific. They are specific for Baselight, FilmLight or Mistika, but not for Scratch, Smoke or Vegas. Nuke is even more confusing, as it is listed as OFX compliant, but at the same time it is listed as a separate non OFX download.