Well its late at night and tomorrow is the final day of NAB 2009.
(LINK to Video blog showing a main stage demo from yesterday for those curious)
Yesterday I managed to be a busy beaver and in between the post suite demos I was involved with (showing Stereoscopic workflows, RED workflows and Video Satellite) I managed to get even MORE interviews to cut up on my return, with folks such as:
Jordan Glasgow, head of interop for the audio side of Avid
David Gibbons, Head of Product Marketing – the guys who decide what goes in each Audio release
I thought some of you might like to see the people behind the decisions that effect us all and hear what they have to say about the “new Avid” and the directions and plans for the future.
*Don’t expect anything too controversial, if they were to reveal anything top secret to me, its not like I’m in a position to release it to the world without taking a beating, but they were absolutely a pleasure to get on camera and very willing to talk directly out there to you guys, the community of users who support us all which I think is a wonderful thing, personally.
Hmm, what has been going on? Well the stand has been packed, main stage could have used more chairs. We have had some great main stage demos, showing the basics of making music on ICON for post and some basic sound design bits, those were recorded and should go up on the Avid community site soon (linked from the side panel on the left in case you never noticed). Main stage was also demoing MC obviously, plus DS and…wait for it…Torq, from MAudio – that got peoples attention, a DJ package being shown under the Avid banner!!
I’m also hoping to get some more demo material of video satellite in action with LE and MC. Its not every day you get a chance see these configs in action without considerable trouble, so its a great opportunity to get some of the action on camera to see how it works.
So, lots of stuff to trickle out on my return! I haven’t had much time to wander the halls outside the Avid booth and the private demo suites, but hope to have a look around tomorrow. From what I hear, NAB 2009 is largely about Stereoscopic and RED workflows on the post side of things, but a bit of a case of manufacturers showing what they already have to market, with not too many new products on show.
In case you didn’t know, Media composer can edit in 3D and its well impressive, and DS can conform RED/R3D materials (dpx files) from an offline cut using Media composer in no time flat – very tidy workflow.
Thats all for Day 3, more in a few days after I get back to the other side of the world…stay tuned.
