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Subject:Why Sony ?
Posted by: Zacchino
Date:10/6/2003 10:55:41 PM
Hi, i've been using Acid Pro for like... 3 years or more. Since 2.0. And as a dinosaurus user of this perfect (but a bit buggy) software, Now, i'm wondering : Why Sony™... Is it because they needed Acid Pro to suite their bundles for Familly DV Cameras or something ? Because as far as i know, Sony, in the professionnal audio world isn't that much implanted (except for DATs & converters). I mean, i would've been more happy if your little baby would have been bought by Avid, or Pinnacle but i hope you'll tell me that i'm wrong. The point of this question is : In what will Sony improve the devellopment of Acid Pro ? I hope they plan to give away some cash to the devellopers at least... So the software will be more compatible with Studio's standards, or more cross-plateforms-ready I'm wondering right now, if you guys have the same vision that i have about Acid Pro, which means : becoming n°1 tool for audio, becoming a standard as Pro-Tools is. Please tell me... At least i'll sleep better after an answer. Cheers |
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Subject:RE: Why Sony ?
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:10/7/2003 2:04:42 PM
My question is: Why not Sony? Apple snapped up Emagic (Logic); Adobe snapped up Syntrillium (Cool Edit Pro). Look what happened there. PC Logic users got screwed in the process and Syntrillium users, save for Cool Edit (which is now Adobe Audition), had practically their whole product line discontinued. Such a situation didn't happen with Sony. Sony has been in cahoots with Sonic Foundry almost from the beginning. (SoFo's consumer-level software was branded under the Sony's Screenblast name, and SoFo's own branded software would show up on Sony computers.) It was logical that Sony would snap up Sonic Foundry's software line. No doubt here that Sony is a juggernaut in the world of media production. Since Sony's apps are geared towards that end, it's a no-brainer for Sony to get into the more professional aspect of it all. (They do make professional-level production gear.) They've got quite the head start with the acquisition of SoFo's pro-level apps. Why would you be worried? Sony could have just discontinued the pro line as soon as they acquired the apps. But they didn't. To boot, they have the whole development teams that used to work for SoFo. So, that means we get the same level of quality we have these past years, but now with the added weighty, much-heavier household name of Sony behind them. (I used to have to explain what Sonic Foundry is. Everyone knows who Sony is, so now no explanation is needed.) Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page |
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Subject:RE: Why Sony ?
Reply by: Maruuk
Date:10/7/2003 4:32:02 PM
The head Sony/Audio support guy in Portland Me. swears that Sony's Professional Products Div will keep Acid pumped with cutting-edge tech. |
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Subject:RE: Why Sony ?
Reply by: Angel909
Date:10/7/2003 5:07:24 PM
what the heck are you talking about? portland maine??? what is the "head Sony/Audio support guy"? -baffled |
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Subject:RE: Why Sony ?
Reply by: Maruuk
Date:10/7/2003 6:19:12 PM
I'm talking about precisely what you read. Sony audio software product support is in Portland. Have a problem with that? Would you prefer Hyderabad or Bangalore? |
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Subject:It's all good but...
Reply by: Zacchino
Date:10/8/2003 1:04:22 AM
I see that mD's quite reassuring to me. Now that i know, the only hope that i have is 5.0 :) Remember, A few weeks ago i started a wishlist, and i was happy to see the Sofo... err.. the Sony Team taking the idea seriously. I hope they'll know where they have to bring their software. I hate seeing people telling me "but Live 3 does THAT" or "Cubase does THAT" whereas i just can say "Acid WILL do that" without being conviced of it myself ^^. Conclusion : All of our souls are betwin develloper's hands Cheers |
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Subject:RE: Why Sony ?
Reply by: SonyNateM
Date:10/8/2003 10:08:21 AM
I'm talking about precisely what you read. Sony audio software product support is in Portland. Have a problem with that? Would you prefer Hyderabad or Bangalore? Maruuk, Sony Pictures Digital Media Software Division product support is located in precisely the same location it was under Sonic Foundry; right here in Madison. We are not related to the Portland division of Sony in any direct manner. |
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Subject:RE: It's all good but...
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:10/8/2003 1:48:00 PM
Remember, though, that ACID is what ACID does; Live and Cubase are, IMHO, animals of a different stripe. (Live is constantly touted as a peformance tool whereas Cubase is a "jack of all trades" production tool.) It's like comparing apples to oranges—unnecessarily. Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page |
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Subject:RE: Why Sony ?
Reply by: Maruuk
Date:10/9/2003 1:14:37 AM
Is the Portland division spokesperson qualified to reassure customers that Sony and its Professional Products Division intends to support Acid to the fullest extent possible? That's the point in contention. |
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Subject:RE: Why Sony ?
Reply by: SonyNateM
Date:10/9/2003 12:08:35 PM
No. We are not a subset of the Sony Professional Products Division (who manufacture Sony's professional line of hardware products). We are a subset of Sony Pictures Digital -- their Media Software Division. The two groups have very little connection other than our parent company. Someone from the Professional Products Division stating that they were going to add X support to ACID would be like me telling you that the next line of Sony DVD players would definitely support X media. While I may sometimes hear about things the public doesn't, it's still unreliable information. I am not in the loop and have no authority over the feature set of said device. The same goes for ACID and any other random, non-authoritative information source within the vast Sony corporate structure. I'm not saying this person's statements were wrong (we do plan to continue to support and develop ACID), but assumptions based upon such information amount to gossip and conjecture. |
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Subject:RE: Why Sony ?
Reply by: Maruuk
Date:10/9/2003 2:02:03 PM
The day this site was down last week we were re-routed over to Screenblast. The only customer service number offered that day on the Screenblast site was a 207 exchange (Portland, Me.) The gentleman who answered the phone was most knowledgeable (far more than you), and simply referenced the Professional Products division as an example of how Sony had a commitment to professional audio and would continue to support Acid to the max as well. Screenblast is part of Sony Digital Networks division. About Sony Pictures Digital Networks: Sony Pictures Digital Networks is an operating unit of Sony Pictures Digital. So when you know WTF you're talking about, feel free to contribute. Otherwise, leave things to Portland, Maine. |
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Subject:RE: Why Sony ?
Reply by: SonyNateM
Date:10/9/2003 2:32:28 PM
All Screenblast customer support is routed to Madison and is answered by one of our customer service representatives here in-house. I have checked, and so far as I can see the only person actually in ME that you could have spoken to is a Screenblast sales rep. This representative also works for SPD and also has nothing to do with the Professional Products Division. The fact that you assumed he was associated with another department due to his reference to the PPD is not my problem, nor reflects upon my intelligence in any way, nor do you have any idea of my personal level of intelligence or experience with this company. You stated in previous posts that you had spoken to a 'spokesperson of the Sony Professional Products Division' and I pointed out the errors in your statement and potential errors in any information gleaned from speaking to a person who wasn't directly associated with our division of the company. That is all. I have read your argumentative posts in other threads in the past. You claim to 'know what is going on' and to 'have spoken to the right people', but often you really have no idea to whom you have spoken and present potential gossip as factual information. In addition, the fact that you feel the need to attempt to gain higher ground by *attempting* to be condescending and insulting people is a joke. I have no interest in pursuing a discussion in which petty personal attacks are thrown about, so don't expect another reply from me in this thread. |
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Subject:RE: Why Sony ?
Reply by: SPP
Date:10/9/2003 8:21:56 PM
RIght On Nate! |