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A simple comparison.
My old post house was one of the first to use Avids for off lines and later, on-lines. NLE was sold to clients as a time saving device (time=$$$). Everybody bought into the scheme. Clients soon found NLE was costing them more money. Why? The editors spent more time being more creative and fine tuning the finished pieces. The clients were ultimately happier with the projects and increased their budgets for more editing time. What brought down the costs? When the cost of the equipment dropped, more post houses could afford NLE and entice new clients with lower rates. HD will go through the same cycle. Most of the same arguments and objections will be heard. But it's happening. However, the cost of film stock and processing will skew the time table.
Jeff
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