Time for Media Composer Linux? Not gonna happen, this has been discussed to exhaustion. Not with Windows 11, Windows 12, or 36.

[quote user="Boris Continuum Complete"]When considring toolset pricing, think about the cost of your own time. How much will a tool save you on project time/cost. Sometimes a free or a cheap tool is not the most economical solution for your business.[/quote] .- That's not our point and never has been. And you know it. THAT'S my point

[quote user="AndrewAction"]Probably a relic from hating the whole Premiere interface / instability and then opening AE and seeing similar UI and issues.[/quote] .- Premiere is also horrible, but it was bundled with any cheapo video capture card when an Avid Symphony started at $150,000.

[quote user="Terry Snyder"]Just curious why you are not high on AE?[/quote] .- After Effects interface is the worst, the clumsiest of any Composisting app ever, but it became very popular because it was the cheapest (still is) alternatve to, lets say, a Flame, Flint, Shake, Combustion, Nuke or even Fusion. Fusion was $ 5,000 not long ago.

[quote user="AndrewAction"]My first preference at present would be Fusion (free from Black Magic) with the Fusion connect option[/quote] .- The free version does not work with Eyeon's (now Blackmagic) Avid Connect. After Effects or Boris Red are not the same as BCC is. BCC is a plugin, the others are separate APPS. Fusion is great, but

.- PLS post here: http://community.avid.com/forums/t/130555.aspx Its an open thread about it. I haven't been able to put BG services to work more than 2 times since version 7.

[quote user="mkj"] I want to buy a swtich that not have to be approved by Avid to have as a spare switch when the ordinary switch gets broken. Any suggestions? BR! [/quote] .- Try Ebay, good deals on computer hardware.

[quote user="jef"]The reduced feature set of Smoke comes from this point in the article:[/quote] .- That doesn't change the fact that there's only one version of smoke and it runs on OSX only . Whether is inferior than the previous version(s) or not, is irrelevant. Actually, this smoke/flame discussion is irrelevant. THE END, Please

[quote user="OliverPeters"]s far as Linux-based editing software, don't forget Lightworks, which is available now on all three platforms[/quote] .- Sadly, a little too late for Lightworks

[quote user="jef"]I believe you are incorrect. Flame Premium is still Linux. Flame Assist is OSX. There is a smoke version for OSX which has been feature reduced. The full featured smoke is now Linux only.[/quote] .- There is only one Smoke version, no such thing as a full featured nor feature reduced: http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support