Avid Express vs. Premier Pro 1.5 at Nab at DVinfo.net

Terry Lyons · April 21st, 2004, 05:33 PM

Well at NAB my Wife and I were able to wander around and when we were looking at Avids show, it looked sharper than Premiers. Avid was showing the movies and commercials that used their editing system and Premier was using the car promo that used their system. Avids looked so sharp and Adobies looked like jpeg artifactish ( I know thats not a word but thats what it looked like )
Any way Premier was on a projector and Avids was on plasma looking screens, is that the difference? Or was the Premier footage they used lo rez? Or do they both put out full rez and I am just seeing things? Any way I am trying to upgrade to Premier Pro and just trying to tell myself that it is just as capable of the output that Avid does. Any thoughts. TL

Glenn Chan · April 21st, 2004, 08:42 PM

Are you using DV? Final output resolution should be the same between both programs.

Terry Lyons · April 22nd, 2004, 09:19 AM

Awesom, thanks Glen. TL

Richard Alvarez · April 22nd, 2004, 12:27 PM

I own Avid XpressDv, and I'm pretty sure what you are seeing is a diffence in the delivery systems.... plasma vs. projector. Don't get me wrong, I think Avid has a superior product and codec, but the description you give leads me to belive its just a presentational difference.

John Hartney · April 22nd, 2004, 07:42 PM

Yeah it's delivery..

Avid does nle.... broadcast

They have to look best at nab... Their stock is way up this year in part because so many stations are going nle... Newscutter is at the top.. and they still keep the same pro skin..

They smell the money, always have.

April 21st, 2004, 05:33 PM	#1
Terry Lyons Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alta Sierra Posts: 182	Avid Express vs. Premier Pro 1.5 at Nab Well at NAB my Wife and I were able to wander around and when we were looking at Avids show, it looked sharper than Premiers. Avid was showing the movies and commercials that used their editing system and Premier was using the car promo that used their system. Avids looked so sharp and Adobies looked like jpeg artifactish ( I know thats not a word but thats what it looked like ) Any way Premier was on a projector and Avids was on plasma looking screens, is that the difference? Or was the Premier footage they used lo rez? Or do they both put out full rez and I am just seeing things? Any way I am trying to upgrade to Premier Pro and just trying to tell myself that it is just as capable of the output that Avid does. Any thoughts. TL __________________ TAG

April 22nd, 2004, 09:19 AM	#3
Terry Lyons Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alta Sierra Posts: 182	Awesom, thanks Glen. TL __________________ TAG

April 22nd, 2004, 07:42 PM	#5
John Hartney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Elgin, Illinois Posts: 206	Yeah it's delivery.. Avid does nle.... broadcast They have to look best at nab... Their stock is way up this year in part because so many stations are going nle... Newscutter is at the top.. and they still keep the same pro skin.. They smell the money, always have. __________________ John Hartney Elgin, Illinois USA 847.742.9321

April 21st, 2004, 08:42 PM	#2
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	Are you using DV? Final output resolution should be the same between both programs.

April 22nd, 2004, 12:27 PM	#4
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	I own Avid XpressDv, and I'm pretty sure what you are seeing is a diffence in the delivery systems.... plasma vs. projector. Don't get me wrong, I think Avid has a superior product and codec, but the description you give leads me to belive its just a presentational difference.