Hiya,
From their site:
VideoClix 2.9 Lite & Updates For: Short video Blogs
Quicktime
$ 49 US
VideoClix 2.9 Edu For: Educational use & Podcasts
Quicktime, AVI, Mpeg1 & 4, DV
$ 249 US
VideoClix 2.9 Pro For: Commercial use
Quicktime, AVI, Mpeg1 & 4, Flash, DV
$ 699 US
VideoClix OEM License
$ 9995 US
Are you nuts! Or loaded? (Are you married?... ;)
The interface looks very simple, but it doesn't look like it
couldn't be done with Revolution and the EnhancedQT External (have
a look at: http://www.runrev.com/spotlight_on/alida1.php to see
what I mean. No EQT, but then again, he didn't need it). Revolution
and EQT could be used to create your own 'creator'. The export
formats would probably be doable with Media Cleaner (now Autodesk
Cleaner, I think it's $500) or some other app.
I haven't tried it, and at those prices... Although the Commercial
licence isn't too bad considering others around. Norpath and
QuickMedia are roughly half the price. It really depends what your
target markets are.
I'd opt for the cheap end, and if I find I'm rolling in it I'd
invest in a broader market by purchasing, possibly, such an app.
But man, $9995 just for rebranding?! I'm sure with Revolution, EQT
and some other apps you could do it for a fraction of the cost.
Even though I do like Norpath, a lot, it still falls short for some
other things I want to do (MIDI panning for example. It has it, but
not 'controllable'). I'd easily be able to do the same as
VideoClix, and then work on the export formats with some other app
(probably find a freebie somewhere in Sourceforge).
Kagi integration would be cool, but then there are other ways to
integrate payment systems. Like I said, I'd start small and work up
from there.
Download the trial and see. But really test the trial and see what
support you get for any issues you crop up with. After that, well,
it's your money!
But at first glance, looking at the capabilities of the other apps,
it doesn't tempt me at the moment, it's too specific, and the
projects I have lined up need greater flexibility and facilities.
I'm sure more experienced Transcript coders than me on this list
would be able to drum up something similar (dang! There goes
another idea...).
Let me know what you think!
Cheers,
Luis.
On 10 Oct 2006, at 22:53, GregSmith wrote:
Luis:
Now that we're discussing various multimedia software, what about
VideoClix?
If it had Kagi KRM, I'd buy it today. The thing about VideoClix
is, again,
no forum, not much apparent support, no demo at all and a high
price tag.
Now, how do they expect to get customers that way? Although,
every review
is favorable and Apple, itself, (herself, himself), uses this
QuickTime
dedicated software. Now, just casually considering all of the
stuff it
allows you to do inside the QuickTime container, and how universal
QuickTime
is becoming, (imagine dispensing training solutions via iPods), I
can even
imagine being able to put together a rather primitive adventure
game, just
by using this app. What do you know or think about it?
Greg Smith
