Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.194] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5472546 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 13 May 2014 22:28:33 +0200 Received: from [10.1.1.100] (75-135-165-0.dhcp.stpt.wi.charter.com [75.135.165.0]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus4) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0LoEnh-1XHTPA3p3h-00fwYJ; Tue, 13 May 2014 16:28:31 -0400 From: Steve Oakley Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_317DD190-E287-4743-9E39-998ACFFBDDDB" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.2 \(1874\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Lossless movie format Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 15:28:29 -0500 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1874) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:/g74cIb4Vz+LLTyzyATgzoaw+pj7y/6nB1XIXQwEYet HhXA57KIMuSAcM60bJ7qVGyHHSdSUL2GzWU93EL6KhVWAMOEjL FJTzBQJWIv4xR2eCiSYh+XJWqwCZA/zj2FJLPSs/VTUKBgrtxk kv7I4mrS/nTGzIPXx8Ry74qYsk2tANUfGsz4CegBrCf338aYQF KWx2plVXp+XvC9H2Dktr6zANWJC1KQAUxQL8vYk1cPYZFhSy8k EMStefIE52+lxDXyPMWWWFWMEkXRKn6ryhg+yGrd6RQvZdMt2c HJFr/FkpPgly1EHxxy2MiggRlXaGeH7/XeGIEh9vK6ggEdfR0w l1h4VBDAAkxwkVKqVWasEjDFDFvscuhZ+4yk9bwBxJVU9KQ/0b Iez678IiAD7bw== --Apple-Mail=_317DD190-E287-4743-9E39-998ACFFBDDDB Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 .ado would also be a subtle tribute to a certain video device as well :) S Steve Oakley 920 544 2230c steveoakley.net=20 DP =95 Sound =95 Colorist =95 Editor=20 NY/LA/WI/ Where ever you fly me On May 13, 2014, at 3:16 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: > As I recall from many years ago, OMF was announced by Avid to be an = Open (source) Media Framework that they hoped would be adopted by the = world. =20 >=20 > That didn't happen. >=20 > http://www.edlmax.com/FormatOmf.htm >=20 > But, if your development costs are as modest as you estimated, perhaps = some huge software company would like to support it on your proviso that = it for always and ever be open source (and maybe put you on the payroll = to shepherd further development). $15K is a drop in the bucket, and = would be a PR coup for anybody or company that would like to gift it to = the production world, including competitors. Maybe give them naming = rights, and let it have something like an .ado extension (Hint, hint.). >=20 > Just a thought. >=20 >=20 > . --Apple-Mail=_317DD190-E287-4743-9E39-998ACFFBDDDB Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 .ado = would also be a subtle tribute to a certain video device as well = :)

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On May 13, 2014, at 3:16 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

As I recall from many years = ago, OMF was announced by Avid to be an Open (source) Media Framework = that they hoped would be adopted by the world. =  

That didn't happen.

But, if your development costs = are as modest as you estimated, perhaps some huge software company would = like to support it on your proviso that it for always and ever be open = source (and maybe put you on the payroll to shepherd further = development).  $15K is a drop in the bucket, and would be a PR coup = for anybody or company that would like to gift it to the production = world, including competitors.  Maybe give them naming rights, and = let it have something like an .ado extension (Hint, = hint.).

Just a = thought.


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