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VoodooRadio · Location: USA Posts: 3971

Firstly, I must clarify... Syntrillium didn't GIVE anything away. They are in a business to make money and employ folks to make business decisions. Whether or not it's a good decision.. we'll have to wait and see. Adobe is not a "fly-by-night" organization. They've been around longer than Syntrillium, so they must know something about being competitive in today's software arena. That said, yes... I hope it was a good decision. As for the Pro Tools reference, personally I think they were already comparable to PT and my hopes are that they continue on their path of both producing top of the line software and providing solid support for the end user. Approve

Princeamor · Location: USA Posts: 41

Sorry for the confusion, thank u for the clarification. I didnt really mean to imply that Syntrillium was actually giving it to adobe, but u guys know what I mean. Cool

jonrose · Location: USA Posts: 2901

I'm reservedly optimistic, as should be evidenced by my comments in the discussion on the Cool Edit forum. We shall see. I reserve judgement until clear policy and verifiable facts are forthcoming, and perhaps that should be a choice in this poll, as well...
Wink

Princeamor · Location: USA Posts: 41

Ok JonRose, I updated as u Suggested Wink

jonrose · Location: USA Posts: 2901

Perhaps a good thing, too! It seems to currently have more votes than the other options. Smile

AMSG · Location: Sweden Posts: 594

I reserve judgement...that's what I voted for. I think it's the best untill we really know what's going on. And even then, what can we do? It's not our business after all...

Princeamor · Location: USA Posts: 41

You are correct, ofcourse its not our business but we are the users and because of us, they are where they are. We as CEP Users fell in love with it (well at least most of us), and we do care because we are always waiting to see whats new and better.

-thats my opinion anyway...

AMSG · Location: Sweden Posts: 594

dkris · Posts: 10

I'll weigh in on this. I think Adobe is a great company. I have worked with them on the business side and as a customer, and have had only positive experiences. I am also an amateur photographer, and I love their Photoshop products. Their service is top notch.

The synergy between the two companies is clear to me, and the Cool Edit Pro will fit in quite well with the Adobe offerings.

What concerns me is the ambiguous message regarding CE2K's future. I am hoping that Adobe finds a home for this product also. There is precedence for offering multiple levels of products within the Adobe line-up. For example, they offer a couple of variations of Photoshop. CE2K would be roughly analogous to Photoshop Elements, which is the Photoshop product for the photo hobbyist.

CE2K as part of the Adobe suite may be too much to hope for, but please try to find a good home for this fine product.

regards,
David

AMSG · Location: Sweden Posts: 594

True, I don't use the product but it would be a shame to let it just disappear! Sad

mrdgreen · Location: Canada Posts: 10

Hi,

I posted a reply to a similar topic thread in the CoolEdit forum area...

I've never seen any corporate acquisition turn out favourable for the consumers and end users.
Adobe will no doubt fold the technology into their own within one to two years and CoolEdit will cease to exist, leaving all current registered users abandoned. This *is* what occurs 99% of the time. Syntrillium's nebulous comments on the product's future do not lend towards any feelings of security.
Concerning Adobe's part in this, perhaps Aldus Corp. rings a bell with you... also acquired by Adobe... if not, well then you have just answered the question yourself.

David

Princeamor · Location: USA Posts: 41

Thanks everyone for ur E-Opinions. Feel free to say almost anything u want, this is what a forum is for. Cool

VoodooRadio · Location: USA Posts: 3971

Actually I think there's been enough said. Now it time to let it take it's course and see the final outcome. Wink

Princeamor · Location: USA Posts: 41

I could be 60 years old when I finally see the results, and I'm 17!... Hehe. Yea but I agree with u Voodoo.

Dave Norton · Posts: 19

This is not good new! no no no no.......
Please consider the following.
Adobe is not (at least to my knowledge) in the audio processing business. What could Adobe possible offer us as customers being totally focused on audio processing? If this were Steinberg, Cubase , (fill in the blank) I could see some benefit to this buy out. This is just my opinion but I see no advantage to this.
I have been using cool edit since 1995. End of another era.......
f*c*me.pdf

hal9000 · Posts: 44

Oh, my. Whine and snivel. Humans really are entertaining.

In the end, I can run any software.
But then again, I'm a computer! (but, because of that, I'm at a loss to try "rolling on the floor laughing". Tickles my CMOS, though.

Bernie · Posts: 15

I might be new in these forums, but I have been using Cool Edit for a few years, and I am constantly recommending it to people. (Yes, there's a however coming Tongue

)

However Approve

, I am also passionate about DTP, graphic design, and video editing, and having tried other products, I had concluded ages ago that Adobe is my favourite software company ~ that means a lot! I mean, Adobe is tops for video editing (Premier and After Effects), for DTP (Pagemaker, InDesign), and what's Photoshop if it's not the world's number one graphics program? I also use Acrobat a lot (a superb and underrated program).

I voted I LOVE THE IDEA ITS GREAT! I have absolutely 100% confidence, actually Adobe have given me this confidence, that what they do with Cool edit will be exceptional (no I don't work for them but I'll wear the hat if they want me to). It's like makes of hi-fis, VCRs or TVs. Once you've had a good experience with one or two Sonys, you will trust them forever. I can't sing Adobe's praises highly enough, really, I love them. This will be their first flagship audio product, I don't expect any second rate release Wink

. As for not having any experience in the area of audio .. well, videos have audio too you know, hahahaha. No they're not famous for audio, but their excellent track record in top-notch video software like Premier and After Effects speaks for itself.

Fear not. The future's so bright ... Cool

Bernie.

jdzack · Location: USA Posts: 9

The future of Cool Edit Pro? Don't worry. Kick back, fire up the grill and enjoy the long 4th of July weekend. Then, when Monday morning rolls around, check Adobe's website (http://www.adobe.com). You will not be disappointed.:)

-- Zack

Princeamor · Location: USA Posts: 41

HEY! Thanks For The Tip!!!
Cool

jdzack · Location: USA Posts: 9

There you go. Monday morning.

http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/main.html

Enjoy.

-- Zack

MusicConductor · Location: USA Posts: 1524

How'd you know that, Zack?

VoodooRadio · Location: USA Posts: 3971

Zack works for Adobe Customer Service maybe? Shy

ronmps · Posts: 3

I agree. If Adobe is so good why did thay not come up with their own version of an audio software??? Question

In stead of buying out someone else.
I have been through Two company buyouts and the last one I lost my job
along with others when my company was closed. I have been with cooledit sence windows 3.1!!!! and it was only shareware. So take the money and run "cooledit" they already changed the name "Adobe Auditions"

Ron

Graeme · Member Location: Spain Posts: 4663

I have come to the conclusion that it might well be a good thing for the application, but a poor thing for this community of users.

edwardreid · Posts: 12

Right off the bat, I dislike it. I'm a CE2K user who came this way because of the good recommendations and low price. I'm a casual user with some LPs to convert, an occasional radio program I want to clean up and listen to again, and generally occasionally taking a close look at some sounds.

So the first thing I notice is that Adobe is eliminating the low-end product.

And they've raised the list price of CEP. Too early to know whether it will be available for less on the street.

So they are offering an upgrade from CE2K to Audition for $99. Big deal. The world turns, and eventually I wil need to upgrade -- and it will probably cost $150. (The currently available upgrade from CE96 to CE2K costs $29.) This would be peanuts if I were making my living using the program, but it's a hobby for me, and not the hobby I spend the most time with. I may eventually look at other choices, but I already spent the time to do that once and decided this was the best choice. It's probably not worth the time to switch. But I do feel very trapped by this deal.

So that's what I see. The little user is screwed in the long run due to future upgrade costs.

I agree that Adobe is generally a good company. But they are a big company, and not interested in the small customer. Though actually Acrobat 6 is not a good sign; the search feature is completely rewritten ; it's much harder to use and actually slow on a 1.3GHz box.

Edward