Be it a Pro Tools expert group or the women's institute, in my experience, the more people who know about a thing, even if it directly affects them or not, they still take an interest, and even if 2 people who aren't blind PT users mention the word accessibility in earshot of Avid, that's two more than before.
On 14/11/2012, Nickus de Vos <bigboy...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys > I personally think getting some mainstreem publicity for our cause and > getting the message out there of a blind PT using community can only > be a good thing and if anything can be an advantage. > Slau in the past I mentioned to you that on behalf of us you should > connect and build a relationship with the guys of the pro tools expert > blog but back then you said to me that it's not a good idea because we > already have direct contact with Avid. I still think it's a good idea > to connect with them and let them know of our existance. I'm not > saying ask them to start putting pressure on Avid or anything, but > those guys are really tight with some of the guys working at Avid so > if we need anything in the future, they might be able to help with a > little perswasive power. No one is quite sure of the PT landscape in > the future, the entire mainstreem comunity is unsure of certain things > and we are even more so with aaax accessibility etc. I think if only > for the sake of them knowing about us, it's still a good idea to > extend a friendly hand. > > Brian Casey wrote: >> Haha, it was rather public and very much on the record which caught me off >> gard for one! Good show though!! >> >> Brian >> >> On 11/11/2012, at 3:06 PM, "Slau Halatyn" <slauhala...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Hi Brian, >> > >> > I did happen to catch those mentions on Pensado's Place but I didn't >> > expect that to go down exactly in that manner. At any rate, it's all >> > good in the end and perhaps even better. More to come :) >> > >> > Slau >> > >> > >> > On Nov 11, 2012, at 6:39 AM, Brian Casey wrote: >> > >> >> Slau, great stuff, i also noticed two very strong supportive mentions >> >> of the meeting on dave pensados youtube show, i'm sure your more than >> >> aware of that very public and intentional shout out! >> >> >> >> Everything you've been telling us about the merrits of your approach >> >> seems to be justified completely, well done, hopefully these meetings >> >> can consolidate a more official and future proof state of affairs. >> >> Brian >> >> >> >> On 10/11/2012, at 11:07 PM, "Slau Halatyn" <slauhala...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Forgive the delay but I wanted to update the list on my meeting with >> >>> Avid. I'll offer a more detailed explanation in a few days. For now, >> >>> let me say that the meeting went well and was well attended. Among the >> >>> many changes at Avid, there have been a few changes to key people in >> >>> charge of Pro Tools. I believe, in this case, it happens to work in >> >>> our favor. Again, I'll explain in more detail in a few days. For now, >> >>> I'm waiting for a couple of things to be coordinated before I go into >> >>> detail about the meeting and what we might expect in the near future. >> >>> >> >>> On a side note, I was scheduled to come back from san Francisco on >> >>> Sunday, October 28. Unfortunately, because of Hurricane Sandy, my >> >>> flight was cancelled and thus I was forced to stay in San Francisco an >> >>> extra 4 days. While there are worse places to be stuck, there are also >> >>> cheaper places to be stuck, for sure. I'd like to think it was money >> >>> well spent. Anyway, I've been playing catch-up since then. Things are >> >>> getting back to normal so give me a few more days and I'll share >> >>> more. >> >>> >> >>> Best, >> >>> >> >>> Slau >> >>> >> > > -- Take care, Chris Norman. <!-- chris.norm...@googlemail.com -->
