Tapping Six Seasons of Weeds in the Edit

August 25, 2010, 09:11 AM

http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/craft/f/...

Sometimes, obscure features of a piece of software can pay significant dividends to users who take the time to master them. In the case of nonlinear editing, one of the more powerful secret weapons is Avid Media Composer's ScriptSync feature, announced with much ballyhoo at NAB 2007. Previously, Media Composer had a Script function, but it had to be painstakingly implemented by assistants who manually matched lines of dialogue with their corresponding takes. With ScriptSync, the software...

Can You Fix It in Post?

August 23, 2010, 12:01 PM

http://schubincafe.com/blog/2010/08/can-you-fix-it...

Beta Blues

August 23, 2010, 11:59 AM

http://mikemost.com/?p=183

Once upon a time, software companies (and some hardware companies, for that matter) had development programs. These development programs were divided into phases – early development, more advanced development, product testing, and finally product release. These phases were often referred to as alpha, beta, release candidate, and release.

The Future's 3D

August 23, 2010, 11:58 AM

http://www.jaa-editing.com/wordpress/2010/04/the-f...

I’ve been reminded by the recent postings of those lucky enough to go to NAB this year (although really I can’t complain too much, given that the volcanic activity of Iceland would mean that I’d currently be stranded in Vegas if I’d attended) that I never made my update on the Broadcast Video Expo 2010.

Experimenting with Streaming on a CDN

August 23, 2010, 11:56 AM

http://www.evanschiff.com/bd/articles/experimentin...

Recently I was asked to post a copy of the film I just finished cutting online for a producer in Europe to view. Right off the bat, a couple things were obvious. I would need to encode a Flash Video file (FLV) or an H.264 MP4, and I would need to find someplace secure to host it online. On this and previous projects, I’ve often uploaded Quicktimes directly to my website and sent a link and login credentials to whoever needs them.

AdobeCS5 and nVidia: First Impressions Part 3

August 22, 2010, 09:09 AM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/st...

Well, I’ve been editing with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and the nVidia Quadro CUDA video card for about six months now, and it has been an interesting ride. You can check out my starting impressions in blog posts here, here and here. But what’s the latest?

Avid Online Tip - Modify

August 21, 2010, 09:54 AM

http://lfhd.net/2010/08/21/avid-online-tip-modify/

I got an email the other day from a company that I have been hoping to work with for some time. This email was a job offer. A quickie. A day, maybe two. He needed someone to online a short film, but the budget was tight so all they could afford was one day. It was shot on film, telecined to HDCAM SR 444, and offlined on an Avid. Could I come in an online on their Symphony? Basically recapture, and do minor corrections to make sure shots match.

Flexible way of date and time stamping DV Footage

August 21, 2010, 09:51 AM

http://www.macvideo.tv/editing/reviews/?reviewid=3...

Sohotank ST8 Review

August 20, 2010, 12:12 PM

http://lfhd.net/2010/08/19/sohotank-st8-a-review/

OK, here’s the deal. You want a RAID...a PROTECTED Raid, and you are a do-it-yourself kinda editor...really hands on. There are lot of choices out there for all-in-one solutions, but you, like me, might like to do things yourself. Or, you want to start small and add as you go...but not get too crazy with the cost. I think I found a pretty good solution to that. The SOHOTANK ST8 by RAIDON.

Burn-in timecode will make your client happy

August 20, 2010, 12:04 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/ssimmons/st...

If you’ve ever had to send out a copy of an edit for client review (and really, what editor doesn’t do this on a very regular basis) then you may have very well been asked to provide a BITC. BITC stands for burn-in timecode and is as old as editing itself. Dylan Reeve noted right after this post went up that in some countries it’s called TCIP for Timecode in Picture.