computer screen for editing

[Debe]

Add one more to the “find an Engineer” tally.

I learned more in one hour of uninterrupted attention from our Chief Engineer when I was but a wee assistant editor than I ever did from the books I read in school. Without someone there explaining what you are seeing, it just doesn’t stick. I’ve gone looking for good books on the subject to refer others to, and there really isn’t one. Nothing I’ve found so far has surpassed one-on-one learning.

If someone could do a video tutorial, showing good signals and bad signals, in real time and with accompanying video. Explaining it like you were in the room and showing real-world scenarios…now there’s a tutorial that would be of incredible value!

debe

[Charley King]

One very important thing that many people don’t think of to remember is if a screen looks a little blue, that doesn’t always mean there is too much blue so let’s turn down the blue. Look at the parade on the scope see if it may just be not enough green. You can use this for all colors. You don’t always have to turn down, but then too you don;’t always want to turn up because that can sause problems in the overall video level. That is whay you use all scopes available to you. Learn how they all interact.

Charlie

[Mark]

C’mon Charlie, why would I use a scope and go through all that work when my NLE has an auto-white feature (Please detect sarcasm hehehehe)….

Seriously, I feel lost without my waveform and vector. They are like the rearview in the car, I am constantly glancing at them to check out what is going on.

Back when I was editing tape, I remember using the scopes for the timing of the machines, something that had to be done each and every session…also something that I enjoyed doing. You know the drill, turn of the Procamp, time the VTRs, time the DVE etc. It was fun….

It blows my mind when a new employee comes in and has gone to school, but can’t read either a scope or a wiring diagram. For me, those should be taught from day one in TV school….Oh yeah, and don’t get me started about troubleshooting skills.

Hope to see you again at NAB this year Charlie. Last year was fun…the tour of your edit suite was really cool.

Mark

[Charley King]

[mark harvey] “It blows my mind when a new employee comes in and has gone to school, but can’t read either a scope or a wiring diagram. For me, those should be taught from day one in TV school”

We had a teacher at a Vocational Education High School here that I use to call him for recommendations for graduates to hire. I never asked the University. This guy taught the kids something since he worked in his off season at a TV station to keep informed.
I ust to tell the graduates from Colleges, “Forget what you spent the last four years learning, you don’t do it that way in the real world of TV. Funny thing is now I think they do…….

And I hope to see you this year also.

Charlie

[Rap]

(sorry that this post appears twice but i just realized that this is the right place for it)

hey guys, I understand how important it is to work with a vectorscope, and I respect all what you have said here, but…. comon, for working on editing a project, not on-lining it, why would I invest in a vectorscope that would coast of $4000 and $11000 ?!!!
I feel unprofessional now to say that, but I was wondering, is having a vectorscope in an editing suite is just like having the computer and the software? is it that essential to offline editing?

[Charley King]

See the other thread for my response.

Charlie