[Adam Taylor]

one of the best edits i ever saw was from a film i cannot remember the title of ! Go figure!!

Basically, the shot in question was a round table discussion in a diner. The camera was constantly circling around the table at which a group of people were plotting and conspiring, as they do in these films.

Nothing too challenging there – until you realise that you never ever saw the person speaking. The camera was always looking at the reactions of the listeners. Each time a speaker changed, you saw the eyeline of the listener move to the new speaker. when the editor made a cut, it was to another listener, you even could tell when the person you were looking at was about to speak, even though the cut would pre-empt them.

A massive amount of planning must have gone into that shot, and it worked beautifully…i think the reason i don’t remember the films name is that it was something i channel hopped onto, so had missed much already.
adam

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
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[Adam Taylor]

I agree that its best if you can edit and capture in HD you should do that. Retain the quality as long as you can before compressing the video.

My commercials are all shot, edited and colour graded in HD before the final compression to SD for transmission.
The result is always a much cleaner final SD master. The extra information in the video also makes for a more accurate colour grade.

I dont know specific numbers but have read (and witnessed first hand) that the higher quality video you use to compress, then the better the compression will be, and at a smaller file size. Theory says its because the extra noise in lower quality images makes more work for the compression software, as it does not know what is to be kept and what is noise. If the noise is less, then it can compress more, but retain the quality. Thats why many people shoot on Red cameras when they are aiming at an online final destination.

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
My YouTube Animations Page

[Adam Taylor]

Wow !

I hope you don’t mind, Grant, but i thought i might just respond in a little more depth than my initial comment, as i am quite impressed that two words asked merely to illicit more information could cause you so much pain.

You Preface your request for assistance by telling all and sundry how much of an Apple certified expert you are. Then proceed to outline a problem that most people do not see as a problem, with stated aims that make little sense (i want to fill a dvd with 28mins of SD, regardless of whether it adds any quality??).

Then because i have the bare faced cheek to ask why? you start off on an abusive rant wrongly aimed at the one person who had taken the time to respond in more detail. Thats fair enough i suppose. I could have spent more time expounding on why i had the nerve to ask such an offensive question, but as i’m busy editing, i felt that the one word was sufficient.

Perhaps i should have explained my thinking in asking the question WHY? It was not to upset or piss you off, but merely to discover the reason for your question, in the belief that many solutions to problems are solved with lateral thinking. Approach from a different angle and you may find an answer that suprises you.

Other very knowledgeable and helpful people have gone out of their way to help you answer the problem you posed, and you continue to abuse them, with constant reminders of your lofty status as an Apple Certified Trainer and the one person in the world who has to mop up the problems of the inxperienced being savaged by forum posters, and by your demands that only the answers you see fit should be given.
Even at this point i was willing to remain out of this discussion, as many of the answers you were dismissing were giving the information you need to solve your dilemma had you bothered to apply some thought yourself.

Then you had to go and post this…”This project i’m working on is about bullying how it’s causing people all around to go to the extreme to try and stop their tormentors and how bad the outcome gets. Perfect for you. I’m sure you treat your employees famously”

Really? Having read your posts to those who have been trying to help you solve this issue, its blatantly obvious that the bully in this school yard is you.

The great thing about the Cow is that it is not anonymous. That goes a long way in making people think twice before dishing out abuse. People can see your name and know who is being brutish to them. Prospective employers can even use the posts people make on the cow to guage the suitability of a candidate.

I suppose what i am saying is that civility costs nothing, but can pay off in ways far more beneficial than being abusive can.

adam

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
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[Adam Taylor]

err…why?

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
My YouTube Animations Page

[Adam Taylor]

for me its always been refered to as a “John Woo shot”.

15 explosions from a single hand grenade!

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
My YouTube Animations Page

[Adam Taylor]

if it has recorded three duplicate frames thus making the pan jerk, couldn’t you just remove two and close the gap?

or do you mean that the three duplicates take the place of the subsequent frames that should have been recorded?

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
My YouTube Animations Page

[Adam Taylor]

do you have a camera in the pre-comp? or 3d layers?

if so, then you will also need a camera in the main comp. Thats usually the reason things vanish when i switch on the continuous raster.

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
My YouTube Animations Page

[Adam Taylor]

i find it ironic that they want a video promoting their leadership, but have shown absolutely none in the creation of the video!

Its too static, its too long, visually its DULL.
Why squeeze everything into a static frame thats off to the side if you are not going to put anything into the rest of the screen?

If you have no budget for shooting more or any stock footage to help illustrate the video, then why not use animated typography to simply re-inforce the words being spoken? There is a great example that could be used for inspiration here…
https://youtu.be/VJ-ErQxC-Rw

Just because they are very corporate, doesn’t mean the message has to be delivered flat and boring!

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
My YouTube Animations Page

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[Adam Taylor]

i was always told to avoid putting Norton on a Mac, whatever the cost!!

If you do want to use an Anti-Virus on your mac, then sophos.com have a free application for the mac that is really good. Sophos have a very good reputation and provide enterprise level anti-virus for many large companies and corporations.
I have been using it for over a year on all my macs and its never had a problem.

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
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[Adam Taylor]

Hi Benn,

i tried a way to replace the light for you, and have emailed it to you.
Hope it is useful for you.

Adam

Adam Taylor
Video Editor/Audio Mixer/ Compositor/Motion GFX/Barista
Character Options Ltd
Oldham, UK

http://www.sculptedbliss.co.uk
My YouTube Animations Page