[Chris Bové]

Hi.

Need more info – is this NT? XP? Service pack 2?
Also, which of your Avids – Avid Media Composer Adrenaline XP, Avid Xpress Meridian NT, Avid Xpress Pro XP, or Avid Newscutter NT?

Here’s a test: If you have Photoshop on that computer, try using the fonts in there. If Photoshop sees the fonts, you can point at your Avid software. If not, try a font re-install, power all the way down and restart.

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[Chris Bové]

first thought: a short in one of yer cables
second thought: video card might be going (ours did that)
third thought: system/drivers/video card might not like some updates you might have added

troubleshoot yer hardware first

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[Chris Bové]

What you’re looking for might be in Boris – try the Film Damage effect – it’s designed to simulate a film projector, but there are a lot of subtle tweeks in it to accomplish more.

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[Chris Bové]

It all kinda reminds me of that Michael Keaton flick, “Gung-Ho” – the scene when Hassan Motor’s CEO lifts the hood to find the mechanic crouched inside the engine compartment, waving at him…

RE: hardware:
Ya know what I really, really miss? Copying an oddly shaped image from a Photoshop layer and pasting it into Avid’s title tool without it placing a white rectangle around it. That was nice… aah well. (*#!% meridian boards)

RE: Avid’s sales BS:
(Lol: Paying to be a beta tester – good one, Grin.) I think Avid pre-promises just like any other company does. I mean it’s not like the folks that write the code also write price quotes. They’re just trying desperately to keep up with all the CEO sales promises. In the end, salespeople exist because there are users that buy into the glitz of the pitch. As my used car salesman uncle always says, “there’s an a$$ for every seat”. You just gotta decide for yourself if the five-digit pricetag is worth being a First-User. When Tiger comes out on Friday, a lot of First-Users will buy & install it, and find out later that their external firewire drives don’t work. No big deal, just not my thang. I’d rather be working than tweeking.

Really, the ideal system will never exist – one that has all the best features from all the best interfaces. Too many patents. Plus, even if it could exist, Gates and Jobs’ll render it incompatable in 11 month’s time anyway. ITM, if it works, use it.

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[Chris Bové]

Nev mind – had offline editor redo all moves in Stage Tools Moving Picture. I like that interface better, and moves seem smoother.

Still, I wonder whassup with the Pan & Zoom… Avid’s own products conflicting? Naa, might just be a Mac/Windows thang.

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[Chris Bové]

squint.

…sorry, had to.
Try Boris Red. Awesome stuff. There is always the more labor intensive (yet better looking) method of After Effects.

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[Chris Bové]

Boss said no to Aeron? Probably a budgetary thang.

Here’s what I’d do:
Opt 1) Place your current chair outside the edit bay, under a sign on the wall that reads Client’s Waiting Room. When your boss comes in to inquire, have him/her find you cutting away pearched on your trusty orange 5 gal. Home Depot bucket. I don’t know if it’ll work, but you’re sure to get the point across.

Opt 2) Complain of numb wrists to your family practicioner and have your HR rep demand he/she foot the bill.

Opt 3) Amvets – a big shaggy LazyBoy

Opt 4) anything here (seriously) https://www.allsteeloffice.com/products/seating/ergo/prod_seat_ergo.asp

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[Chris Bové]

Boss said no to Aeron? Probably a budgetary thang.

Here’s what I’d do:
Opt 1) Place your current chair outside the edit bay, under a sign on the wall that reads Client’s Waiting Room. When your boss comes in to inquire, have him/her find you cutting away pearched on your trusty orange 5 gal. Home Depot bucket. I don’t know if it’ll work, but you’re sure to get the point across.

Opt 2) Complain of numb wrists to your family practicioner and have your HR rep demand he/she foot the bill.

Opt 3) Amvets – a big shaggy LazyBoy

Opt 4) anything here (seriously) https://www.allsteeloffice.com/products/seating/ergo/prod_seat_ergo.asp

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[Chris Bové]

You’re allowed a… chair?

Aeron!
Aeron!
Aeron!
Aeron!
https://www.officedesigns.com/officedesigns/hermilaercha.html

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[Chris Bové]

– “Behind the Seen: How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mauntain”
– “On Film Editing” by Edward Dmytryk
– “Blink of an Eye” by Walter Murch

If it’s editing practices you’re looking for, then formats shouldn’t matter (film/video).

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