Tim Wilson
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Not just media, but projects, bins, sequences, effects, titles — all good to go across platforms.
Here’s the hazard: hard drive formatting. FAT 32 works on both platforms, but takes a slight performance hit. Not a big deal for SD, but can be a drag on HD.
The solution that most of the folks I know at Avid use is a piece of software called MacDrive from Mediafour. Format your drive as a Mac drive, and mount it on your PC. It works great, and is the only maximum performance solution I’m aware of. I’m also not aware of any Mac software that can read PC formatting.
As long as you pay attention to this, you’re golden. Gotta love that cross-platform Avid workflow.
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TimTim Wilson
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Note that by updating your Adrenaline to the lastest version of software, you can indeed capture HD over 1394. Even if you’re not working with HDV or DVCPro HD, many decks provide 1394 out — a solution that totally works, and looks great.
The disadvantage is that there’s no external monitoring. You have to do everything on your computer monitor and trust your scopes.
You’ll only need the HD board for the Adrenaline if want extra IO, such as HD component and HD-SDI, and external monitoring.
At the end of the day, you may find it less expensive to buy the latest version of MC software, and use 1394 in that environment. Exactly the same feature set found in the latest version of software found in the Adrenaline…with more limited IO, of course.
Best,
Tim
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Apple waits for precisely NOBODY to be ready when they update their operating systems. And I mean nobody. Notice that the only software of consequence they showed at the launch was their own. This has pretty much always been true.
Be sure you’re looking before you leap. Avid has said they’ll be ready by the end of the year. Folks like Adobe have said sometime in 2007 — that’s right, no Photoshop, After Effects, etc.
It’s not qualified officially, but I’ll tell you that in my experience, you can just load your Avid software on the Windows side of the boot and be good to go. Don’t worry about the Windows part of the equation. As ugly as the OS is, it’s every bit as easy to use as Mac. (Even after 22 years of Mac use, I actually find the latest version of Windows easier than Mac. Shhhh….)
Don’t forget that Avid is virtually the same on Mac and Windows — and I’ve never seen it run faster than it does on the Windows side of Mactel boot, even a MacBook. One of the coolest things is that the performance is so strong that you can even assign the Mac side of the disk as your media drive! It really is a pleasure to use.
The good news is that Avid includes both Windows and Mac software in the same box. Install it, and you’re good to go — your dongle works on both platforms. One of the benefits of using Avid is that they’re only ones who can do this for you.
Again, totally unsupported. But if you’re ready to buy a MacBook, this solution totally works. Once more, be sure that ALL the software you need is ready to go on Mactel — I’m willing to bet that it’s not, so be careful.
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TimTim Wilson
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We know for a fact that Adobe’s up to something — they’ve talked about a new release of the Studio for Intel Macs this year, which means a new Studio.
And if you read my Soundbooth article a discussion with one of Adobe product managers, he too talks about a 2007 release. Here’s the link:
https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=1&page=https://www.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/adobe_soundbooth_preview/index.htmlNow that doesn’t mean it’s coming at NAB — certainly Adobe has enough critical mass to release whenever they’re ready and make a big, big splash…but I’d be willing to bet on at least a showing of something.
Please note that I have precisely zero inside knowledge on this — just reading the press releases and tea leaves.
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TimTim Wilson
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I don’t believe this is the case yet.
You might ask this question in the Automatic Duck forum here at The COW, as Wes Plate is the world’s foremost expert in this kind of thing. I know he has a converter that works between Adobe Premiere, but I don’t recall if he has one for Avid. He’s certainly got exporters for FCP to Avid (and vice versa), so it’s possible…but not that I recall. Wes will know for sure.
Good luck!
Tim
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Interesting question, Paul. You might also take it to the Business forum.
But my experience has been that renting rooms works best when you’re offering gear that’s too expensive for most people to buy. Old school Avids, Flame/Flint/Smoke, DaVinci color rooms, etc. — but all are going away. Pretty much anyone can afford even a high-end Avid these days, a ton of people have switched to After Effects for the highest-end compositing, and there a bunch of great color correction tools, including the ones in Premiere.
Your last sentence is the most revealing: “I work in video part time editing weddings so I would not need a system at that level.”
I’ve met dozens, maybe even hundreds of full-time professional event videographers, and none of them felt a need to rent anything on a regular basis.
I don’t mean to rain on your parade — and maybe I’m dead, dead wrong. I’d love to hear from other Premiere pros, and as I said, you can take this question to the business forum as well.
Tim
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I had the exact experience that Bruce did, and recommend some kind of incorporation every time I get the chance. (I too did the S corp.)
Don’t understimate the value of protection. Say the worst happens and you get sued, hit with a liability claim, or go bankrupt. Far better to attach all this to a corporation that can disappear, rather than have it go on your personal record.
I feel most strongly about Bruce’s first point. There’s a huge shift in the image you project to the world, and a major confidence boost, to yourself this way:
–I’m not a freelancer, I’m a business owner. (Or principal, president, etc.)
–I don’t look for jobs, I take clients.Even your business cards look more serious.
Sure, you can use this positioning without incorporating (and I recommend in any case), but for me, I felt more motivated, and felt like I swung a bigger bat when it was actually true.
Tim
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Adding Disney to your portfolio is playing with fire. I’ve seen them come down for even including the word Disney on your resume. Don’t do it.
BTW, I used language that was way too vague before if I implied that you don’t have to ask *every single time.* You absolutely do.
Some of this stuff is far outside the company’s control, and some of it downright scary. An artist friend of mine tried to use some work he’d done in a reel. It involved adding some effects to the eyes of an actor, on a film he didn’t mention, using only the actor’s eyes, without naming the actor. A slick little before and after thing. For all you knew, it could have been his own eyes.
The producers said go for it, an appropriate use of your work without implying any endoresment by us at all. But when the actor’s “people” got wind of it, they insisted that the sample either be removed or that the actor be paid his usual working rate plus a separate endorsement contract. Oh yeah, and they were going to sue him anyway because the breach had already occurred. My man talked his way out of it eventually, but it was hairy.
And not like it was Elizabeth Taylor or anybody famous for his eyes. He’s actually kind of squinty. And shorter than you’d think, but that’s almost always true.
Ask, ask and ask again. Most of the time there’s no problem, companies are proud, etc….but you’ll avoid the rest if you always ask.
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I’ll go a little further — my understanding is that a work for hire confers NO rights to the creator.
My experience, though, is that most companies LOVE to see their stuff in reels. I’ve seen some get hurt if their company is NOT in your reel.
But yeah, always best to ask permission.
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When I returned from my last trip to the future, I guess I didn’t come back quite far enough. Thanks for the heads up.
Always a forward thinker, me.
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