Gary Hazen
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Do you have a reference signal feeding both the swithcher and camera?
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I think I removed too much of the original quote. Here’s the entire quote from the first post.
[Frank Black] “we call it uncompressed because the playback just orders the lost data to come out where it has fled to and get back in line to form a full original file in all its megabytes, and the guys that aren’t coming back — well we won’t even notice they’re gone. and so and so. “
You say “uncompressed” at the beginning of the quote and then describe compressed video at the end. In simple terms, the playback of compressed video doesn’t make it uncompressed. All I’m saying is that the “we” you reference in your post is mucking up the language.
I can feed an SDI signal into my Avid and set the amount compression (ex: 1:1, 2:1, 10:1, etc.)
If I record some video at 10:1 and play it back I’m viewing video that was compressed at a ratio of 10:1. To say that I’m viewing “uncompressed video” would be incorrect.[Frank Black] “why do we say that a cap and play device transfers uncompressed when a camera compresses the data when recording it, and since the camera’s decompression doesn’t fully restore.”
With no reference to the actual hardware or the settings this statement is meaningless.
If you plug a Sony 1550 into a Sony HDCAM SR the recording and playback will be uncompressed.
If you record on a Sony PD150 (DVCAM) the signal will be compressed.If you had both cameras on the set and checked playback you wouldn’t say that the signal coming off the PD150 was uncompressed. Well, the “we” you reference might say that, but it would be an incorrect statement.
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[Craig RussillRoy] “So when Blackmagic buys AVID and slashes it to $299 what impact is that going to have on the FCPX market ?”
I don’t think BMD, Avid or Adobe is interested in competing with Apple’s price point. They will let Apple have the consumer market and focus on the professionals.
*** Cue rant from Bill Davis about the use of the term “professionals” ***A better question:
What has the FCPX debacle done for Avid?Take a look at the BMD home page: https://www.blackmagic-design.com/
Featuring Terranex, DaVinci and 2 mentions of Avid. Nothing about FCP or Apple. Times have changed indeed.If Avid manages to get their share price headed in the right direction they will owe Apple a Thank You card at the end of the year. Perhaps Dennis Radeke has already sent them a Thank You card on behalf of Adobe.
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[Frank Black] “1. why do we say that a cap and play device transfers uncompressed”
[Frank Black] ” we call it uncompressed because…”
Who is this “we” that you speak of?
If you record something in the DV format it has been compressed at a ratio of 5:1. Your “We” might say that this video is uncompressed during playback, but this would be incorrect.
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[Bill Davis] “[Scott Shucher] “You can have it good, fast or cheap. Pick two.”
Sometimes.
I used to walk past a tangerine tree on my way to a summer recreation program.
Every day for a whole summer, I’d reach up on my walk and for a while enjoy all three at once. “
The expression good, fast or cheap has always been applied to business transactions. You’re scenario is far from a business transaction. What you’re describing is stealing fruit from a farmers orchard.
Here’s another example of improperly using the expression:
On the way home we stopped by Jim’s house and the food was already on the table. We sat down for a quick meal and hit the road again. Man, Jim can cook up some fine grub. It was fast, cheap and good.
This is a description of having a meal at a friends house. Not a business transaction.
It appears that you’ve been fighting the fight so long here that you’ll argue with anyone regardless if it makes sense or not. Like an exhausted warrior flailing his sword at anything and everything without purpose.
Keep swinging away Bill.
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[Jeremy Garchow] ” If someone can’t figure out how to deliver a file, then fine, they shouldn’t deliver files.”
Seriously? How’s that going to go over during the interview process?
Interviewer: We’re a mid sized company and so a lot of people have to wear different hats as needed.
Applicant: I love hats.
Interviewer: We upload videos to the web on a fairly routine basis, can you handle that?
Applicant: Well… no. Did I mention I’m a story teller.
Interviewer: MmmmKayy. On occassion we have a really quick turnaround on some projects, so there’s no time to bring in a sound designer. Can you handle doing the mix on your own? Nothing over the top – just a simple mix.
Applicant: Audio is not really my thing. Did I mention that I’m an artist?
Interviewer: Altright then. We have a few ongoing projects that require some minor text changes in Photoshop. How are your PS skills?
Applicant: I thought about taking that Photoshop class, but I never around to it. Is there someone else on your staff that can handle these mundane tasks for me?
Interviewer: I think I’ve heard enough. Thank you for coming in.
Applicant: Do you validate parking?
Interviewer: No.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “What is wrong with more easy?”
Nothing.
Is this discussion about “more easy” or is it about the need for today’s editors to have some level of technical ability.
Having a menu choice or a button that says ‘send to Youtube’ is easy. Great for all. But what happens when the destination isn’t Youtube? Suppose the client says, “We’re using Ooyala for web content delivery, when you’re finished with the edit please upload it to Ooyala”. I’m guessing the “artist” will claw from menu to menu desperately searching for the ‘send to Ooyala’ command. No such luck. Frustrated the artist manages to call support. Support says ‘send to Ooyala’ may be included in the next software release – second quarter 2012.
The editor with a modicum of technical ability could figure our how to encode to the required specs. and be finished in time for lunch.
Easy is fine and well. However it won’t carry you as far as technical knowledge will.
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[Timothy Payton] “And they still need us geeky technicians to finish off that last 10%. ;)”
How long does it take for the geeky editor to fix that last 10%? How much does it cost?
It depends on how screwed up the edit is by the time it lands in the hands of the geek.
I think telling a kid coming out of college not to bother with such trivial things as technical details is bad advice. The market is saturated with editors right now. The ability to tell a story and solve the technical problems is what sets an editor apart from the other 100 “artists” applying for he same job.
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You’ll find plenty of helpful people and guidance on the Avid forums.
https://community.avid.com/forums/
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Interesting article. Thanks for posting this Craig.