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What format was it shot on? How much raw footage is there? Is there a target running time for the finished piece? and my favorite…
What’s your budget?

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[rob ray] “You’ve digitized incorrect media and want to delete it: how? Through Interplay only now, or can you still delete it from the avid bin it was captured into?

I can be deleted from the machine it was captured from.

-Each time you edit in an Avid project, do we have to add files or folders (that is,once new bins are created)through Interplay, or are these bins ,once created,considered “Avid assets”,and automatically put into INterplay ocne an editor creates them?

They automaticy are in interplay… assuming shared drives are where they were captured.

-How about importing gfx? We’ve always imported our graphics (QTs,keyable gfx,mattes,etc) from a central graphics server in our facility. Do we still import these directly into a (created)project bin or must we import them into interplay now instead,and then transfer them into a project bin? Thus, are these imported files considered file assets or avid assets?

You’ll pull them from an assets folder and can bring to any bin in any project.

-You want to move a clip or sequence, within Avid, to a different bin in the same project. Is this now still done in Avid, or through interplay only? What if you need to move this clip or sequence into another avid project? We were told not to “file-open bin” from another project anymore.
What about moving duplicate copies of sequences or clips?

Done in Avid. Duplicating and renaming is best, because of multiple users.

-After an editing session, do we editors need to update Interplay each time?”

It’ll update when you close Avid or you can manually update it.

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I just stick to my hourly rate. It keeps things very simple.
Now time-travel.. that’s tough. My client is flying my to Fargo tomorrow to cover octoberfest. I land at 4:07pm with the event kicking off at 4pm and trade call set ups all afternoon before the shindig.
lol
Something tells me I’m gonna miss something.

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I eat whatever the client is in the mood for.
Nature of the beast. I try to get my required 3 cheesburgers a week.
I figure I’ll get on a health kick after I die.

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Like Marquee, I’ve never found a use for it. AE is quicker and offers far more capabilities.
…like the example you posted.
To me, it’s obvious Avid is not gonna step up their DVE or effects game. This makes it all the more obvious that they should make a deal with Adobe to incorporate AE nto the app itself… making AE Avid’d DVE. I could see that being the best solution. This would be a time saver for all editors and a way they could actually celebrate and promote a new release.

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yes, it’s for deck control.

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I’m all about growing. I don’t see repeated freebies as doing that. I could see it one time, if connections are wanting to be made but in this case, that has already been done and they still don’t want to pay him. This sounds like a fine gig to weed out of next years’ schedule book, imo.
I’m not in the busines of my way or the highway. I’m in video.
Again though, it’s only their way when they have a say so and that is only the case when employing me.
I stand by the ass-smack approach.

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lol
I love you, Bob.

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daaang I was close!
Who buys the beer!?
Jitterbug??

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weeeerd.