[Herb Sevush]

[Bill Davis] “So if you want to see a bunch more of Randy’s thinking – you can just back the project!”

And you get an autograph from Randy himself, I mean OMG. I’ve heard that if you put in enough funds you get a lock of what Randy’s hair would have been if he had grown it. How future terrific is that.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Herb Sevush]

[Chris Wright] “never used hawaiki. how would you rate it 1-10 stars?”

It’s advantage over other color correctors for matching is that it has 2 sets of “color picker” correction that you can add or blend together, which is unique as far as I know. It’s very simple to use, and at the price ($49) even if you only use once in a while it’s worth having. It’s not magical, but if you have similar reference points in your shots that are not red ( I find matching red problematic with any color matching tool) it’s a great plug-in.

As for stars, well it’s got a great beat and you can dance to it, so I give it 8 stars ( a musical reference for those of you who get AARP solicitations.)

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Herb Sevush]

Rematch is mostly for stereo video, matching 2 shots when they are framed identically. It has lots of limitations in multicam shooting when it diverges from anything but a Wide/Close-up combination. It is not good for simply trying to tonally match 2 independently shot clips. For any non-stero use I would recommend Hawaiki Automatch –

https://fxfactory.com/info/hawaikiautomatch.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Herb Sevush]

[Bill Davis] “As you get more comfortable, the frustration of disorder faced again and again and again AFTER the creative impulse has done it’s work – often leads to a creator increasingly valuing ORDER in their efforts.
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One man’s ceiling …

Because I am so naturally messy I have forced myself to be extremely precise in aspects of my work to save me from me. However you can’t tell that by looking at my desk, which is a mess that only I can decipher. Some workmen put away all their tools in nice cabinets, other’s have them lying all around the place, and you can’t know before hand which is the better craftsman.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Herb Sevush]

I think the most important thing an editor can do is become totally familiar with all of their elements. If that means logging, bin sorting, key words and note taking, fine. If it means string outs and multiple timelines, fine. A combination of both, fine. Whatever gets an editor so immersed with the visual and audio elements available that he/she can make the unconscious connections that lead to good work is the right way to go. From file cards on a cork board to smart bins – if it helps the editor to absorb and remember everything they have to play with, then it’s good, but it’s important to remember that “the map is not the terrain.” I believe it is Frederick Wiseman who, after a film has been locked, goes back and looks at all of his footage one last time to see if he missed anything. As always, the most important tool for an editor is time.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Herb Sevush]

[Scott Witthaus] ” but if you are really doing this as a “pro”, it’s not that big a cost. One or two jobs?”

The issue for me isn’t the cost as much as it is sinking that cost into a non upgrade-able system. If I’m investing 5K+ I want to know that I won’t regret it next year, which is not possible with any closed system, be it Surface or Imac.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Herb Sevush]

Tim –

First let me apologize for my last posting. Good for a bar, not right for the Cow.

But then this –

[Tim Wilson] “That said, “Stockholm Syndrome” has been used in relation to Apple customers for YEARS. The first reference I can find in a speedy search is from 2007, Do Apple Users Just Have Stockholm Syndrome, by Jacob Rosenberg. He’s the head of Infrastructure Engineering at Bloomberg, and asking the same kinds of questions that Michael is asking, for the same reasons, with 2 additional notes.”

This misuse doesn’t make it right. And I’m not objecting on PC grounds but rather on linguistic ones. Stockholm Syndrome is NOT the same as being in a bad relationship, which is what Cioni is talking about. What distinguishes the syndrome is the mystery of an abductee falling in love with their abductor and the initial coercion is central to the phrase. Physically abusive relationships can fall under this heading, because of the coercive effect of the abuse. Using pyscho babble to raise a simple lover’s complaint into a tragedy in 4 acts distorts meaning. It’s not Der Ring des Nibelungen, it’s a country song -you gave your heart to a cheatin’ sort of guy, and you regret it but your still waiting near the phone on a Friday nite. And all the rationalizations that Cioni comes up with should be heard with fiddle and pedal steel in the background.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Herb Sevush]

Cioni misuses the term “Stockholm Syndrome” because, while inappropriate and inaccurate, it sounds sexier than “fanboy” which is the precise and accurate description of his condition.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Herb Sevush]

[Michael Gissing] “his is huge folks, particularly with the performance improvements. I don’t know why it is OT. It may well be the topic of NAB.”

I agree. To have all these tools within the ap as opposed to linked to the ap is a huge advantage. I have been putting off trying Resolve because of the reputed slowness and demands for massive GPU, but these announcements may have me re-thinking my future editing path.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Herb Sevush]

First of all, can’t they afford a thru the lens prompter for their Demo guy? I mean how pathetic is that.

Next, half the demo is about VR sound mixing, and really, who cares? Who’s paying the mortgage cutting VR? Anyone, anyone … Bueller …

Finally the good stuff. New title tool, for those who hated the old one. Seems like a more advanced feature set, but it still doesn’t do anything to handle credit rolls, so I’m still not happy (am I ever?).

Ppro copies FCPX rigging, with the advantage that it’s handled by AE instead of Motion.

New audio panel, bringing in Audition’s automated sound processing. To me this and the AE rigging are the big items. Seems very useful.

More Team Projects stuff — looks like it would be useful if any of my clients are actually gonna buy the license. I’ll not hold my breath on that.

Nothing mentioned about minor tweaks to timeline editing, so I guess all the annoying stuff will keep being annoying for another year, while they work on Adobe Stock, VR, and other new features that most could care less about. How about being able to delete multiple transitions at one time Adobe, how about something useful like that?

Oh, by the way, with this release there is no option to maintain an older version of Ppro because somehow they consider this release a “patch” and not a new version. How lame is that?

Now back to work.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf