[Joel Bialek]

Hey John.

When using AE comps in Premiere, the reason the comp doesn’t playback smooth to begin with, is that AE is trying to cache whatever it can in Realtime. If you want to see your AE clip in full motion, switch over to AE, do a RAM preview of your comp, then switch back to PR to view in your sequence. It should playback smooth now. As Jeff noted, the heavier your AE comp is with effects and layers, the worse the stuttering will be without caching it in RAM first.

Doing a RAM preview will save you from having to actually pre-render a dedicated movie clip, and then deleting it later. PR will also respect what your comp resolution is set at (ie: Full, Half, Third…), so you can preview your edit that much faster.

Hope this helps.

Joel

salt & lite productions
syracuse, ny

[Joel Bialek]

I forgot that I read that about you once, Walter. I was VPA. We always hated the fact that Newhouse had all the cool new toys. While the Newhouse kids were shooting on brand new VX-1000’s, we were stuck with Hi8 cameras and U-Matic mastering decks!

Of course, as soon as I graduated, the entire DV revolution exploded.

…anyway, your Newhouse reminder brought a smile/sneer to my face!

Ha!

I doubt you would ever need remote artists for your stuff down in Atlanta, but if I can ever help out, let me know.

Take care,
Joel

salt & lite productions
syracuse, ny

[Joel Bialek]

I completely agree. In the past, I’ve always redirected clients to whoever hired me originally.

Nick clarified what I was originally trying to put into words. I don’t want to give even the slightest impression that I’m looking to steal clients. I just want to do good work, and get paid doing what I love to do.

Joel

salt & lite productions
syracuse, ny

[Joel Bialek]

Thanks to all you guys; Nick, Walter, and David.

Your time and responses are very much appreciated. I’m already a Quickbooks guy, so I’ve got that going for me. I’ve always been setup as a SP and not an LLC. I’ll poke around the forums for more details on that.

Thanks again for the advice.

Sincerely,

Joel Bialek

salt & lite productions
syracuse, ny

[Joel Bialek]

Thanks for the info Walter.

I’ve used the company name for all business for years, but I thought that if I send another studio to my “company” website, it would be sending the wrong message. I guess I need to tailor the site to a more personal representation?

I would love feedback on how to make my site communicate effectively to both clients and freelance opportunities. If anyone has a moment, just go to https://www.saltandlite.net

Much appreciated guys.

Joel

salt & lite productions
syracuse, ny

[Joel Bialek]

The flexibility does make sense. I just wanted to be sure of that before I set up a separate site for my freelance marketing.

As a follow-up financial question, do I need to then separate my freelance income from my business income for tax reasons, or can I report it all through the established business? With new studio relationships, I wouldn’t invoice from my company when freelancing, but is it a problem to lump all the income into my established business checking?

I just want to get this right early on.

Thanks very much for the input David.

Joel

salt & lite productions
syracuse, ny

[Joel Bialek]

Never mind. My buddy downloaded a manual from somewhere.

salt & lite productions
syracuse, ny