Joseph W. bourke
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Only in the sense that I would never do it myself. However, it is possible that the artist who created the graphic was told by a producer or art director that they must, in no uncertain terms, use that typeface, because it’s part of the station’s design package. I would almost put money on that.
I am also extremely bothered by the lack of custom kerning in on-air graphics where the number 1 is used. As any graphic designer knows (or should), there is always extra space after the number 1. I believe that it’s because digits in a font always have equal kerning. There’s a good discussion/argument here:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1470084
It drives me nuts, and I always custom kern after the number 1.
Joe Bourke
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There are a number of “looks” which you can get from the plugin, only one of which is the satellite view. There are several you can use which run the gamut from a flat looking Google type map, to much more stylized versions. It takes a bit of under the hood work, but take a look at the video tutorials, and there’s one which shows several of the choices.
https://aescripts.com/geolayers/
Look at Feature Styles, which lets you customize colors feature by feature, and then go through the other tutorials way at the bottom of the page, particularly Stamen Mapstack, which lets you choose a wide variety of stylized looks which are anything but Bing satellite maps. I had to spend a couple of hours walking my way through the tutorials until the light went on. I came upon a look that’s a combination road map and topo map. Worked fine for me. Your mileage may vary, but it’s not by any means a one button click plugin.
Joe Bourke
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You’re quite welcome. Of course, my method lives or dies by my having a pretty tight concept (if not a script, at least a shot list) to build my spreadsheet from. The cost parameters widen as the concept becomes looser. I’ve often started out with a $1200. to $5000. spread; when the client freaks out, I simply tell them that the more information they give me, the tighter the quote. That always motivates them…
Joe Bourke
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As Dave says, it will vary hugely based on the complexity of the production. 15 minutes is hugely long for an informational piece, unless the content demands the length (maybe it’s a teaching piece?). I once fought with a client who wanted to do a three minute piece for a trade show, because you’ve only got a matter of seconds to a minute to grab someone’s attention with your presentation.
That said, what I do with every production I do that’s all motion graphics is create a spreadsheet on which I have every shot in the piece listed. This gives me the chance, based on my experience, to figure out just how long it will take me to create each shot. It usually gets me 80 to 90 percent accuratcy, which is close enough for billing. I often add a contingency amount (maybe 5 or 10 percent of the total quote) based on the changes which I know will come when the client sees the piece.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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This might be helpful, depending on exactly what you want to do:
https://aescripts.com/geolayers/
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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Looks as if the freestanding Bridge CC is still available for download:
https://blogs.adobe.com/vikrant/2013/06/how-to-install-adobe-bridge-cc/
Joe Bourke
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Hi David –
My suggestion would be to install a freestanding copy of Bridge on any machine you want to access XMP metadata on. It’s available (or at least was) as a free standing install from Adobe.
Joe Bourke
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Chris –
I’m sorry to hear about your father. My thoughts are with you.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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If you’re creating a logo for broad usage, and aren’t sure whether it might be placed on large signage, or on a banner at a trade show, you would want to create it in a vector-based software package, such as Illustrator. The reason being, vectors are mathematical descriptions of the art, and can thus be made any size without quality loss (pixelation).
If you know your logo is never going to be bigger than a YouTube video, say 1920 x 1080, then you would be safe creating it in a raster, or pixel-based software package, such as Photoshop. In pixel-based graphics, the size the graphic is created at is about as good as it’s going to get. You can size it down just fine, but sizing it up will begin creating pixelation at some point.
When I do a logo design for a client, I always start in Illustrator. That way, I can deliver any size the client wants with no quality loss.
Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
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Another very good remedy for noxious smells is coffee beans. They really soak up odors, plus they smell pretty nice themselves. The beans, not ground coffee. Just make sure you toss the beans when you’re done with them.
Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com