Mark Maness
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[walter biscardi] “just shows how amazing a four year old video card is when you make it the right way. “
Amen, Brother!
That’s why Avid uses them on their hardware cards. AJA is Rock Solid!!! We have two Kona3s, one is 4 years old and the other is 3 years old.
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Or just download the newest version of the software that just came out.
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[walter biscardi] “No it’s not. It’s the artist and the facility that gets the clients. Put a lousy editor in an FCP suite and you’re not going to get any clients. Put a lousy editor in an Avid suite and you’re not going to get any clients.”
Walter, this is partially true. I know this for a fact because we were courting a big client thru an ad agency and lost the account because we were not editing on Avid. Oh well….
FCP is a perfect platform for what our shop does. Avid is better for others, but not for everyone. The same holds true for Premier Pro. All of the software that is offered is geared to a specific application. Adobe is just trying to make a dent in the market by offering an all over package. Enough said…
We edit primarily on FCS3 but I use Adobe applications all day too. Yeah, Premier Pro has its place but not for everyone. I’ve used it a time or two myself. Its easier to do one off DV dubs, if needed. But that’s just me.
It’s not ONLY the tools that make money but skill, too. I, too, see lots of bad editing out there on every network but clients will get what they are willing to pay. If they want something for nothing, then maybe they’ll have to settle for not-so-good editing.
I think you hit the nail on the head, Walter… But, its a total combination that makes a shop profitable, including your output to tape or disc.
Keep in mind, people… These are just tools of the trade. Just like a good car mechanic, they could have thousands invested in tools, but if they can’t fix a car, what good are they?
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Wayne Carey
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Well, that makes total sense for Apple to make this move. The COW is a much better platform for support than Apple’s support team.
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Wayne Carey
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Chris…
To have a pristine conversion, you really need to take your program to a post house that has a hardware ARC to convert your program properly. Software can only do so much. Hardware conversion is the only solution for this.
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[Jon Bothun] “We’re paying around 250 for 2tb drives right now. last time I checked on Blue Ray 25 discs(minimum buy)cost you around 450 and you get around 1250gb of disc storage(at least that was the priceing when I last checked last summer.) “
Bud… Look again. You’ll be very surprised. The VideoGuys has an internal 12x BluRay drive for $229, external is $299. TapeOnline has BluRay disc in bundles of 25 for $87. Do the math.
Hard drives fail all of the time. I have a bunch of door stops, nice door stops at that. BluRay has a shelf life of approximately 50 years, as long as you don’t scratch them.
We shoot on XDCAM HD. XDCAM discs are less than $22 for 23 gig. That’s two thirty minutes shows per disc. I can purchase 50 gig BluRays for $18 a disc and can hold 6 shows per disc. Look at the math on that. Its silly to use XDCAM for archiving purposes. I can still take my XDCAM HD 1080p30 shows and put 6 of them on a 50 gig BluRay. That’s a huge yearly saving for us., AND permanent reliable storage.
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Wayne Carey
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Have your repaired your permissions?
The error you speak about sounds like something could be wrong in the permissions. If not, check and make sure of your render settings inside of Juicer.
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Wayne Carey
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What version of Jucier do you have? Is it the latest?
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Wayne Carey
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Just as Walter said above…
These are all just tools that we need to use at different times. They all do something different. Fine. That’s a good thing. Keeps the cost to us down and let’s us pick and choose what we need. CS5 has tight integration, FCS3 not so much so.
As a 20 year veteran of this industry, I use different tools for different outcomes. When compositing images, sometimes I will use FCP, if its a simple composite. Sometimes, I’ll use Motion. Mostly, I use After Effects. It just depends on the complexity and the tools needed to get that particular job done. That’s it.
Unless you spend megabucks for a seriously high end edit system, you’ll have to pick and choose what best fits your needs. It’s just that simple. Ask yourself, what am I going to need to get my job done, and choose based on that.
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Has the camera been set to output thru HDMI? Can you plug the camera to an HDMI monitor and see what’s on the tapes? Do you see anything?
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Wayne Carey
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