[Mark Raudonis]

“The Parkinson’s joke is not funny, Rafael. ”

Oh come on, Jeremy! It WAS funny!

My father died from Parkinson’s and I STILL thought it was funny. Did you happen to see
“Curb your Enthusiasm” last night with Michael J Fox? They did a whole show about how
MJ Fox was “milking” his Parkinsons to his own benefit. It had more painful Parkinson’s humor
than you can imagine. Rafael’s comment was TAME by comparison.

Lighten up!

Mark

[Mark Raudonis]

Roberto,

You can’t get there from here!

While your intentions are laudable, practically speaking, there is NO easy way to do this.
I would suggest waiting until later in the editorial process when the amount of material you
need to deal with is much, much less.

Simply tagging a clip “do not use” will NOT prevent an editor from using it. There are plenty of
reasons for this which I’m sure you can think of. Therefore, a better use of your time would be
to jump in on the first cut and at that point thoroughly comb identify the “do not use” clips for
changing or blurring.

Good luck.
mark

[Mark Raudonis]

Run, don’t walk away from this offer.

If you DO take it , please don’t come back here with a sob story about how you were taken advantage of by this network. This is a sucker, low ball offer that will make you want to quit the business if you take it. Please do yourself and your colleagues a favor by telling them where they can stick their questionable business practices.

The only circumstances that can justify this kind of payment schrdule is if you’re a profit participant in the project… Which I doubt you are.

Good luck.

Mark

[Mark Raudonis]

https://www.avid.com/US/products/ISIS5000

mark

[Mark Raudonis]

[Andrew Richards] “shared filesystem storage”

Yes!

Mark

[Mark Raudonis]

another vote for CATdv. It’s perfect for what you’re describing.

MArk

[Mark Raudonis]

There’s nothing like an “airdate” to move the process along! I assume that you’re talking about projects with “soft deadlines”. My suggestion is to put it in writing!

Many contracts specify a timeframe for responding. For example, if you turn in a cut (delivered electronically or on DVD) the client has 48hrs in which to respond. A delayed response can
move the final delivery date later, and therefore trigger “cost overages” for which the client would be
responsible.

Frankly, if the client can’t/won’t respond in two days, you know you’re in for problems. If they won’t agree to this in advance, you’ve been warned, and should adjust your bid accordingly.

With NO penalty for slow response, the burden is on YOU. That’s just dumb. Spell it out in advance. The time frame for response, and the NUMBER of passes the client gets. This forum is filled with horror stories of the client from hell demanding dozens of passes.
Good luck.

[Mark Raudonis]

Until RON declares it EOL!

Mark

[Mark Raudonis]

Joseph,

I will point you to two forums here on the cow where your question is best answered:

First, check out “SAN- Storage Area Networks”, and then try “Arrays & Raid SetUP”.

Be warned that Bob Zelin prowls those forums and you just might get a taste of his “shotgun”.

Quick answer to your question: No, you can’t do that! It’s gonna cost you some money to achieve
a workable solution. The good news is that the cost is going down.

Good luck.

Mark

[Mark Raudonis]

David,

Wow! The dawn of the NLE! Thanks for sharing.

You should send a copy here:
https://www.vtoldboys.com/editingmuseum/index.htm

We’ve come a long way since then.

Welcome to the cow.

Mark