[Scott Cumbo]

I don’t think the DX adds any hardware acceleration.
So no real advantages except for the differances in IO function.

By the way if you work a lot in 23.98, I would confirm the AJA
suports display and output of all frame rates.

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC

[Scott Cumbo]

If you want to run all 3 on the same workstation the AJA makes a lot more sense. I believe
you can use the same IO for all 3 apps. (though i may be mistaken about that)

I work on a symphony Nitris DX and love it, wouldn’t trade it for any 3rd party hardware.
But it wasn’t my money that purchased it, so the budget is not my concern.

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC

[Scott Cumbo]

A better monitor is not going to get your “grades” looking better.

practice will.

save the money until you really know what your doing. that way
you can spend it more wisely.

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC

[Scott Cumbo]

$1,000 a week for a 40 hr week is only 25/hr.

I made a little less than that as an assitant editor years ago.

Yes your being taken advantage of and the only way to fix it is to
not ask for a raise, but tell them how much you will work for and be
prepared to walk if they don’t want to pay it.

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC

[Scott Cumbo]

I think you need to be honest with yourself…. are you a control freak who wants to monitor
and tweek everything that goes out the door to your liking? If so your better off with a few kids,
because that will wear thin with an experienced person real quick.

Or are you looking for people that can just do the job and you don’t have to look over there shoulder
every few mins?

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC

[Scott Cumbo]

If it’s both than it’s easy… If your as good as you think you
are. than you’ll have no problem finding a new gig if you boss turns you down when you give him the old “I want more money or I’ll have to leave” line. problem solved

you’ll never get the salesman to change the way they are.

good luck

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC

[Scott Cumbo]

So the bottom line is you want to be able to say “my spots brought in X amount of money to the company” for either an increased salary or bragging rights.

and you already stated that your spots are great and your well paid,
so is it money or ego your looking for?

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC

[Scott Cumbo]

As long as you don’t have a family to feed do what you want.

If you do have a family your “principals” don’t mean anything, work is work and they are not asking you to break the law.

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC

[Scott Cumbo]

my 2 cents,and maybe a little harsh:

How do you manage your speed?
speed is practice, experiance and work ethic.
if your not fast enough now, you have to work harder at it.

How do you avoid distractions?
work ethic, you are being paid to do a job not play on the internet.
it’s pretty simple

Multi-tasking:
That’s just a skill and if you can’t remember, write it down.

How do you explain to your boss the time wasted on technical problems and computer freezing and conversion problems…
Just tell him, but remember odds are he dosen’t care, you still
need to finish the job.

Are you ever satisfied with the final edit?
Sometimes, but that’s not important, what is important is that
your client is satisfied with your work. Because they are the ones
who are paying for it.

What do you do when your taste is “simplicity” and don’t get so impressed with texts exploding or all the fancy effects.
If your client wants it simple than your fine, if they want
exploding text or whatever, learn how to do it (on your free time)

How to become more technical, what to read, what softwares to use?
read everything you can, experiment with codec, programs etc.. LISTEN
to people who know what they are talking about. Don’t act like you know, if you don’t. ask questions to more experianced editors/engineers.

Motion graphics ….
You need to learn at least basic motion graphics work. or at least how to accomplish things. it also depends on what kind of work you do. I work on a lot of Broadcast spots, so we have other designers who do most of the endpages or more indepth GFX, But i still know after effects and can pull off GFX work when i need to. Watch tutorials and practice. Remember you are trying to make this a career, not a hobby. If it’s a hobby you can do as you please, when it’s a job you need to be able to do the work the person who is paying you asks for, just like any other job. If you work at mcdonalds you need to learn how to use that french fry machine, this is no different.

What’s the average hourly rate for editors in Sydney and when do I know if I deserve an increase?
I’m from NYC, sorry can’t help you

Where can I ask my silly questions about editing without being judged? like …
creativecow.net

And the most important question of all…
HOW CAN I BECOME A BETTER EDITOR?

HARD WORK.

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC

[Scott Cumbo]

cool, thanks Kris

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC