Scott Cumbo
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It’s funny as an editor who mainly worked in Avid, though i use FCP also and have been on a FCP job for about the last 6 or 8 months. I find audio in FCP annoying.
Though i was never big into key framing audio, I also would ad edits and use dissolves for level changes. Although 95% of the time my stuff is going to someone else for a final mix before it hits air.
Scott Cumbo
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Create your title, in title tool, marquee(I know thats not spelled right) or photoshop. Than cut it on the layer above and use the tracker to follow the motion of your pan.
Scott Cumbo
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I would give avid a call for this, it’s an honest mistake they may beagle to do something for you
Scott Cumbo
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I never watch all the footage before i cut. I always just cut as I go and the edit evolves. but if i’m looking for a certain shot and i see something i may like for somewhere else i’ll usually mark it.
talking head stuff is the easiest. i’ll cut a sequence with anything thats remotely good so i’ll end up with say a 15min sequence, than just keep triming it and reordering until i get where i need to be.
but i am not a perfectionist and usually work with the cilent in the room so it’s about them being happy, not me.
I think the biggest thing to save time is to make quick decisions and trust your instincts. if you see something that may work, just do it, don’t think about it. If you have an idea that will take awhile, but you’re not positive it’ll look good or work. you’re usually better served to forget about it than waste an hour trying something. or be realise 15mins into that hour that it’s not gonna work and bail out.
just random thoughts
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Andrew your right, it is a smaller section of video pros, but why teach the kids things they won’t be using in broadcast or film when those tools are used to make indie films, corporate and web videos also?
I have done my share of corporate videos, web videos, no budget music videos, I even cut a video for a clients kids sweet sixteen, all on avid and fcp. I’m not saying those other programs aren’t valid. I’ll use windows movie maker if someone wants to pay my rate for me to do it. Just saying, in this market right now someone who knows avid and fcp will find it easier to find a job than someone who know Vegas video or whatever.
And you know as well as I do that most of those kids won’t be working in the video industry anyway. Most don’t have the heart for it. But I say teach of the 2 kids that really want to do it, not the other 30 that are just spending their parents money.
Just my 2 cents…. Probably worth less than 2 cents anyway
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Tom,
If your teaching kids editing, do them a favor and teach them Avid MC. Besides FCP, Avid is really the only editor used in broadcast and film. Sure their are plenty of shops and independent places that use premier and the other editing apps (too many to list) and they will all argue that they are great apps, which I’m sure they are. And maybe on day hey will be a part of the major markets.But in pro TV and Film editing it’s pretty much a 2 dog race, Avid media composer (which symphony is the same thing with a few extra features) and FCP (though who knows what FCP future is with the whole FCPX release) Using NYC as an example, no one is looking for a kid who knows premie or vegas video.
Scott Cumbo
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As someone who uses mc, symphony and fcp. I prefer to work on a symphony, just runs smother than mc (with an adrenaline or a dx box)
But with that being said, I don’t have to pay for the systems and if I did , I don’t think symphony can really justify the extra money.
The only real feature difference is the secondary color correction plus the universal master (which makes tape output a lot easier sometimes)
Scott Cumbo
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you can’t make everyone happy, that’s my take on it.
MC 6 looks great, can’t wait to check it out.
Scott Cumbo
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[Richard Cardonna] “Yes apple wants to cash in with the wannabes. Tho thatse think that with 300. bucks and a mac they could make it.
Maybe we will be told that one or two made just to stir more frenzy. If hype is important in todays business think when hundreds of thousands joing in.
This could be a lemming parade to the death”
hasn’t that been the history of final cut already? I mean, that’s what made it popular to begin with… lower price than Avid with a few big names cutting features on it plus a minority of pros switching. and millions of college kids saying “oh i can do that too” with only some really taking it to a “pro” level.
some will get pissed at that statement, but it’s pretty true.
Scott Cumbo
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Youtube won’t replace TV… TV will just eventually morph into all video on demand type channels. where you can watch any episode of say “30 rock” whenever you want. It’s almost there already.
Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC