Shane Ross
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[Bill Davis] “Sorry. I thought that was the main point of Shane’s posted rant.”
No, the point is that a few networks I deal with demand ProRes QT deliverables. Won’t take DNxHD…won’t take OP1a MXF. NO, they aren’t backwards and still want digibeta or HDCAM tape…they want digital delivery, so they are hip to the current trends. But only want ProRes.
Shane
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[Bill Davis] “It’s due Saturday, but as usual, I’m done days early, thanks (in my opinion) to X.”
I’ve had to online, grade, (well, redo as they were done before, but poorly, by another company) and deliver 6 shows. And I’ve been able to grade and blur (blurs that TRACK very well) each hour long episode in about 10 hours. Thanks to Avid Symphony and having grades I apply to one clip be applied to all instances of that same clip name. And thanks to Boris Continuum and MOCHA for the tracking of a lot of blurs with a lot of movement. Because of those tools, I was able to get the shows onlined and graded and blurred in a fraction of the time it’s taken me to do other shows of similar length.
And I was able to output an MXF XDCAM OP1a VERY easily and very quickly and passed QC on 4 of the episodes thus far, the only ones I need to redo are because something that was blurred turns out not to need it.
Right tool, for the right circumstances. X is good, Avid is good…depends on your needs.
[Bill Davis] “I understand that others work in environments where people are SUPER skittish about the new disruptive digital distribution platforms.”
Not sure how many of those places are left. 5 years ago my deliverable was tape, tape, tape. Now…a variety of digital delivery options. No one seems to be skittish about this.
[Bill Davis] “people find it so hard to evolve and change as technology changes. “
I’m not seeing that at all. I’m seeing all sorts of people shifting to Premiere, shifting to FCX, updates in Avid coming every month with new features every time. New deliverable options, new tools to help get done what needs to get done quickly. Now, just because we all don’t use FCX and think it’s god’s gift to the NLE and the answer to EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN doesn’t mean we find it hard to change. It means FCX doesn’t address the needs we have. SO GLAD it helps you and many many MANY others. You really need to let go of this obsession with FCX being the best thing since shaved ice and the answer to every single post workflow need in existence.
Shane
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OK, if you must update, then do the following:
CLONE YOUR CURRENT HARD DRIVE. Get an external hard drive…get CARBON COPY CLONER…and clone your current OS drive to this external. In case ANYTHING goes wrong or haywire with the update, you can use this clone to go back to the working system you had before.
Shane
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The best solution is to use AUTOMATIC DUCK PRO EXPORT. It will convert the video files to Avid media, and export an AAF that will import into Avid and relink to those files (you need to put them into the proper Avid media file structure).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsEK8e9qgJE
Problem is that the plugin is no longer available. BUT…I have it, and before the author went to work for Adobe, he made unlicensed versions available for download…they are no longer up, but I have them. email me at comeback at mac dot com and I’ll send it to you
Shane
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Do you intend on color correcting what you are editing, or only using a client monitor to see it full screen? If the latter, you already have a setup that is working….so why add soemthing you don’t need?
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HOw do you get the video signal to the client monitor currently? Using an IO device like AJA or Blackmagic will get a proper video signal to a TV, for better color if you intend on color correcting.
Shane
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[Don Scioli] “Shane in your latest post you said ” Lately I’ve been delivering OP-1A MXF”. Are you doing this via FCPX or Avid?”
Avid. VERY easily done from Avid. I think Resolve will do this too. I’ll check tonight.
Shane
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[Tom Sefton] “But my point is that you are in a minority of editors and creatives that have the knowledge and expertise to build a machine that is reliable enough to earn a living from.”
point taken…
Shane
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[Oliver Peters] “When everyone talks about building their own PC, they conveniently skip the cost of their own labor. “
Well, looking at the cost of my Hackintosh, with all the parts it added up to under $1600. And this machine equals the current iMac in terms of processing power, but with 32GB RAM and a superior GPU. Plus additional internal storage. If I spec’d out an iMac, that would be in the $3600 range.
This unit took me about 16 hours to assemble, all told. At $65/hour that’s another $1040. And the four hours a friend helped me is another $260…still less than a new iMac.
[Tom Sefton] “Plus you need to have some pretty specific knowledge before you start.”
Knowledge on assembling a computer…or just following a guide. Not TOO hard. But then again, I’ve torn apart Avid’s during my Post Coordinator days and assistant editor days, talking the ABVB ones with 6 internal cards…so I’m used to it. But yes, not for everyone, that’s for sure. That’s why my friend also offers a service where he assembles Hacks for his friends…they supply the parts, he assembles.
[Tom Sefton] “and nobody to help if the clutch fails.”
Well, I’m there when the clutch fails…
Shane
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[Gabriele Sartori] “I built many Hackintosh for fun but I would never do a serious job on them. All it takes is a driver and you can be without machine for days”
True, which is why I make sure I have the correct drivers, and don’t update anyting. Been using this Hack for nothing BUT professional work for over a year, on a couple dozen projects. But yes, they do take babying for sure
Shane
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