Walter Biscardi
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[Anna Chiaretta] “With AVID it also doesn’t seem to like AVCHD, so I am experimenting with an AVID Workflow where we do a transcode from the get go since we aren’t going to be cutting more than a few minutes of the video off of the final product.”
AVCHD should be transcoded. We are transcoding that format when we run into it.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media“This American Land” – our new PBS Series.
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[Craig Seeman] “Anecdotally, I see it making inroads in some smaller in house corporate markets.”
That’s a market where it’s already making inroads and it’s a great tool for that. Kind of an “all in one swiss army knife.” I’ve met a few folks creating materials only for websites or in-house presentations that are using the tool precisely for that reason.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media“This American Land” – our new PBS Series.
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[Tom Sefton] “Craig – this goes back to one of my earlier points. Adobe software is already better, more professional and better value for money than FCPX (yes FCPX is cheaper, but something that is half price that doesn’t work very well is not worth $5 let alone its full price is it?).”
And the one thing Adobe has above all is a suite of products that work hand in hand pretty much seamlessly. So for the extra money you get a suite of products that outperforms everything that Apple ever put into the FC Studio suite. For my money, and especially for the use of freelancers around Atlanta, Adobe and Avid are a much better choice for us than FCPX.
X will have to rise from the bottom up again like the original FCP did, though with everything changing so much now compared to 1999 when it first came out, I’m not sure you’ll ever see the market dominance by FCP again. Adobe is the one company that will most likely come out on top because their creative tools just work so incredibly well, in particular Photoshop and After Effects which are used in every edit suite I’ve ever visited. Now drop Premiere into the workflow and suddenly you realize you’re working faster than ever. Adobe still has a lot of work to do in terms of support for 3rd party cards like the AJA Kona board, but I’m hopeful we’ll see some improvements with CS6.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media“This American Land” – our new PBS Series.
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[Tom Sefton] “From reading some of the comments from a lot of content creators, it seems that many are pretty annoyed at apple and have gone as far to purchase windows machines instead. “
I can tell you that we currently have one Dell machine in our facility testing out CS 5.5 and will have another Windows machine in here very shortly from another manufacturer. So far so good, easy to make the switch, even our AJA Kona hardware switches from Mac to PC.
It’s honestly never been easier to work with both Mac and PC in the same shop, so we’re keeping all of our options open. I will never again be locked down to the whims of just one manufacturer, either software or hardware.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media“This American Land” – our new PBS Series.
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[David Cohen] “Was this something i needed ot tell them up-front back then? How much do I charge? And of course the old “will they ever call again” dilema.”
Yes, we have a line in our invoices that shows the late fee schedule. You could try to come after them now for late fees, but it’s always better to have it in your invoice.
Late fees are added after X days
% is added for payments between X and Y days late
% is added for payments between Z and A days late
% is added daily for payments received beyond A days late.Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media“This American Land” – our new PBS Series.
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[Peter Chamberlain] “Hi all, I encourage you to keep an eye out for our next 8.2 beta for Mac and Windows OS that will include support for all four models in the Tangent Element range: Tk, Mf, Kb and Bt.”
This is the most exciting news for me since I first saw the panels last year. Kudos for bringing on support for these panels!
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media“This American Land” – our new PBS Series.
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Yes, our boxes all have blue LEDs on them when the computers are on.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media“This American Land” – our new PBS Series.
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If you just moved, two quick things to try.
1 – Open the Mac, remove and then re-seat the Kona board. Could have shifted during the move.
2 – Remove the cabling from the computer and the K-Box and then reconnect. Just to ensure you have everything seated correctly.
These are the first two steps I take when something like this happens.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media“This American Land” – our new PBS Series.
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[Al Bergstein] “The story is about the friend, and they had a good relationship in life. The only down side is, of course, that the estate will likely want money for any approval. That would be something to deal with in getting the funding for the production, I would assume.
“How many other people are going to be included in this film besides the celebrity and the friend? See that’s what we ran into with our proposal. Each and ever person depicted in the film can file a lawsuit for whatever reason. A minor character in the film wants money so he sues. You don’t really hear much about this because the larger movie studios generally just settle each case quietly or they take care of payments for everyone before production starts.
Of course, this is a very “broad stroke” discussion here and each and every project is unique. Prior relationships with the parties involved will certainly help things and the Producer / Director of the Project can help and even the Studio relationships with the people involved. So don’t take what I say as “the law,” it’s just what we experienced.
It doesn’t cost you a thing to approach the estate and simply discuss your idea. If you have interest from them in participation (yes it will cost you money) then seek out at least a one hour meeting with a good entertainment attorney to discuss how feasible your idea would be.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media“This American Land” – our new PBS Series.
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We actually had a movie proposal discussion a few weeks ago involving a celebrity as we’re now working with a former hollywood executive to help us develop shows and original films.
Bottom line is this. The most difficult part of any film dealing with a celebrity, dead or alive, is getting the insurance to make the film. With celebrities, it’s not “will I get sued,” it’s “how many lawsuits will we have to fight?” You ARE going to be sued, just the question is how much will each of them cost you.
In our case, the decision was that we would get sued to the point that no insurance company would be willing to cover the production because it’s the insurance company that pays out the legal fees when you lose. Even if we created an entirely fictional story based on the true story. We just don’t have the funds here to fight the legal battles like the big studios do.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media“This American Land” – our new PBS Series.