Walter Biscardi
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As I’m new to Premiere Pro I have no experience prior to CS 5.5 and Kona. All I can say is that the CS 5.5 is the first Kona driver to work with the Mercury Engine so there’s probably a lot new under the hood that makes that popup come up.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Do you have Premiere set to play out at full quality? I believe 1/2 resolution is default and note that both the Source and Program Monitors are set up independently.
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We digitize directly to the SAN in whatever format we’re going to edit with. Typically ProRes but now that we’re transitioning to Adobe Premiere Pro, we’ll work natively for the most part with digital formats.
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[David Scott] “I’m running FCS2 and CS5 together… and I’d already installed the recomended codec and switched the Premiere preferences, but don’t get an SDI output from the Kona card…?”
The latest plug-in from AJA is for CS 5.5 I believe.
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I believe you have to step up to 5.5 for the latest plug-ins, but you can look at the Kona LHi Support page to find out for sure. I believe there is a plug-in for CS5, but 5.5 is definitely very stable.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Yep, the Driver for the card itself is the same.
You just need to install the CS 5.5 plug-ins so Premiere Pro can use the card. Be aware that as of right now there is sluggish performance from Premiere Pro / AJA Kona and the workaround to improve performance is to set the Preferences > Player to Adobe.
Also you need to set the Preferences > Audio Hardware to anything BUT the AJA Kona.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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First and foremost we take advantage of the time to clean up a bit and by that I mean our storage, archiving, etc…. We do that as we’re working but stuff does tend to pile up on the SAN when we’re really busy so we try to use slower times to catch up and definitely erase and clean our RAIDs.
We’ll do some internal creative stuff, maybe originals, maybe update the reel, etc….
Obviously schedule time to meet with past and potential clients.
But the cleaning up is priority as we never seem to have enough hours in the day when we’re crazy busy to to get that done.
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[John Grote, Jr.] “I’m trying to find a (for lack of a better term) polite way to let this person know that they will have to purchase their own licenses for these plugins. I freelance as well and I own all the plugins so that I am able to work remotely. “
No need to tell them politely. Just tell them straight up, you want to work with me remotely, you supply your own computer and all the necessary tools to do the job. Period.
All the freelancers I work with remotely either have all the tools they need for a job or they purchase any additional software / hardware needed themselves.
Under no circumstances do you supply the freelancer with those tools unless its in your contract.
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[Nick Griffin] “And let me add… in addition to not being a lawyer, I’m also not an accountant. (But I’ll bet that the majority of them would agree with the above.)”
The big key here in Georgia is who sets the schedule if they work on your equipment. I’ve put multiple people under long term contracts who work out of my shop and we have worked with our CPA to ensure we’re doing everything correctly per the state of Georgia.
In particular, I do not set a firm schedule because I’m not allowed to do that with a freelancer. Want to take a vacation or time off? Just let me know what days you’re taking, I cannot refuse to allow them to go. We set a range on the schedule for when they arrive / depart depending on the task at hand and whom they are interfacing with. Obviously if a client wants to work 9-5, well the freelancer has to be able to accomodate that. But just bringing in a freelancer working on your own gear does not make one an employee, at least not here.
Now that we’ve grown a bit, we have full time staff, but still keep a rather large roster of freelance talent we call on as needed for projects.
Definitely want to speak with your CPA and attorney of choice to ensure you are working within the guidelines set forth for your area.
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When you have the Plus or Pro accounts, your uploads are processed pretty much immediately. When you have the free account, you have to “get in line” with everyone else who is uploading.
The $200/year a thing was the no brainer for me too. 🙂
Also, when you get your account set up, note that you can customize the Portfolios for your various clients. For me, each client sees their own logo when they log into the portfolio. Small touch, but they like that.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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