Currently:
-Technical Director and Engineering Tech at CBS Detroit (WWJ-TV / WKBD)
-TD, Engineering Tech, FCP editor at Detroit Public Television (WTVS).
-Freelance Editor (FCP/Avid)
Recently:
-Video Editor, Technical Support Operations, Ford ... [ more] Currently:
-Technical Director and Engineering Tech at CBS Detroit (WWJ-TV / WKBD)
-TD, Engineering Tech, FCP editor at Detroit Public Television (WTVS).
-Freelance Editor (FCP/Avid)
Recently:
-Video Editor, Technical Support Operations, Ford Motor Company Customer Service Div.(Avid MC Adrenaline), (+ many others).
In the Biz since 1967 (!)
2010-11 Chair Detroit Section SMPTE | | | | Member Since: December 16th 2001 | | | | |
| | | | |  | Program Preferences w/ Mountain Lionby Don Greening 2 weeks agoDoes anyone know where the program preference files are kept in Mountain Lion They don't seem to be in the previous place any more which was: Macintosh HD Users "yourname" Library Preferences Anyone h | Re: Program Preferences w/ Mountain Lion
by Chuck Reti 1 week ago
Preferences (.plist) files are still in the Library folder, where they always have been. In Mountain Lion, Apple chose to make the User Library file more difficult, but not impossible, to access. Prot
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| | | |  | On Set Monitor Colorby Scott Sutter 2 months agoHello all. I am running into an issue with the color reproduction of on set monitors. Here is the setup. Cameras- hpx370 with standard lenses, monitor- nec p552-avt LCD monitor, tungsten studio lighti | Re: On Set Monitor Color
by Chuck Reti 2 months ago
Scott mentioned he tried that approach but had glare issues. Wonder if there's an 85-ish clingy film, like e-film or auto glass darkening film. I did use some gel to correct on set rear-screen project
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| | | |  | No Lion or Mountain Lion on my Intel Mac?by tad newberry 8 months agoHey, just checking, but is 10.6 the highest i can go on my 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Mac thanks for helping out a bonehead! __________________________ FCS3 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro 6GB RAM NVIDI | | | | |
| | | |  | re-install 10.6.8 combo updateby Chris Borjis 11 months agoIs there any way to trick os x into re-intalling a combo update I've tried to do it, but it always gives an error when it begins installation. Likely due to it already being installed. There are some | Re: re-install 10.6.8 combo update
by Chuck Reti 11 months ago
Try this. go to Library Receipts folder look for "MacOSXUpdateCombo10.x.x.pkg" or whatever corresponds to last update you downloaded. move it out of that folder, close the folder. Try running the comb
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| | | | | Rarby Danny Davis 1 year agoHi all, Files I've downloaded for a tutorial are .rar files. I have never come across these before. All I want to do is convert these to movies. What is the easiest workflow for this Thank you for any | Re: Rar
by Chuck Reti 1 year ago
Free utility "The Unarchiver" v2.7.1 will unpack .rar files (and most other data compression formats). Available via MacUpdate.com and other software listing sites
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| | | |  | record Internet video with audioby Bob Cole 1 year agoThis is such an obvious question, forgive me if it's too basic: How can I record a video that is playing on the Internet I want the video and the audio. This is for personal use only. I've used Quickt | | | | |
| | | |  | Panisonic HS400, DSK, and Black graphicsby Greg Davis 1 year agoI have created a lower thirds in motion five that contains black. When I Broadcast thru DSK on my switcher all of the black is keyed out and transparent. I am exporting from motion 5 and running the Q | | | | |
| | | |  | Do Not Enter sign on start-upby Leonard Frankford 1 year agoI don't know where else to post this so I will try here. I have a G5 with an Intel chip, running FCP 7 on it. I am trying to start up the computer this morning and after the Apple logo appears I am ge | Re: Do Not Enter sign on start-up
by Chuck Reti 1 year ago
Yes, the series of Macs using the G5 PPC CPU are also called "G5s." The Mac Pro line, with Intel CPU, is very similar in outside appearance to the G5 tower. You need an Intel-based Mac with suitable g
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| | | | | Updating OS on iPad 1by Greg Ball 1 year agoI've read horror stories about updating the 1st gen iPad to IOS 5. Have they cleared out the bugs yet, or should I stay where I am Any advice on the update Thanks so much and happy holidays! | | | | |
| | | |  | Broadcast Tipsby Ian Webb 2 years agoHello all. I recently got a job as a finishing editor for a local Cooking Show in Sacramento, CA. It's my responsibility to make sure the entire video is broadcast safe...this is very new to me. I kno | Re: Broadcast Tips
by Chuck Reti 2 years ago
Assuming the answer to Dave's question is "yes," Tektronix has a wealth of free information on video measurement. Good start point is http: www.tek.com learning video-test-tutorial
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| | | |  | Why VITC must me on line 21?by Fabio Grammatico 2 years agoHi, why most broadcast facilities requires VITC on line 21 and example not on 17 Thanks to all! | No it's not.
by Chad Brewer 2 years ago
Line 21 is the line allocated for closed captioning, not 23. VITC is usually allocated to either lines 14&16 or 16&18. Chad Brewer Senior Broadcast Videotape Operator TeleVersions, LLC - Chicago
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| | | | | Live feed to CNN/FOX/etcby Eric Olson 2 years agoHi all, I work for a publishing company in NYC that publishes a large number of magazine titles. Often our editors are asked to appear on broadcast news as commentators. Our PR dept has inquired about | Re: Live feed to CNN/FOX/etc
by Chuck Reti 2 years ago
Mark Suszko "Also, a second strategy you should explore that is very cost-effective is to create a VNR (Video News Release) package, also called an Electronic Press Kit. Not as immediate as a live sa
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| | | |  | Additive dissolve blooming problemby Roli Rivelino 2 years agoI've noticed that when I do an additive dissolve everything seems fine till right at the end of the dissolve it kind of blooms, it seems like the image that is departing comes back in slightly before +1 | Re: Additive dissolve blooming problem
by Roli Rivelino 2 years ago
ah OK, thought it was just me :-) Many thanks. http: www.rolirivelino.com System Mac Pro 2.8Gb quad core 8Gb RAM 1x 320Gb 7200 hardrive 1x 1Tb 7200 hardrive Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mb Graphics card 1x
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| | | | | How to enable legacy codec in OS X 10.6.4by Gwen Sputore 2 years agoHi, Trying to enable Legacy codec with no luck. Am really after Apple Motion JPEG-A, which you could get to in QT Preferences and ticking a box (not now)! I tried enabling from terminal, although I go | | | | |
| | | | | File recoveryby Chuck Reti 2 years agoOne of five Ki Pros being used to record line and ISOs somehow had its Clip name set to "TEST," and apparently did not add an increment character to the clip name following each of nine or so Rec Stop | Re: File recovery
by AJA Sales Department 2 years ago
Since the name of the clip created was "TEST", this indicates that the Use Custom Clip Name parameter in the MEDIA menu was enabled. The fact that only one recording with this name was produced insinu
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| | | |  | Faux Time Slice Effect in World Cupby Jonathan Fowler 3 years agoThis may be nothing new to sports broadcasts... (I don't exactly keep up with sports - but always enjoy the World Cup). I've been trying to figure out how they're pulling off the simulated (well I ass | Re: Faux Time Slice Effect in World Cup
by Chuck Reti 3 years ago
Live time-slice or "bullet time" was used by CBS (named "EyeVision") in the 2001 Super Bowl. Search wikipedia and everybody's friend, Google, for time slice or bullet time for many links. Achieved usi
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| | | | | Captruing hi-8 into FCPby Tim Clancy 3 years agoHello, I am capturing some old high 8 footage via an equally old Sony camera, using fire wire connected to FCP. I have my capture settings set to a non-controllable device and the capture input at DV | Re: Captruing hi-8 into FCP
by Chuck Reti 3 years ago
While most if not all 8mm and Hi8 camcorders did not have Firewire I O, later Sony camcorders of the "Digital8" format (DV video on Hi8 tape stock) had "iLink" (Sony's implementation of IEEE-1394) and
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| | | |  | Polaroid washed out lookby Kristian Engelsen 3 years agoHey how can I achieve a polaroid type of washed out look Not after the polaroid framing, but the colorizing and washed out part;) | Re: Polaroid washed out look
by Chuck Reti 3 years ago
If you're looking to give this look to stills, check the "Poladroid" project. http: www.poladroid.net If you're doing to video, viewing images processed through Poladroid can give you a good basis for
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| | | |  | Audio from analog tapeby Sverker Hahn 3 years agoI have an old (25+) Sony TCD5 portable cassette tape recorder. Is it possible and easy to add such recordings to FCP Or should I get a digital recorder of some kind Sverker Hahn, Stockholm Slower is b | Re: Audio from analog tape
by Chuck Reti 3 years ago
You could patch the tape deck's output to the Mac's analog input and use Quicktime Pro's audio recording option, then import into FCP. You may need to re-export from QT Pro (or go through iTunes) to h
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| | | | | umatic formatby Gil Litver 3 years agoWas u-matic a consumer or professional format Was it ever aired from networks. I have a couple of u-matics. I don't think they look all that bad for an old format. | Re: umatic format
by Chuck Reti 3 years ago
Umatic was originally conceived as a home or consumer format, but its size and cost for tapes and gear were a bit out of reach for most consumers. When Porta Pack "portable" machines and relatively sm
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| | | |  | Export differs from editby Mark Brown 3 years agoHello All! Thank you for your time! I just posted a "Christmas Card" my wife and I shot on my new camera (Canon EOS 7D), and when posted on vimeo, the quality, put simply is just not up to par. It's n | Re: Export differs from edit
by Chuck Reti 3 years ago
The SD playback looks pretty good here, even at "full screen." Could not view the HD version as my G4 just can't handle it. Happy Holidays! Chuck Reti Detroit MI
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| | | | | FC Server Presentation Detroit SMPTE Feb 3by Chuck Reti 4 years agoFinal Cut Server Forum host Jon Rutherford will be part of a presentation on FC Server for the SMPTE Detroit Section on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Novi, MI. Info in the COW Events Local Meetings tab. http: e | | | | |
| | | | | Disk Drive Problemby Brian Thomas 5 years agoI have determined that video overruns and choppy playback issues are related to my internal separate 465gb hitachi deskstar hard drive...there are no problems in the windows disk check...please advise | Re: Disk Drive Problem
by Chuck Reti 5 years ago
Jon Zanone "your drives are running at 7200rpm - not fast enough to play back video." This comes as a great surprise to the thousands of us using 7200rpm drives, internal and external, IDE, FW and SA
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| | | |  | How to pan/scan with a rotate?by Milton Hockman 5 years agoim doing a tribute video and need to do lots of pan scan with pictures. how do i do that with a rotate as well Avid Pan and Zoom does not have rotate.Motion Graphics Artist and Non-Linear Editor Softw | | | | |
| | | | | converting file formatsby Rob Alexander 5 years agoHi, can anyone recommend a converter (hopefully freeware!) to turn AVIs and WMVs into something Media Composer (software) can import. A friend's asked me to figure this out so i don't know what codecs | Re: converting file formats
by Chuck Reti 5 years ago
I recently got a WMV file I had to use. If you're on a Windows box, you can use Windows Movie Maker to do the job. What worked for me: Open the WMV in Windows Movie Maker, drop in timeline. "Save Movi
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| | | | | Can't play WMVs with WMPby Chuck Reti 5 years agoI'm on an HP xw8400, XP Pro SP2 running Avid MC Adrenaline. Recently, WMV's I've created using either Sorenson Squeeze 4.5 or Rhozet Carbon Coder (or any other WMV, for that matter), will not play pro | Re: Can't play WMVs with WMP
by mike velte 5 years ago
In Device Manager, Uninstall the Display Adapter, reboot and Windows will install default VGA drivers...see if that helps.http: www.video2stream.com
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| | | |  | Video in two languagesby clyde villegas 5 years agoJust finished a corporate video in English. Part of our agreement was to produce the video in two languages. The new voice-over (which he recorded to a CD) does not match the timing of the finished vi | Re: Video in two languages
by Chuck Reti 5 years ago
An issue I have run into, at least with Spanish-language translations (I barely passed my Spanish courses, too) is that the translators (who may also be the VO talent) believed that they were to provi
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| | | |  | Burger King Freakoutby Todd Terry 5 years agoHas everyone seen the Burger King "freakout" hidden camera campaign I just think this is so genius... and proof that a production doesn't have to be super slick Hollywood sexy to be very effective (al | Re: Burger King Freakout
by Chuck Reti 5 years ago
Peter Thomas is voicing a set of spots running here in the Detroit area for Beaumont, a medical complex once known as William Beaumont Hospital. Thomas' narration unfortunately is made to sound like a
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| | | | | A compelling reason to get out of the businessby Ross Hansberger 6 years agoI recently stumbled across this post on craig's list (atlanta). I'm still shaking my head. "I am looking for 2, very professional (important), highly qualified videographers to film for 8 hours next F | Re: It's Vaporized
by Chuck Reti 6 years ago
Like the Undead, it's baaaack.... and now, to make sure Mr or Ms Right shows up on shoot day, they want "only the best," so enough from you wannabes out there with the potatoes and the deviled eggs. M
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| | | |  | Had to share...by Chris Bové 6 years agoEditing a magazine style show for local PBS station. Need B-Roll extreme-wide shot of wine vineyards that holds still on a tripod for about six seconds. After 20 minutes of scrolling through footage, | Re: Had to share...
by Chuck Reti 6 years ago
I recently posted this tale to a similar thread on the AVID-L2, but also seems appropriate here- In the early days of Quantel, ADO etc. a director producer on an auto spot got sold on the idea of shoo
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| | | | | AVC-I and P2 Feb 13 SMPTE Detroitby Chuck Reti 6 years agoParticipants in this COW forum in Michigan Ohio Ontario area may find this program of interest: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Detroit Section Meeting Notice February 2007 DATE: Tu | | | | |
| | | | | importing jpegsby taosdreaming 6 years agoI am trying to import graphics into avid- are jpegs the best format to import them in or is there a better way | | | | |
| | | | | Books on Waveform/Vectorscopeby Jeffrey Gould 6 years agoHi, Could someone recommend a book on Waveform Monitors Vectorscopes. Thanks Jeffrey S. Gould Action Media Productions | Re: Books on Waveform/Vectorscope
by Chuck Reti 6 years ago
NTSC Video Measurements: http: www.tektronix.com Measurement cgi-bin framed.pl Document= Measurement App_Notes NTSC_Video_Msmt Video Measurement index: http: www2.tek.com cmswpt tifinder.lotr cn=video
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| | | |  | What is a "Producer-in-Chief"???by Tim Ward 7 years agoHello all, I've been using the COW for 3 or 4 years now, but haven't posted until now. The COW is great stuff. Here's a little levity for you guys. I'm just finishing up some of the first episodes of | Re: What is a "Producer-in-Chief"???
by Chuck Reti 7 years ago
A past episode of the animated comedy series "King of the Hill" had Hank Hill and his neighbors making a film to promote their town of Arlen. After doling out crew jobs, Hank, voiced by Mike Judge, sa
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| | | | | Problem with capturing audioby noledan 7 years agoI'm experiencing some problems while capturing. The audio is distorted, sounding almost like a robot voice, when I'm playing back. If I click out, though, and let the audio run with no video playing o | Re: Problem with capturing audio
by Chuck Reti 7 years ago
From the sketchy description it "sounds like" you might have a feedback loop somewhere along the path. What happens if you disconnect the audio that runs from the Avid's audio output to the deck's aud
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| | | | | Recommendations on a WACOM Tabletby marcus ionis 7 years agoThinking about getting a WACOM Tablet for my AVID. This tablet would be used for editorial, photoshop and some compositing. Do you have any recommendations Thank You for Your Time. Marcus | | | | |
| | | | | Hybrid Edit Systems?by Philip Boal 7 years agoIs there such an animal A NLE editor (like an avid) that also has traditional machine to machine editing thru a switcher. It seems like the perfect solution to me. Sometimes we want to work quick and | Re: Hybrid Edit Systems?
by Chuck Reti 7 years ago
Editware and Aacom are separate entities. Editware http: www.editware.com, has for some time offered a "hybrid" system as described by the OP. There is also at least one Mac-based app, whose name esca
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| | | | | Archiving: analog or digital?by tim gallaher 7 years agoHi. I'm wondering if there are any video pros out there who have an opinion about this. I'm in charge of an audio and video archive for a small school in Berkeley, CA, and I've got some Betacam SP tap | Re: Archiving: analog or digital?
by Chuck Reti 7 years ago
At the absolute very least, while you're pondering the archiving issue, get some new tape stock and make BetaSP backups of the old tapes, which realistically probably won't last another fifteen years.
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