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Why so quiet?
by jake blackstone 5 days ago
Adobe started a firestorm with the new distribution and pay scheme. Now everyone is looking for a solution. I imagined, that AD would use this rare gift, just like Adobe had done in the past with the
Re: Why so quiet?
by walter biscardi 5 days ago
jake blackstone "As usual, AD never misses the opportunity to miss an opportunity... " In reality Adobe and Avid for that matter really didn't "do" much of anything other than to offer a promotion to
Premiere Pro CS6 "Make reference movie" equivalent to Final Cut Pro 7?
by Jay Soriano 6 days ago
There are times when I would like to use DV Kitchen instead of Media Encoder to compress my finished edit. Does CS6 or the upcoming Premiere CC have the equivalent option of, "make reference movie" Ve
Re: Premiere Pro CS6 "Make reference movie" equivalent to Final Cut Pro 7?
by walter biscardi 5 days ago
John Heagy "Correct, and that's what we do. There's never time, as the deadline approaches, to render so we take it at the beginning and transcode everything to ProRes." Just an FYI, we started out d
Know When to Apply the Brakes - New Blog Post
by walter biscardi 1 week ago
Sometimes you need to stop so you can make things right for the client. A new post on the blog. http: walterbiscardi.com know-when-to-apply-the-brakes Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director,
Congratulations
by Marcus Warren 3 weeks ago
Congratulations on all that you have managed to do. 2013 appears to be a great growth year for you with MTWD, Walterbiscardi.com and BCM and who knows what else. I hope that 2013 is only a taste of wh
Re: Congratulations
by walter biscardi 1 week ago
Thanks guys!!! Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef. HD Post and Production Biscardi Creative Media Foul Water Fiery Serpent, an original documentary featu
Video to Sketch
by Irfan Baloch 1 week ago
Hi, Please watch this video and can any one tell me which software he use to convert video to sketch......... Thanks.. http: www.youtube.com watch v=bgXmQXLUljE
Re: Video to Sketch
by walter biscardi 1 week ago
Yep, I'd agree with the others, an actual artist most likely draw that from a freeze of the video frame. Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef. HD Post and
Adobe and multiscrees
by Ricardo Marty 1 week ago
Can i configure premiere cs 6 to send the video signal to a third monitor I want to add a third monitor just to see the video while i edit. my setup is a couple of sabrent usb video adapters to my lap
Re: Adobe and multiscrees
by walter biscardi 1 week ago
You can use products like AJA, BlackMagic Design and Matrox to add a true video output from your premiere pro system. Depending on your configuration these can be internal cards or external boxes. We
Dropped frames
by Daniel Neutzsky-Wulff 1 week ago
Can anyone take a look at this I've exported a film to ProRes 4444 and it seems to have dropped frames, but I can't figure out why. This information is taken from right-clicking and selecting properti
Re: Dropped frames
by walter biscardi 1 week ago
Was this file originally recorded from another source such as a tape machine I've never heard of a file exported from within an NLE digitally creating dropped frame. Outputting to Tape, sure, but neve
PrPro CS6 - play doesn't work?
by Erik Lindahl 1 week ago
Had an odd issue with PrPro CS6 this morning at my home studio. The app wouldn't playback anything in either the source or canvas. Anyone know of this issue Tried pushing space, j k l, manually clicki
Re: PrPro CS6 - play doesn't work?
by walter biscardi 1 week ago
Have never seen this. Have you repaired disc permissions anytime recently We try to do that at least every 2-3 weeks to keep the machines running smoothly. Might want to start there. Walter Biscardi,
Has Adobe Premiere CC fulfilled your wish list requirements?
by Terry Tsangaris 2 weeks ago
After following many threads here about the latest Premiere CC list of improvements, I have not found anything on this feature. In Final Cut Pro 7 that we still use at my Work we are able to grab a Pr
Re: Has Adobe Premiere CC fulfilled your wish list requirements?
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
While many of us were allowed a sneak peek into the software, we are not able to talk about every single feature that we saw because as with any software release, features we saw may or may not be in
Adobe Premiere Pro CC for Broadcasters
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Some great areas of the new Premiere Pro CC that will especially be useful for broadcasters from Adobe's Dennis Radeke http: blogs.adobe.com genesisproject 2013 05 premiere-pro-cc-for-broadcasters.htm
Re: Adobe Premiere Pro CC for Broadcasters
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Michael Hendrix "I love Magic Bullet Looks but if someone hands off a project for color correction and I use Magic Bullet, they have to have that plugin to make any adjustments after CC. " And that's
Blog: On Networking, Being Direct, & Not Acting Like a D*#% Online
by Kylee Wall 2 weeks ago
This is an anecdote about the importance of putting yourself out there, not being shy, and not acting like a d*ck on the Internet. I grew up shy. I was in at least two stage productions a year from th
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Re: On Networking, Being Direct, & Not Acting Like a D*#% Online
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Nicely done Kylee. Especially in light of all the "discussions" around the social media sphere over the past two days, this is an especially good reminder that what you do and say on the internet alwa
The iMac 2012 hardware and Premiere CS6 functionality??
by Marc Robichaud 2 weeks ago
Hi everyone, I realize the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX with the new iMac 2012 is not "officially" supported yet for PPCS6(version 6.0.2), but, I've tried this very popular "hack" anyway to see what would
Re: The iMac 2012 hardware and Premiere CS6 functionality??
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Marc Robichaud ".CS6 support please. Haha... I'm sure I'll be one of many needing to work legacy PPCS6 projects for the next little while until the CC dust settles a bit." Been running CS6 with a FW8
Premiere Pro CS6 & SAN Storage
by Ryan Berdinka 2 weeks ago
Hello, Wondering if anyone has any info recommendations regarding Premiere Pro CS6 compatibility with SAN storage ...I am using Xsan here. More specifically, any info pertaining to to scratch disk, me
Re: Premiere Pro CS6 & SAN Storage
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Been working with our Small Tree Communications SAN for almost a year now. We follow Richard Harrington's guidelines for setting up all our scratch discs and files, etc.... Works brilliantly across 6
Petition
by Tom Daigon 2 weeks ago
If you would like to let Adobe know how you feel here is a great opportunity to do it with a bunch of other folks. Here is a petition someone started. http: www.change.org petitions adobe-systems-inco
Re: Petition
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Jim Wiseman "Apple comes to mind, of course. Didn't buy that one, either." I'll say it again, Apple's mistake is slowly paying dividends for them. FCPX is gaining traction and coming back up from the
What Creative Cloud means to the University I work at
by Todd VanSlyck 2 weeks ago
I must preface this by saying this is the situation as of now. I work at a private, not-for-profit University that teaches Digital Multimedia. We're not a gigantic school by any means (the University
Re: What Creative Cloud means to the University I work at
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Thanks for jumping in here Kevin. Good to know Adobe is not "screwing educational partners." Same some folks here have to continually pile on to threads and jump to conclusions before the actual facts
Creative Cloud going forward.
by Aindreas Gallagher 2 weeks ago
So this is worth a read. http: timelapse.org 2013 05 adobes-creative-monopoly Its the last four or five paragraphs that really stick out though. It gets pretty unnerving. I've pasted them below, but t
Re: Creative Cloud going forward.
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Steve Brame "Avid Media Composer Sony Vegas Grass Valley Edius Editshare Lightworks" Media 100 is still kicking... Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef. H
A Glen of Quietude in a COW gone mad
by Joseph W. Bourke 2 weeks ago
Hi Walter - Just thought I'd stop by and relax a bit. I notice you've also been wading through the bull droppings on the other forums...there's some mighty wacky stuff going on, not much of it based i
Re: A Glen of Quietude in a COW gone mad
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Pull up a bench and stay a while. The pasture sure is pretty from here...... Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef. HD Post and Production Biscardi Creative
Adobe Premiere Pro CC for Broadcasters
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Excellent article from Dennis Radeke on some key areas where Premiere Pro CC is even better suited broadcasters with improvements from CS6. The native DNxHD MXF Decode Encode is SWEET (yes NATIVE Avid
Re: Adobe Premiere Pro CC for Broadcasters
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Nice how every single thread on here has to come back to "Creative Cloud Evil". Y'all already have about a dozen threads on here with your pitchforks out, I thought Dennis did a great job showing the
Creative Cloud - Some Peace of Mind Offered...
by Tim Vaughan 2 weeks ago
(I posted this in the FCPx forum as well) As many of you have seen, I've railed against the "cloud" as being the only option. I'm not against it as a whole, mind you, but am concerned with it as the o
Re: Creative Cloud - Some Peace of Mind Offered...
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Tom Daigon "Well many folks disagree with you Kris. For the short time its been available a petition to Adobe rapidly approaches 2,000 signatures." vs 500,000 current CC users. If that petition were
Aodbe Max live feed
by Tom Daigon 2 weeks ago
Join us today at our #AdobeMAX keynote, live at 9:30 a.m. PT with CEO Shantanu Narayen and SVP @DWadhwani: http: adobe.ly AdobeNext Tom Daigon PrP After Effects Editor HP Z820 Dual 2687 64GB ram Dulce
Re: Adobe rebranded to CC line
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Joseph W. Bourke "I'm tired of the whole puckin' discussion..." Yep, time to get back to helping folks with actual issues with the software. Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, C
The Adobe Feedback Form - Better than venting here
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Posting threads (numerous threads) on this forum won't make Adobe change anything. Makes you feel better, but won't influence Adobe's business decisions moving forward. What DOES influence Adobe's dec
Re: The Adobe Feedback Form - Better than venting here
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Tim Kolb "I didn't come from FCP...I've been here all along, and while I understand that this is a big change, I really don't fear any sort of an "FCPX" situation" Looking throughout the social media
Blog: My Adobe Premiere Pro NEXT Top Ten!
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
The fine folks at Adobe gave me a sneak peek test drive of the new Adobe Premiere Pro NEXT and I have to say, WOW. Even better than the experience of seeing it at NAB. First thing that jumps out at me
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@Matt Campbell
by walter biscardi 2 weeks ago
Lost in all the hysteria is an absolutely solid, hit it out of the park, upgrade by Adobe to Premiere Pro CC. Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef. HD Post
Is it possible to Nest a Sequence? In Flame/Smoke--
by Dustin Bowser 3 weeks ago
I've got a project I'm working on where I have to take a single edit and make a ton of different versions of it for different regions, and the only things that are being replaced are the slates and th
Re: Is it possible to Nest a Sequence? In Flame/Smoke--
by walter biscardi 3 weeks ago
Brian Mulligan " The container is not an instance of the original. So if you hade a change in the edit on 1 version, you woul dhave to make the change across all versions. Each copy of the container
Curious About the English Term
by Simon Roughan 4 weeks ago
Please look at this picture... http: s3.amazonaws.com everystockphoto fspid30 26 51 71 8 childs-news-reader-2651718-o.jpg Is there an official term for the picture behind the newsreader that pertains
Re: Curious About the English Term
by walter biscardi 4 weeks ago
Some other fun terms from my CNN days..... SLUG - Title of the story, I believe that came from newspaper days. MOS - Man on the Street interview SOT - Sound On Tape usually meant an interview NAT - Na
Color Grading with Ron Anderson topics?
by walter biscardi 4 weeks ago
Any particular techniques you're looking to learn or perhaps some of the very basics Ron is a 30+ year colorist who has graded pretty much everything from feature films to commercials to the Space Shu
Re: Color Grading with Ron Anderson topics?
by walter biscardi 4 weeks ago
Dean Brennan "For what it's worth, I would love to see Ron Anderson in action, with a real project, while explaining how he is approaching the grades and why." That's a great idea, but with copyright
can I buy Walter Biscardi ?
by Bob Zelin 1 month ago
I always wanted to buy Walter Biscardi. Not only is he a great editor, but he can cook ! Maybe I can teach him how to do the laundry, and then I can sell my wife. :) Bob Zelin
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Re: can I buy Walter Biscardi ?
by walter biscardi 4 weeks ago
Tim Wilson "For the record, Walt would do anything for love, but he won't do THAT." Oh No You Didn't.... Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef. HD Post and
Lens Flares
by Matt Ellsworth 1 month ago
I've always wanted to see a simple tutorial on the dos and don'ts, the rights and wrongs, and the proper and artistic ways to use lens flares; not only in video imagery, but in motion graphics. Basica
Re: Lens Flares
by walter biscardi 1 month ago
That's a good one. Yeah, I've seen good and really bad uses of Lens Flares. Woo I like that, thanks so much. Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef. HD Post
Topics for the website
by walter biscardi 1 month ago
So thanks to the Creative Cow for creating a pasture for the newly launched WalterBiscardi.com and pretty soon we'll also have an embedded version of this same forum in our site. The main purpose of t
Re: Topics for the website
by Eric Strand 3 weeks ago
Hi Walter, I know this may be beating a dead horse, but it would be interesting to watch your process of organizing media and assets for an edit, particularly with mixed frame rates resolutions.I know
Blog: NAB 2013 Wrap-Up
by walter biscardi 1 month ago
Flamingos at the Flamingo of course.... Well another year has come and gone at the National Association of Broadcasters and here's some of the things I saw this year. Wasn't able to get around as muc
@Stephen Smith
by walter biscardi 1 month ago
Thanks for staying on top of this. I'm disappointed. This seems to be the one thing that is holding me back from working 100% in PPro. Can't wait to read your report on the new PPro and DaVinci. Well,
Blog: NAB 2013_Wally Cam Interviews
by walter biscardi 1 month ago
Throughout NAB 2013, I had some fun with a small bullet cam grabbing on the spot interviews with all sorts of people about all sorts of topics. The only rule I had was it had to be fun and no editing
Re: Blog: NAB 2013_Wally Cam Interviews
by Manuel Rico Freire 4 weeks ago
Awesome.
Kona 3 Support Gone?
by Greg Jones 1 month ago
I just noticed on the Aja website that the Kona 3 has been moved to the Legacy section under Support. I certainly hope they will be offering drivers in the future for CS7 for the Kona3 or offer some s
Re: Kona 3 Support Gone?
by walter biscardi 1 month ago
Greg Jones "I just noticed on the Aja website that the Kona 3 has been moved to the Legacy section under Support. I certainly hope they will be offering drivers in the future for CS7 for the Kona3 or
how to determine bit depth of DPX files
by Nick Meyers 2 months ago
hello, all. i am going to be providing DPX files for a grade, and need a little guidance. most of the process seems easy enough, here's what i think i need to do: Re-link my ProResLT timeline to the P
Re: how to determine bit depth of DPX files
by walter biscardi 1 month ago
Joseph Owens "Resolve is also quite adept at producing dailies, converting raw and otherwise incompatible camera formats for use with customary NLEs." And, apparently, Online Editing now too! Gonna b
Article: Tips for Attending NAB 2013 From A Convention Veteran
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
NAB Expo Tips for Attending NAB 2013 From A Convention Veteran Walter Biscardi tells us, "Once again, springtime is upon us, so of course, it's time for the annual National Association of Broadc
@Neil Sadwelkar
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
Thanks so much for adding some additional tips from a completely different perspective. As for the hotel, I always book a hotel on the Strip with NAB shuttle busses. Easy and free trip to the show in
MB Colorista + Looks vs Apple Color
by Adrian Makai 5 years ago
Which to use for color grading a feature film, for a first-time colorist System: MacPro 8-core, 8GB ram, FC Studio 2 I've spent a few weeks learning Color and am relatively comfortable with it. Like m
Re: MB Colorista + Looks vs Apple Color
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
Hi Peter. Honestly I have not used FCP 7 for any length of time in about a year. We use Colorista with Premiere Pro from time to time and it's pretty good. My tool of choice for the past two years has
Selling our Television series online - Suggestions?
by Paul Shard 2 months ago
I produce a television show called Distant Shores. We have sold to television stations and are now looking at ways to expand and sell online. Anyone done this before We have 112 episodes X 30 minutes
Re: Selling our Television series online - Suggestions?
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
Paul Shard "Quickly looking at their website I see they take 10% after transaction fees... have you looked into this any further to see how you would sell a series " That's all it is. You keep 90% th
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Absolutely flabergasted! 25 y.o. crew member gives my client his business card
by Ned Miller 2 months ago
Last week (I had to chill before writing this) a 25 year old soundman I hired gave my client his business card at the end of the job. I have been shooting every week for 33 years and one of the first
Re: Absolutely flabergasted! 25 y.o. crew member gives my client his business card
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
Kylee Wall "As one of the dreaded under thirties, I'll say that most of us appreciate when older people take the opportunity to let us know when we've done something wrong." I'll also add that to sum
2-Day Blackmagic Cinema Camera Workshop, March 29, 30, Atlanta
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
2-Day Blackmagic Cinema Camera Workshop Registration Now Open. March 29 & 30 at Biscardi Creative Media in Atlanta, GA presented by DP Marco Solorio . ONLY 24 seats available for each day. The first d
Re: 2-Day Blackmagic Cinema Camera Workshop, March 29, 30, Atlanta
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
HA! That was perfectly fine Richard. At least now you know where we are! Have fun playing with the camera and I'm sure you'll have a ton of questions for the workshop. FYI, feel free to bring the came
Fee for handing over all footage?
by Grant Wilber 2 months ago
I'm getting to the point where I'm bringing in some bigger jobs. In the past I've always been happy to turn over any footage the client wants at the end of a project just to keep relationships going.
Re: Fee for handing over all footage?
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
Tim Wilson "I'm going to come at this much more directly. The transaction as I understand it: somebody pays you to shoot. You shoot. They pay. If I have this right, then the answer is simple: once yo
2-Day Blackmagic Cinema Camera Workshop, March 29, 30, Atlanta
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
2-Day Blackmagic Cinema Camera Workshop Registration Now Open. March 29 & 30 at Biscardi Creative Media in Atlanta, GA presented by DP Marco Solorio . ONLY 24 seats available for each day. Raffle incl
2-Day Blackmagic Cinema Camera Workshop, March 29, 30, Atlanta
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
2-Day Blackmagic Cinema Camera Workshop Registration Now Open. March 29 & 30 at Biscardi Creative Media in Atlanta, GA presented by DP Marco Solorio . ONLY 24 seats available for each day. Raffle incl


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