Class of 89 - Syracuse University
90 - 95 CNN Editor
95 - 97 Studio Manager, Foxwoods Resort Casino
97 - 98 Editor, Primerica/CitiGroup
98 - 01 Owner, ACME Digital Design
2002 - Owner, d'Arte media creations
2002 ... [ more] Class of 89 - Syracuse University
90 - 95 CNN Editor
95 - 97 Studio Manager, Foxwoods Resort Casino
97 - 98 Editor, Primerica/CitiGroup
98 - 01 Owner, ACME Digital Design
2002 - Owner, d'Arte media creations
2002 - Founding Member, Thunder Road Entertainment
2002 - Co-Founder, Southern Sky Creative
2004 - Co-Founder, Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media | | | | Member Since: October 2nd 2001 | | | | |
Friends:  Paul Escandon  Steve Wargo  Tim Wilson | | | | | | Hey, we have a DodgeBall Team!by walter biscardi 3 days agoFinally, the rest the team has had their heads severed and joined me for the new Smoke 2013 Dodgeball Team! Woot! Marc-Andr what the heck is up with that hair :) Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, | Re: Hey, we have a DodgeBall Team!
by walter biscardi 3 days ago
Brian Mulligan " Marc-Andre'looks like a in a Duran Duran Vampire film. :) " Maybe he's hungry like a wolf Or maybe he's the mysterious third member of Wham! Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Di
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| | | |  | Article: Colorgrading Round-Upby Dennis Kutchera 1 week ago Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Colorgrading Round-Up Dennis Kutchera went to Vegas with a goal - to be tantalized by the new colour-grading options - in essence, to cheat on his beloved Avid. What hap+2 | Re: Colorgrading Round-Up
by walter biscardi 1 week ago
About SpeedGrade and Adobe. They just took over Iridas last Fall and Wes Plate joined shortly thereafter. CS6 was already well into production when all of this happened. Hence the VERY limited workflo
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| | | |  | Video outputby Bjarki Gudjonsson 3 weeks agoHi guys! Really excited about the new Smoke. The reason I didn't move before was that the price point wasn't really justifiable and also the need for a Kona 3 card was a dealbreaker for me. Any word o | Re: Video output
by walter biscardi 1 week ago
Bret Williams "Just to chime in, I'm using BMD Intenstiy Extreme with my iMac i7 27" and 99% use it for monitoring." More than likely that solution won't work. Smoke is made for 4:4:4 types of workfl
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| | | |  | Release dateby Waleed Elshakra 3 weeks agoAny one knows when it will be released Name : Waleed Elshakra Email : w.elshakra@gmail.com Phone : +201224001433 | Re: Release date
by walter biscardi 3 weeks ago
The Fall of this year. No exact date has been set as of yet and probably won't for a while. The public Beta will start in June, you can sign up here to register. The Beta will be fully functional up u
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| | | |  | T-Tap question (audio)by Bob Zelin 3 weeks agoHi - everyone wants a T-Tap. But the question is audio sync. To have sync audio while monitoring the T-Tap, do you have to monitor the de-embedded audio output from the HD-SDI or HDMI output - or will | Re: T-Tap question (audio)
by walter biscardi 3 weeks ago
This is where a device like the Flanders Scientific monitor series comes in so sweet. We'll be monitoring the audio output directly from those monitors to ensure we're in perfect sync. Walter Biscardi
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| | | | | Blog: Forget the Future, Plan for Nowby walter biscardi 3 weeks agoI made a comment at this past week s Atlanta Cutters meeting that surprised many of those in attendance. It was something along the lines of I m anticipating our Avid s will be a one year solution to +5 | | | | |
| | | | | Article: Walter Biscardi: Yes, Autodesk Smoke 2013 Changes Everythingby walter biscardi 1 month ago Autodesk Smoke Walter Biscardi: Yes, Autodesk Smoke 2013 Changes Everything "From the moment I saw Autodesk Smoke 2013, I knew the entire post production world as we knew it had changed." S+2 | @Neil Hurwitz
by walter biscardi 4 weeks ago
Neil, there is no point in continuing this conversation with you. Have a good evening. Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef. HD Post and Production Biscard
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| | | | | Article: Walter Biscardi: NAB 2012, Day Oneby walter biscardi 1 month ago NAB Expo Walter Biscardi: NAB 2012, Day One Sometimes, our first impressions are the most powerful, and as Walter Biscardi walked the NAB floor on Day One, he had some definite strong first impressio+2 | @Patrick Simpson
by walter biscardi 4 weeks ago
The T-Tap coming from AJA gives me confidence I'll get accurate colors coming off the system along with the most reliable images sound sync. Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Co
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| | | | | Blog: "Smoke is Changing" is NOT a Marketing Sloganby walter biscardi 1 month agoJust got a sneak peek at the new Autodesk Smoke. WOW is all I'm allowed to say so let me say it again. WOW! Avid and Adobe might have gotten the party started but the discussion about Post Production | Re: @Neil Hurwitz
by walter biscardi 1 month ago
Thanks for the heads up, I don't follow that forum so I had no idea, glad it's good food for thought! Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef. HD Post and Pro
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| | | |  | Smoke... is Changing. at NAB???by David Jahns 1 month ago(...because speculation was so much fun last year with FCP-X, right ) Anyone seen these Smoke teaser ads "Smoke is Changing. Everything." (promo event next Sunday in Vegas.) http: www.smokeischanging. | Re: Smoke... is Changing. at NAB???
by walter biscardi 1 month ago
David, I got the sneak peek yesterday. It lives up to the hype. I even told Brian Mulligan he was right yesterday on Twitter which is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. :) Walter Biscardi, Jr. Edi
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| | | | | Matching shots in Color.by steven ware 2 months agoI'm editing a project that was shot using a haze machine on set. In some of the footage the haze is too thin. It looks sharper than the other footage. How can I match this footage with the material w | Re: Matching shots in Color.
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
After Effects or Smoke with the right plug-ins and filters can do this. Look for a mist or fog filter and then apply to the shot as necessary. I would do this BEFORE you color grade and then send the
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| | | |  | scary thoughtby Dan Asselin 2 months agoI don't even want to consider the possibility of this. http: wallstcheatsheet.com stocks would-apple-buy-adobe.html | Re: scary thought
by walter biscardi 2 months ago
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 on
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| | | | | Penalty for late payment?by David Cohen 6 years agoHey all, I have a quick question for you indusrty biz gurus. I have a client to whome I submitted an invoice almost 60 dyas ago, who have not paid yet. I am considering adding a late payment penalty t | Re: Penalty for late payment?
by walter biscardi 3 months ago
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
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| | | |  | Backing Up Renders?by Ian Smith 3 months agoMAC OSX, FCP 7, Color 1.5.3 I'm attempting to find a backup solution for Apple Color renders. It's acceptable to delete all renders while keeping the project file, and re-rendering the files later (if | Re: Backing Up Renders?
by walter biscardi 3 months ago
Ian Smith "Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I am still only able to do this if I am using the exact same storage device as to what the project was created on. Which, this doesn't help me if I enco
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| | | | | Color Video Outputby Kenneth Cleeton 3 months agoI have a brand new 12 core macpro with a single ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB. I'm running 3 monitors using dual link dvi. Is there anyway I can get color to display the dual monitor layout and use the t | Re: Color Video Output
by walter biscardi 3 months ago
I wouldn't use that monitor for color grading. In any case, I don't believe Color works with a three monitor configuration to do a full screen display on the third monitor. We use AJA Kona boards for
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| | | |  | Control Surface choiceby Nigel Thompson 3 months agoHi guys: Ready to go get a control surface and now ive boiled it down to 2 options.... Tangent elements or Avid Artist color Of course elements does not have support for color right now but its on its | Re: Control Surface choice
by walter biscardi 3 months ago
Joseph Owens "It also seems remote that BMD will extend support to ELEMENT, " Actually Tangent Element panels will be fully supported with the release of Resolve 8.2. I'm VERY excited about this deve
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| | | | | Hot to get around the middle clickby Lloyd Paul Rivers 3 months agoI have a might mouse. I downloaded magic prefs but cant for the life of me get it to work. So instead of a middle click cant i just ctrl,alt or cmd click i have tried everything but nothing seems to w | Re: Hot to get around the middle click
by walter biscardi 3 months ago
Not sure on the Magic Mouse, we've never used a mouse with Color. We have the Wacom Tablets in our shop and we set the Eraser for middle click. Works like a charm. You can set your mouse based on the
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| | | |  | eCinema Grey Paintby Daniel Wilson 4 months agoHi, I'm trying to find some N5 grey paint in Australia. I've read about the eCinema paint being very good, but I'm not too sure that they still exist. After an hour of searching I've found a lot of pe | Re: eCinema Grey Paint
by walter biscardi 3 months ago
Ben Starkey " I had a similar experience when I applied 2 coats of that new Sherwin Williams formula as neutral surround in my home office and thought something was amiss as well (too light); however
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