
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 | | | | |  | Why so quiet?by jake blackstone 5 days agoAdobe 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
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| | | |  | Congratulationsby Marcus Warren 3 weeks agoCongratulations 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
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| | | |  | Video to Sketchby Irfan Baloch 1 week agoHi, 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
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| | | |  | Adobe and multiscreesby Ricardo Marty 1 week agoCan 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
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| | | |  | Dropped framesby Daniel Neutzsky-Wulff 1 week agoCan 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
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| | | |  | PrPro CS6 - play doesn't work?by Erik Lindahl 1 week agoHad 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,
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| | | |  | Adobe Premiere Pro CC for Broadcastersby walter biscardi 2 weeks agoSome 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 | | | | |
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| | | |  | Premiere Pro CS6 & SAN Storageby Ryan Berdinka 2 weeks agoHello, 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
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| | | |  | Petitionby Tom Daigon 2 weeks agoIf 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
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| | | |  | Creative Cloud going forward.by Aindreas Gallagher 2 weeks agoSo 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
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| | | |  | A Glen of Quietude in a COW gone madby Joseph W. Bourke 2 weeks agoHi 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 | | | | |
| | | |  | Adobe Premiere Pro CC for Broadcastersby walter biscardi 2 weeks agoExcellent 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 | | | | |
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| | | |  | Aodbe Max live feedby Tom Daigon 2 weeks agoJoin 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
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| | | |  | Blog: My Adobe Premiere Pro NEXT Top Ten!by walter biscardi 2 weeks agoThe 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+2  | @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
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| | | |  | Curious About the English Termby Simon Roughan 4 weeks agoPlease 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
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| | | |  | can I buy Walter Biscardi ?by Bob Zelin 1 month agoI 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 +2  | 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
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| | | |  | Lens Flaresby Matt Ellsworth 1 month agoI'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
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| | | |  | Topics for the websiteby walter biscardi 1 month agoSo 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
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| | | |  | Blog: NAB 2013 Wrap-Upby 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,
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| | | |  | Blog: NAB 2013_Wally Cam Interviewsby walter biscardi 1 month agoThroughout 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 | | | | |
| | | |  | Kona 3 Support Gone?by Greg Jones 1 month agoI 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
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| | | |  | how to determine bit depth of DPX filesby Nick Meyers 2 months agohello, 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 | | | | |
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| | | |  | MB Colorista + Looks vs Apple Colorby Adrian Makai 5 years agoWhich 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
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| | | |  | Fee for handing over all footage?by Grant Wilber 2 months agoI'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
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