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Comment on Transcoding Canon DSLR Footage by Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:33:27 +0000

Black can look grey in Avid (to do with 601 video levels)…
Take a look at this post by Oliver Peters, it sheds some light:
digitalfilms: Levels – Avid vs. FCP

Comment on Transcoding Canon DSLR Footage by Dario

Dario — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:22:57 +0000

Hi, thanks for this post. Really helpfull.
I have a question. I work yesterday with clips that have very dark areas. When I was working on MC5, import DNxHD145, I notice that blacks was gray.

So I use AMA to import the original file, and yes, with AMA I got Blacks Blacks, but importing clips blacks are gray and lose details

That happen to anyone?
thanks
Dario from Argentina

Comment on Review: Media Composer 5.0 by KD

KD — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:45:28 +0000

Dylan, in your response above (July 27) you said “while Smart Tool takes some getting used to I don’t find myself slowed by it”

But in your review, you said “Overall the Smart Tool is solving a problem that I never really found to be a problem. So far I’m finding that it actually slows me down a little as I get used to it “

It seems as if you’re arguing with yourself here.

Also, trying to use the Smart Tool when your tracks are scaled to anything but “supersize” in the timeline means that the different between insert/overwrite can be a pixel apart in the mouse position. This requires far too much concentration on the timeline vs. editing to make it speed anything up.

Overall, there are some positives to 5.0, but they have a lot of work to do on fixing the part of the process that matters most… editing.

Comment on Great Expectations by Morgan Nichol

Morgan Nichol — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:57:41 +0000

I think you should rename your site to AvidGeek. Seldom seems to be about “editing” (which I’m very interested in) and more often about the vagaries of some function of Avid (which I’m not even remotely interested in). Honesty in advertising.

Comment on Review: Media Composer 5.0 by Great Expectations | Edit Geek

Great Expectations | Edit Geek — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:06:09 +0000

[...] Composer 5 has been out for a while now… And since my initial impressions of it I’ve been thinking more about what it signals for the future of Avid in general and [...]

Comment on Dylan’s Templater by Jason

Jason — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:40:45 +0000

I would know some people, but being that it’s .net it would be pointless I was hoping it would be C or java based. Thanks for responding though.

Comment on Dylan’s Templater by Dylan

Dylan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:41:20 +0000

Unfortunately I’m unlikely to be making a mac version. This is developed on Microsoft’s .NET platform and there’s no way to port the application directly. Also I have no macs available for developing or testing… If you know someone who’s handy with Mac development, I’m happy to share the details of what the app is doing.

Comment on Dylan’s Templater by Jason

Jason — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:18:43 +0000

any chance of anyone making a mac version of this?

Comment on Review: Media Composer 5.0 by Kim

Kim — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:04:34 +0000

Great blog! I came across it in anticipation of an event we have at work this week. You seem to have it covered but for anyone interested –

VET in London are holding free Avid MCv5 Workshops on Friday 30th July. They’re 90 mins long and it’s a chance for an Avid rep to talk you through the new features and answer questions. To book call 020 7505 4747

http://www.vet.co.uk

Off to the DSLR articles now. Thanks!

Comment on Review: Media Composer 5.0 by Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:13:54 +0000

Certainly in my initial review of Media Composer 5 I didn’t identify some of those issues. This is for two reasons – firstly I did my review in a less pressured environment that my daily work, and secondly I don’t utilise many of the features that have polarised people so heavily.

That said I don’t actually mind the changes – while Smart Tool takes some getting used to I don’t find myself slowed by it, and in time I imagine it will make me a faster editor. The interface customisations that have been removed or reduced in this release are not ones I use often. You are certainly not alone in your opinion, but then neither am I.

I do work with clients every day and face serious and tight deadlines. Most of my work is still in Media Composer 4, but I do still feel comfortable and effective in MC5.

And I stand by my assessment of the changes in Media Composer 5 – while there are some teething issues, and some features we’d stil like to see I think overall all the improvements are significant and very promising for the future of Media Composer in a fast-changing environment.