Getting Final Cut Pro projects and/or media into Avid Media Composer
I’m sitting at my desk last week when my phone rings – caller ID tells me it’s an associate from my hometown of Chicago. No sooner do I lift the receiver do I hear “I win!” Bewildered, I respond with a puzzled “Excuse me?” “I win!” he repeats. “I knew you’d go Hollywood!” Now this puzzles me. Not only because TMZ and perezhilton.com are blocked at work, but that very day... [Read more of this post]
Avid Media Composer Cheatsheet Version 4.0.4
Avid creates a document for us tech folk, commonly known as the Avid Cheat Sheet. It’s a “living” document with install / tech gotchas, links, and tech goodness for the new version of Media Composer. It is absolutely essential for building, optimizing, and configuring an efficient (and sometimes even functional) Avid system. Here is latest version for 4.0.4. *This document... [Read more of this post]
Digital Production Buzz Interview Summary – 3/4/10
Digital Production Buzz – http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com March 4th, 6pm PST Hosts: Larry Jordan and Michael Horton Listen Here: (15 min) Michael Kammes on the Digital Production Buzz Below are links to some of the companies, products, techniques, and workflows we discussed during the interview. Key Code Media: Industry leader in digital media – acquisition through post production:... [Read more of this post]
Avid Quicktime Codec Update v2.2.1 & Avid 4.0.5
I post this here as the last time there was a codec overhaul, massive problems occurred with Avid Unity and QT Reference file encoding. And it was thus said by Avid: The QuickTime codecs v2.2.1 addresses an issue encountered in Avid Media Composer v4.0.5, Avid Symphony v4.0.5, and Avid NewsCutter v8.0.5 in which DVCPro, MPEG, and Avid DV exports result in black video. See KB Article 350631 for additional... [Read more of this post]
Fantastic Video on the Progression of Information Technology
A 5 Minute diversion from a normal MKDC post….with some amazing stats. Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY Read More →