NAB 2015 – WalterBiscardi.com http://walterbiscardi.net Creative Director, Branding, Original Content Sun, 31 Dec 2017 16:13:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 The Post Production Buzz from NAB Show 2015 – Collaboration http://walterbiscardi.net/the-post-production-buzz-from-nab-show-2015-collaboration/ http://walterbiscardi.net/the-post-production-buzz-from-nab-show-2015-collaboration/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2015 01:47:19 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4281 Amongst the many Post Production colleagues I spoke with during the show, collaboration and the ability to easily switch between NLE tools was the hottest topic of discussion.  Most of us are done talking about “which NLE is best” because quite honestly, they’re all good.  Those who still want to argue “such and such is the best” or simply turn up their noses at other NLEs, I wish you well.  I ran into a few of those at the show as well, but they are definitely in the growing minority amongst professional editors. Who would have ever imagined Avid advertising hardware that openly supports FCPX, Adobe Premiere Pro and Resolve?  Or even a FREE Avid and ProTools?   But there it was at NAB Show. The manufacturers are finally accepting of the fact that as editors, we are going to use A) whatever tool best suits our current job or B) whatever tool the job provides.  So with Avid now openly allowing their hardware to use other NLEs and so many third party storage and hardware solutions now supporting Avid, it’s now possible to have a single rig that supports 2, 3 and even 4 or more NLEs on a single system. […]

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]]> Amongst the many Post Production colleagues I spoke with during the show, collaboration and the ability to easily switch between NLE tools was the hottest topic of discussion.  Most of us are done talking about “which NLE is best” because quite honestly, they’re all good.  Those who still want to argue “such and such is the best” or simply turn up their noses at other NLEs, I wish you well.  I ran into a few of those at the show as well, but they are definitely in the growing minority amongst professional editors.

Who would have ever imagined Avid advertising hardware that openly supports FCPX, Adobe Premiere Pro and Resolve?  Or even a FREE Avid and ProTools?   But there it was at NAB Show.

The manufacturers are finally accepting of the fact that as editors, we are going to use A) whatever tool best suits our current job or B) whatever tool the job provides.  So with Avid now openly allowing their hardware to use other NLEs and so many third party storage and hardware solutions now supporting Avid, it’s now possible to have a single rig that supports 2, 3 and even 4 or more NLEs on a single system.  THAT’s the best of all worlds.   Not only can you support whatever the job requires, you can keep yourself up to date on the changes of the various NLEs.   It was neat watching Monica Daniels almost seamlessly switch back and forth between Avid and Premiere Pro during a demonstration at the Rampant Design booth.  That’s the editor of today, able to simply use the tool they are given and get to work.

Blackmagic Design continues to move ahead with Resolve 12 as a full editing and finishing tool with the best Multi-Cam tool I’ve seen from any NLE.  Absolutely remarkable for a product that pretty much left for dead as recently as 4 years ago before Grant Petty stepped in and not only saved the product but has used it as the lynchpin for a new type of NLE.   Again, FREE to download and use.

Adobe announced a “in-house” version of Adobe Anywhere that greatly reduces the costs of project sharing within a shop and A-Frame announced a clever idea where we can essentially “rent” seats of the full Enterprise Adobe Anywhere on an as need basis for long distance collaborative workflows.

Frame io introduced an interesting collaborative workflow concept whereby footage is stored in the cloud, but editors only pull down what they need to edit locally.  This yields a major costs savings since you’re not paying for “super servers” to allow for editing directly from the cloud.

Every editing tool on the market has its strengths, every editing tool on the market has its weaknesses.  NONE of the NLEs on the market has a show stopping weakness that I can see, nor that I heard anyone talking about on the show floor and events.  The only tools that are limited right now are Apple’s Final Cut Pro X due to it’s requirement to run on a Mac and Sony Vegas which requires a Windows machine.  All of the other tools I mentioned are cross platform which gives the end user a lot of flexibility in configuring a portable or desktop workstation.

While the Final Cut Pro 7 XML file format is supported by most of these NLEs to transfer projects, it would be nice if the manufacturers could all come up with a more robust universal file translator to make that hand off even better with more features supported on the handoff.

All of you at the very least should have Avid | First (when it’s released) and Resolve 12 (when it’s released) in your toolboxes.  They’re free and they’re good.  Beyond that, it’s whatever tool you like or need for your current job.  There has never been a better time for Editors and Collaboration.

 

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]]> http://walterbiscardi.net/the-post-production-buzz-from-nab-show-2015-collaboration/feed/ 0 Macro Impact For Micro Budget Projects – Tutorial from NAB Show 2015 http://walterbiscardi.net/macro-impact-for-micro-budget-projects-tutorial-from-nab-show-2015/ http://walterbiscardi.net/macro-impact-for-micro-budget-projects-tutorial-from-nab-show-2015/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2015 21:27:46 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4271 I was honored to be asked to present at NAB Show 2015 for Rampant Design Tools. I decided to show how easy it is to have a Macro Impact on Micro Budget projects just by having the Rampant Design Tools in your toolbox. In fact just having them can drive entire projects like it did for the PSA described in this video. Recorded from the NAB Show Floor here’s some good tips on making a good impact using just the tools in both Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects along with some Rampant Design Style Effects. Learn more about the Style Effects at http://RampantDesignTools.com

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]]> I was honored to be asked to present at NAB Show 2015 for Rampant Design Tools. I decided to show how easy it is to have a Macro Impact on Micro Budget projects just by having the Rampant Design Tools in your toolbox. In fact just having them can drive entire projects like it did for the PSA described in this video. Recorded from the NAB Show Floor here’s some good tips on making a good impact using just the tools in both Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects along with some Rampant Design Style Effects.

Learn more about the Style Effects at http://RampantDesignTools.com

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]]> http://walterbiscardi.net/macro-impact-for-micro-budget-projects-tutorial-from-nab-show-2015/feed/ 0 #WallyCam #NABShow 2015 | Monitors, Solutions and Donuts with FSI’s Bram Desmet. http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-talks-monitors-solutions-and-donuts-with-fsis-bram-desmet/ http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-talks-monitors-solutions-and-donuts-with-fsis-bram-desmet/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:29:12 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4245 Flanders Scientific Monitors have been impressing production and post creatives for years and they just keep getting better. This year they introduced a lower cost lineup of reference monitors and were awarded Best In Show for their top of the line OLED monitor. Bram Desmet and his family are also huge supporters of the creative industry. He also tells us where to get some of the world’s best donuts right in Las Vegas. WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> Flanders Scientific Monitors have been impressing production and post creatives for years and they just keep getting better. This year they introduced a lower cost lineup of reference monitors and were awarded Best In Show for their top of the line OLED monitor. Bram Desmet and his family are also huge supporters of the creative industry. He also tells us where to get some of the world’s best donuts right in Las Vegas.

WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-talks-monitors-solutions-and-donuts-with-fsis-bram-desmet/feed/ 0 #WallyCam #NABShow 2015 | Studio Network Solutions Share Browser http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-looks-at-studio-network-solutions-share-browser-nab-show-2015/ http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-looks-at-studio-network-solutions-share-browser-nab-show-2015/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:17:42 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4242 Wally gets the overview of Studio Network Solutions EVO Shared Storage and Share Browser media asset management system. It’s an “editor friendly” asset management system that’s super easy to use and integrates nicely with CatDV, Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X. Best of all, it’s included with the EVO storage AND it will manage all the connected assets to your system, no matter what type of drive. WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> Wally gets the overview of Studio Network Solutions EVO Shared Storage and Share Browser media asset management system. It’s an “editor friendly” asset management system that’s super easy to use and integrates nicely with CatDV, Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X. Best of all, it’s included with the EVO storage AND it will manage all the connected assets to your system, no matter what type of drive.

WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-looks-at-studio-network-solutions-share-browser-nab-show-2015/feed/ 0 #WallyCam #NABShow 2015 | Blackmagic Design’s Grant Petty at NAB Show 2015 http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-with-blackmagic-designs-grant-petty-at-nab-show-2015/ http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-with-blackmagic-designs-grant-petty-at-nab-show-2015/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:03:15 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4234 My annual chat with Blackmagic Design’s Founder Grant Petty is always one of my highlights of the week. It’s a low-key casual chat and honestly I wish I had started rolling when I first got there as this could have been a 30 minute video. We discuss the latest from Blackmagic Design, his inspirations in the industry, why Resolve 12 really feels like Resolve 1.0, and why all the male models in BMD marketing seem to resemble Marco Solorio. Thanks for your good humor Grant! WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> My annual chat with Blackmagic Design’s Founder Grant Petty is always one of my highlights of the week. It’s a low-key casual chat and honestly I wish I had started rolling when I first got there as this could have been a 30 minute video. We discuss the latest from Blackmagic Design, his inspirations in the industry, why Resolve 12 really feels like Resolve 1.0, and why all the male models in BMD marketing seem to resemble Marco Solorio. Thanks for your good humor Grant!

WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-with-blackmagic-designs-grant-petty-at-nab-show-2015/feed/ 0 #WallyCam #NABShow 2015 | Suzette Mariel and Conquer and Capture http://walterbiscardi.net/walterbiscardi-com-wallycam-with-suzette-mariel-and-conquer-and-capture-at-nab-show-2015/ http://walterbiscardi.net/walterbiscardi-com-wallycam-with-suzette-mariel-and-conquer-and-capture-at-nab-show-2015/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:35:47 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4228 Wally catches up with Suzette Mariel at the Media Motion Ball. Suzette is a marketing specialist working with both creatives and major corporations improve their image brand and build their client base. She’s co-launching a new marketing seminar with Marco Solorio called “Capture and Conquer.” WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> Wally catches up with Suzette Mariel at the Media Motion Ball. Suzette is a marketing specialist working with both creatives and major corporations improve their image brand and build their client base. She’s co-launching a new marketing seminar with Marco Solorio called “Capture and Conquer.”

WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> http://walterbiscardi.net/walterbiscardi-com-wallycam-with-suzette-mariel-and-conquer-and-capture-at-nab-show-2015/feed/ 0 #WallyCam #NABShow 2015 | ScreenLight Video Review and Collaboration Tool http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-with-screenlight-video-review-and-collaboration-tool-at-nab-show-2015/ http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-with-screenlight-video-review-and-collaboration-tool-at-nab-show-2015/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:29:40 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4225 ScreenLight is a very simple to use video review and collaboration tool for both video professionals and non-video savvy clients. Works across all devices and allows clients to leave time coded notes on review videos, it really simplifies the review process and makes it more efficient. WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> ScreenLight is a very simple to use video review and collaboration tool for both video professionals and non-video savvy clients. Works across all devices and allows clients to leave time coded notes on review videos, it really simplifies the review process and makes it more efficient.

WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-with-screenlight-video-review-and-collaboration-tool-at-nab-show-2015/feed/ 0 #WallyCam #NABShow 2015 | Robbie Carman on Highlights at NAB Show and Media Motion Ball http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-with-robbie-carman-on-highlights-at-nab-show-and-media-motion-ball/ http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-with-robbie-carman-on-highlights-at-nab-show-and-media-motion-ball/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:22:15 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4222 Wally catches up to Colorist and Trainer extraordinaire Robbie Carman at the Media Motion Ball. We get his take on the highlights of NAB Show and the Media Motion Ball which has turned into THE event for Post Production Professionals. WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> Wally catches up to Colorist and Trainer extraordinaire Robbie Carman at the Media Motion Ball. We get his take on the highlights of NAB Show and the Media Motion Ball which has turned into THE event for Post Production Professionals.

WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-with-robbie-carman-on-highlights-at-nab-show-and-media-motion-ball/feed/ 0 #WallyCam #NABShow 2015 | Talking Gender Gap with Kylee Wall http://walterbiscardi.net/kyleewallgendergap/ http://walterbiscardi.net/kyleewallgendergap/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:18:57 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4217 A single article written by Kylee Wall on the Gender Gap in post and production overall sparked plenty of discussion both in the creative field and in the manufacturing field on how women are looked at and treated in our industry. I caught up with Kylee a few days after a very successful discussion panel at NAB to talk about what the Gender Gap topic is all about. It’s a very enlightening chat. WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> A single article written by Kylee Wall on the Gender Gap in post and production overall sparked plenty of discussion both in the creative field and in the manufacturing field on how women are looked at and treated in our industry. I caught up with Kylee a few days after a very successful discussion panel at NAB to talk about what the Gender Gap topic is all about. It’s a very enlightening chat.

WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> http://walterbiscardi.net/kyleewallgendergap/feed/ 2 #WallyCam #NABShow 2015 | Ambushes Bob Zelin For His Insights on NAB Show. http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-ambushes-bob-zelin-for-his-insights-on-nab-show-2015/ http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-ambushes-bob-zelin-for-his-insights-on-nab-show-2015/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:15:30 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4213 Wally ambushes the one and only Bob Zelin on the NAB Show floor to get his take on the highlights of NAB 2015. He’s always on the lookout for the best and most effective tech for his production clients (including me) and this is some great insight on what the exciting to the one and only Bob Zelin. WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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]]> Wally ambushes the one and only Bob Zelin on the NAB Show floor to get his take on the highlights of NAB 2015. He’s always on the lookout for the best and most effective tech for his production clients (including me) and this is some great insight on what the exciting to the one and only Bob Zelin.

WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.

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