Read the full details in the Adobe Blog.

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Adobe just responded on their blog and it appears that editing ProRes could be a problem right now if you uninstalled Quicktime on a Windows Machine.  Click the link for the full announcement.

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It’s not just about adding a vignette over your video to give it a “Panavision Look.”   It’s about adding correct aspect ratio vignettes over your video so they “look real.”   Vashi goes beyond just telling you what the aspect ratios are, he gives you 50+ FREE templates to use in the NLE of your choice from SD to 6k.   You can even use them in FX software like After Effects or Fusion, you just drag them to a video layer above the one you’re working on.

Also included is a link to the Unravel_Resolution_CheatSheet for exporting to the current frame sizes for various outputs.

Vashi is an incredible artist and an all around great guy.  Be sure to bookmark his site for lots of great freebies.

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Right now I’m scheduled to present during the Premiere Pro portion of the event Tuesday, Nov. 17 and Wednesday, Nov. 18th.   These are my expected presentations:

Case Study: Media Management and Organizing a Network Television Series 

Real World example of Ice Cream Nation and Fork U for the new Contemporary Living Network on media managing and organizing the three main cameras, GoPros and audio sources to ensure all the media has unique file names and is easily accessible to the editors for the series.  Also a workflow on archiving the footage after.

A Whole New Way to Color Correct: Using the Lumetri Effect in Premiere Pro.

Possibly the most powerful feature in the current version of Premiere Pro, this introduction to the color tool and how to use it effectively in your workflow create stunning color grades and looks without the need for any third party filters or software.

Creating Custom Looks for Your Footage with the Power of Transfer Modes 

Often just used to overlay light leaks or film grain, transfer modes can completely change the way you use transitions and create entire color grades and looks utilizing nothing more than just some production elements and the transfer modes in Adobe Premiere Pro.  I find way too many people have no clue how much can be accomplished in the transfer modes.

I’m excited to head to San Jose for my first time and hang out with some fellow creatives for a few days.   Then I spin right back around to the Atlanta Cutters Creative Ball that following Saturday night!

Registration is now open, check out the link below to learn more about the events and the speakers.

And in case you’re too young to know, there’s a great song called “Do You Know The Way To San Jose?”  sung by the great Dionne Warwick and written by Burt Bacharach.  This November I’ll definitely know the way.

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Angie Taylor took the time to post this short video on how to properly install CC 2015 without accidentally erasing anything you don’t want to lose.

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Check out the full article published on Creative Cow to get all the details.

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http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2015/04/premiere-pro-next-colorful.html

Kylee Wall mentions an upcoming addition to Adobe Anywhere adding a more localized version of the collaboration tool via Teams in her article on Creative Cow.

https://library.creativecow.net/wall_kylee/adobe-creative-cloud-updates-2015/1

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I’ve been pushing Adobe for a few years now to make a much simpler version of “Anywhere” that would only run on an in-house system to allow multiple editors to work off the same project via one shared storage system. Hoping to learn more on the Avid / Adobe collaboration on the ISIS media server and hoping that the collaboration there might lead to even more open sharing and collaboration between the NLEs.

All these rumors are really getting me excited to see what April 13th brings!  Yes, I’ll be reporting from the show floor as I can and of course stay tuned to CreativeCow.net for up to the minute news releases and reports.

WallyCam is getting packed and ready for NAB 2015 and maybe a bunch of reports on Editor Collaboration.

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Well along comes Studio Network Solutions with a simple way for two editors to open the exact same project at the exact time with no fear of one person overwriting the other’s work.  Makes it super easy for two editors to work together if need be or for a Producer to simply open a project for review on a second workstation while the editor keeps working.  They employ file locking via their EVO ShareBrowser software.

Ok, here’s the EVO ShareBrowser on Edit Workstation 3.  It’s an iMac running OS X Yosemite.  (click on the images to make them larger) Along the left column you can see both the EVO storage (we broke it into four partitions) along with some other storage we have on the network and local.   I’ve already highlighted the Premiere Pro Project file which is sitting on EVO 1 and ready for edit.

I launch the project from the Browser and you can see what happens below. The EVO ShareBrowser has automatically placed a lock on the project file.  It’s an open lock because I launched it first from this system so Edit 3 has control of the project file.

Now I go over to our Edit 1 Workstation.  It’s a Dell T5500 Precision running Windows 7. There’s that exact same project file on EVO 1 only here you can clearly see the lock is closed AND I can clearly see that Edit 3 has control of the lock.

I want to see that project anyway so I double click to launch. In case I missed the lock icon, the EVO ShareBrowser tells me right away that the project is being used elsewhere and I can only run in Read Only Mode.

I click Yes to Continue. You can see that the Lock is now Red reminding me that I do not have write control of the project, but there’s the exact same project open on the Edit 1 system at the exact time it’s running on Edit 3.

So what can I do now?  I can edit, I can make notes, I can simply watch and review, I can log, I can do anything I would normally do with Premiere EXCEPT save that exact same file name.   See the EVO will prevent that since the project file is locked.  If you forget this and simply click on “Save” this prompt pops up. But I can go ahead and “Save As” and simply give the project on Edit 1 a new extension to the name.  You can see the Edit 1 has control of the new “B” project file. At this point if we want to merge the two projects together, the editor in Edit 3 would be able to import and merge the changes between Edit 1 and Edit 3.  Yes this needs to be done manually, but it adds another level of efficiency that we haven’t had to this date.

Why?   The file locking removes the fear that we might accidentally overwrite someone else’s work while they’re working.   When keeping the files local on each workstation, sometimes you have to go to that workstation, copy the file (maybe turn on the machine if it’s not on) and then take that file to your local workstation to start editing.   This makes absolutely sure nobody will accidentally overwrite your work, but it can also be a bit of a pain.

With this file locking system that the EVO ShareBrowser provides, we are immediately switching our workflow with our project files now living directly with the media on the EVO server.   If a secondary editor joins on to a project, they can simply just open the project where the editor 1 is at this very moment and start right into the edit with a “B” project.  It’s a small thing, but we’re loving this new wrinkle in the workflow.  Oh and editors can request the project files be unlocked allowing another person to take over by simply messaging across the EVO network.

This is by no means Adobe Anywhere or Avid workflow, but it’s a nice small step forward in efficiency.   This project locking feature can be applied to as many project types as we need including After Effects, Photoshop, ProTools and more.   For us it’s a pretty cool step forward to be able to have the project files out and easily accessible for the entire shop rather than locked on each computer system.    I’m hoping soon we’ll get to have the feature of Anywhere in a much more scaled down feature set for just in use in a local shop rather than the big cloud architecture now supported.

Of course I did also receive this today.  Wonder what it means?   NAB is less than two weeks away……

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Revised April 2, 2015

Saturday, April 11th.

TBA.  Maybe an In and Out Burger run?

Dinner with some friends.

Sunday, April 12th.

Early breakfast, then headed over to the Convention Center for some set-up and pre-show exploring.

JB&A Distribution Workflow Event – Starts at 10am at the Westin Hotel.

This event is a technology workflow event that requires a pre-registration for a meeting with specific vendors.  I will be stopping in to meet with the guys from Studio Network Solutions.  No set time yet.

#PostChat Meetup – 8pm outside the O’Shea’s bar in The LINQ

Casual meet-up open to everyone!  #PostChat is a weekly Twitter conversation about all things in Post Production.  This is our chance to all get together and meet the people behind the Twitter avatars.  Just come on out to say hello and kick off NAB 2015 in a fun way!

Monday, April 13

Attending the AJA and Blackmagic Design News Conferences in the morning.

Walking the Show Floor – I’ll be around most of the day, I have meetings throughout though..  I’ll pretty much be around South Hall all day I suspect looking at the new Post stuff and might check out the Aerial / Drone pavilion.   Will probably be wearing my classic Biscardi Creative Media teal bowling shirt with black trim.

Rampant Design Demo – 2:30pm at Booth SL5706 in the Plug-In Pavilion

“Macro Quality for Micro Budget.  How The Simplicity of Rampant Quickly Raises the Bar.”  How I use the super easy drag and drop Rampant Design effects to add high end quality and enhancements to micro budget / low budget / no budget projects.

Working Together to Close the Gender Gap in Post Production – 5:00 in N252.  Open to all NAB Attendees

I’m going to try to attend this as the topic is important and features some of favorite folks in Post.  I have meetings right up to this event, but even if I don’t make it, if you have the time please attend.  This panel will discuss the impact of gender equality in the post workplace, strategies for recognizing and un-learning our own internalized sexism, and how we can all work together to adjust hiring practices and erase gender biases in order to ensure the future of women in all post production roles.

Media Motion Ball – 5:30pm at Monte Carlo’s Main Ballrooms  (I’ll arrive closer to 7pm)

For me this is the highlight event of the week.  Great food, great crowd, awesome prizes and a really laid back atmosphere to meet up with other creatives.  I’m aiming to get there by 7:00pm.

Tuesday April 14

Capture and Conquer – 8:00am – 9:30am  The Cosmopolitan Hotel presented by Marco Solorio and Suzette Muriel

A workshop created by Marco and Suzette to help creatives better understand and position their business for maximum revenue.  I, for one, can definitely use some insight into this.   Two of the most successful people I know, I’m looking forward to attending this event.  VERY limited seatings available.

Studio Network Solutions – 10:30am – 3:30pm at least, Booth SL12413

I’ll be there after the morning workshop to chat about the SNS shared storage solutions which brings a MAM and full media management directly on board adding more efficiency and capabilities to the Post workflow.  And of course, I’m happy to answer any other Production, 4k / UHD, Post, Adobe Premiere Pro workflow questions you may have.

SuperMeet – 7pm at Riviera’s Royal Ballroom

Part Networking Event, Part Carnival, Always Entertaining is how I describe the SuperMeet to anyone who has never been.  I tend to arrive on the earlier side and am generally out by around 9:30 or 10:00pm to go have a late dinner or another event.

AJA Video Systems private event – 9pm.

Wednesday, April 15

Studio Network Solutions – 9:00am – 2:00pm, 3:00 – 4:00pm at least, Booth SL12413

I’ll be there most of the day to chat about the SNS shared storage solutions which brings a MAM and full media management directly on board adding more efficiency and capabilities to the Post workflow.  And of course, I’m happy to answer any other Production, 4k / UHD, Post, Adobe Premiere Pro workflow questions you may have.  I have to step away for a meeting at 2pm.

Harrah’s Piano Bar – 10pm – ?

Seems to be a yearly tradition, I usually end up here with some of the Flanders Scientific clan and it’s an absolutely hysterical way to spend an evening.  Usually the crowd and people watching is more entertaining that the twins who do the singing.

I’m out first thing Thursday morning on the way home.

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