NAB Show – WalterBiscardi.com http://walterbiscardi.net Creative Director, Branding, Original Content Sun, 31 Dec 2017 15:10:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.21 Talking Video Production, Entrepreneurship and More on Rampant Live! http://walterbiscardi.net/watch-me-live-with-rampant-design-tools/ http://walterbiscardi.net/watch-me-live-with-rampant-design-tools/#respond Wed, 25 May 2016 23:35:16 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4538 [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Well, ok, it’s now tape replay, but I spent a wonderful almost 2 hours chatting with Sean and Stefani Mullen of Rampant Design Tools talking video production, entrepreneurship, 4k, 3D, the new Contemporary Living Network, Cruising, Cocktails and much more.   It was a lot of fun and I thank Sean and Stef for the invite! [/av_textblock] [av_video src=’https://youtu.be/4EoD5ASAcqo’ format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′]

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Day Two – Editing on DaVinci Resolve 12.5 http://walterbiscardi.net/day-two-editing-on-davinci-resolve-12-5/ http://walterbiscardi.net/day-two-editing-on-davinci-resolve-12-5/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2016 01:36:42 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4443 Ok, if I’m being honest about this, Day Two was really a continuation of a very LONG day one.  See I finished working last night about 6:30, then wrote the Day One blog, and then was preparing to go to bed around 11pm when I heard my phone chime that I had a text.   A Producer on the west coast needed me to do a quick turnaround of a national broadcast spot today for Friday delivery.   Well, I couldn’t let that project interfere with the corporate project I’m cutting on Resolve, so instead of getting some sleep, I went back to the office and continued editing about 11:30pm – 4:30am.  Didn’t really sleep and went back to the office at 7:30am this morning, finishing up the master candidate of the commercial spot at 6:30pm tonight.  Ok, so there’s the backstory and I’m surprised I’m even still awake enough to type this, but here goes….. Some updates on the issues from Day One. The need to Transcode to ProRes.  Paul Saccone from Blackmagic Design reached out to me and told me I didn’t need to transcode the 4k H264 to ProRes to get better performance.  I can use “Generate Optimized […]

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Ok, if I’m being honest about this, Day Two was really a continuation of a very LONG day one.  See I finished working last night about 6:30, then wrote the Day One blog, and then was preparing to go to bed around 11pm when I heard my phone chime that I had a text.   A Producer on the west coast needed me to do a quick turnaround of a national broadcast spot today for Friday delivery.   Well, I couldn’t let that project interfere with the corporate project I’m cutting on Resolve, so instead of getting some sleep, I went back to the office and continued editing about 11:30pm – 4:30am.  Didn’t really sleep and went back to the office at 7:30am this morning, finishing up the master candidate of the commercial spot at 6:30pm tonight.  Ok, so there’s the backstory and I’m surprised I’m even still awake enough to type this, but here goes…..

Some updates on the issues from Day One.

The need to Transcode to ProRes.  Paul Saccone from Blackmagic Design reached out to me and told me I didn’t need to transcode the 4k H264 to ProRes to get better performance.  I can use “Generate Optimized Media” instead.

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This basically makes a proxy file that’s easy on the playback and editing but then I can simply switch back to the original H264 files for color grading at the end of the process.   Yes, I still have to generate another set of files, but these go pretty darn quickly and are much much smaller than the ProRes files I generated yesterday.   I thought the Generate Optimized Media was really for use with large files like RAW, but it looks like it’s just as useful with the DSLR stuff too.

Not Automatically Scaling my 4k to 1080 HD

I knew this was a setting that I wasn’t finding and thanks to Dmitry Kitsov’s response on Twitter, I now know where the “magic button” is.   It’s in Project Settings > Image Scaling Preset.

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The default was Scale Entire Image to Fit but what I really wanted was Center Crop with No Resizing.  Seems like a long mouthful but as you can see there are four different options for mismatched resolution files so I guess that’s the easiest way to describe it.

So on to Day Two.

Everything so far has been very intuitive, even in my sleep deprived state last night, I was finding new functions simply by doing what I always do with certain keystrokes.

Duplicate a clip is simply Option+drag which I used a LOT last night because I was duplicating the heck out of comedic sound effects.  You can see 09829_SFX down below duplicated 5 times to coincide with the action.

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Speaking of those clips, see how CLEARLY labeled the audio clips are?  There’s a delineation between the clip name and user controls that’s fabulous.   With Premiere Pro, the audio labeling frequently disappears with the audio clips so I have to double click them back up into the Source Monitor to confirm the clip name.  The labelling is also plenty large and easy to read.  Really nicely done.

I mentioned last night how the volume / level control in the timeline is super useful because you have full control of the amount of level rather than being limited to just 6db +/- like in Premiere Pro.  Below you see an audio clip that clearly has low audio, it’s a manufacturing floor with audio from the camera mic.  What Resolve does is shrink and enlarge the audio waveforms giving you a really good representation of the amount of volume in a clip at a quick glance.

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And here’s that same clip with the clip volume raised.

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You can see visually how much louder the clip is now vs. the original picture above.   At first I thought this was gimmicky when I saw it in the online demos, but actually it’s really handy to be able to just look at the timeline and without even seeing the volume control settings, I can tell what’s full volume and what’s not.

I finally played with the Text Tool and it’s quite good and useful.  Is it as feature rich as Adobe’s?  Not by a long shot, but can you create titles with it?  Absolutely.   You actually find the titles in the same place as the effects.     They have them laid out to be pre-positioned for ease of use, but I generally just start with Text.

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You drag a title out onto the timeline and then the Title Panel becomes active.

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As you can see, all the basic controls you’d expect and all the fonts on my Mac loaded up.   I’ve only used it for placeholders so far, but will create some titles for the final.

I mentioned yesterday the ease of video and audio track assignments.  Here’s a look at that.

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Just a single control to turn the track on and off.  Renaming the tracks is as simple as double-clicking the name and naming it as you can see I did with the audio tracks.  It’s intuitive and easy.

The Wacom Tablet Works!!!

I had to bold that one because if you’re a user of Adobe Premiere Pro and you use a Wacom tablet, then you know the joy of the “jittery pen.”   Basically any adjustment you make with a Wacom tablet in Premiere Pro results in the keyframe / parameter changing when you release the pen.   Completely maddening to say the least, so many of us resort to using a mouse when doing fine tuning such as audio mixing.  But in Resolve, I’ve found the pen to be very accurate and stable.  It’s little things like this that really make a long long day in the edit suite pleasant.

A  little thing that’s functional but could be more efficient.  Right now the only way to send out a burned in timecode copy to a client is via the Color Panel.   I couldn’t even find this last night (this morning) so I went out of Resolve and into Adobe Media Encoder.  But if you open the timeline in the Color panel, you’ll find options for timecode and other things to burn into the media.  I made a request to the Resolve team to consider either making a filter for TC Window or simply adding the option to the Delivery panel.   When editing, I definitely don’t think much about Color and I never even thought to look at the Color panel just to find TC burn-in.   So it’s there, but I’m hopeful it might be a bit more intuitive for editors who have no interest in using the Color panel.

One other thing that’s not working quite as it should is the ability to double click a parameter in the Inspector Panel and change it.   If you go back up at look at that Title Panel and I want to double click the Size to change it from 74 to 50.   If I try to double click it, the numbers simply change say up to 80 or down to 63 and they keep changing every time I double click.  Or the last number will be selected but not all of them.  So I have to manually backspace, backspace then type.   Most likely a Beta issue and remember this IS beta software right now.  Remarkably STABLE beta software too I might add.   Had to restart the machine twice last night because the system got a little wonky but the software is not crashing, it’s not disappearing, just gets a little “tired” from time to time so I just reboot and keep going.

Here’s a look at my timeline so far.  Nothing remarkable as you can see, just your good old fashioned basic timeline but sitting inside one of the most powerful color grading tools on the planet.   It’s been super easy and quite pleasant cutting.

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What’s continued to impress me is how efficiently the workspace is laid out and how intuitive all of the necessary panels are.  I’m editing on a SINGLE monitor.  I HATE editing on a single monitor, I love having all that extra real estate for all those windows I need open.   But here I am, editing away in Resolve and when I need to access a panel, it’s there.  Panels move and replace themselves as you set about doing different functions while editing.  It’s so well thought out and I’m not searching for windows, or dragging more windows out, or losing windows under windows.  Granted I have a 5k Retina iMac, but the interface is so efficient I have no need for the second window.   It’s absolutely remarkable so far.   Keep in mind I am doing a pretty simple project right now, but this does give me an insight as to how the app will work for larger projects.   The interface seems to have really been thought out from the editor’s perspective first and not from an engineering / coding standpoint.   It’s a very light and nimble application.

Somebody asked me today “why does editing in Resolve interest you?”   Well it is my color grading tool of choice.  It’s completely free, and by the way, I’m cutting this project using the free version of Resolve.  My Studio version sits on another machine.

So if I find the Resolve can handle the bulk of our editorial load and especially if I get my new Contemporary Living Network funded, we can have every editor, no matter where they are, no matter which NLE they currently cut with editing on Resolve.  Why?  We can completely eliminate XMLs and any issues that arise with moving projects between NLEs and Resolve.  Now we’re simply passing project files back and forth and staying inside the same application.

The workflow to / from Photoshop and After Effects will be different and not as elegant as the Adobe Suite for sure, but then we had a really good workflow between the old FCP and After Effects in the past and I can draw upon that knowledge to create a simple workflow as needed.  BUT completely eliminating XMLs from our editorial to editorial workflow and from our editorial to color workflow makes the idea of cutting inside Resolve very appealing.   Now when I want to work with my colleague who is an AMAZING 30 years (and counting) colorist it’s as simple as hand him the project file.

Does Resolve have the rich feature set of Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid?   No, not even close.  Does Resolve have a very good, useful feature set that any editor can cut a narrative story and is easy to adapt you muscle memory to?  So far, from what I see, the answer is yes.  Especially with the latest additions with Resolve 12.5.

I really like that Blackmagic Design has spent a lot of time under the hood ensuring that the basic operation of editing is smooth and easy.  That’s the most any editor can ask for.   As for what comes next, well that all depends on what the editors ask for.  From what I’ve been told, Blackmagic Design is listening quite well to their editing base just like Adobe.

Two days in, call me impressed.

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#WallyCam NAB Show 2016 | The Casual and Relaxed Tour http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-nab-show-2016-the-casual-and-relaxed-tour/ http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-nab-show-2016-the-casual-and-relaxed-tour/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2016 17:42:58 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4512 [av_image src=’http://walterbiscardi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-05-03-at-1.22.06-PM-1.jpg’ attachment=’4513′ attachment_size=’full’ align=’center’ styling=” hover=” link=” target=” caption=” font_size=” appearance=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’][/av_image] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] It was another fun NAB Show for #WallyCam though this year was decidedly more low key.  Fewer videos and most all of them from the Media Motion Ball.  It was a much more casual and relaxed time for me this year spending more time actually chatting with folks and less time getting the camera out at every opportunity.  So this year you’re getting more of the family reunion, social networking vibe of what it’s like at NAB Show.   If you’ve never been, do try to get out at least once in a while to actually be able to put faces and voices with those you interact with on social media. #WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual.  This year with a fedora. [/av_textblock] [av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] First off it’s Sean and Stefani Mullen from Rampant Design Tools.   This husband / wife duo are the team behind what I feel are THE best style effects on the planet. For NAB 2016 they […]

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It was another fun NAB Show for #WallyCam though this year was decidedly more low key.  Fewer videos and most all of them from the Media Motion Ball.  It was a much more casual and relaxed time for me this year spending more time actually chatting with folks and less time getting the camera out at every opportunity.  So this year you’re getting more of the family reunion, social networking vibe of what it’s like at NAB Show.   If you’ve never been, do try to get out at least once in a while to actually be able to put faces and voices with those you interact with on social media.

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First off it’s Sean and Stefani Mullen from Rampant Design Tools.   This husband / wife duo are the team behind what I feel are THE best style effects on the planet. For NAB 2016 they released 14 new products. Here we are in front of the Diablo on The Strip chatting about their products and NAB Show.
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What I love most about NAB Show. Meeting folks who I know through social media. This is Khoren Mirzakhanian’s first NAB Show so of course we talk about that and what he’s looking at on the show floor.  Find him on Twitter @KolorLux
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When Dan asks “What is WallyCam” that’s my cue to turn on the camera and go. It’s Dan’s first show and of course Michele is an NAB veteran so we got to talking about Toolfarm and what they have introduced at NAB Show 2016. Dan’s kinda fun too.  Follow Michele on Twitter @MicheleYamazaki or @Toolfarm
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I ran into the man behind the Premiere Bro fansite, Sean Schools at the Media Motion Ball. An NAB Show rookie, we talk about his work to promote Adobe Premiere Pro and his experience as a first timer at the show.  Find him on Twitter @PremiereBro
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#WallyCam #NABShow 2016 |Rampant Design Tools with Sean and Stef http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-nab-show-2016-chats-rampant-design-tools/ http://walterbiscardi.net/wallycam-nab-show-2016-chats-rampant-design-tools/#respond Sun, 17 Apr 2016 12:14:25 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4424 #WallyCam returns to NAB Show for its fourth year and we kick off 2016 with the awesome Sean and Stephanie Mullen from Rampant Design Tools.  This husband / wife duo are the brains and artists behind what I feel are THE best style effects and now plug-ins on the planet.   Sean creates many of the effects in camera shooting up to 6k resolution and the results are looks and overlays that are simply unmatched by a simple plug-in or something created via software. For NAB 2016 they released 14 NEW PRODUCTS!   There’s really nothing else on the market that comes close to the variety and quality of Rampant Design offers.   You’d also be hard pressed to find two better or more hard working people than Sean and Stef.   Check out our chat on their new products, what we’re looking forward to at NAB 2016 and then click on the links above to get some amazing tools to up your production game. 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 […]

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#WallyCam returns to NAB Show for its fourth year and we kick off 2016 with the awesome Sean and Stephanie Mullen from Rampant Design Tools.  This husband / wife duo are the brains and artists behind what I feel are THE best style effects and now plug-ins on the planet.   Sean creates many of the effects in camera shooting up to 6k resolution and the results are looks and overlays that are simply unmatched by a simple plug-in or something created via software.

For NAB 2016 they released 14 NEW PRODUCTS!   There’s really nothing else on the market that comes close to the variety and quality of Rampant Design offers.   You’d also be hard pressed to find two better or more hard working people than Sean and Stef.   Check out our chat on their new products, what we’re looking forward to at NAB 2016 and then click on the links above to get some amazing tools to up your production game.

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.

WalterBiscardi.com is advice, inspiration & training from working creative professionals on all aspects of the creative industry from pre-production to post to growing your career and business. Walter Biscardi, Jr. is a 25 year veteran in media production and the Founder of BISCARDI CREATIVE MEDIA, a full service digital media production company near Atlanta, Georgia. He’s also the Founder of CONTEMPORARY LIVING NETWORK, a digital lifestyle network featuring positive lifestyle programming and entertainment.  He and his team have been a part of many national awards including the Emmy and Peabody.   Walter is also a frequent speaker at national industry events and offered training and consulting in the media industry.  www.biscardicreative.com     www.contemporaryliving.tv

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Where You’ll Find Walter Biscardi at NAB Show 2016 http://walterbiscardi.net/where-youll-find-walter-biscardi-at-nab-show-2016/ Sun, 10 Apr 2016 19:07:00 +0000 http://www.biscardicreative.com/?p=4709 The view entering South Hall Lower   NAB Show 2016 is upon us and my schedule is coming together.   I’ll be primarily appearing in the Studio Network Solutions booth SL11113 giving the presentation Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices.  (full details below) I’ll also be at some of the evening events and just hanging out.  So if you have the chance, come say hello and let’s chat!   Heck, if you want to meet up for a coffee and talk shop, ping me on Twitter, @walterbiscardi or drop me an email walter (at) biscardicreative.com.  Look forward to seeing you all! LOVE Stef and Sean from Rampant Design Tools   Saturday: Arriving in the afternoon and honestly, this is my quietest day.   If you’re in town and want to meet up to chat, ping me!  I’m staying over in the MGM Grand / NY NY area of the Strip. Sunday: If anyone wants to meet up for breakfast, ping me.  I’m also around in the early afternoon.   9pm I’ll be at the #PostChat meet-up outside the O’Shea’s Bar in The Linq restaurant district.  Outside between The Linq hotel and Flamingo.   I might even go up in the High Roller observation wheel Sunday night. Meeting Vashi! at the #PostChat […]

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NAB Show 2016 is upon us and my schedule is coming together.   I’ll be primarily appearing in the Studio Network Solutions booth SL11113 giving the presentation Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices.  (full details below) I’ll also be at some of the evening events and just hanging out.  So if you have the chance, come say hello and let’s chat!   Heck, if you want to meet up for a coffee and talk shop, ping me on Twitter, @walterbiscardi or drop me an email walter (at) biscardicreative.com.  Look forward to seeing you all!

LOVE Stef and Sean from Rampant Design Tools

 

Saturday: Arriving in the afternoon and honestly, this is my quietest day.   If you’re in town and want to meet up to chat, ping me!  I’m staying over in the MGM Grand / NY NY area of the Strip.

Sunday: If anyone wants to meet up for breakfast, ping me.  I’m also around in the early afternoon.   9pm I’ll be at the #PostChat meet-up outside the O’Shea’s Bar in The Linq restaurant district.  Outside between The Linq hotel and Flamingo.   I might even go up in the High Roller observation wheel Sunday night.

Meeting Vashi! at the #PostChat meet-up

 

Monday: I’ll be in the SNS Booth SL11113 all day and presenting Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices at 10:30am, 2:00pm and 4:00pm.

In the presentation I will take you though best practices for Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing.   These management tips can apply to other NLEs as well.  I’ll demonstrate the techniques I developed for managing the wealth of digital data created in today’s video production world, whether you’re in the corporate, broadcast or digital marketplace.   I’ll cover the basics of standardizing your project management including: Media Management & Organization, File / Folder Renaming, Transcoding, Media Cache, Shared Projects (2 or more editors sharing the same project),  Cross Platform (Mac & Windows), Archiving.  This is a must presentation for anyone looking to bring order to an expanding digital media workload and library. 

I’ll also be available all day in the booth to answer any questions you have about Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Shared Storage Workflow, 4k, UHD, Post Production and of course, anything to do with cooking.  Pizza On the Grill is my favorite!  So stop on by and say hello!

Monday Evening: You’ll find me at the Media Motion Ball located in the Monte Carlo.

 

Tuesday: I’ll be in the SNS Booth SL11113 all day and presenting Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices at 10:30am, 2:00pm and 4:00pm. (see full description above)  Again, I’ll be available to answer any questions you have on all matters Post and of course cooking.  So stop by and say hello!

Tuesday Evening: You’ll find me for a little while at the Supermeet located in the Rio.  I don’t stay for the entire event and I generally just hang out in the vendor area to chat with folks.   Generally I end up going out for dinner after a few hours here.

Wednesday: I’ll be in the SNS Booth SL11113 all day and presenting Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices at 10:30am, 2:00pm and 4:00pm. (see full description above)   Again, I’ll be available to answer any questions you have on all matters Post and of course cooking.  So stop by and say hello!

Wednesday Evening: I’m attending a private event and then will be on my way back to Atlanta bright and early Thursday morning.

I really hope I get to meet up with you this year.  Have fun!

BISCARDI CREATIVE MEDIA is a full service digital media production company near Atlanta, Georgia. Quite simply we’re the people who make video and media production easy for you.   No technobabble.  Just clear, concise and creative content delivered where and how you need it, on time and on budget.

 

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Where You’ll Find Me at NAB Show 2016! http://walterbiscardi.net/find-me-at-nab-show-2016/ http://walterbiscardi.net/find-me-at-nab-show-2016/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2016 18:46:24 +0000 http://walterbiscardi.com/?p=4412 NAB Show 2016 is upon us and my schedule is coming together.   I’ll be primarily appearing in the Studio Network Solutions booth SL11113 giving the presentation Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices.  (full details below) I’ll also be at some of the evening events and just hanging out.  So if you have the chance, come say hello and let’s chat!   Heck, if you want to meet up for a coffee and talk shop, ping me on Twitter, @walterbiscardi or drop me an email walter (at) biscardicreative.com.  Look forward to seeing you all! Saturday: Arriving in the afternoon and honestly, this is my quietest day.   If you’re in town and want to meet up to chat, ping me!  I’m staying over in the MGM Grand / NY NY area of the Strip. Sunday: If anyone wants to meet up for breakfast, ping me.  I’m also around in the early afternoon.   7:30pm I’ll be at the Colorists Mixer in the Venetian.  This is a paid / ticket required event that is sold out.  9pm I’ll be at the #PostChat meet-up outside the O’Shea’s Bar in The Linq restaurant district.  Outside between The Linq hotel and Flamingo.  I might also […]

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NAB Show 2016 is upon us and my schedule is coming together.   I’ll be primarily appearing in the Studio Network Solutions booth SL11113 giving the presentation Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices.  (full details below) I’ll also be at some of the evening events and just hanging out.  So if you have the chance, come say hello and let’s chat!   Heck, if you want to meet up for a coffee and talk shop, ping me on Twitter, @walterbiscardi or drop me an email walter (at) biscardicreative.com.  Look forward to seeing you all!

LOVE Stef and Sean from Rampant Design Tools

LOVE Stef and Sean from Rampant Design Tools

Saturday: Arriving in the afternoon and honestly, this is my quietest day.   If you’re in town and want to meet up to chat, ping me!  I’m staying over in the MGM Grand / NY NY area of the Strip.

Sunday: If anyone wants to meet up for breakfast, ping me.  I’m also around in the early afternoon.   7:30pm I’ll be at the Colorists Mixer in the Venetian.  This is a paid / ticket required event that is sold out.  9pm I’ll be at the #PostChat meet-up outside the O’Shea’s Bar in The Linq restaurant district.  Outside between The Linq hotel and Flamingo.  I might also try out the High Roller observation wheel Sunday night.

Meeting the amazing Vashi! at the #PostChat meet up

Meeting the amazing Vashi! at the #PostChat meet up

Monday: I’ll be in the SNS Booth SL11113 all day and presenting Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices at 10:30am, 2:00pm and 4:00pm.

In the presentation I will take you though best practices for Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing.   These management tips can apply to other NLEs as well.  I’ll demonstrate the techniques I developed for managing the wealth of digital data created in today’s video production world, whether you’re in the corporate, broadcast or digital marketplace.   I’ll cover the basics of standardizing your project management including: Media Management & Organization, File / Folder Renaming, Transcoding, Media Cache, Shared Projects (2 or more editors sharing the same project),  Cross Platform (Mac & Windows), Archiving.  This is a must presentation for anyone looking to bring order to an expanding digital media workload and library. 

I’ll also be available all day in the booth to answer any questions you have about Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Shared Storage Workflow, 4k, UHD, Post Production and of course, anything to do with cooking.  Pizza On the Grill is my favorite!  So stop on by and say hello!

Monday Evening: You’ll find me at the Media Motion Ball located in the Monte Carlo.

Media Motion Ball

Media Motion Ball

Tuesday: I’ll be in the SNS Booth SL11113 all day and presenting Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices at 10:30am, 2:00pm and 4:00pm. (see full description above)  Again, I’ll be available to answer any questions you have on all matters Post and of course cooking.  So stop by and say hello!

Tuesday Evening: You’ll find me for a little while at the Supermeet located in the Rio.  I don’t stay for the entire event and I generally just hang out in the vendor area to chat with folks.   Generally I end up going out for dinner after a few hours here.

Wednesday: I’ll be in the SNS Booth SL11113 all day and presenting Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices at 10:30am, 2:00pm and 4:00pm. (see full description above)   Again, I’ll be available to answer any questions you have on all matters Post and of course cooking.  So stop by and say hello!

Wednesday Evening: I’m attending a private event and then will be on my way back to Atlanta bright and early Thursday morning.

I really hope I get to meet up with you this year.  Have fun!

About the Author:

Walter Biscardi, Jr. is a 25 year veteran in media production and the Founder of BISCARDI CREATIVE MEDIA, a full service digital media production company near Atlanta, Georgia with services that include Video Production, Sound Production, Sound Mixing, Graphic Design, Animation, Post Production, Video Editing, Color Grading, Finishing, Digital Asset Transfer, Digitizing and Archiving. He’s also the Founder of CONTEMPORARY LIVING NETWORK, a digital lifestyle network coming soon featuring Life Worth Living.  He and his team have been a part of many national awards including the Emmy and Peabody.   Walter is also a frequent speaker at national industry events and offered training and consulting in the media industry.  www.biscardicreative.com     www.contemporaryliving.tv

 

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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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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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#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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#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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