Creating Post-Production Workflow Efficiencies with the Avid NEXIS | PRO
By Jim Bask
The benefits of embracing shared storage
What’s the most inefficient part of your workflow?
It’s a big question with answers that can range from the very simple to the exceedingly complicated. Everything from render times to client feedback to transcoding logistics can impact how quickly or slowly a project is able to get through a post-production workflow. These elements plus countless others can have a major effect on the deliverable and overall production schedule.
Arguably, the biggest component of the workflow concerns how information is sent from one team to another, and in turn, how that info is accessed and worked on by multiple people and teams at the same time. Being able to provide exact instruction for details like the import process is a great way to create efficiency in a workflow, but if people are waiting for a drive before they can begin or finalize a task, those efficiencies are totally lost. It was something that Dave Austin recognized was happening at The Edit, which is his post-production facility for TV & film that is located in Brighton…[continue reading]