Firefly, Color grading with French Tone
By Jim Bask
FireFly is not just the name of a popular western space opera, it’s also the name of a series of tools for cinematographers. Used in films as the recent History of Love…
Tag: Editing
Intelligent shared storage evolves with Avid NEXIS
By Jim Bask
At the NAB show back in April, Avid (www.avid.com) introduced the next generation of its intelligent shared storage. Avid NEXIS represents an evolution in the company’s offerings, which date back to the mid-90s with its Unity MediaNetwork, and more recently with its Avid ISIS line of ‘infinitely scalable intelligent storage’ solutions.
Red Giant is Ready for Adobe CC 2017
By Jim Bask
Today Adobe announced the release of Adobe CC 2017. It’s full of awesome new features and improvements that we know you are eager to start using.
How To Use Avid NEXIS | PRO With axle Starter Media Management
By Jim Bask
This tutorial is about a new partner for Avid called axle. axle is a very cool media management workflow company that has created a powerful and simple new system that is currently being shipped with the Avid NEXIS | PRO and the Avid Pro Team Bundles that include the NEXIS | PRO.
Three Reasons Why I Attend Avid Connect Every Year
By Jim Bask
I have attended Avid Connect, the world’s greatest gathering of professionals in the media industry, since its inception in 2014. Similarly to previous years, I was quick to save my spot for 2017. As the head of audio post at SpotBot, Inc., and a passionate music composer and engineer, I find this conference valuable for many reasons, but most of all for inspiration, knowledge, and networking.
PostPerspective Review of Avid Media Composer 8.5 and 8.6
By Jim Bask
It seems that nonlinear editing systems, like Adobe Premiere, Apple FCP X, Lightworks, Vegas and Blackmagic Resolve are being updated almost weekly. At first, I was overjoyed with the frequent updates. It got to the point where I would see a new codec released on a Monday and by Friday you could edit with it (maybe a slight exaggeration, but pretty close to the truth). Unfortunately, this didn’t always mean the updates would work.
Making the Cut: Axel Geddes Talks the Intuitive Nature of the Avid Platform
By Jim Bask
Avid sponsored the annual ACE EditFest in London this summer and had the chance to sit down with a must-see panel of talented editors. Our new Making The Cut blog series features award–winning editors discussing their craft, their workflows, creative processes and upcoming projects in an exclusive and intimate setting.
Building an Editing Career with Avid Media Composer
By Jim Bask
I started out as an assistant editor four years ago and was constantly switching between different nonlinear editing systems such as Final Cut Pro and Premiere. I had a basic knowledge of Avid Media Composer but knew that to step up my game and become a feature film editor, I would have to master the art of Media Composer.
Review: Logickeyboard Astra Backlit Editing Keyboard
By Jim Bask
Check out this review of the LogicKeyboard Astra Backlit Editing Keyboard
Ok, it’s just a keyboard, right? Not quite! While Logickeyboard may not be the first out of the gate to offer a backlit keyboard for post production, to my mind the brand-new Astra offers a ton of bang-for-the-buck features, and addresses some deficiencies I’ve seen in the only competition in this narrow product field. (I reviewed a competitor in Post’s May 2015 issue.)