WmLauterbach 0 #1 June 9, 2002 Quade...I've noticed in a few of your posts you mention "work"....what do you do 'at work'?E-mail me if you prefer, I may have a few non-skydiving questions for you...blue skies....Billy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 June 9, 2002 Oh it's not a huge secret. I think I can safely talk about it here.I'm a Technical Director for Disney. Before that I was "just" an editor for about 15 years. Right now, I run a post-production facility at Disneyland. We have two edit bays; one is a traditional tape Digital BetaCam bay and the other is an Avid bay. I designed and have worked in both, but mostly I oversee their day-to-day operations. Since I have a fairly capable staff of editors, I usually have a bit of free time during the day to surf dropzone.com and make replies every now and then. Beyond the post-production stuff, I'm also in charge of our transmission out of Disneyland; fiber, microwave, satellite -- whatever needs to happen. I also fill in for the other Tech Directors when they get stretched a little thin. The other guys mostly do field production.So, what the heck does the Mouse need with a post-production facility at an amusement park? Well, you'd be sort of surprized how much work we do as far as commercials, promotions, publicity and visiting TV stations. We also do work for just about anyone in the Company with a job number, so we do get to do network specials and some really cool stuff every once in awhile. While I type this, we have KNXV-TV from Phoenix in the Avid Bay and they're cutting a package to go into their live show that they'll be broadcasting from here tomorrow morning.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WmLauterbach 0 #3 June 10, 2002 just the guy I am looking for...I have a few questions that you are probably perfect to ask. Let me put them together in some logical order, and I'll drop them in your e-mail....video-editing type stuff.....if you dont mind that is............... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 June 10, 2002 So, anybody else wanna fess up where there experience comes from?quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #5 June 10, 2002 Hit me with your best shot.Fire away.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #6 June 10, 2002 "So, anybody else wanna fess up where there experience comes from?"Well, I bust my femur doing a stoopid low turn......Quacks and sawbones told me I'd be stuck on the ground for a long time, so I figured I'd teach myself a new skill that might be useful for skydiving, and I could learn it at home.So I spec'd up a custom system based around a DC30 card and got busy editing all my pals' footage into fun mixes.....Then I got me a DV card, and more HD space.Then I got a big break and built the Brit100 film and learned a lot from some cool people (including a producer from the BBC), then I got asked to help out at World team in Thailand, and made the film for that, then I did some real world work related vids, and some tandem leaders , party tapes etc etc etc.........Been too busy to do any major skydiving projects recently ----sadly.....Cos I actually quite like messing with video and choonz, and being creative, without over amping the SFX. It can soak up all my spare time though, and its tough working long hours, and still squeezing in some jumps, and also editing.......something has to give.Am looking forward to passing on some of the love I've learned to my Texan hosts for their 120 way attempts this weekend.The way I look at it is this....the more good video there is around, the more whuffoes think "wow, I wanna try that", then the more friends I get to play with, and more money comes into skydiving .....and so the sport gets better....I know the stuff I do won't make a big difference, but its all gotta help.CyaDGR# 37Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #7 June 10, 2002 Well let's see... It all started when I failed video productions in college... I don't have any formal training or professional editting experiance... I leaned about cameras from a few folks around the DZ and my own reading... I have taught myself (with a little help from Total Training) Premier, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects (still learning) and GoLive (still learning)... I've done some playing with Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro also. I've produced two intro pieces for local DZ's (one's no longer in business) used on their tandem tapes, and assisted in several DZ event videos (year end review type stuff).Folks around the DZ tell me they like what I have done, so I guess I am at least OK with this stuff... but not a pro.Joshhttp://www.aerialfusion.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WmLauterbach 0 #8 June 11, 2002 I work at the Military Freefall School in Yuma AZ in the video detachment... We do our editing with a Panasonic board (wj-ave7), a Videonics T-3000 title generator, and a JVC Mini-DV/S-VHS combo... We are about to move into the new millenium and buy a non-linear editing system. I have looked at an AVID DVXPRESS, Canopus systems, and a few others.... What I dont want is TOO MUCH... Getting something that looks like I took it from a hollywood cutting room would only overwhelm everyone here that is going to use it. I have 4 other guys that work with me, and they really dont do any production stuff, they just shoot video. My main products are a 15 minute VIP briefing, and a condensed 5 minute version of the same briefing. I also put together 5-10 tandem videos when a VIP comes out and jumps with us... (which the analog system is perfect for) Otherwise I put together little 20-30min. 'class-videos' every month. I started doing quite a bit of the editing at home on a HP Pavillion using Pinnacle Studio DV software... I get pretty good results, but its consumer grade stuff, and REALLY slow... all it proves is that I can put a product on the table without using a $30,000 system. Now if you had just under $10,000 to spare, what kind of stuff would you have sitting on the desk in your editing bay? Because of military purchasing flaws, I am probably going to end up with some type of Canopus system like it or not...(the first go round "they" tried to buy the system without asking me what I wanted/needed, and guess what, they were going to buy a system with no capture card, and no breakout box) So the paperwork had to get recycled so I could get everything at once... I am also curious about DVD authoring, and the associated legalities... music use etc etc...... any help/hints would be enjoyed.....Blue Skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #9 June 11, 2002 QuoteNow if you had just under $10,000 to spare, what kind of stuff would you have sitting on the desk in your editing bay?This one is way too freekin' easy. No question.I'd get the latest state of the art dual-processor Power G4 Mac with DVD drives, an Apple Cinema Display, a copy of Final Cut Pro and a couple of Maxtor Firewire Drives.Entire thing could be done for under $10,000 and would be a KICK ASS system.Simple stuff could be done with the bundled iMovie software, more complex stuff with Final Cut Pro and both could be output as souvenirs to DVD.Kick ass.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #10 June 11, 2002 QuoteKick ass.Glad to know I have a kick-ass system! ltdiver____________________________________________LightDiverCam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VideoToaster 0 #11 June 11, 2002 Here is a web site to look at for a turn key video editing systemshttp://www.sharbor.com/build-yours/I have the Video Toaster 2 with a DVD R/W , so I would recommend the Video Toaster 2compression suckswww.freefall-video.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
