My 5 COW Posts
Re: Hammered
by Tim Wilson on Oct 24, 2009 at 5:24:41 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
I'm going to make some specific observations to speak to the general observation: the demographics are changing faster than you're watching. There's no hand biting here. Money talks.
It's not just greed talking, either. Audiences grow when they get what...
Re: Should I still charge a kill fee in this instance?
by Tim Wilson on Oct 13, 2009 at 7:46:38 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
I'll offer some alternative perspectives. None of this is intended as scolding, or any suggestion that you're doing the wrong thing. You're doing the best possible thing by asking.
I just don't know that I'm the one to give you an...
Standardizing on standards, Re: LR format
by Tim Wilson on Nov 8, 2009 at 10:23:00 am
in the Stereoscopic 3D Forum
[Chris Eller] "If anyone from SMPTE is reading these fora, please set the spec sooner rather than later. Thanks!"
We have hundreds of SMPTE members who regularly visit these forums, including quite a few regular posters.
This deserves an...
Re: Career Advice
by Tim Wilson on Oct 5, 2009 at 5:04:17 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Best career advice EVER for 2010: keep your job. Don't sweat the rest.
[David Roth Weiss] "there are only like two "Hollywood" directors who have control over the production process"
I remember hearing Robert Altman say that he...
Starting in the mail room
by Tim Wilson on Sep 17, 2009 at 10:13:30 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Y'know, I don't actually have a problem with this at all. It's one of the many ways how this industry and many others have been built. You want to become an agent? Start in the mailroom. Want to become a...
Now THIS is insurance coverage
by Tim Wilson on Sep 6, 2009 at 10:51:59 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Got this from a highly respected entertainment insurance company. If you've bought a movie in the past 25 years, the odds are good that this company's name is in your house.
In the context of our recent insurance threads, I still...
The 10-sec. Email & The Principle of Counterproductivity
by Tim Wilson on Aug 25, 2009 at 2:53:43 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
These are general business principles, and apply broadly to your communication with clients, bosses, and colleagues.
Because they are general, you may believe that they don’t apply to YOU. This belief is likely inversely proportional to the truth.
+++
1) Email is not...
Re: Editing: Experimenting or Papercutting?
by Tim Wilson on Mar 4, 2009 at 6:06:58 am
in the Art of the Edit Forum
A wise man once said that there's a fine line between clever and stupid. I'll add that there's a fine line between flexibility and weakness. Get too flexible and everything falls apart.
There was plenty of experimental editing before 19991,...
Re: LinkedIn Group
by Tim Wilson on Feb 25, 2009 at 7:58:41 am
in the COWmunications feedback Forum
Just a few off the top of my head:
--The combination of groups you belong to gives a more complete picture of you than your resume alone. I intentionally joined some groups waaaay outside my business interests, that tell you things...
Re: Rotoscoping Redrawing?
by Tim Wilson on Jan 2, 2009 at 2:11:24 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
I highly recommend the Cow Master Series DVD on Advanced Rotoscoping in After Effects . The author is Pete O'Connell, a film compositor who used AE on films including Stranger Than Fiction (one of my desert island flix), Across...
Harassing Your Client 101
by Tim Wilson on Nov 26, 2008 at 3:33:57 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
I was thinking about the problem of a client trying to stiff you. I agree that there comes a time to stop trying to give yourself a heart attack. There's a reason why they invented the phrase "cut your losses."...
Re: Little Snitch
by Tim Wilson on Nov 3, 2008 at 7:14:30 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Remember the part where I said that nobody needs to add anything? :-)
Seriously, lots of folks out there waiting for your help. Mooooove along please....
Re: can't switch back to Mac OS
by Tim Wilson on Aug 16, 2008 at 1:36:56 pm
in the Apple - Windows on Mac Forum
Head to the Boot Camp control panel. The setting to change the default boot OS is front and center.
You can also hold down the Option key on bootup. That'll show you both Mac and Win, and you can choose the...
Re: COW Articles: NAB Apple Bows Out of NAB 2008
by Tim Wilson on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
I'll add that millions of buying decisions by pros in our industry have been made without going to tradeshows. They're made in the much closer contact provided by road shows, and in the MUCH closer contact provided by VARs, many...
New Tutorial: P2 Import for FCP 6, by Shane Ross
by Tim Wilson on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum
P2 workflows are among the very hottest topics at the Cow, and with extensive experience with P2 in broadcast editing, leader Shane Ross is one of the industry experts in the new features to support P2 in Final Cut Pro...
Re: Avid says No to NAB 2008
by Tim Wilson on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
[Proper Modulation] "Avid is taking YET ANOTHER step to remove themselves from the future and dig themselves deeper into the ESTABLISHED market that thinks Avid can do know wrong and would never fathom FCP as an alternate."
That's...
Stop the madness!
by Tim Wilson on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Discrete Edit*ors Forum
Angus said: "Time has proved that writing off Avid is a mugs game. Much as they might infuriate with some of their strategies, they have a capacity for pulling rabbits from hats that shouldn't be underestimated."
As much...
| COW Posts I've Tagged
15 Free video clips
by Stephen Smith on Jan 23, 2009 at 5:33:51 am
in the COW - Free Stuff Forum
I found this thanks to an ad on the main page of the COW. Thought Equity will give you 15 free clips just for signing up. And they are awesome clips. I don't know how long this offer is for...
Well, what do you know...
by Steve Wargo on Jan 12, 2009 at 7:34:50 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
http://www.zoomlicense.com/
never mind. I got it. Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It's a dry heat!
Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD ....
Apple creates a Phenomenon
by Burt Hazard on Jan 5, 2009 at 9:14:05 am
in the Apple Shake Forum
Thought ya might be interested in this:
Munedawg Newzdroid: "Apple is a Phenomenon at IBC"
The usually sedate European press became whipped into a media frenzy today when Apple, Inc. surprised everyone by storming the trade show floor in a Bondian motorized...
Re: any way to ease in/out transitions?
by Andy Mees on Dec 29, 2008 at 1:05:08 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
No not directly... but all those transitions can be opened up into FXBuilder and can be modified to suit your needs, that means you can add your own Ease controls. Here's how:
Right click (control-click) the Cube...
Sharing Data between Windows and OSX Leopard
by Eric Carter on Feb 19, 2009 at 7:39:47 am
in the Apple - Windows on Mac Forum
Hi, I created a how-to for creating a 3rd Data partition for the purpose of sharing data between OSX Leopard and Windows using Boot Camp. I thought I'd share it with everyone here.
The only downside is that this 3rd partition...
Re: "Phantom sound" problems!
by Tim Greentree on Oct 20, 2008 at 3:09:35 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum
Hi Zvonimir, it is possible that the left and right channels of the audio are out of phase. a tricky concept but bear with me. This is often hidden when listening in stereo, but is readily apparent when the audio...
Re: 10 bit, higher bitrate, How much better?
by Tim Kolb on Oct 17, 2008 at 1:13:00 am
in the Convergent Design Forum
The dynamic range of the camera is a separate issue from the codec or bitrate... detail in the darker areas can be affected by compression, but digital clip is digital clip, and the brightest areas of a conventional video...
Re: How can I motion track in AE and apply it to a symbol in Flash?
by Eric Schlenker on Aug 7, 2008 at 8:03:51 am
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
Hey Brett,
I figured out how to make it work! The solution I found actually allows you to grab keyframes in AAE for ANY layer property and apply them to ANY layer inside Flash!...
Re: The Competition goes with HDMI
by Jeff Bernstein on May 10, 2008 at 2:48:13 am
in the AJA Kona Forum
I feel the need to clear up some misinformation stated above...
All versions of the HDMI standard include 165 Mpixels/sec transmission over single-link cables, which is sufficient to transport 1080p60 video. Although some chip manufacturers produce HDMI (and DVI) parts that...
Re: 8 bit uncompressed looks soft on (SLAP !)
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I don't often participate on this forum, but read this thread with great interest. I feel for Delano, but having built a cable head end system, you guys just have no idea. I am sure that Delano's Beta...
Re: HD SR storage
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
Andres writes -
My budget allow me to purchase two or may be three standard hard disks of 300GB
So, my fellow "HD High End" friends, this gentlemen has a budget of about $200 - $300 US for his total...
Re: IO-LA SC/H Phase
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the AJA io Forum
Tom -
you need a good beating. I want you to stop measuring SC/H phase right now. SC/H phase was critical in matching color frame linear editing systems. Color frame errors, caused by SC/H error, caused the...
Re: IO-LA SC/H Phase (a great OT story)
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the AJA io Forum
sorry AJA, but this is a great story for Tom (since he owns a UVW-1800).
15 years ago, a client in NY rented an AVID and a UVW-1800 to CBS Network on 57th St. in NY. CBS was concerned...
Re: Composite & S-video in and out
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Joe writes -
Hi, my break out box only has component, SDI and Ref in and out but I will R.T.F.M
Joe -
if you don't play with the AJA Kona Control Panel input tab for at least 30 minutes (I...
Re: SATA/SAS
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I don't often look at the FCP forum, as I answer storage questions on the AJA and Blackmagic forums mostly, but I want to stress one thing about this entire discussion.
EVERYTHING BECOMES OUTDATED QUICKLY. We used to use...
Re: Why 4k?
by Todd at Fantastic Plastic on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the RED Camera Forum
[Aaron zander] "Oh and btw, I know what a basic lighting kit is (:"
I'm sure you do... you sound like you have a good knowlege of the way things work, and I have no doubt that the...
Re: Computing IOPS for SAN: How?
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Because I am always looking to yell at someone, this is another opportunity (I waited until someone posted a reasonable response, before I started to be my idiotic self).
This is another rediculous post, probably by someone whos IT department...
Re: Why 4k?
by Aaron zander on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the RED Camera Forum
ok, I gotta step in as one of the youngest people to be using a red in the world. period. My friend who literally just graduated college is a bit older than me, but is still on the younger end...
Re: P2 Clips are 23.98
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum
Hi -
I was just made aware of this post, as I do not participate on the P2 forum.
I in fact DID say to never ever work in 23.98 unless absolutely necessary. Because of P2, the rules change. Most...
my longform workflow
by grinner hester on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Art of the Edit Forum
I am often asked how I approach longform reality shows as an editor. With no other content is there MORE content. We often shoot several hours and wind up with a good 6 minute piece and there is no way...
Re: 35mm Lenses - Style /Production Values - Letus35, Brevis35, P+S TECHNIK
by Emre Tufekci on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Cinematography Forum
Here is a simple breakdown for future reference:
Steadicam SK:
Lift: 21 lbs
Arm: 1 piece articulated
Price: Ebay only or 2nd hand
Cons: green 4:3 monitor, old technology
Steadicam Flyer:
Lift: 15 lbs
Arm: 2 piece articulated
Price: 6k
Cons: Vibration and squeaking vests.
Steadicam Archer:
Lift: 50 lbs
Arm: G-50...
Re: BT-LH1700W and Macbook Pro
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
AJA I/O HD
Matrox MXO
(you respond - "isn't there something cheaper")
Apple 23" cinema display into DVI port, tell FCP to go to full screen.
(you respond again - "but can't we use the BT-LH1700W some way without spending any more money")...
Re: Kona LH long RGB out to projector...good idea?
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the AJA Kona Forum
Oliver -
35' is nothing. You can hit your PVM-20L5 with no problems, and loop off of this monitor and go to your projector 200' away and have NO PROBLEMS.
Remember, you are not feeding RGB. You are feeding...
Re: Building an HD edit suite - a few ?'s
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
No Todd,
let me explain the world to you. I am a freelancer, and I spend $8000 a year for basic Blue Cross Medical coverage for me and my wife (no kids). I don't have a University to...
Re: NAB Urban Legend?
by GrahamS on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Hey guys,
great discussion - and btw, we deserve it.
Just let me say one thing - we do care about our user base and we are starting to listen ( I agree we didn't used to do either).
I find the concept...
Re: HDCAM yearly maintenance estimate
by Bob Zelin on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
yes -
the maintenance on the HDW-M2000 is expensive. This is what will happen when you get this VTR to Sony -
1) you will not be able to pay your medical insurance
2) you will contract a rare disease,...
Re: Dynamic Link between PP CS3 and Encore CS3
by cbrougham on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
Actually, I just found tonight that there is a way you can do this. It's not a direct PPro -> Encore link, but it does take advantage of Dynamic Link.
The essential piece: After Effects.
Create a new AE project, and then...
|
