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walter biscardi
Biscardi Creative Media
COW member since October 2nd 2001 from Buford, GA
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Class of 89 - Syracuse University
90 - 95 CNN Editor
95 - 97 Studio Manager, Foxwoods Resort Casino
97 - 98 Editor, Primerica/CitiGroup
98 - 01 Owner, ACME Digital Design
2002 - Owner, d'Arte media creations
2002 - Founding Member, Thunder Road Entertainment
2002 - Co-Founder, Southern Sky Creative
2004 - Co-Founder, Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media

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System Details: MAXX DIGITAL FINAL SHARE SERVER
Mac Pro Quad 2.6
20GB RAM
16TB MaxxDigital EVO 2HD SAS/SATA Array
Ethernet Switch supporting 6 workstations in ProRes HQ.

WALLY WORLD SUITE System 1
Mac Pro Octo 3.2
Mac OS 10.5.6
10GB RAM
FCP 6.0.5
AJA Kona 3
AJA Kona 6.1 Drivers
MaxxDigital Pro SAS/SATA 8TB Array
Atto R380 SAS Host Adapter
QT 7.5
After Effects CS4
Photoshop CS4
Encore CS4
DVD Studio Pro 4.0
Boris Continuum Complete 5
Red Giant Mega Bundle
Telestream Episode Pro
Dell 2407 24" Widescreen display
ViewSonic 22" WideScreen display
Flanders Scientific (FSI) LM-2450W HDTV Reference monitor
Panasonic 50" Professional HDTV Plasma Display
Mackie 1202 Audio Mixer
Flying Cow D-A Audio Converter
Haffler P-3000 amp
KRK Rokit5 Self Powered Monitors
Polk Audio Mid Field Monitors

JUNGLELAND SUITE - System 2
Mac Pro Quad 3.0
ATI 1900
Mac OS 10.5.6
Dell 2407 24" Widescreen display
Apple 20" Cinema Display
MaxxDigital Pro SAS/SATA 8TB Array
Atto R380 SAS Host Adapter
Final Cut Pro 6.0.5
AJA Kona 3
Motion 2.0
DVD Studio Pro 4.0
Soundtrack Pro
After Effects CS4
Photoshop CS4
QFlanders Scientific (FSI) LM-2450W HDTV Reference monitor
Panasonic 42" Pro Plasma Monitor
KRK Rokit5 Self Powered Monitors

RIALTO ROOM SUITE - System 3
G5 Quad 2.5 with 4GB RAM
ATI x800XT
Mac OS 10.5.6
Dell 2407 24" Widescreen display
Apple 20" Cinema Display
MaxxDigital Pro SAS/SATA 8TB Array
Atto R380 SAS Host Adapter
Final Cut Pro 6.0.5
AJA Kona 3
Motion 2.0
DVD Studio Pro 4.0
Soundtrack Pro
After Effects CS3
Photoshop CS3
Quicktime 7.5
Viewsonic 22" Widescreen display
Samsung 24" Widescreen display
Flanders Scientific (FSI) LM-1760W HDTV Reference monitor
Panasonic 42" HDTV Professional Plasma display
Rokit KRK 5 Audio Monitors

EQUIPMENT RACK
Panasonic AJ-HD1400 DVCPro HD Recorder (2)
Sony J3/902 MultiFormat Beta Player
Sony HVR-M15U HDV Recorder (2)
Sony UVW-1800 BetaSP
Panasonic Dual BluRay Duplicator
FlexWriter IV CD/DVD Duplicator / Printer
Panasonic DVD Recorder
Sony 17" Multiformat monitor

Home Theater: Big Plasma Screen, Really loud 5.1 surround sound.

Home Studio Musical Gear: Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

Hobbies and Interests: I love to cook! My specialty is pizza on the grill. mmmmmmmmm. I also prepare the "Feast of the Seven Fishes" every Christmas Eve. It's a traditional Italian seafood meal brought over by my grandparents and each year we have about 15 - 20 of our friends and family over. The menu is about 28 items from appetizer to dessert.

I have a Christmas display that has over 50 characters. I actually make them myself! A Charlie Brown Christmas and The Grinch are the feature characters!
Well, I used to. Now the thing has been vandalized so badly we're not putting it up any longer. Maybe if we move one day.....

Love remote controlled stuff. Planes, boats, and cars. They're all fun.

Favorite Books / Authors: The Last Lecture, Call Me Ted, The Stupidest Angel

Favorite Bands / Musicians: Bruce Springsteen, Brad Paisley, The Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, Rodney Atkins, Barry Manilow, Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé

Favorite Movies: It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, Toy Story, Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Wall-E, Chicago, The Wedding Singer, This Is Spinal Tap.

Favorite TV Shows: Better off Ted, Scrubs, The Office, 30 Rock, House, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Family Guy, American Dad, South Park, Countdown with Keith Olberman.

Comments and Things Worth Noting:
Married my beautiful wife in 1996. The best thing I ever did! :)

Awards & Nominations:
2008: Telly Awards (4)
2007: Peabody Award - "Good Eats" Animator
2007: Telly Award - Use of Animation / SFX for "Good Eats" - Biscardi Creative Media
2007: Telly Award - Graphic Design for Broadcast for "This American Land" - Biscardi Creative Media
2006: Short Film Selection, The Charlotte Film Festival - "The Rough Cut."
2005: Aurora Award - Use of Animation / SFX for "Good Eats" - Biscardi Creative Media
2005: Aurora Award - Printing for "The Tennessean" - Biscardi Creative Media
2005: Telly Award - Biscardi Creative Media
2004: Aurora Award, Public Relations - Biscardi Creative Media
2004: Aurora Award, Editing - Biscardi Creative Media
2004: Telly Award - Biscardi Creative Media
2004: Telly Award - Biscardi Creative Media
1999: National ITVA Award, Editing - Gwinnett County
1997: Georgia ITVA Award, Editing - EPN-TV
1994: Nominated "Best Editing in a Television Series." - CNN/TBS
1993: Environmental Media Assocation Award: CNN/TBS

Credits:
2004: Telly Award - Oglethorpe Power Company
2003: Telly Award - North American Mission Board
2002: Telly Award - North American Mission Board
2001: Telly Awards (2) - North Amerian Mission Board
2000: Emmy Awards (2) - GPTV
1999: Emmy Awards (10) - GPTV
1996: Telly Award (2) - Foxwoods Resort Casino
1994: Gold Award, NY Festivals - CNN/TBS
1993: Emmy Award - CNN/TBS
1993: CableACE Award - CNN/TBS

Favorite Forums:

• Apple Final Cut Pro

My Recent Posts:

Re: The right thing? by walter biscardi on Nov 20, 2009 at 8:43:30 pm
Re: need to get rid of black from logo, please help by walter biscardi on Nov 20, 2009 at 12:43:24 pm
Re: which Panel should I buy by walter biscardi on Nov 19, 2009 at 1:27:45 pm
Re: Video Output by walter biscardi on Nov 19, 2009 at 1:14:01 pm
Re: which Panel should I buy by walter biscardi on Nov 19, 2009 at 1:13:10 pm
Re: Poll: Flanders Scientific LM-1770 vs Panasonic TH-42PF11UK by walter biscardi on Nov 19, 2009 at 12:56:07 pm
Closed Captioning Forum now available by walter biscardi on Nov 19, 2009 at 12:53:51 pm
Re: FCP Volume Licensing by walter biscardi on Nov 19, 2009 at 12:50:55 pm
Re: Import Avid to FCP 6 by walter biscardi on Nov 19, 2009 at 12:49:39 pm
Re: new iMac QUAD-CORE & FCP2/3 - Strong enough? by walter biscardi on Nov 19, 2009 at 12:48:05 pm
Re: Poll: Flanders Scientific LM-1770 vs Panasonic TH-42PF11UK by walter biscardi on Nov 19, 2009 at 2:32:43 am
Re: Final Cut Pro 7, Color 1.5, and Leopard Snow, buggy or worth upgrade? by walter biscardi on Nov 18, 2009 at 11:31:20 pm
Re: time code break v.s. dropped frame by walter biscardi on Nov 18, 2009 at 11:23:12 pm
Re: Ext HD's? by walter biscardi on Nov 18, 2009 at 11:18:06 pm
Re: time code break v.s. dropped frame by walter biscardi on Nov 18, 2009 at 11:15:04 pm
Re: monitor dilemma..... by walter biscardi on Nov 17, 2009 at 10:08:54 pm
Re: monitor dilemma..... by walter biscardi on Nov 17, 2009 at 9:37:54 pm
Re: Turning over project files to a client by walter biscardi on Nov 17, 2009 at 9:32:56 pm
Re: monitor dilemma..... by walter biscardi on Nov 17, 2009 at 9:00:59 pm
Re: monitor dilemma..... by walter biscardi on Nov 17, 2009 at 8:58:54 pm

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Re: Import Avid to FCP 6
by walter biscardi on Nov 19, 2009 at 5:20:57 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
You've been searching the forums for Avid to FCP and didn't find Automatic Duck? http://www.automaticduck.com Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author. HD Post and Production Biscardi Creative Media "Foul Water, Fiery Serpent" now in...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by John Nelson

Re: Questions about FCP 7 upgrade
by walter biscardi on Oct 26, 2009 at 1:57:43 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
[Christopher Targia] "Do I need Snow Leopord for the new FCS, and/or is the upgrade recommended? worth it? error prone?" No, no needed. Most folks are still running Leopard. We are. [Christopher Targia] "Also...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Christopher Targia

Re: MOV file size too big
by walter biscardi on Oct 22, 2009 at 2:49:53 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
MPEG is a highly compressed format. Anything you convert it to will result in larger file sizes. DVCPro HD is the smallest HD file size you'll get next to HDV. But HDV will really look terrible as...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Nigel Askew

Re: 3000 hours of Beta SP, best way to capture?
by walter biscardi on Sep 8, 2009 at 3:50:51 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
[Nigel Askew] "We have to capture 3000 hours of Beta-SP, we want to keep the quality of 8-bit, but we also want to get the maximum storage space without losing quality, any ideas? which format should we use?...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Nigel Askew

Re: Snow Leopard 101: For Smart People Only
by walter biscardi on Aug 25, 2009 at 10:27:37 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
[David Roth Weiss] "however, do keep in mind, we will all be giggling and snickering at you. " I prefer the complete laugh out loud, roll on the floor laughing at the people who "saved time by not...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Winston A. Cely

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