Post-Production

Niiiice!

You answered your own question. If Mac and Win are the two main OS in the world, who are you going to turn to for support when the application has an issue? What do perceive as the primary advantage?

no no, i'm just interested, if anybody here is using linux for professional post-production.

Used Ubuntu once and it kept crashing... stopped using

Yes, i tried it two weeks ago. But it goes with several bugs and crashes. Not good for real work. :)

I like editing on Linux with Kdenlive.

Los angeles. More work, more post facilities, steady salary w/ health benefits. I was an Avid dailies editor for over 13++ years. Pay was good. Forget freelance world. they don't pay much unless you join the union and work on a TV show, steady flow of work

Hmm good point.

I'm with Dan. Los Angeles. It's the heart of where post takes place. Some films and some shows based in NY cut there, but the vast majority are in LA and that's where the opportunities will mostly arise. And I don't think the director-editor /showrunner-editor relationship can't exist remotely, or at least not optimally. You need to be in the room working with the person with the vision to feel the nuances of what they're after through not just their words, but their body language and their instant reactions. And they need to feel you are with them on the roller coaster emotionally and viscerally. It's also a lot easier to walk down the hall and grab the Showrunner or director for ten minutes and get notes right then and in-person than hoping he or she opens your email, watches the file and emails back a set of coherent notes. Either way, LA or NY is expensive. Good luck!

Hi there, I saw your post where you were looking for specific sounds for your project. I'm a sound designer with a massive collection of sound's within my toolbox & when I don't have something & I don't have the time to record it myself I go to Sound Snap. They have a wide variety of sounds & they're properly labeled & their site is a breeze to navigate as well. I believe you can purchase one sound, multiple sounds at a discount rate & or become a monthly subscriber which gives you access to their entire library. Hope this helps. https://www.soundsnap.com Peace, Dean Robaina 754-244-1007 D5MediaGroup@att www.D5MediaGroup.com

Thank you @DeanRobaina ! Just what I need!

You can always hire a composer / sound designer / mixer that delivers the whole soundtrack with a professional (mastering) touch.

For sounds is good database on freesound.org but good soundguy could make great job for you. it depends on project type.

hey check out www.motionarray.com

Hey Jakub, thanks for the response! Yeah, I agree it's definitely not the best process. We went ahead and bought fcpx, but it's still a problem to get such projects through our color and mix workflows. We always eventually get it all worked out it just takes twice as long.

Yes, its not good work, you need to find optimal system for this jobs. The best way is, if you, or your team are working on projects from start to end. Or maybe give a try to Davinci Resolve, they have support for xml from fcpx but again i think there will be no compatibility with effects, titles, transitions etc.. but its great soft for coloring and now 14 version also for editing and audio editing (but its still just beta, so there are some bugs) Personaly I left Premiere half a year ago, and editing just in davinci. But its harder as in premiere due to effects, plugins etc.

Switch to Resolve- got audio, color and edit all in one and free- or buy the full version and get remote viewing and note making abilities for less than $400

I have been fighting for 2 years with Adobe because of all the changes which kill the current workflow. Lost fonts after updates which have to be bought and brought back into Adobe. I started with them in 1982 or 3 and still fighting. I also have Vegas 14, Davinci etc.

hey check this out for cross-platform : http://www.studionetworksolutions.com/

and colorists! plus the fairlight audio is gonna be a-ma-zing!

Yes of course, and colorists :) Fairlight is amazing add, I love this soft!

Hi Alfonsina, i worked on upwork in past. I think it's best freelancing service on web. You can try some work for video editing companies like http://proeditors.com/ but there is not so much money for that videos i think around 25$ for 1 short video. Expanding is always hard work so I wish you success and good luck in your journey. ;)

Thumbtack is a similar platform to Upwork. I've hired freelancers from both platforms.

Also try Mandy.com. They've revamped the website. I have not used the new version yet.

Craigslist under gig/talent I see a few.

Hi Cole, I tried Resolve 14 for few projects, and it's really impressive, speed, audio editor, I love Davinci Resolve. But due to several big bugs i had to go back on 12,5 and maybe i will wait for final version. And maybe not. :D With included audio editor Resolve starting be my first choise of NLE. I worked with premiere, but premiere is creepy in last updates...

Right. I have touched bases with premiere. I am not a huge fan of it but if I was to ever work on a project using premiere I could handle it. That's exactly what I had to do was go back to 12.5 I hope the final version is nearing completion.

Hi guys, yesterday was released 14.7 update. Just want to say, that I am mainly editing in Davinci from 14.5 update and I can say, now is Davinci pretty stable with really good performance. I love it! Most of previous bugs was solved and eliminated.

So can a low end laptop run Resolve 14.7 now?

I dont think so Cole. Minimum system requirements are the same as in previous versions. But you can try it..

How much hiss are you talking about? If you're hearing it a perceptible level compared to your dialogue, something may be wrong with the equipment or the way the audio was recorded. You can eliminate mild hiss and background hums pretty easily with filters in most sound programs, but at the expense of some of your range.
I'd check the equipment and try to isolate the problem before recording with it again.

Hey Danny! David is right, and another question to ask yourself is what type of "hiss" is it. All rooms are going to have their own room tones and sonic characteristics when recording--even "silent" ones. The hiss you are referring to could be just that, especially if it's throughout the whole scene and only that one in particular. However, if it's overbearing compared to the dialogue, inconsistent, or you know for sure it shouldn't be there, then that might signal either some interference with the equipment or poor gain/sound level adjustments when recording.

If you'd like, you can send me a few samples of the scene and I can take a look for you, free of charge. I have some audio noise removal software if need-be.

Let me know!