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Zacbray Posts: 1980 Joined: 7/9/2004 From: Bartlett, TN (Just outside Memphis) Status: offline
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I know that there are not a lot of Avidites or Avidians on here but I think it would be beneficial to know what systems we are dealing with. I am currently on an Xpress Pro HD with Mojo version 5.1.6. We also have an Adrenaline here that uses Juice from time to time but 98% of the time it is my computer that gets the Juice. _____________________________ Fred Matthews Spot Prod. Love Worth Finding Ministry Avid Media Composer 2.7 hp workstation xw-8400 3 GB RAM AE 6.5 PS CS |
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MikeM Posts: 2347 Joined: 2/25/2005 From: Germany Status: offline
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So, I guess I'll be next. I'm using Avid XPress Pro 4.6.5 on PC. I'll upgrade to AXP HD as soon as I have a more powerful computer. AXP HD has some nice features I'd like to have. But that has to wait for the moment. Yeah, I need more power (R...r..r..r..rrrr). < Message edited by MikeM -- 8/20/2006 5:55:27 AM > _____________________________ Michael Lt. Cmdr. Data: If the warp drive fails to activate, the results could be... unfortunate. Lieutenant Worf: Very unfortunate. We will be dead. i7 / Win7 64 Bit SP1; Avid MC 6.5; Adobe CS6 PP; Nuendo 2-6; Wavelab 7; C4D R12 (in reply to Zacbray) |
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lesmisman Posts: 7 Joined: 8/29/2006 From: Arthur, IL Status: offline
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Doesn't look like many of us here. I've been immersed since January '06 with my Avid Xpress Pro HD (v5.2.1) with Mojo powerpack bundle on a 3.4 Ghz, 2GB, HP-8200. I'm very glad I didn't mess around and I got the best.
_____________________________ Avid Xpress Pro HD w/Mojo HP 8200 Photoshop CS2 JB HD: 1-10, 25 ST: 1-19 JD: Many ETK: 2, 5, 10 VT: 2 BT: 1, 2 SFX: 1 MDE: 1, 3, 5, 6 (in reply to MikeM) |
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MikeM Posts: 2347 Joined: 2/25/2005 From: Germany Status: offline
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Welcome to the very exclusive club of Avid Juicers  . At the moment there are not many regulars using Avid around here besides Fred and me. So good to have you around.
_____________________________ Michael Lt. Cmdr. Data: If the warp drive fails to activate, the results could be... unfortunate. Lieutenant Worf: Very unfortunate. We will be dead. i7 / Win7 64 Bit SP1; Avid MC 6.5; Adobe CS6 PP; Nuendo 2-6; Wavelab 7; C4D R12 (in reply to lesmisman) |
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Zacbray Posts: 1980 Joined: 7/9/2004 From: Bartlett, TN (Just outside Memphis) Status: offline
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Hey Rich, Glad to have you aboard. I read your bio in the "Where are you from" thread and you seem to be fairly new to the editing world. If you have any questions or problems feel free to ask and either Mike or myself will do our best to help out. Nice system by the way. _____________________________ Fred Matthews Spot Prod. Love Worth Finding Ministry Avid Media Composer 2.7 hp workstation xw-8400 3 GB RAM AE 6.5 PS CS (in reply to MikeM) |
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lesmisman Posts: 7 Joined: 8/29/2006 From: Arthur, IL Status: offline
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Fred, I have only been editing with Avid since January. I tend to jump in with two feet, read a lot, leatrn something new every day, find others having the same problems and learn from those posts. I don't post much. But now I'm having trouble with the lack of XML files on these new JD's so I'm back here reading again. Yes I will take you up on your offer when I get really stuck AND in a panic state because of a looming project deadline. Thanks for being there. Does DJ always send out these tempting email offers for stuff I didn't need yesterday but gotta have today at these LOW prices? When will it ever end? Rich _____________________________ Avid Xpress Pro HD w/Mojo HP 8200 Photoshop CS2 JB HD: 1-10, 25 ST: 1-19 JD: Many ETK: 2, 5, 10 VT: 2 BT: 1, 2 SFX: 1 MDE: 1, 3, 5, 6 (in reply to Zacbray) |
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Zacbray Posts: 1980 Joined: 7/9/2004 From: Bartlett, TN (Just outside Memphis) Status: offline
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The insanity set in Dave a few months back and Viv has been unable to find a good Psychiatrist to bring him back to the evil corporate big bad owner side. They do tend to offer a lot of great deals and many times they do seem to good to be true. I, though, never get to partake in any of them because I do not control any purchasing unlike many of the Juicers on here. I wish I had twice as much as I do. As far as the JD's go...I pretty much don't even mess with them in my Avid. Rather I do all my work in AE. The controls are so much smoother and the ability to manipulate each layer is incredible. If you do not have AE (and I don't see it in your signature) I highly recommend it. A large portion of my work is done in AE and only finished in Avid. _____________________________ Fred Matthews Spot Prod. Love Worth Finding Ministry Avid Media Composer 2.7 hp workstation xw-8400 3 GB RAM AE 6.5 PS CS (in reply to lesmisman) |
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lesmisman Posts: 7 Joined: 8/29/2006 From: Arthur, IL Status: offline
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Fred: "lense lust" for photgraphers - what's it called for editors? NO to AE - I'm having enough "lust" for new DJ products. I went to bed last night asking myself how I was going to get JD layers into my AVID. I read your last post above first thing this morning and it triggered a thought that AVID must be able to do this without having to mess with PS2. Sure enough, page 335-336 of Steve Hullfish's "AXP Editing Workshop" book lays it out in two steps: set Import to "invert existing" alpha and then import PSD files either as one flattened layer, a sequence of layers, or a sequance of chosen layers. And all of this was inspired by your last post. Thanks, Fred! Bartlett, TN - just north of Cordova where my "new" 46-year-old sister lives who I just found out about 4 years ago. Changed my life for the positive! Very nice area. We may have to have lunch next time I'm visiting her and her family. Rich _____________________________ Avid Xpress Pro HD w/Mojo HP 8200 Photoshop CS2 JB HD: 1-10, 25 ST: 1-19 JD: Many ETK: 2, 5, 10 VT: 2 BT: 1, 2 SFX: 1 MDE: 1, 3, 5, 6 (in reply to Zacbray) |
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windhamjim Posts: 2149 Joined: 4/1/2006 From: Palm Bay, Florida Status: offline
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Avid Liquid Edition 7.1.
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Zacbray Posts: 1980 Joined: 7/9/2004 From: Bartlett, TN (Just outside Memphis) Status: offline
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I moved six miles up Germantown road from Cordova three years ago. She may have been my neighbor.. I have brought JD's in to Avid before but didn't care much for the control of it. I also am trying to get a handle on PS so what better way than with DJ JD's. _____________________________ Fred Matthews Spot Prod. Love Worth Finding Ministry Avid Media Composer 2.7 hp workstation xw-8400 3 GB RAM AE 6.5 PS CS (in reply to windhamjim) |
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video777 Posts: 492 Joined: 10/2/2006 Status: offline
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Avid Liquid 7.1. This is an incredible NLE.
_____________________________ "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." — Mark Twain (in reply to Zacbray) |
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DKG Posts: 202 Joined: 10/10/2006 Status: offline
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Liquid 7.1 -- fairly new to NLE and DJ products, but trying to learn quickly!
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MikeM Posts: 2347 Joined: 2/25/2005 From: Germany Status: offline
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Welcome Keith. Don't hesitate to ask in case of problems or questions.
_____________________________ Michael Lt. Cmdr. Data: If the warp drive fails to activate, the results could be... unfortunate. Lieutenant Worf: Very unfortunate. We will be dead. i7 / Win7 64 Bit SP1; Avid MC 6.5; Adobe CS6 PP; Nuendo 2-6; Wavelab 7; C4D R12 (in reply to DKG) |
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Zacbray Posts: 1980 Joined: 7/9/2004 From: Bartlett, TN (Just outside Memphis) Status: offline
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Welcome Keith. We are a fun and informative community. Hope that you can hang out with us and become a regular.
_____________________________ Fred Matthews Spot Prod. Love Worth Finding Ministry Avid Media Composer 2.7 hp workstation xw-8400 3 GB RAM AE 6.5 PS CS (in reply to MikeM) |
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Matt Posts: 5743 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Oak Ridge, NC Status: offline
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Welcome Kieth, this is a great place to learn, so take advantage.
_____________________________ mattjanowsky.com (in reply to Zacbray) |
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nlegge Posts: 1 Joined: 10/16/2006 Status: offline
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Hi , I’m relatively new to AVID (2 years) and Jumpbacks (3-4 years) but have been editing analogue and digital video for about 18 years. Brand new to the DJ forum. Came here today to find optimal Juicer settings for AVID import. I’ve previously used the ANIMATION setting, but recently use of the AVID DV codec dawned on me. You can render using it from AE or Flash - send the codec to another animator/illustrator and they can render to it. Using the codec addresses and constraigns a number of format issues and there is near zero import time into AVID, and the file size is much smaller than an ANIMATION codec counterpart - Added bonus - the illustrators and animators can preview their work very closely to the way the AVID will see it. Anyway - it has worked well rendering from AE and FLASH, but I’ve yet to find the Holy Grail of settings in the Juicer. Any feedback would be appreciated System: Mac OSX Ver 10.4.3 Dual 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 2 GB RAM (DDR SDRAM) AVID Xpress Pro V. 4.6.4 (Mac) AE 5.5 PS CS2 --— JB 14 ETK 1,2 Thanks Again -Norm (in reply to Zacbray) |
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mediatvguy Posts: 4380 Joined: 4/20/2006 From: Florida Status: offline
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Welcome to DJ Forums Norm! Altho I'm not an Avid user, I'm sure somebody will benefit from this info. Thank you! _____________________________ Work: Mac OS-X/10.4.11 Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 2 GB SDRAM (2) 500GB HDD GeForce 6600 - 256MB Home: iMac OS-X/10.4.11 Intel 2.0 Core Duo 2 GB DRAM 1- 250GB HDD 1 - 1 TB (Lacie Ext. FW-400- DJ Catalog here) ATI Radeon 1600 - 128M (in reply to nlegge) |
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Matt Posts: 5743 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Oak Ridge, NC Status: offline
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Norm! Welcome to the forums. Stick around and have some fun, if you havent watched any of the DJTV episodes, chek them out. http://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv/default.asp _____________________________ mattjanowsky.com (in reply to mediatvguy) |
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Zacbray Posts: 1980 Joined: 7/9/2004 From: Bartlett, TN (Just outside Memphis) Status: offline
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Hey Norm, welcome to the best little on-line community this side of Heaven. Here are the settings that I use for exporting from the Juicer: Settings tab: Field: Lower (even) Resolution: 720 x 486 FPS: 29.97 Output tab: Save As: Quicktime Video Codec: Animation Under Settings: Compression: Animation Depth: Millions of Colors + Quality: Best Frame Rate: 29.97 Filter: Width 720 Height 486 Here are my settings for import into Avid: Aspect Ratio: 601/709, non-square Color Levels: RGB File Field Order: Even (Lower Field First) Alpha: Invert Existing - importing something with an alpha. Ignore - Importing a background or Jumpback These have worked well for me. Hope that helps. _____________________________ Fred Matthews Spot Prod. Love Worth Finding Ministry Avid Media Composer 2.7 hp workstation xw-8400 3 GB RAM AE 6.5 PS CS (in reply to Matt) |
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Cre8tive Posts: 18 Joined: 5/30/2006 Status: offline
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Xpress Pro Studio Toolkit version 5.6. The just released version. Long time Avid user, long time DJ user, infrequent poster. Regards, Cre8tive (in reply to Zacbray) |
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Matt Posts: 5743 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Oak Ridge, NC Status: offline
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Hi Cre8tive, welcome to the forums, try changing to a frequent poster, it's good to have you here.
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Cre8tive Posts: 18 Joined: 5/30/2006 Status: offline
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I used to post here more often, but was away for a while. So long, in fact, that I had to re-register. Hence, the "3" posts.  Cre8tive (in reply to Matt) |
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Zacbray Posts: 1980 Joined: 7/9/2004 From: Bartlett, TN (Just outside Memphis) Status: offline
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I thought your name looked familiar. Welcome back. Don't wander off this time. _____________________________ Fred Matthews Spot Prod. Love Worth Finding Ministry Avid Media Composer 2.7 hp workstation xw-8400 3 GB RAM AE 6.5 PS CS (in reply to Cre8tive) |
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MikeM Posts: 2347 Joined: 2/25/2005 From: Germany Status: offline
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Yeah, welcome back Cre8tive. We're especially glad about every additional Avid "classic" user around here.
_____________________________ Michael Lt. Cmdr. Data: If the warp drive fails to activate, the results could be... unfortunate. Lieutenant Worf: Very unfortunate. We will be dead. i7 / Win7 64 Bit SP1; Avid MC 6.5; Adobe CS6 PP; Nuendo 2-6; Wavelab 7; C4D R12 (in reply to Zacbray) |
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video777 Posts: 492 Joined: 10/2/2006 Status: offline
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quote: Yeah but maybe they can learn about the new "real" Avid product - Liquid which is making some serious waves in the video world. Welcome Crea8tive.
_____________________________ "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." — Mark Twain (in reply to MikeM) |
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MikeM Posts: 2347 Joined: 2/25/2005 From: Germany Status: offline
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Liquid made some waves before. And I'm sure that Avid will incorporate parts of Liquid techology into the MC product line if it would be advantageous - as these products are their main cash cows, and sure will remain that way for quite some time.
_____________________________ Michael Lt. Cmdr. Data: If the warp drive fails to activate, the results could be... unfortunate. Lieutenant Worf: Very unfortunate. We will be dead. i7 / Win7 64 Bit SP1; Avid MC 6.5; Adobe CS6 PP; Nuendo 2-6; Wavelab 7; C4D R12 (in reply to video777) |
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video777 Posts: 492 Joined: 10/2/2006 Status: offline
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quote: I believe you're right about Liquid makins some "waves." The people from Fast in Germany are still developing Liquid. One of the great things is that there are people producing commercials and TV shows using Liquid. The hardware is different than the Pro but the software is basically the same. The Background Rendering and InstantSave (never lose anything) are 2 features that might make their way into other products. Also Studio, which retained the Pinnacle name, is probably the new "cash cow" just because of the incredible volume of units they sell. _____________________________ "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." — Mark Twain (in reply to MikeM) |
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MikeM Posts: 2347 Joined: 2/25/2005 From: Germany Status: offline
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Studio might sell in higher volumes - as usual for consumer products - but I doubt it could be classified as cash cows. Don't forget that the professionally used products - i.e. MediaComposer, Symphony and DS - involve maintenance contracts and alike.
_____________________________ Michael Lt. Cmdr. Data: If the warp drive fails to activate, the results could be... unfortunate. Lieutenant Worf: Very unfortunate. We will be dead. i7 / Win7 64 Bit SP1; Avid MC 6.5; Adobe CS6 PP; Nuendo 2-6; Wavelab 7; C4D R12 (in reply to video777) |
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video777 Posts: 492 Joined: 10/2/2006 Status: offline
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quote: Have you seen any hard numbers on this? _____________________________ "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." — Mark Twain (in reply to MikeM) |
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MikeM Posts: 2347 Joined: 2/25/2005 From: Germany Status: offline
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Allen, this discussion does not suit the purpose of this thread. If you wanna continue with this feel free to create another thread, but let us stick to the topic of this thread. Thanks. _____________________________ Michael Lt. Cmdr. Data: If the warp drive fails to activate, the results could be... unfortunate. Lieutenant Worf: Very unfortunate. We will be dead. i7 / Win7 64 Bit SP1; Avid MC 6.5; Adobe CS6 PP; Nuendo 2-6; Wavelab 7; C4D R12 (in reply to video777) |
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tjhaskell Posts: 3 Joined: 10/31/2006 Status: offline
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I work for a Television station in NW Arkansas. We use Avid Xpress Pro HD w/ Mojo. We have 2 studio kits with Avid FX, 3D, & DVD. We're still using one older Avid Xpress. We have purchased quite a bit of Juice here at the station as well. I personally own Avid Xpress Pro HD at home. I was introduced to AVID & Juice by a college friend a couple years ago, and have been hooked ever since. (in reply to MikeM) |
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Zacbray Posts: 1980 Joined: 7/9/2004 From: Bartlett, TN (Just outside Memphis) Status: offline
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Hey Troy, welcome aboard. Just curious, where in Ark. are you? I am in Memphis and my co-worker next door is from Heber Springs. _____________________________ Fred Matthews Spot Prod. Love Worth Finding Ministry Avid Media Composer 2.7 hp workstation xw-8400 3 GB RAM AE 6.5 PS CS (in reply to tjhaskell) |
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Matt Posts: 5743 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Oak Ridge, NC Status: offline
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Hi tjhaskel, just another welcome, glad to have you here.
_____________________________ mattjanowsky.com (in reply to Zacbray) |
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tjhaskell Posts: 3 Joined: 10/31/2006 Status: offline
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Thanks for the Welcome! "Just curious, where in Ark. are you? I am in Memphis and my co-worker next door is from Heber Springs." I am located in Ft Smith, Arkansas. Our TV demographic area reaches from Mena all the way north to Bella Vista, so I am pretty much in the middle. I've never been to Memphis, although we've got a sister station located there. Thanks again for the welcome! (in reply to Matt) |
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VbChaz Posts: 53 Joined: 1/27/2005 Status: offline
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Hey all, I am using Avid Liquid 7.1 sp1. I also use Ultra2 and Particleillusion (free version). I am very happy with Liquid because I can go from start to finish and not leave the package..... but I have found that Ultra2 is a great boost in productivity. The Chroma key is so good and very, very forgiving. Liquid does a good job but I needed to make sure the light was good and no hot spots etc. Ultra2 does care.... hot spots, wrinkles, shadows, it just eats um up! I am trying to learn Boris Red but at the moment I am having trouble getting motivated. I just do it in Liquid and move on. Any others using Boris Red? Chaz (in reply to tjhaskell) |
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Zacbray Posts: 1980 Joined: 7/9/2004 From: Bartlett, TN (Just outside Memphis) Status: offline
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I never learned to use Boris. One of our former editors did but I used AE instead.
_____________________________ Fred Matthews Spot Prod. Love Worth Finding Ministry Avid Media Composer 2.7 hp workstation xw-8400 3 GB RAM AE 6.5 PS CS (in reply to VbChaz) |
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Butcher Posts: 1 Joined: 12/20/2006 Status: offline
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Hey all. I'm an Avid editor currently using an older Xpress Meridien v6.1, Xpress Pro v5.6.3, and Media Composer Adrenaline v2.6.3. Been using digital juice products since March of 2005 and have since accumulated a sizable collection. All VideoTraxx; Jumpbacks 1-8, 14-16, 23 & 30; Editors Toolkits 1, 2, 6; and Revealers 1; LineItems 7; Slates and Bars 9 and Juicedrops 47. I also use After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Mike. (in reply to MikeM) |
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Matt Posts: 5743 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Oak Ridge, NC Status: offline
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Hey Butcher welcome to the forums, stick around and join in.
_____________________________ mattjanowsky.com (in reply to Butcher) |
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MikeM Posts: 2347 Joined: 2/25/2005 From: Germany Status: offline
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Hi Butcher, welcome to the Avidian DJ users club .
_____________________________ Michael Lt. Cmdr. Data: If the warp drive fails to activate, the results could be... unfortunate. Lieutenant Worf: Very unfortunate. We will be dead. i7 / Win7 64 Bit SP1; Avid MC 6.5; Adobe CS6 PP; Nuendo 2-6; Wavelab 7; C4D R12 (in reply to Matt) |
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Doctor Tom Posts: 19 Joined: 12/19/2006 Status: offline
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I know that this is an old thread, but I thought I would throw in my $0.02 to say that I'm an Avid Liquid user -- essentially a hobbiast, not a professional editor. I upgraded this past summer from Pinnacle Studio 9 because I simply outgrew Studio & needed more flexibility and functionality. Hopefully, as Avid makes Liquid more & more their own (having acquired it about a year ago or so from Pinnacle), it will become even better. I look forward to Avid Liquid 8!
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