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Q& A ALDRICH: Advancements in video codecs the quality gets better and the throughput gets lighter. That’s how I can cut on a laptop and FireWire drive in HD from anywhere in the world. In the past, I would have to ship tons of road cases to do remote editing. CARTIO: The invention of user-friendly and inexpensive NLEs such as Premiere Pro and Final Cut. CHARTRAND: To me, the combination of the Internet and highspeed data transfer — FireWire 400 and 800. The ability to do more faster and get it to clients far away within minutes is mind-boggling, compared to where the industry was 10 years ago. MESINA: The biggest advance has to be the ability to edit nonlinearly — to be able to edit without the restrictions of time and space is incredible. I was fortunate enough to first learn how to edit through physically handling and editing film and eventually through analog deck-to-deck editing, which has given me a great appreciation of how good we have it now. Learning how to cut digitally at a computer as opposed to on a Moviola has maybe made us softer as we’ve taken NLE for granted. POYDAR: Smaller drives! Who remembers the giant 50GB towers that would take up half of an editing suite? Who remembers having to transport that? Bottom line, whoever figured out how to make media storage so small should never have to work again. We all owe that dude, or dudette, big time. WITTHAUS: Years ago, postproduction was a pretty exclusive club ruled by those with the money. Now, $8,000 can get you a pretty complete software/CPU setup that can do an incredible amount of work. I do more work without clients these days because I can work from home and be continuously sending clients small “approval files” via a quick Web site. While some are afraid of this “democratizing” of the post industry, I think it adds value to the experienced and the talented. DV: Where do you see the future of editing going? ALDRICH: I would like to see open standards embraced on all NLEs, and processor advancement so that rendering time is nonexistent, even on my laptop. CARTIO: Super-fast operation, 3D [interface] and keyboardless! CHARTRAND: Where else? In the palms of your hands! MESINA: I hope the future of editing leads us to a virtual editing experience — think Tom Cruise in Minority Report. Moving digital frames with your hands as you stand in front of a screen five times your size, completely voice-activated. If we’ve come as far as we have in as little time as we’ve had, the concept of virtual editing might not be too far off. I can see it now, the new “Avid Virtuoso”! POYDAR: At the end of the day, the technology should serve as an invisible bridge so that there’s little disconnect between the thought and executing that thought in the most creatively efficient way possible — no matter what system you’re on. So far, so good. Big ups to the tech peeps who keep making it possible. We all salute you. WITTHAUS: Cheaper, faster, better. More integration between software and system. It’s a great time to be in this business. DV http://www.kinoflo.com

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Digital Video - October 2008 Contents First Look: Creative Suite 4 D800 Raid Edirol F-1 Video Field Recorder Universal Dolly BT-LH1760 Monitor Bench Test: XDCAM EX PMW-EX1 Camcorder The Dead Can Dance Cutting Crew Unrest In Peace DV101 Production Diary

Digital Video - October 2008

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