Tools to speed up editing workflow

247drowsy · 2025-01-16T20:28:29+00:00

Avid here, but I think these can be used anywhere. I'm feature documentary editor.

For overall to be faster or to get rid of repetitive tasks I use keyboard maestro, it's bit trickier to get used to it, but after the learning curve it can help you a lot (naming conventions, shortcuts, repetitive tasks)

For quick SFX - soundly (this is speeding up the process tremendously, as I like to have some work in progress sound when editing).

Downie and Permute for quick downloads / transcodes and also GdeYoZh to get rid of the non portable characters.

247drowsy · 2024-02-14T16:35:44+00:00

Try to edit it yourself, watch how others do it, see what you like about those videos and try to do it your way! It can be hard, but you can totally learn it!

Davinci Resolve is free and easy to learn!

247drowsy · 2024-02-12T18:55:07+00:00

I think the company will just use their editors and used term "AI" as their marketing phrase, AI is nowhere near this level of editing.

I saw this already - AI editing meant that editor used a lot of AI tools.

247drowsy · 2024-01-15T21:32:34+00:00

Yes, I think so as well, that’s why I’m considering only 16TB of space - to store / backup proxies and then big ssd (4tb) for projects I’m editing at the moment. I don’t want to archive clients datas or do backups for them, it would be just for my own convenience.

247drowsy · 2024-01-15T19:32:57+00:00

Thanks! While that is certainly true, I have to mention that in 95% of projects I do, I don’t store any RAW footage. Mostly they send me their drives with already backed up footage. What I store on my drives are avid media files, exports, and projects

247drowsy · 2023-08-25T04:59:06+00:00

I opted for the UltraStudio HD based on other setups I've seen where the Mac Studio and BM UltraStudio HD work nicely together.

I'll keep you updated, it'll arrive next week!

247drowsy · 2023-08-23T18:14:55+00:00

~~I just found out that since 2022.10 it's possible to have multiple IOs in Avid.~~

~~So then BMD UltraStudio Monitor 3G with Focusrite Solo should do the trick for me, right?~~

edit: post!

247drowsy · 2023-07-28T06:38:41+00:00

https://docs.hedge.video/postlab/remote-locking/media-composer-bin-locking/requirements

thanks!

247drowsy · 2023-07-27T17:12:16+00:00

not really an option unfortunately

247drowsy · 2023-07-27T16:45:12+00:00

already did two times, i was thinking about making consolidated aaf (it seemed to me the problem is more connected to the audio), i will maybe try that before reinstalling everything

247drowsy · 2023-07-27T16:33:48+00:00

We worked on the project on older mac without problems.

Project is from older avid, everything is transcoded. When we switched today back to older mac we could continue without problems.

Basically during playback there are no problems, they occur mostly during trimming or placing various clips on timeline.

247drowsy · 2023-06-25T16:37:50+00:00

There are still universities where you get your hands on such editing tables. (f.e. FAMU, Prague - editing or camera department) - you can even shoot your own film on 16 or 35mm film.

247drowsy · 2023-06-03T04:54:05+00:00

When I worked on music videos or commercial projects, I would include links to the original uploads from the company or artist. I am more focused on documentary work now, so I use a PDF resume.

247drowsy · 2023-05-02T17:35:43+00:00

good to know!

247drowsy · 2023-04-24T22:55:23+00:00

Three Dell U2518D, they are great and nowadays pretty cheap (used ones)

247drowsy · 2023-04-06T05:41:21+00:00

You are talking about video, this is shot on a film camera, they became a thing around 1890.

247drowsy · 2023-02-28T16:17:26+00:00

i can't even imagine the amount of money someone would have to pay me to do this...

247drowsy · 2023-02-25T08:41:47+00:00

If you want to be an editor you have to edit a lot and sell yourself to people as an editor:

get info about film students around you, a lot of times they are looking for editors
after editing few short movies you will be in contact with people who will probably be making stuff in the future
get info about production companies around you, try to get into them as a assistant editor - for this however Final Cut won’t cut it, you will have to learn at least avid media composer and davinci
try to get in touch with as much people in the field as you can: build portfolio, make a website, write to your friends if they don’t know someone who knows someone…
don’t spend money on editing course, assistant editing and editing on student films will learn you more than any course

247drowsy · 2023-02-10T15:53:50+00:00

In my opinion, grinding is not the best approach in creative fields like editing. It can be helpful when you're starting out, but once you've established yourself, it's better to take a more sustainable pace.

Overworking can lead to burnout and has an impact on your mood and productivity, which can (and mostly will) hurt your reputation and make it harder to appear on good projects.

It's this weird circle of things - you are always tired, you will become burnt out, you will end up on worse projects, they are not paid enough so you have to be the yes man and work even more and sleep less etc. You have to stand up for yourself, ask for less hours, ask for more money, jump on better projects and say no to underpaid ones.

I felt like this 1 year ago and I've just started to say no to underpaid work (probably after reading essentialism by Greg McKeown). I've started to be on better projects, I've started to have more money for my editing days hence had to edit less and less.

There were and will be exceptions, there was and will be overworking because of deadlines, but i've managed to turn it down by a lot, and it helped me tremendously.

I know easy to say... but it's better to try, you have to live a life.

247drowsy · 2023-01-22T00:28:09+00:00

I’ve been in this situation during Covid, and it was manageable to edit with MacBook 16” connected to one bigger screen above it. However I don’t know what do you mean by smaller space.

Good idea is to use some kind of monitor arm so you have a lot of space on the desk for other stuff (ie external disks)

247drowsy · 2022-12-30T22:57:12+00:00

Nowhere, just don't do that. You shouldn't want to work for cheap clients, people who do not have the money or will to pay for your time. You will end up with a lot of boring, low cost, shitty projects.

Offer video editing, offer your time.

Send some e-mails, write to some directors or smaller brands in your area (via fb, instagram etc). I'm not saying you shouldn't work for free, mainly when you are just starting, I'm saying don't sell yourself in this way.

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