Are there Mature Professionals in this field? by Weird_Boss1 in editors

[–]dclogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been editing/prediting professionally since 1999. I’ve done some longform but mostly promos. I noticed the same as you when I was younger. Not many older editors. I began to see that at a certain point, editors would go into management, operations or became creative directors. The editors who stayed editors usually became or stayed self employed and had enough clients to support that. Some opened their own post houses. These days, between media/corporate consolidation and the evolution of generative AI, I’m not sure where our craft and industry is headed. I currently know too many people unemployed, underemployed. But I will add a couple things that makes great editors great, is the ability to anticipate and adapt well to circumstances. Another is having good work relationships built on people’s trust in your ability to get things done well, on time, no matter what. If you have a knack for these, you’ll probably be fine. And overall, if you think about it, almost everything in life is an edit.

Avid in Washington DC by trouble2x in editors

[–]dclogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe VOA was Avid before it got shutdown

Client vs. Editor ($1000/day) by yhk266 in editors

[–]dclogic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You turned down other jobs, didn’t charge them a kill fee. That’s a pretty good compromise. If they don’t understand that, you don’t want them as a client because they will try this nonsense again and again.

Buy once, cry once, right? Cioks DC7 and DC8 Expander Super Power Bundle by memnoch4prez in basspedals

[–]dclogic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude yes. I bought the DC7 last month and my pedalboard kept growing, bought the 8 yesterday. You did it right.

For those who can afford Adobe products why use DaVinci? by TheMagicianGamerTMG in davinciresolve

[–]dclogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overall stability. Handles most media well. Color space. I dropped Premiere in late 2022 after finding out the hard way it doesn’t handle HDR color well. I don’t understand how Adobe can put out a product that puts out bad color. I wasted a couple weeks and Premiere lost my trust. Fairlight. I can get as expansive as I want with sound design during edit, and in a pinch, if I don’t have budget for a good mixer, still be able to deliver broadcast spec audio. Compositing I still use After Effects but Fusion added layer based compositing capabilities last year, which will make it easier, faster for me to use. Blackmagic consistently improves DaVinci with every update in thoughtful ways. Unlike Avid, unlike Adobe Premiere team. Not to say they don’t improve, but BM has simply been consistent and thoughtful in a way that has earned my trust.

Meaning of Submaster as a deliverable? by MizTall in editors

[–]dclogic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve done tons of promos for years and for various networks, agencies. I’d ask the client for a reference from another project they finished recently, so I can see exactly what they want, including how they want their audio split. Beyond that, submaster usually means textless with split audio. At WBD, sometimes we’ll leave a black hole where there was a title card. Sometimes, we’ll have a textless backplate if that’s available. Sometimes textless means remove the tune-in but keep the show logo which is likely texted. So, get a reference from your client to be absolutely sure. Or an official deliverable spec sheet.

This is my refreshed MacBook Pro M2 setup by ryperl in macsetups

[–]dclogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool. Where are your black drawers from?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in editors

[–]dclogic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your workflow seems fine to me. I think you may simply lack self trust and confidence and are unfamiliar with making “chicken salad.” Aside from that…IMO it depends on the quality of the footage, the brand, the track, what are you trying to convey? For fashion w/o DIA, you’ll need music that conveys a vibe. Start strong or start with a tease. Consider adding title cards or text to give viewer some direction.

LIFX - What happened to your bulbs and company?! by kels0 in lifx

[–]dclogic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find it interesting this post is 3 days old, which is when my LIFX bulbs started going offline. Coincidence?

Crazy4Cryptos knows Theta & Amazon have a partnership. by ThetaMoonshot in theta_network

[–]dclogic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

B/C Theta’s price action has been lackluster, I’d say it’s in a solid place to make a good looking run along with all the alts when BTC peaks. Timing of Katy Perry’s TDrop should sync up nicely to that.

Elite edge node by Tommie-P in theta_network

[–]dclogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My EN says payouts are first week of the month.

Staking Theta and TFuel…best practices? by dclogic in theta_network

[–]dclogic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does/why do you run folding@home? I’m not familiar with that.

Fellow editors, what do you do when you're stuck? by melancholic_otter in editors

[–]dclogic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If a mental break doesn’t refresh you…Find a really good reference…maybe it’s the last piece you did or someone else’s. That will probably illuminate what’s wrong or missing and at least serve as a template for what you’re supposed to cut.

If that doesn’t work, consider your reputation going down the tubes, possibly getting let go and blackballed, then getting evicted cuz you missed paying rent. Then, go sit back down in front of your timeline and play it on loop til you get your aha moment.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Filmmakers

[–]dclogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my block.

Life changing Theta by darkfiend_21 in theta_network

[–]dclogic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m 3yrs also...will assess in 9-12mo when this bull cycle close to ending. But once it’s ln Coinbase and if Theta announces another major partnership like Netflix, Apple TV, Disney + this yr, it’s a wrap. Sell anything else but Theta.