DMDC - Government video show
This is a placeholder while the event goes on. - UPDATED Friday morning.
As I finish sessions, I like to post notes - but I also like to come back and finalize after the show is finished. And yes, this post will change over the next several days.
Presented so far
- 50+ Premiere tips
- Secrets of Compression for online & devices
- Speeding up your Avid workflow with AMA
- 20 extra tips in Premiere for the District Creative Group
- FCPX tips (No notes, but contact info)
- Fix it in post
Adobe Video World/Premiere Pro World
Adobe Video World happens in Adobe's backyard in San Jose.. I've met some great people - and the GenArts night over at Gordon Biersch was loads of fun. Tonight is the expo night. Can't wait.
Meanwhile, of course I have more to post, but I wanted to get the notes up ASAP.
- Case Study - Wig and a Prayer. From FCP7 to Premiere
- Staying organized from start to finish
- Media Management - Finish and storing projects fo sanity
- Give me a beat - cutting to music
- Deep Dive into Video Compression with Adobe Media Encoder
- Also - the key presets that were in the talk
If you have any pictures of me teaching, I'd sure love them - you can upload them here.
WHOOPS! How did I miss this? Here are the notes from the talk about Creating Custom Looks with Transfer Modes.
Post Production World NYC/ Content Creator World
NYC is always a favorite of mine. I don’t know what it was about this show, but the caliber of people this year was higher/more professional than the last five. Saw some old friends and made a bunch of new ones.
Oh, if you have any pictures of me teaching, I'd sure love them!
Here are my notes
- Power Tips in Post
- Documentary Techniques for Every Editor
- Getting the most out of Adobe’s Color tools.
And of course, yes, you’re welcome to email me if you have questions about this or anything else!
UGA - Professor Biddle and Company
Could not have had MORE FUN being around UGA/Biddle and college students. Being around Wes Plate is always fun and invigorating!
And we did one of my all time favorite creative endeavors for film-makers and editors - 15 second movies.
For those that participated - you did fantastic! - no, I won't publish them, yes, your instructors have them. The thing about creating art, is that it's up to you if you want to show it off (or not!)
Oh, and as promised:
- Link to Adobe Color Correction + tools talk
- Link to my Documentary talk mind map
PostaPalooza 2015
I got the chance to go speak at PostaPalooza 2015 thanks to longtime friend Jem Scoenfeld of the C47 fame.
Do you have any photos of me? Boy, I'd sure like them. Click here to upload
Here are the sessions I spoke at, in order.
- Color Correction in FCPX
- The Timeline Index - FCPX secret weapon
- 20+ Avid tips
- Getting the most out of Adobe's New Color tools
- Bending Space and time in Adobe Premiere Pro
- h264 and Beyond.
By the way - I had some of the nicest conversations with the attendees. Really made it part of the experience for me!
(P.S. I made my deadline - before 3pm EST!)
Adobe Max 2015
Adobe Max is absolutely one of the best conferences I get a chance to go to. The people, the show floor, the event itself - amazing.
Here are the session notes:
- Thousands of Frames
- Avoid the Mistakes
- On the Cheap (plus 2 Premiere effect settings)
- Power Tips in Post
- Practical Video Compression in a Post Youtube World (plus several Media Encoder settings)
Yes, you can email me - yes, you can hire me too :D.
Oh, and if you have a picture of mine - either tag me on Facebook or email me directly - I'd love to have the picture!
UPDATE: Here is an upload link if you have a photo. It's good for about 1 week
FCPX Creative Summit
Absolutely a blast.
I saw a bunch of old friends and made a bunch of new ones. It doesn't get better than that.
I'll post some more later, but wanted to get my sessions posted ASAP.
In order:
- Switching to FCPX from FCP7 (or any other editor)
- Smarter Editing in FCPX
- Designing 4k Workflows
- Realistic Compression in a Post YouTube World
- Practical Compression: Getting the most out of Compressor
- Optimizing and Troubleshooting your editing system
Yes, feel free to reach out to say hi, ask questions. Please remember the next 2-3 weeks, it's key to review everything!
NAB is loads of fun, but loads of work.
NAB sessions
Given how many sessions I did - this is a quick posting of the notes (as they happen.)
Here are all the talks:
- Indepth Host and Sell your content
- Switchers Guide to Windows
- Designing a 4k edit system
- Maximizing Performance Optimizing Ppro for Win and Mac
- Maximizing Performance Optimizing Avid for Win and Mac
- Maximizing Performance Optimizing FCPX for Mac
- Compression workshop
- h.264 and Beyond
Looking for the NAB notes?
I'm going to post notes quickly so they're available...and then later with some additional blog entries, post NAB.
What you're looking for is here on my NAB page
CabSat 2015
Dubai and CabSat!
Just a couple of pictures from my iPhone.
Always a great time being in Dubai. Saw some friends, made some new ones and had great sessions (due to the audience!)
If you'd like the sessions notes - here they are. And yes, you're allowed to email me and ask followup questions!
Government Video Expo
Had an absolute blast teaching in DC.
It's always loads of fun. The show floor is usually about an hour or two of walking and talking, the educational sessions have the most value.
Here are there three sessions I taught.
Boot Camp on Video Compression
Distribution and Monetization of Video
And yes, if you have a question about these sessions or something else, you're supposed to reach out and email me!
Adobe Max: Color Correction.
Gratuitous picture of my parking space at the Fox Studio Lot:
Ok, it's not my spot. There's a Jeff Greenberg who is a casting director.
Meanwhile, the last session I did at Adobe Max was on Color Correction.
For those of you who took the class - keep in mind the formula to work with 3 way CC...and the reverse for Curves. And that Adobe SpeedGrade has the same generalized toolset - just laid out differently.
Adobe Max: Compression
Compression is absolutely one of my favorite things to teach. Teaching it with minimal references to numbers is important - or most of use can feel overwhelmed.
And hopefully sometime in the next month forthecompressionist.com has some great material for video professionals.
Adobe Max: Shooting the Interview
Great group of people - great questions.
Shooting interviews can often be painful - here are the updated notes!
Adobe Max (keynote + Premiere Precision Techniques
Updated notes for Premiere Precision Techniques can be downloaded here.
Meanwhile, I thought I should share a picture - some six thousand plus people at Adobe Max.
It was wild being at Adobe Max with the faithful - and seeing what Adobe is planning next.
Oh yeah, if you were thinking of coming to this conference and didn't - Microsoft gave everybody a Surface 3 Pro. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with mine, but I'm blown away what can be done in Photoshop and Illustrator with a touch interface
Next Video Conference - Pasadena, California!
Met so many smart, nice people at the Next Video Conference
Tuesday I did a session on Avid Media Composer tips and Adobe Premiere Pro tips.
Premiere Pro World
For those of you who attended - thanks for coming!
As I said at the event - NOW is the best time to review your notes. Don't wait until next week. 5-10 minutes per session. Totally worth it.
I met so many wonderful people. A silly selfie of me at one of the talks
A silly selfie
On a series note, I apologize if I was a little withdrawn - my father passed about 2 weeks ago and it was dicey if I was going to even be able to attend the event at all.
As always, please be in touch. find me on your favorite social network and feel free to ask questions/drop a line etc.
Maximizing Adobe Premiere Pro's Performance
Fun class, great questions - last one of the conference.
Someone asked, how do I 'see' and put this sort of information together. Here's a rare PNG of my mindmap for this talk.
My Mindmap for this talk - just to get the ideas out of my head.
Troubleshooting Adobe Premiere Pro and Editing Systems
At the last moment, I decided to jump in and help Liron Golan's Talk about Troubleshooting.
This is his slide deck with a couple of additions
Added were slides specifically about Adobe Premiere Pro troubleshooting (at the project level) as well as a slide about shared environments (SAN)
As always, feel free to drop a line if you have a question open still from the event.
Deep into the Adobe Premiere Pro Timeline
This session covered some interface adjustments (lose the buttons already!), including how to really handle and configure the timeline, covered three point editorial, and delved into trimming.