This is just a list of the software that I install on any Mac that I’m working on, Avids included. Alfred: easy keyboard-based application and macro access. I used to use Quicksilver but development on it stalled Growl: provides nice, discreet notifications for software running in the background (email checkers, FTP clients, my ) jEdit: …
Archive for March, 2009
First-time Avid Setup
Whenever I’m first setting up a Mac Avid, whether it’s a rental for a show I’m working on or my own desktop or laptop, there are a bunch of things I like to do before getting down to work. Connect your Avid to the Internet and/or internal network Go through this list of good Avid …
File Delivery Methods
Introduction For anyone who hasn’t worked in London’s Soho district, it is a dream come true in terms of having all of your post-production departments in one place. We were fortunate enough to be based there after we wrapped Hellboy 2 in Budapest, and it meant that our sound department was two doors down, our …
Hellboy 2 Turnover Workflow
How you choose to process turnovers to sound, music, and vfx can greatly affect the amount of time you spend preparing them. Not all methods are equal, and on Hellboy 2 I changed my method to include using Compressor to handle the majority of my Quicktime processing. The results were phenomenal.
Backing Up Unity Media
Every once in a while it becomes necessary to back up all of the media on your Unity, and this is a fairly big task. It can be terabytes of data that you need to transfer to a backup drive or drives, and there are better ways of doing this than just drag and drop. …
Automating Avid Project Backups
It’s good practice to back up your Avid project at the end of every day. Fortunately, this is a highly automatable process. Using OSX’s Automator application, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Pros and Cons of Cutting in HD
A look back at the pros and cons of cutting Hellboy 2 in HD
How To Troubleshoot
Troubleshooting seems to be one of the least understood concepts of working with computers. Everyone is familiar with having software problems, and most people have a friend that they can call for advice on how to fix the situation. What is not understood as widely as it really should be is how easy it is …