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I'm on a 2021 Mac M1 (16GB Ram) & use a Samsung T7 SSD I put footage on and edit from.

The issue is when deleting files from the Samsung T7, the "Available" storage remains the exact same. I've tried ejecting it, and plugging it back in. Same Thing.

Does anyone else use this SSD or have had the same issue?

Hello fellow nerds,

Been watching those New Balance "Grey Days" ads and they're really something special. While they likely used analog gear for their sound design, I'm looking to recreate that lo-fi audio quality in DaVinci Resolve. The grainy 16mm look pairs perfectly with their distressed audio treatment.

Does anyone have experience achieving this kind of degraded, warm sound using Fairlight or plug-ins in Resolve? Could be through EQ curves, bit crushing, or maybe some tape emulation?

Thank you!

I'm working on a project that requires I pull the audio from hundreds of different 20 minute videos.

Does anyone have a suggestion on the most effortless way I could do this? Ideally so that I don't have to manually do it once at a time with Quicktime Player etc.

Thanks

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So I have this dedicated 2TB Samsung T9 for a project that's about to end. I edited off it. Now I'm thinking of backing up the files to a slower HDD (or two for storage, but reformatting the SSD to use on a different project. What are everyone's thoughts on this?

There seems to be a trend lately for a lot of AI wrapper tools for editing applications and extensions, which I think everyone who is on Reddit has noticed. Mostly they come with nice videos/advertisements and prices on sales.

Now there are a lot of awesome tools out there (which use AI), but at the same time we want you to be aware that not every tool that advertises AI (or secretly use ChatGPT for simple tasks) is worth spending money on, or worth to give your secret production data. (If you need a ChatGPT key for an APP that is also not free, but does only do one task, you can also solve this probably without paying for the application and by only using ChatGPT.)

Lately we have seen tools appearing for $50+ that do simple tasks like convert timeline markers, but also require a ChatGPT key. We wonder why today everything has to be shared with ChatGPT and other AIs, where we do not know what will happen to our data. Processing Markers, EDLs, ALEs, XMLs, AAFs and other tech metadata does not require AI to be processed, it requires logic.

Sure, most of us will say, who cares if I share my data with XYZ, its a great AI tool. Yes, and that is probably ok for a lot of productions like social media nowadays, but: For example on EditingTools we work a lot with high-end productions and companies that produce under high security measures, make critical documentaries, and go the extra mile to keep their data safe. For example, we often go the extra mile to get security clearance from major production companies to make sure that our applications meet all the requirements so that no data is stored and no data is shared with third parties for tasks that don't require AI.

So, we just want you to not spend hundreds of dollars on some random tool that pops up and has great looking advertising, check first who they share your data with, if you need an ChatGPT key and think twice if it is worth it. Also, if you work in a larger production company, please don't risk your job by uploading stuff of your film to random websites, get approval from your company first.

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Did not found that specific question in any other post.

Howdy all - pro photographer who shoots video on the side here with a tech question for encoding 4k from my 1dx2.

I’m mostly just curious whether there’s anything gained from the encoding process other than making the footage more playback-friendly on my MacBook. Is mjpeg lossless in any regard, or am I just taking up more room on my drive by encoding the footage to a higher bitrate than what’s coming out of the camera?

TLDR; if my sooc footage has the same bitrate as, say, ProRes Proxy, am I gaining anything by encoding it to higher bitrate ProRes LT, HQ etc?

Thanks in advance, this isn’t exactly a hard question, but almost too generic-yet-tiered for a straightforward answer from Google. Cheers

Exactly the question. What seems to be the standard for everyone these days?

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated. I find TurboScribe and Descript do a good job, wondering if there's any that have a downloadable and installable plugin for Premiere so I don't have to leave the software

Ive been with the same company for a while and theyre going to be closing soon so Ill be going back to the freelance grind. Do most of you rely solely on connections or does anyone actively market their services?

Hello all! I'm in a bit of a stump about how I should set up my Avid project for this... Especially knowing how Avid can scale things.

I have a film shooting in 6048 x 4032 aspect ratio, which is Full Frame for a Sony Venice camera. However, we plan on finishing in 4K 2:35 aspect ratio. I'm not really sure what size I should set my Avid project to, and what I should make the proxies. Should I make this a 16:9 project, and apply a 2:35 Mask in Avid? Or should I keep it as 3:2 in the editing software? Honestly not sure since I remember having to manually resize every clip in a past project with the Full Frame censor. Wish things could just be an easy 16:9...

Any recommendations would be amazing! I get confused with all these aspect ratio variables.

I apologize if this isn't the right sub. I do some video editing on the side and for YouTube. Although my base model M1 Macbook Air is chugging along and gets the job done fine for now, as the projects I take on get more sophisticated and as I spend more time editing I know the M1 won't cut it for long (Like I'm going to produce some documentaries here soon). I just don't know whether the several hundred dollar price difference between the M3 Pro and M4 Pro chips are worth it. I also don't know whether or not the 6GB difference in RAM between the two models really matters when the M3 Pro is 18GB to begin with. In terms of budget, both the M3 Pro and M4 Pro chips would work with my student discount, but ofc I can stomach the M3 Pro chip much better ($2100 including AppleCare but not including tax for the M4 Pro chip and $1880 including AppleCare but not including tax for the M3 Pro chip). I'm not really worried about storage since I work off of an external SSD. Any advice is appreciated!

I’ve been editing YouTube content (mainly gaming and reaction videos) professionally for over 7 years now. Ended up taking a break from editing for a bit due to burnout and now I’m back. Sadly, after emailing/dm’ing content creators day after day, even with some of them saying “yeah I do actually need more editors!” none of them end up replying after asking for my portfolio. Most don’t even open the message. Either that or they give me a price and it’s like $15/video while they have like 600-800k subs. This has really made me want to switch editing fields to find more stable work but I’m afraid that since I’ve only edited YouTube content, I’ve boxed myself into only being able to get ‘YouTube editing jobs’ that now either don’t pay well or just don’t end up working out at all. I just want to get out of unemployment hell and get back to making stable money like I was previously. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Here I am, hat in hand, trying to figure out the best way to affect some lights in a handful of shots. Basically it’s neon lights/signage that I would like to have pulsing and lightly distorting. Not the shot distorting, but the light being cast from the tubes etc. I’d welcome any specific effects, or suggestions you may have! I’m working in premiere, and willing to move to After Effects if that helps.

Has anybody experienced this problem. I’m on the newest version of Lucid on an M2 Mac Studio and every time I restart my computer,my cache associated with Lucid gets dumped and I have to download everything again.

Hi,
I am currently editing a video with footage from Lumix S1 and Lumix S5IIX. I notice that Lumix S5IIX has a lot of digital sharpness than the footage from Lumix S1.

All footage of S5IIX shot with Sigma Art lenses, in V-log and the sharpness are all set to 0 (no sharpness at all, no option for minus).

What I do in FCPX is put a gaussian blur effect of 0.1 to reduce the sharpness.
It tone down the sharpness. but is there any other method than that?
Do you have any tips for reducing the digital sharpness in FCPX or in Davinci Resolve?

thank you

System specs: Macbook Pro M2 Max, 32GB RAM, 1 TB, Mac OS Sonoma 14.6.1
Software specs: FCPX 10.7.1
Footage specs: MOV, 422 10bit LongGOP

Hey everyone,

So I’ve come accross a big opportunity that could elevate my editing career.

I don’t wanna fuck this up, but at the same time my biggest fear is to do 2 weeks of work and the video doesn’t even go online.

In 2024 is asking 50% upfront fair ? (YouTuber)

Thanks, really appreciate this sub.

I’m in a bit of a predicament and on a time crunch. I’ve been losing sleep over this, and effectively have to make a decision within the next 24 hours. For background, I am 26 and in the Burbank area. These are both union jobs.

I am currently a VFX editor with a major studio. I am in a very stable spot right now, but I’ve received a large number of credits in this specific job. I have thought about transitioning to picture editorial eventually, but was planning to ride out VFX editorial in the meantime, while opportunities are scarce.

Yesterday, I received an unsolicited job offer for a picture assistant gig under an editor I’ve been acquainted with for some time. The major caveat is that there is no set duration on the gig, and it would consist primarily of driving 100 miles each way to pick dailies selects with an EP in Santa Barbra. While I feel like this could be a good foot in the door, the work itself feels painful and I would have limited face-time with the actual editorial team. There’s potential for this to become a full-blown AE role after the selects process is complete, but there is no guarantee of that. The selects would likely take roughly 4 months. On days where the EP decides not to do selects, I would be in office with the other editorial team. I am assuming this would be a pay cut, but I’m less worried about that.

If I choose not to leave, I have another 2 years of jobs lined up. There is a possibility that I could try to return to this place of work after doing this AE role. I really feel lost on what my best option is - on the one hand, I don’t want this person to never reach out to me again. On the other, driving 4 hours a day for a position that has the potential for limited upside scares me, especially when I have consistent work and am currently under contract. If nothing else, it would at least expand my network beyond my current studio.

I would really appreciate any advice on the matter from a 3rd party.

I’ve been editing docs and unscripted TV in UK now for 5+ years. Have always fancied the idea of editing something scripted but only to give it a crack really, I’m aware of my pigeonhole now and I’m (relatively) very happy in my career - no big grandiose Oscar winning ambitions.

I’ve agreed to act a v minor part in a zero budget passion project short film (director reckons around 15 mins) and in meeting the director I asked if they had a student editor and they hadn’t. I said I might might… MAYBE interested, but bar one very short stint as a 2nd Assistant Editor on a feature, I know NOTHING about editing a scripted film.

For this type of budget I’m confident I’ll be able to do… something…. That they would be pleased with they seem excited about getting an experienced editor albeit in the wrong field. I said I felt guilty taking a potential showreel builder off someone younger but I have now dangled the carrot!

Am I biting off more than I can chew?

I’d be doing this in weekends and evenings - is 15 mins way too much to try and fit alongside my day job? What kind of realistic timescales could I set with the director? I have no idea for this type of film.

Any go-to resources for people like me to help learn making that switch? Workflows, tutorials, organisation, etc?

Hi Guys!

Help!!

I have some interviews shot in green screen and will be edited in Avid media. I work on keylight in after effect to remove so I am wondering what would be the best work flow to approach. Should we edit first and then bring in the AAF into after effects or there is another way of doing it better?
Because interviews are 20min long and after bringing aaf there will be hug vertical layer for me to work on. (Premiere would have been better but the editor choice is for Avid)

Thanks in advance.

I accidentally deleted an Adobe folder where my imported Video Effects presets were and emptied the trash.. was trying to open up space on my comp. Am I out of luck? Had a few years worth of presets collected in there.

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Hey guys,

I've been supplied iPhone footage shot in HDR. When I import this to PP, the colours are all washed out. After following this youtube tutorial ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D4_meCMS1Q ), I've changed my settings to the following: https://imgur.com/rmv3pvF

It all looks great when I encode. Then on export, it's extremely over exposed.

Any advice? I've tried changing my working colour space to Rec 709. I've also tried overriding my media colour space to Rec. 2020. This completely washes out my footage.

I'm more used to working in AE so apologies if this comes across as silly.

I'm about to pull the trigger on a more portable editing rig so I can take gigs while traveling with my family.

I've been a Premiere-based professional for a little more than a decade, mostly cut documentaries and branded content. I do end up making proxies for just about everything.

Been juggling between getting a m4 mac mini, a macbook pro, and a macbook air (although I think that might be a little too weak for my needs)

Anyone have any advice/thoughts? Money is not the number one concern, but you know, saving money is cool.

I got this piece of shit from Newegg and the write speeds are incredibly slow. Using the Blackmagic Speed Test App, I'm getting like 23mbps on it. Other drives I have are fine, so it's not some kind of system error.

The drive has mostly worked OK for editing, since I'm using proxies, but damn if I try copy shoot footage to it.

I thought maybe the issue was that it was formatted APFS, so I copied everything to other drives, formatted to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and now I'm copying data back over. I left it running over night. At this point it's been 9.5 hours and it's copied 2.8TBs of data.

Here's the drive info: Novus 20TB External USB-C 7200RPM Rugged Hard Drive https://www.newegg.com/p/1E8-0028-00070

I know buying drives from Newegg is risky since they have independent sellers on there, so it could be a refurb. Also never used this drive before, so don't know if it's just a shitty drive.

Before buying I did see it on B&H, so I thought it must be legit, but who knows?

TLDR: bought this shitty drive, slow write speeds. Very frustrated.

Anyone use this thing for editing and how did it go? Is it just my drive that is a dud?

I’m an editor/videographer looking to leave my role as a contractor at a small production company (10 employees) and work as a freelancer in the same town. The problem is, I signed a non-compete when I was hired almost 2 years ago that limits me from “competing” with the company by offering the same services. 

I understand and will happily comply with their argument saying I can’t steal or communicate with any of their clients or people they introduced me to, but I’d like to make money by working with small businesses that couldn’t afford their services anyway (estheticians, small influencers, hair salons, farmer’s market booths). They offer retainers in the tens of thousands of dollars, I’m seeking clients who can only afford a couple hundred a month, if that. I don’t think our target demographics would ever cross but I’d like it in writing regardless in case they choose to retaliate once I put my notice in.

Specifically, the contract clause in question reads: Contractor agrees that he will not, for a period of five years following termination of the business relationship and within one hundred miles of (our town) Compete with Company, directly or indirectly, alone or with others, or enter into, engage in, manage, operate, control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation, or control of or be connected in any manner with any other employer or business that provides such products and services as does Company

Leaving this company has been a long time coming. It’s small and leadership boasts of their “carefree” nature, which translates to we have no rules pretty much. Leadership routinely makes comments that would not fly in ANY other company I know of. Sexist, gross, and racist comments are common, and while made in jest and I’m not necessarily targeted I’d prefer to work in a more professional environment. The worst perpetrator was jokingly officially assigned as our HR. I’ve been routinely called “Special Ed” and “bitch” by leadership in a joking manner and in addition to an increasingly overwhelming workload, lack of organization/management and better opportunities for 9-5 work, I’m ready to leave.

I'm currently salary vs hourly and work more hours than I should. My company earns thousands of dollars for projects solely planned, filmed, and edited by me in my freetime. I took on this specific project in hopes of building my portfolio, but after a few burnouts and recent health problems relating to stress I’ve come to terms with the bad decisions I’ve made not sticking up for myself. All discussions of asking for help before this point have been met with empty promises and vague answers.

While I’m allowed to do freelance work at the moment, it’s an unspoken agreement that directly goes against my non-compete contract. I’m terrified that there’s no rules on paper; for example a few months back I asked for their advice on navigating a possible freelance gig that would pay in the thousands. They replied that despite it being set up solely by me through a college buddy who lives states away and would entail me doing EVERY aspect of the project, that they would charge $45k (compared to my $6k estimate) and I would be paid my normal ~$19 an hour rate.

I recently had a discussion with the two owners about my freelance work if I ever wanted to leave. One said, “I don’t care, just don’t steal our current clients.” When I asked for that amendment in writing the other said, “Listen here slick. If it feels like someone you should refer to us, then you should. If it feels wrong, don’t do it. You can type up whatever you want and I’ll look over it but I’m not writing shit.”

I’m wondering if I have legal precedent to fight the specific clause in my contract that states I can’t offer any services in the same industry as my company. If I can’t fight it, I have a feeling once I quit they’ll retaliate. Especially after hearing how they talk about their clients behind their backs and screw them out of deals, I suspect they may fight me out of spite. If I can’t fight, I can’t do any videography or editing for anyone within 100 miles and 5 years of my location.

I’m stressed, tired, and unsure of my next move. I’m seeking any and all help, advice, or comments. Thank you for your time.

I need short, impactful videos (1-2 mins) that combine snippets from multiple podcast episodes on a single topic, mainly for publication on LinkedIn.

Instead of just one snippet from a single episode, the goal is to stitch together the best moments that capture a theme across our podcasts. I will write the storyline, then pick the snippets that make sense to me and give it to the editor.

I’d love some advice on estimating the effort it might take to do this well (from script writing to the final result). If anyone has tips or a methodology to speed up the process, I’m all ears!

I have this frustrating problem that's gonna screw up my sync and mess up a whole bunch of other little effects and things in my nearly 2hr timeline.

After using 'Render and Replace", everything looks perfectly normal. I'll go to a clip and it's perfectly in sync, as it was and as it should be UNTIL... i apply any effect/color/anything else to it. If i do - the whole clip shifts. And it doesn't just shift by 1 frame. It shifts to some weird half-frame that manually cannot be matched to any frame in my original clip (before 'render and replace'). The same exact thing happens if i try to nest or even if i simply move the clip to another track, keeping everything exactly the same. The only way to "sort of" work on those clips without screwing up the sync - is to put adjustment layers over the clips and add color to those (helpful in some cases, not helpful in others).

This doesn't happen on all my clips - but happens on many. It SEEMS TO happen on clips that were natively at different framerates than my timeline (24p) - which sort of hints at where the problem is but still i really don't get it.

I know SOME (not all) of the clips that have this issue were natively phone and/or GoPro video and so i thought maybe it's a problem with some variable framerate thing - but I had converted all of those files to ProRes before i even started the project, then 'Render and Replace' again used ProRes, so i just can't comprehend what the heck changed from before to after "render and replace"...

Any ideas? Thanks.

I think the iPhone app is mostly useful. But one thing that eerks me is that you can’t stack versions with the app. There doesn’t seem to be a way to drag and drop a new version on top of an older version. Unless I’m missing something?