260: Media Management for Video Editing

260: Media Management for Video Editing

$19.97

Nothing causes quite the confusion in video editing as media management. This week’s session is designed to get you started in the right direction – whether you use Adobe Premiere Pro CC or Apple Final Cut Pro X. This session explains problems you may be having now and prevent problems in the future. This is especially recommended for all new editors.

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Presented: July 18, 2018

Several times each month, Larry Jordan presents a live, on-line, video training webinar discussing issues related to video editing and post-production. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 56:54
Download file size: 755 MB (ZIP file)
Format: QuickTime movie (HD: 1280 x 720)

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SESSION DESCRIPTION

Nothing causes quite the confusion in video editing as media management. Before we can even begin editing, we need to figure out what to do with all the files that were generated on set. Whether you use Adobe Premiere Pro CC or Apple Final Cut Pro X, this week’s session is designed to get you headed in the right direction.

Join host, Larry Jordan, as he starts at the beginning and explains what you need to know to pick the right storage for your project, organize your files and keep editing smoothly. This session covers:

  • Key definitions, codecs, and workflow
  • Media management concepts and requirements
  • How storage bandwidth affects editing
  • Practical examples using Adobe Premiere Pro CC
  • Practical examples using Apple Final Cut Pro X

This session explains problems you may be having now and prevents problems as you experiment with new video formats in the future. This is especially recommended for all new editors.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

This beginning-to-intermediate session assumes some knowledge of either Premiere Pro CC or Final Cut Pro X. This session is delivered as a QuickTime movie, you don’t need to have any other software installed to watch it.

CHAPTER MARKERS

To simplify navigation and help you quickly find information when you need it, we include chapter markers in the QuickTime download. Click here to learn how to display these in your download.

CONTENT OUTLINE

  • Welcome
  •   – Agenda
  •   – A note of changing frame rates
  • Definitions
  •   – Codecs and Bit-depth
  •   – The Codec Triangle
  •   – Typical codecs
  •   – Definition: Transcode
  •   – I-frame vs. GOP compression
  •   – Why editing codecs are so big
  •   – Codec storage requirements
  • Media Management Concepts
  •   – File name thoughts
  •   – Storage thoughts
  •   – Storage best practices
  •   – What controls file size?
  •   – Storage chart: Frame size
  •   – Storage chart: Frame rate
  •   – Storage chart: Bit Depth
  • Storage Bandwidth
  •   – Definition
  •   – Table: Connection speeds
  •   – Table: Codec bandwidth
  •   – Additional bandwidth tips
  •   – Table: Extended bandwidth
  • Adobe Premiere Pro CC
  •   – List of demos
  •   – Media Browser tips
  •   – Ingest and proxies
  •   – Key preference settings
  •   – Enabling proxies
  •   – Create bins
  •   – Create Smart Bins
  • Final Cut Pro X
  •   – List of demos
  •   – Pick the right media
  •   – Media import settings
  •   – Toggle proxies on or off
  •   – Events and renaming files
  •   – Favorites
  •   – Keywords and Collections
  •   – Keyword search
  •   – Smart Collections
  • Summary
  • Audience Questions