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Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Creating Subtitles in Premiere Pro by Luna

Luna — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:02:09 +0000

Price might also have been a factor. Avid being the industry standard, it commands an industry price tag.

Adobe came through very well with the CS6 suite with the interface overhaul and etc. It make the choice very tempting for groups/individuals moving away from FCP/X and looking for another NLE.

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Creating Subtitles in Premiere Pro by dave mayers

dave mayers — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:05:43 +0000

Hi Shawn, Eric’s written about the switch here – http://mediastorm.com/blog/2012/10/19/why-im-switching-to-abobe-premiere-not-final-cut-x/

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Creating Subtitles in Premiere Pro by Shawn Steiner

Shawn Steiner — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:16:07 +0000

I recently switched from using Final Cut 7 and Premiere Pro to Media Composer. It was tough for me to pick up Avid instead of going with Premiere instead since leaving Final Cut, but I am really pleased with my decision. I find MC to be a much better NLE than Premiere.

Why did you choose Premiere for MediaStorm instead of a more established NLE like Avid’s?

Comment on Three Quick Ways to Make Your B-roll Better by Cortney Cleveland

Cortney Cleveland — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:41:20 +0000

Thanks Morea, glad you found it helpful. Keep an eye on our tutorials tag (http://mediastorm.com/blog/category/tutorials/) for more tips and tricks.

-Cortney

Comment on Three Quick Ways to Make Your B-roll Better by Morea Steinhauer

Morea Steinhauer — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:52:45 +0000

This concise article is chalk full of amazing tips to make better videos. Excellent post.

Comment on MediaStorm Presents the 2013 ICP Infinity Awardees by Stylish Marry

Stylish Marry — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:52:02 +0000

Thanks for this nice information..

Comment on Standard Three-Camera Interview Setup by Tim McLaughlin

Tim McLaughlin — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:23:24 +0000

Hey Aydin! Thanks for the question.

Typically we use the standard picture style for our interviews.

Hope this helps,
Tim

Comment on Standard Three-Camera Interview Setup by Aydin

Aydin — Sun, 05 May 2013 15:20:42 +0000

Great article! Im almost using the same setup , but haven’t moved to full DSLR yet. Whats your camera picture style on the 5Dmk3?

Comment on MediaStorm Welcomes Summer Intern Cortney Cleveland by Lisa Jamhoury

Lisa Jamhoury — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:12:47 +0000

Thanks! We’re very excited to have her on board.

-Lisa

Comment on MediaStorm Welcomes Summer Intern Cortney Cleveland by Sakita Holley (@MissSuccess)

Sakita Holley (@MissSuccess) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:25:24 +0000

I smiled when I saw this!!

Congrats to you both. Cortney is an amazing writer and storyteller and will surely be a great addition to your team. You’re very lucky to have her! I can’t wait to see what comes next!!!

Comment on Standard Three-Camera Interview Setup by Aileen Rosen

Aileen Rosen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:36:18 +0000

I see. So this is how they set up the cameras for interviews. What I really don’t know is how to adjust the lighting to get clear images or videos. Even when taking pictures with the camera, I often find it hard to make the best use of the light.

Comment on Worth Watching #111: 100 Gallons by Connie Ebaugh

Connie Ebaugh — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:56:05 +0000

What a visually rich video! Excellent work. God speed with the voting.
I am a friend of Shaena’s parents.
Love and hugs,
ce

Comment on Worth Watching #109: Wealth Inequality in America by Shahid Ahmed

Shahid Ahmed — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:20:20 +0000

What I believe the reason of inequality of wealth in US is due to the capitalism the basic philosophy and ideology that runs the economic engine of not only the US but almost entire world where anybody can own anything and norm is survival of the fittest…

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to the Adobe Premiere Pro Media Cache Database by Eric

Eric — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:56:06 +0000

Your method will delete ALL cache files, which you may want to do to clean your whole system. My method, with drives mounted, will delete old projects cache files while KEEPING current projects online. Rebuilding cache files takes time, so consider this approach if you don’t want to delete everything.

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to the Adobe Premiere Pro Media Cache Database by David

David — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:29:19 +0000

I’m not sure I understand. You say, “The Clean button deletes cache files associated with files that are currently not online. It ignores cache files related to your currently open project.”

So it seems to me that the easiest workflow for deleting unused cache files is to create a project with nothing in it, and then while that’s open hit the Clean button. This should delete all the cache files for everything, right, since the current empty project has no associated cache files.

I’m not sure why you’d want to “make sure all current projects are mounted before cleaning the cache.” That seems irrelevant.

Or am I missing something?

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Cropping Stills in Adobe Premiere Pro by Eric Maierson

Eric Maierson — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:53:23 +0000

Hi Carl,

There are lots of great videos on YouTube for learning how to pan and zoom using keyframes. Search for “Ken Burns Effect Premiere Pro.” Here’s one titled “Keyframing in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esK27YGGcDY

To zoom in on an image to somewhere other than the anchor point, use the Position not the Scale property.

Comment on Worth Watching #108: Inocente by Visual Journalisms

Visual Journalisms — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:44:30 +0000

Beautiful video, Brian. thanks for posting.

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Cropping Stills in Adobe Premiere Pro by carl

carl — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:31:54 +0000

Hi Eric, maybe this is a worthwhile tutorial: bringing pictures alive through zooming in / out and panning. I still find the whole anchor point and key frame settings quite confusing. For example: if I want to zoom into a picture towards a point which is OFF the anchor point (e.g. towards the eyes of a person), how do I best do this? Cheers from Berlin, Carl

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Cropping Stills in Adobe Premiere Pro by carl

carl — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:42:24 +0000

That works. Thanks!

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Cropping Stills in Adobe Premiere Pro by Eric Maierson

Eric Maierson — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:27:24 +0000

You can set the specs for the first image then select the others you’d like to change. Then, select Edit > Paste Attributes and the others will change accordingly. Note, make sure that your video is not connected to any audio. If it is audio levels and effects from the first clip will be pasted on to all of the others.

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Cropping Stills in Adobe Premiere Pro by carl

carl — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:19:46 +0000

Hi Eric, thanks for this post. What I wonder: is there a way to automate this in a sequence (so that not every single picture has to be re-scaled)? I tried the adjustment layer, setting the scale to 50% (since I imported in double HD size). But with no effect. Any ideas? Cheers, Carl

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Dynamic Linking in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects by Joe Fuller

Joe Fuller — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:51:11 +0000

Dynamic linking is for seamless interaction between Premiere and AfterEffects on the same system.

Premiere CS6 is going to be looking to a specific file for updates so maybe keep that as “filename_sync” or “_master.” The animator on another computer can work in iterations but upload a file to the network named “filename_sync” – or whatever you decide. The Editor will take that file and drag it to their local system. They’ll close whatever version of the file they have open on their computer without quitting after effects. They’ll replace the sync file in their directory with the new one and open that file in after effects. If they save again it should update their premier file. Premier will want to render things again.

-joe

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Dynamic Linking in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects by Mark

Mark — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:24:55 +0000

Can you discuss a dynamic linking workflow for an animator and editor working on separate machines using shared storage. We have tried but in order to see animaton changes in premiere we have to close out the premiere project and reopen it. There is no real time updating across systems.

Comment on Pictures of the Year International 2013 Awardees Announced by k workman

k workman — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:13:50 +0000

congrats Tim K, Shameel, and the rest of the crew!!

Comment on Worth Watching #107: the Scared is scared by doug stroud

doug stroud — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:14:06 +0000

Wonderful! Love the innocence and the simplicity.

Comment on Strategies for Photographers: Thoughts On How To Apply For Fellowships and Other Competitions by Lisa Jamhoury

Lisa Jamhoury — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:37:31 +0000

Hi Maria, Unfortunately they won’t be doing a webcast or video of the event. -Lisa

Comment on Strategies for Photographers: Thoughts On How To Apply For Fellowships and Other Competitions by maria Laleva

maria Laleva — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:18:23 +0000

Hi there,
I would love to attend this event, but I live in London… Is there any chance to see it on youtube or any other platform?
I’have been waiting for some similar event for years…
Thanks,
Kind regards,
Maria

Comment on Photographing Shangri-La with National Geographic Photographer Michael Yamashita by Shangri-La: Along the Tea Road to Lhasa | Cultures chinoises

Shangri-La: Along the Tea Road to Lhasa | Cultures chinoises — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:34:25 +0000

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Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Cropping Stills in Adobe Premiere Pro by Per H

Per H — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:54:02 +0000

Like you all I have gone with Premiere as my next main editing platform. I love these little tips, keep them coming!

Comment on The Canon C300: Field Tested by MediaStorm DP Rick Gershon by Michaelanknz

Michaelanknz — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:42:29 +0000

Hi,

All I can say is I want to volunteer for your next adventure ..

Excellent report, well done…Congratulations

Comment on The Canon C300: Field Tested by MediaStorm DP Rick Gershon by Paul

Paul — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:11:22 +0000

I currently shoot on a 7D, and have a location-heavy shoot on the horizon where I’ll be using the C300. Your experience solidified that it’s going to be the right camera for the job.

Thanks so much for this writeup. Super detailed with practical examples and overall very informative. Also your footage looks great! Cheers!

Comment on The Canon C300: Field Tested by MediaStorm DP Rick Gershon by Tony

Tony — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:41:09 +0000

Great review. I recently shot a doc with no prior experience with the camera and about a day to acclimate myself with the camera. I also found the C300 to be easy and intuitive when transitioning from a DSLR. Wonderful job shooting your doc and a compelling story.

Comment on The Canon C300: Field Tested by MediaStorm DP Rick Gershon by Watch: Canon C300 Field Test – Rick Gershon MediaStorm | Photo Archive News

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:52:30 +0000

[...] They say: MediaStorm’s Director of Photography, Rick Gershon, brought the C300 to Angola to shoot their documentary “Surviving the Peace,” which follows the progress of the Mines Advisory Group as they clear unexploded ordnance. ‘This is a practical review taken from my experience using the Canon C300 in the field on an actual project. This is not a technical review. I will not be discussing the in-depth minutia of the technical aspects of this camera. Rather I will be giving real world examples of both the positive and negative aspects of the camera that I experienced while using it in a documentary setting, in very difficult conditions on a very important film.’ …. Read Rick’s full report here: MediaStorm blog [...]

Comment on The Canon C300: Field Tested by MediaStorm DP Rick Gershon by Steve Edmonds

Steve Edmonds — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:53:18 +0000

Hi Rick – great review, many thanks.
Can I ask about stabilisation? Did you need IS lenses for the handheld work?…and if so did their “noisy” nature give you audio issues?
Many thanks.
steve

Comment on The Canon C300: Field Tested by MediaStorm DP Rick Gershon by Allan Thompson

Allan Thompson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:46:23 +0000

Thanks for this review! By far the most practicle. Thanks for not getting weighed down in the specs and just letting us know how this worked in the field.

A question I have is what lenses did you find you had the best results with? I am saving up for the c300 and a couple of new lenses and would love to know what worked well in the field with you.

Comment on The Canon C300: Field Tested by MediaStorm DP Rick Gershon by Sareesh Sudhakaran

Sareesh Sudhakaran — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:55:58 +0000

Brilliant review, Rick. You are spot on with your observations. It’s the only camera that you can pick up and shoot, just like the old days.

My only gripe is the lack of a shoulder-mounted form factor and the ergonomics.

Thanks for putting this review together.

Sareesh Sudhakaran
wolfcrow.com

Comment on The Canon C300: Field Tested by MediaStorm DP Rick Gershon by Nick

Nick — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:26:15 +0000

Hi Rick,

I don’t know if you remember but we met at the screening in DC of the first installment of this series some time ago on account of our mutual friend, Nate. Thanks for the great review! I keep going back and forth on new options myself and the C300 is always in the mix towards or at the top of the list. The concerns you mentioned have been mine too and so I’ve kept waiting.

I’m curious, do you have any thoughts about te BMCC? It is, more or less, a true cinema DSLR camera and at the right price. The C300 is more versatile especially for docs and the BMCC has the 2.5K RAW that the C300 should have.

Nick

Comment on Brian Storm Receives Clifton C. Edom Award by Brian Storm Receives Clifton C. Edom Award | The world of photojournalism | Scoop.it

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:19:41 +0000

[...] Brian Storm, founder and executive producer of MediaStorm, has been awarded the National Press Photographers Association Clifton C. Edom Award. According to (Brian Storm Receives @NPPA Clifton C. [...]

Comment on MediaStorm Summer Internship Deadline Extended by MediaStorm Summer Internship Deadline Extended | The world of photojournalism | Scoop.it

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:00:58 +0000

[...] We have extended the deadline for our Summer 2013 Internship to January 31, 2013. [...]

Comment on Worth Watching 103: Wright’s Law by Peter

Peter — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:20:44 +0000

No doubt! Jeffrey Wright is a very nice and great teacher. I also love him.
http://www.mirageaslaw.com/

Comment on The Ways: Sharing Contemporary Native Culture Through Story by ..: j - learning :.. The Ways: Sharing Contemporary Native Culture Through Story «

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:15:31 +0000

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Comment on The Ways: Sharing Contemporary Native Culture Through Story by The Ways: Sharing Contemporary Native Culture Through Story | Digital Storytelling | Scoop.it

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:10:33 +0000

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Comment on The Challenge of The American-Made Benny by Joseph Molieri

Joseph Molieri — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:57:32 +0000

I appreciate the sincerity of the attempt made here. But I must say the intrinsic flaw lies in what journalism does. It attempts to be impersonal and enter into stories and ultimately lives as if it can be non-human, in some respects. It circumvents the natural order of human relationship. For this reason journalism often functions off manipulation, though I think most prefer to not use that term. Journalists have something to gain and subjects have something to gain. It is not a love relationship, it simply can’t be because time and history have not been invested or intertwined, human narratives as time naturally does intertwine the lives. Therefore it is a power relationship. Each implicitly and transactionally bargains with one another. There is an alternative to the transactional but it does not work in a deadline or “professional” environment. In my own work I am moving to entering into lives in relations, metaphorically, as a son to a father, a boy to a man, a son to a daughter ect. I am most comfortable befriending people, loving people, and sharing myself as much as they are sharing themselves with me, allowing history and time to let lives intertwine. I realize professional work can’t function on this level and therefore will to some degree always be a give/take manipulation game. I am particularly aware of Benny’s familie’s reluctance to engage the story tellers. There is nothing for them to gain, they know the story tellers will be there for a week and be gone. They are not gaining friends, they are not gaining people who are taking a vested interest in them beyond their work, therefore the bargain, the deal is off for them. I love these types of stories because the subject is offering an honest deal, the only way they will open is if the time/history intertwining is permitted, and this for some can take years. It’s coming to love and to trust another human. They are actually offering something quite beautiful, a relationship, not an exchange. Problem is it requires an indefinite investment, personal and professional, which simply doesn’t work for functional journalism. With all that said, journalism does have it’s place even when it is a give/take and not relational as I’ve described it. Interestingly, I think some of the greats have found themselves on this path, Eugene W. Smith and Eddie Adams both showed in their work methods and writings a stronger desire to not be an observer but be one with their subjects through their humanity. By, in a sense being part of their subjects community, through human relation.

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Rendering in Adobe Premiere Pro by alain

alain — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:11:39 +0000

Hello, thanks for sharing.
I’m switching from FCP7.
I’m wondering how Premiere uses the rendered files during the export process. In other words what are the differences between FCP and PPro for the export tasks.
Thanks
Regards
Alain

Comment on Elon University Hiring Multimedia Professional in Residence by ben coleman

ben coleman — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:02:09 +0000

That's definitely a long list of requirements but I guess it's just right for a prestigious establishment like this one. It's actually a great job and I'll definitely recommend my friends who would like the job. crate hiring

Comment on The Challenge of The American-Made Benny by Ernesto Villalba (www.onceuponatimefilms.com)

Ernesto Villalba (www.onceuponatimefilms.com) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:46:20 +0000

Eric, congratulations and thank you very much for the sincerity text. I’ve been thinking about this a long time. In the end, I concluded, that any approach to a character always fiction, although present through the prism of “documentary”. The power of film is so great that it can turn a monster into a saint, and more subtle issues. I tell you where it all started for me when I did a work in which the protagonist left stunned by his words, creating almost a myth and doing better person each sentence. Shortly after the premiere of the documentary I got some comments about that person’s past and his involvement in several serious crimes and unpleasant. Then at the end we always have before someone tells her story, and we have to believe it and shape it to tell it in the best way possible without our passing is a problem for that person or for others. I planteándome that future jobs start with a phrase like “This is not the story of its protagonist, are memories and tells us what his protagonist, which are as true or as false as his mind remember or has voluntarily or involuntarily transformed “. Eric Thanks again for sharing this reflection. A greeting.

Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Dictation with Apple Mountain Lion by Peter Naylor

Peter Naylor — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:23:27 +0000

Hmmmm! Running OSX 10.7.5 and only “Speech” in shown in System Preferences.

Nothing via Bing doesn’t lead to anything on this topic!

It must be me!

Help!

Comment on Worth Watching #100: Ira Glass’ Cuny Commencement Address by Worth Watching #100: Ira Glass’ Cuny Commencement Address | media-storytelling-training | Scoop.it

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:45:36 +0000

[...] Highlights from Ira Glass' commencement speech. – Brian Storm Your goal should be able to make things that are memorable. You don't have to wait for someo [...]

Comment on Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Offers New Documentary Award by Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Offers New Documentary Award | Steve Troletti Nature and Wildlife Photographer | Scoop.it

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:41:58 +0000

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Comment on MediaStorm Guide to Keyboard Customization in Adobe Premiere Pro by Lucian Perkins

Lucian Perkins — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:22:35 +0000

Eric, As someone who also made the switch to Premiere Pro, I’m finding your series of posts on transitioning from FCP to PP along with your tips and tricks for PP very very helpful. Thank you, Lucian