Post-Production

My blog articles related to my post-production experiences and knowledge

How to edit a music video. Photograph showing the coloured keys of my Logic keyboard, tablet pen and roller mouse pro.

How to edit a music video

As a professional video editor with many years of experiences, I’ve written a brief guide to explain how to edit a music video. Editing music-based video Over the course of my professional editing career, I’ve enjoyed editing a wide range of music-based projects. These have included editing…

Full fibre connected edit suite showing speed test dials in progress

Fast video editing workflow

For any professional video editor, a fast video editing workflow is essential. Managing large quantities of camera file data and its related post-production processing work efficiently means ensuring that you have fast transfer speeds, computer render speeds and broadband data rates. To help optimise my…

Part of a corporate video timeline showing Avid video effects built up over seven layers

Corporate video editing

In this blog article, I give a brief overview of corporate video editing when compared to different genres. Critical requirements for video production Corporate clients require a wide range of professional skills for their video productions and post-production editing. These are some of their key requirements. Professional technical…

Upgrading Avid Media Composer image showing Avid 4K project selection

Upgrading Avid Media Composer to version 8.3 and OSX to Yosemite

Upgrading Avid Media Composer is always part of being an Avid editor. I always need to stay up to date with the latest in video production technology and the options new software offers my video editing and production service. I wanted to make sure that…

Video audio syncing screen shot of computer editing application timeline showing large collection of audio tracks

Video audio syncing resolving problems

Video audio syncing can be a relatively simple process but can also be problematic if the correct workflow is not followed. As a BBC trained video editor with over 15 years of experience, I have the essential skills that have helped me to resolve syncing…

Preparing for video editing. A screen grab of an Avid time-line featuring 11 vision tracks and 17 audio tracks

Preparing for video editing

Preparing for video editing helps ensure your edit will run smoothly, makes the most of the time you are paying for and helps your editor create what you want. I have written a list of the main elements that I regularly use in an edit…

Creative feedback showing Julian filming the highly coloured reflections from a mirror ball in the shade

How to give creative feedback

Creative feedback can helpful if balanced and constructive. I’ve written a short guide on some key points to consider when offering creative feedback. A perspective on recent developments in video production There have been many changes to the digital creative industries and in particular video production in recent years….

Fixing a RAID 5. Grab of the DiskWarrior error message

Fixing a RAID 5 by deleting fsck_hfs file

I would not normally expect to be fixing a RAID 5 drive array but when my workflow got suddenly got interrupted I needed to resolve the problem. I post this account of how the problem was resolved in case it might help anyone resolve their…