On Jan 28, 2011, at 1:31 AM, johnrobmoore wrote:
> I have to disagree that grouping is easy. The basics are easy but
in the reality world it is a very tedious process with many steps. I
talked to the AEs where I've been working and I was very impressed
with the way they set things up. It required some standardized bin
displays and quick key macros and then it takes some practice to get
the hang of it. On our show with about ten cameras a days worth of
grouping takes about three days. Like I said very tedious for the
reality show.
I offer:
The actual grouping of clips IS easy. What's hard is organizing them
for larger productions such as you describe. But that's always been
true for NLE editing. Organizing your material before editing is what
takes a lot of time. The only thing I can think of that takes longer
is capturing material in the first place.
I might add that there are things that can be done to speed things
up. If it's possible for all your cameras to use the exact same
timecode and TC type (DF or NDF) in sync, grouping those cameras
becomes much quicker. I'll bet you have a lot of 'wild' cams with
either no TC or non-sync'd TC.
John, which reality show do you work on?
Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
NBC Today Show, New York
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