Re: [Avid-L2] Animated PNGs?

Hopefully without violating Avid's NDA:

I don't think it'd be a tremendous issue to relate that there's an indication that support for both linking and importing PNG image sequences will be supported soon.

Cheers,

-B

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On Apr 15, 2020, at 10:17 AM, Pat Horridge <pat@horridge.org.uk> wrote:

Be interesting to know how many (or few) editors are confident with tools like FFMPEG

Its implied that not being so makes you not an editor.

I'd not agree with that. Some of the best editors I've worked with struggled to turn on their Avid.

But their eye and editing skills ensued they sat in the editor seat and not me (who could turn on their Avid plus re-install the hardware and software)

 

Editing is a craft skill that needs other around them to handle the technical aspects. Know them both and you are blessed.

That's why most Post houses have technical operators, ingest department, file delivery departments and the like.

So editors can get on with the jo of editing.

 

 

Pat Horridge

 

From: Avid-L2@groups.io <Avid-L2@groups.io> On Behalf Of bouke via groups.io
Sent: 15 April 2020 16:05
To: Avid-L2@groups.io
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Animated PNGs?

 

Hi Karl, answers inline.

On 15 Apr 2020, at 16:39, Karl Knowles <tech@knowlesvideo.com> wrote:

 

An alternate opinion.

 

Always appreciated!

Editing is the art of constructing a finished piece from (in our field) unique individual elements of visual imagery and sound.

 

Agreed, but...

File conversion is not editing.

 

No, but get real, we're responsible for getting the stuff workable in 99.9% of the cases.

File conversion is no different from film or tape format conversions performed by a technician in a lab or tape room - which in no way, shape, form or interpretation of the term is editing.

 

Agreed, but, what is your point? 'Someone' has to do it, if there is no other, it's 'our' job.

Discussion of editing is very rare on this forum.  Style and technique are hardly ever mentioned.

 

My beef, the IMPACT is not discussed. Remember Rodney King? Just one IO, no more editing, and that resulted in deaths.

Same is going on right now.

I've observed most discussion here centers on finding a solution to a technical problem.  Think "my hot splicer splices aren't holding" or "the pilot-tone on his Nagra was off" but in today's terms.

 

I'm missing your frustration here, please elaborate. What I do get is that you are an old fart, older than I am.

 

 

Bouke

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