Adobe Premiere Pro is known among sound editors and mixers to be problematic when receiving audio by AAF (or OMF). There’s bugs, features that aren’t compatible with the AAF/OMF formats, and very little information from Adobe about any of it. I’ll refer to two types of AAFs: “Embedded” and “link to source” (in Pro Tools terms); … Read More
Any time you’re working on a mix that’s going to broadcast, it’s important to ask for specs. Specs are essentially a set of rules for each broadcaster, such as: How loud content can be (overall average and peak levels) What format to deliver (files – including file type and bit depth; or tape) Specific mix … Read More
NEW: 10-part dialog editing blog found here! Different types of sound editing Sound editing for picture can be broken into different elements (and job titles): Dialog editing (dialog editor) Music editing (music editor) Sound FX editing/sound design (sound designer, sound fx editor) Foley editing (Foley editor) These roles could be different people or it could … Read More
One of the technical challenges in post-production is sharing media between video and audio. Here’s a basic overview of how it works. Audio on the Picture Side – what is the workflow? After a production shoot, video (from each camera) and all of the audio mics (captured to a recorder or the camera) are ingested/imported … Read More