How to speed up my editing?

James Carpenter

James Carpenter

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There is probably a very basic answer to this question, so I apologise in advance.

Typically when I finish a piece and encode it out to show clients, they have slight alterations to be made. Change in titles, small shift of b-roll etc etc.

I find that this takes up a LOT OF TIME, as I then have to re-encode to show them, only for them to change their minds again.

Am I missing something? Is there an easy way to do this? Is it just part of a video editors life?


This point arose because I was dealing with some guy in BC who does work on jumbotrons. He had created a 2 minute piece for us, albeit just motion text. My point here is that he made alterations to the text on the fly whilst I was on the phone with him, encoded it out and sent me the file all in under 2 minutes.

Sorry if this post is a bit garbled, 4 hrs sleep because of a teething todler and no coffee.:eek:
 
I'm using PP-CS4.
I was using the BC example as something that initially sparked my interest in knowing if I was being highly inefficient.
 
Was the file sent from BC full resolution? How was it sent? It does not seem that crazy to export a 2 minute piece and upload in that time. How long does it take you?
 
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David Jimerson said:
If it's all text, that could render in seconds on any system.
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OK, i just thought it was quick, but I guess you're right, text does render much faster than video.

However, back to my initial question, I guess it mainly comes down to your hardware.

I'm running with:

Windows 7 64bit
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 - 2.66GHz, 8MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB
GeForce GTX 470 Video Card - 1280MB GDDR5
8Gb Ram

However, I believe PP CS4 is not 64bit. An upgrade to CS5 and my processor will no doubt help matters.
 
We call it "The Putz Factor," and it's a killer sometimes. Some clients just seem to have a hard time visualizing what a project will loot like, and will want to make "just a few little changes" even when the thing is built exactly to spec. Often, the best way to handle this is in project management and not in post. Sadly (for us, anyway) project management is the hardest part of what we do. We feel your pain.....
 
Like my Dad always used to say, "This business would be great if it wasn't for the clients!" ;-)
 
You could save some time by giving them intentionally low-res rough drafts that are quick to encode, that could be e-mailed or posted on the web.
 
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