Never seen this before, but apparently UVFSService spiking / hogging your CPU is pretty common and solved with a Safe Boot in macOS:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253618408
Cool cool cool. www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-com…
Of course, the Green x Magenta announcement at Netflix reminds me of Disney’s Sodium Vapor process for compositing:
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🍿📽️ #VFX #Compositing
One of the few videos where you should read the comments.
🍿📽️ #VFX #Compositing
If you’ve followed me elsewhere, you probably know how much I hate correspondence that ends with "Best,".
But the ending that really makes me want to teleport through the plumbing of the Internet and Hulk-smash your keyboard is, "Please advise."
I am not your lawyer. You don’t pay me an exorbitant retainer. So stop treating me like I owe you information.
Instead, consider these helpful alternatives:
- Can you help me?
- What am I doing wrong?
- Am I missing something?
Not only are they more polite, they’re questions. Questions demand answers. Commands do not.
–Brought to you by your friendly neighborhood post-production helper guy.
(Spoiler Alert) I watched this BTS of Free Guy over lunch.
Finally, someone (besides David Fincher) names Lola VFX out loud, then they show you their legendary approach to facial replacement and performance capture. Outstanding. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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BRAD BIRD ON IDENTIFYING, DIAGNOSING, THEN ACTING ON CREATIVE DIFFERENCES
I find myself thinking more and more about these words of wisdom from Brad Bird.
If you’re charged with evaluating someone else’s work, it’s easy to say, “That doesn’t work,” or even, “That’s terrible.”
But your opinion becomes useful when you can say, “Here’s why…”
And you become the rarest of sorts when you follow up with, “…and here’s how I would solve it.”
Should you live this way, that is, always looking for something to fix? No. But if you’re in the room with some team on some project, adopting this mindset can change an opinion into a helpful possibility.
Hello Bluesky! Isaac T. here. If you know me from elsewhere, you know what’s in store for you 😁.
How many movie themes can teleport you directly to The Movie Theater Of Your Mind like “Yoda’s Theme”?
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ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
It’s been 4 years since I’ve been in a movie theater, and it’s almost 24 hours since I saw Across the Spider-Verse. All I can say is… what a triumph. If filmmaking is a team sport, the Spider-Verse team has completely redefined the game.
(Possible Spoiler Alert) I’m linking to iMDB’s full cast & crew because everyone on this roster (and anyone not listed) needs a raise and/or a sabbatical.
Dear Avid Media Composer Teams, I’m sorry Media Composer is hard to use. Actually, I’m not sorry – you choose to use it. In Hollywood and don’t want to use it? Learn from the WGA: strike.
Today’s life tip: need a part for your Dyson vacuum and it’s only available from another Dyson store region? Grab the part number, fire up the chat, and be satisfied. A+, Dyson.
Here’s me, once again saying: The Cardigans are an insanely gifted bunch of musicians. Emmerdale is still an easy full album start-to-finish listen, like catching a great movie on TV:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/emmerdale-remastered/1449981156
Having trouble with palm rejection using Apple Pencil on your iPad? Shut down your iPad this way:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253952506
Tried it on an iPad Pro (11-inch) (2nd gen). Seemed to improve!
FCP FOR IPAD TO/FROM FCP ON MACOS
All I can say is:
Chris Hocking’s thread on #FCP for iPad <-> FCP on macOS sparked a whole bunch of exciting conversations here at Hedge. Stay tuned.
And if you have questions, like Chris (patiently) says: It’s explained in the thread. 😁
I’m at the point where I needed (not wanted) a Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro. Once you get there, you’ll wonder how you did without it. Final Cut Pro for iPad editors?
The more you work in this business, the more you realize: it’s truly a miracle we get any new stuff to watch.
ISAAC T.’S POST-NAB 2023 HIGHLIGHTS
NAB 2023 was special. Yeah, 100 years of NAB and such, but showing people our apps and seeing their faces light up with possibilities? That was special.
Hedge the Company, OffShoot the App
Hedge was once one app and our company’s namesake. Then the Hedge team built some more apps and acquired others. Now there’s Hedge the workflow company, and OffShoot, the app formerly known as Hedge.
Demoing OffShoot Pro’s upcoming S3 integrations (camera-to-cloud anyone?) was nifty, but showing our guests what OffShoot already does – verified transfers, MHLs, transfer presets, and Connect – was equally as eye-opening.
Workspaces in Mimiq - Avid Bin Locking for Any Storage
This is how a typical Mimiq demo would go.
Guest: can you tell me about this Mimiq thing?
Me: (Demos it in 5 minutes)
Guest: (incredulously) that’s it?
Me: that’s it! 🙂
Guest: 🤯
Over and over, Avid teams would see Mimiq, and immediately start rethinking their workflows. It was glorious.
And if you’re using a SAN (like Quantum StorNext), rejoice: Workspaces in Mimiq was built just for you.
PostLab With a Capital EL
It’s official: along with all of our other apps, PostLab is back to being camel-cased.
Even better, there was a surprise PostLab announcement during NAB; did you catch it?
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Yes, we’re really working on the next generation of PostLab.
Yes, Event Locking for Final Cut Pro will be a part of it.
And, yes, we heard about Final Cut Pro for iPad at the same time as you. It’s on our radar; stay tuned. 😁
Post-Post NAB
We just released FoolCat 23.1 with support for Sony Venice X-OCN, Phantom CineRAW, ProRes RAW, and Canon Raw Light (CRM) plus major speed improvements when generating reports. Couple that with OffShoot’s FoolCat integration and you could make one click to rule them all.
Also, EditReady Server is available as an integration with an iconik Storage Gateway (ISG). Like Lucas (would’ve) said:
Finally, there’s Canister. LTO archiving was never this easy, and soon… Canister for Windows.
I wish I had some other interests to report from NAB, but I’m currently fixated on helping post-production teams work together from anywhere and I know everything else was well-reported on by others in the #PostChat realm.
Next Stop: IBC 2023 - come see us! 🇳🇱
A recent lunch time ritual is watching Light & Magic (AKA the story of ILM). Pure inspiration: youtu.be/QGs-5G3qV…
Another tip leading up to NAB 2023:
Can’t find your Hedge app’s license key? Can’t deactivate it since your computer was lost / stolen / returned as a rental after the shoot?
You can do it all from the Hedge License Manager!
It’s been a little over 3 years since I joined Hedge. It might sound corny, but reading Paul’s retrospective is equal parts thrilling, touching, and triumphant. I’m super proud to work alongside these people every day, and frequently find myself in awe of what they do.
Happy Hedge-iversary. 7️⃣ 🚀
Funny thing: Apple deprecated AFP all the way back in Mavericks, finally killed the server component in Big Sur, and yet… AFP shares are still faster, easier, and more stable than SMB on macOS.
Using AFP on your shared storage with Avid Media Composer? (Cue the John Cena theme) here’s… Mimiq… Proooo!
Have you tried EditReady’s Color Conversion? “What’s the big deal?”, you ask? 🤔 EditReady converts any RAW footage from ARRI, Sony, RED, or Blackmagic, into your chosen colorspace before applying the LUT. The result? Accurate and predictable color. 👌🏽