Media Asset Management at the BAVUG

The Axle Video media asset management system.

Last week I attended the Boston Avid Users Group February meeting. The meeting was held in the Yawkey Auditorium at WGBH. In addition to seeing and talking to a lot of great editors from the New England community, Axle Video showed off their Media Asset Management (MAM) system.

LinkedIn Groups for the Film and Video Pros

Discussion groups for film and video professionals.

There are a number of groups on LinkedIn that are meant as a place to share your ideas and questions about digital film and video. I have been part of a number of groups over the years and have found them to be a very valuable resource. This week we will discuss some of my favorites. These are in no particular order other than alphabetical.

What I Like About Adobe Premiere Pro

The video editing interface of Adobe Premiere Pro.

A little while back a client asked me to do a follow-up video to one that I had edited in Avid Media Composer last year. This time around, I decided to do the edit in Adobe Premiere Pro, so I had a good comparison to Avid. There were some things I missed about the Media Composer, but all-in-all it was a very pleasant experience.

Digital Asset Management for the Small Post House

Video on multiple drives isn't the most efficient archive method. 

I've always wondered why someone doesn't build a digital asset management system (DAM) for the small video post house. Every video asset management system or DAM I've ever seen is priced way too high, generally higher than the video edit system itself.