In Video, Post-Production is where the movies are really made, creating the pace and excitement to make your video program special.

  The AVID Media Composer NITRIS DX provides the very latest in digital special effects technology. Transfer from DVD, VHS, S-VHS, Hi-8, miniDV, 3/4 ", Digital-8, BetaMax, 8mm & 16mm film, DVcam or BetaCam SP source.*

  Editing also includes audio sweetening, color correction video compositing, morphing, blue-screen keying, and video compression to Quicktime®, MPEG-4, AVI or Windows Media.

  Transfer may need to be done first, I reccomend using A1 PHOTO in Berkeley. (call 510-841-1233)

  At Access Video we us the Adrenaline system. AVID's Adrenaline system is the industry-leading Media Composer film and video editing solution.

  Some features of our AVID software include: Real-time Multi-cam switching, Motion Tracking, Stabilization & Slow-motion effects, Pan & Zoom effect to creates video from high-res stills, Audio Sweetening and built-in Color Correction, based on the award-winning Avid Symphony technology, where one click can automatically analyze and color correct an entire sequence. This system has all the creative tools like multi-format editing support that have made AVID Adreneline Media Composer the best editor on the planet.

  The Avid hardware also provides accelerated effects processing with real-time 10-bit SDI and 96 kHz audio input/output, as well as component, S-Video, composite and DV.

  In our edit suite we also have a Mac G5 with 288 gigabytes of external hard drives and two interconnected 20” computer monitors.

  In order to save money, you can also choose to capture or digitize your own footage, without an editor. This basic step in editing is the most time consuming and easy to learn and do yourself.

  Then, working with an AVID editor, we can add the finishing touches such as the music and voice over tracks, color correct the pictures and clean up the sounds, add shot transitions and any other special effects.

  Traditional editing started with the "off-line" rough edit version, where the basic shots were assembled. After the artistic decisions were made, a final on-line session was then done, usually in a broadcast edit suite to add titles, effects, and to fix the color and sound. It was cheaper to first make a rough cut and then make the "on-line" final, using a more costly Broadcast system.

  This was a very time consuming process, and after the final "on-line" editing was complete, making even small changes became very difficult and costly. And naturally, there was always going to be something that needed to change.

  Today, with non-linear editing, making changes can be quick and easy to do. Saving different sequences or versions of the same program, as it is being made, allows for more creativity and a streamlined work flow.

  Non-linear is the way of the future. And AVID is clearly the best digital editing system available. AVID lets you work smarter, not harder!

  Tips: Plan all your shots on paper before coming in to edit. Create an outline first and list the scenes with all titles, music, and voiceover details.

  Then you log your source tapes using either timecode (if your tapes have it) or hours, minutes, and seconds, to create a raw shot list. Finally you sort the shot list out making a final edit decision list. It is very important to know what you want your show to look like before you begin.

  All editing fees and services are charged by the hour, in quarter hour increments, except output to final tape. The balance is due at the end of each edit session. Tape Stock is an additional charge. All rates are subject to change. There is a $20 charge for returned checks. Sales tax applies to all tape stock, duplication and replication services.