Final Cut
Setting Up For Success (How to Build an Underwater Video Edit Suite)
BY JILL HEINERTH Surge protector Non-squeaking chair
Light & Motion Stella lights
Keyboard shortcut cover
Multi-plug extension
Graphics tablet and stylius
Bose portable speaker
Rugged portable hard drive
Editing keyboard
Free editing software
in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a long but necessary four hour drive from my home on Florida’s Gulf Coast in order to have the tools and computing power I needed. At times, ABC’s Diane Sawyer would be working into the evening in the next room; her commute was bit longer, from busy New York City. We had animators, sound designers, narrators and graphics teams at our fi nger tips. Lunch orders were delivered right to our desk so we could maximize productivity that was racking up a bill of $400 per hour. Today, I could easily edit the same program on a laptop in a beach chair. It is remarkable how the technological barriers have fallen away. Yet, for people new to underwater video, it sometimes comes as a surprise that there is an investment in learning and equipment that is needed in order to fully leverage your 4K stream of graceful eagle
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hen I made my fi rst broadcast TV documentary fi lm, I had to commute to a sophisticated post- production facility
rays dancing across the sand. Before you can share your short fi lm, you need to establish an editing workplace and work fl ow that satisfi es your ambitions as an underwater fi lmmaker.
A Lean Machine
GoPro owners are often shocked to discover that their footage quickly fi lls up the available space on their laptop. In a one hour dive, you might completely fi ll a 32 GB memory card, if you are shooting 4K video at 30 fps. That means that your once-in-a- lifetime live aboard to Truk Lagoon could net well over a terra-byte of data that has to be ingested, organized, and edited into something short and satisfying for YouTube viewers. Fortunately, memory cards and hard drives are getting less expensive and more reliable all the time. It is fi nally possible to carry everything you need in your airline tote bag. Portability means you can edit on vacation and upload your masterpiece even before you get home. One of the simplest solutions is to carry a laptop with ample storage and speed, and add a portable 2TB hard drive for backup and storage. Using the free program GoPro
Studio, you can achieve simple edits and export in full H.264 HD to YouTube. My recommended packing list includes: 12-inch MacBook (or equivalent) with a minimum 1.1 GHZ Core M, 8 GB RAM, Intel HD5300
Free software: GoPro Studio, iMovie 2 TB USB 3.0 Rugged Drive
The Mobile Freelancer If you have loftier fi lmmaking visions in mind, you may need a little more computing power in addition to powerful editing software. It is still practical to pack a carry-on bag and land at a destination ready to complete a professional video editing assignment. Consider using the following tools:
15-inch Macbook Pro Retina Logitech MX Master Mouse - for easier manipulation than a trackpad Amazon USB 3.0 HUB - allows you to plug in several USB devices LogicKeyboard Editing Overlay Skin - reveals keyboard shortcuts for editing Sennheiser Headphones Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere Software
Photo: Jill Heinerth
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