http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/ Walter Biscardi's library of tutorials, articles, reviews and more for media professionals world wide. en-us http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/running.php Okay, so youve taken the big plunge and started your own business. Youve got the office set up, youve got the cards printed...now what? In part 3 of his series, Creative COW leader and business owner Walter Biscardi tells you what you need to know to get the word out, how to manage money...and manage clients! If youre even thinking about starting your own business, start here. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/fromfcp2color.php Yes, Apple Color is connected to Final Cut Pro...but not exactly integrated. Creative Cow leader Walter Biscardi, one of the worlds most respected experts on the connection between the two, will help guide your sequences safely from FCP to Color -- and show you why its worth the effort. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/tabs.php Because Final Cut Pro can do so much, it can be easy to get lost inside its interface as you start to do more and more at once. Let Creative Cow leader and Final Cut Pro expert Walter Biscardi show you how to take back control of your workspace and work more quickly and efficiently with FCPs tabs. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/realtime_sequences.php Its late, youre running late, and you cant figure out why your sequence isnt playing in real time. Fortunately, Creative Cow leader and Final Cut Pro expert Walter Biscardi is here to help. You know that somethings wrong, Walter knows what, and he tells you how to fix it here. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/specs.php Your TV show isn't ready to air until the STATION says it's ready to air. The good news is that they're clear about what they want from you. Longtime TV vet and Creative COW leader Walter Biscardi tells you some of the things to look for...and some of the things to look OUT for. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/stopstaring.php Allow us to introduce one of the most eagerly anticipated DVDs in Creative Cow Master Series history, Walter Biscardi's overview of Apple Color. Building on nearly 20 years of professional editing experience, as well as years of experience with Apple Color (and FInal Touch HD before it), he's got the perfect perspective to make working in Color easier than you imagined. It's the disk he wished he had when he started using Color. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/shop.php In Part 1 of this series, Creative COW leader and contributing editor Walter Biscardi laid out the issues you need to address before you can aswer the question, “Are you ready to start your own business?" If you've thought long and hard and your answer is “Yes,” then join Walter to explore setting up your company and getting ready to open those doors! Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/vignette.php Apple Color offers a variety of tools for custom effects, each with different features. Answering a commonly asked question, broadcast editor and Creative Cow leader Walter Biscardi shows you how to take advantage Color's node-based compositing to create a vignette in the ColorFX room. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/ready.php Creative Cow leader Walter Biscardi is a 17 year veteran of broadcast and corporate video production who owns Biscardi Creative Media in the Atlanta, Georgia area.. Along the way, he's learned a few things to do, and not do, in order to be successful. But before you can succeed building your business in the creative industry, you have to know: are you ready? Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/walters_blog.php Walter Biscardi reports on the recent upgrade of his studio by fellow Creative COW leader, Bob Zelin. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/apple_color3.php In this short Apple Color video tutorial, Walter Biscardi demonstrates the auto balance feature in color. This is a basic level tutorial. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/apple_color2.php Should you use Final Cut Pro or Color? In this short video tutorial, Walter Biscardi demonstrates some of the differences and why you might use one program over the other. This is a basic level tutorial. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/apple_color1.php In this Apple Color video tutorial, Walter Biscardi demonstrates everything you need to know the first time you launch Apple Color. This is a basic level tutorial. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/remote_hd.php Thanks to formats like DVCPro HD and HDV, High Definition can now be edited pretty much anywhere on just about any computer. Yeah, this is cool and you can really make your friends jealous just cutting away with your super slick laptop. But you know what's really slick? Editing Uncompressed High Definition anywhere. How about an Uncompressed editing workstation in a 25'' square box? No way? Way! Read on to find out about Wally's Traveling Box of Mystery and Intrigue... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:25 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/aspect_correct.php We've all done this at least once in our careers. You're shooting with a standard camera but you know you're going to letterbox later so you tape two pieces of paper to 'crop' the field monitor. Or you're trying to make sure an element in the shot is in safe title, so you use a grease pencil and approximate where safe title will be. You do what you have to do when you're out in the field, but of course you're never quite sure if it's accurate until you get back into the edit suite. In this article, Creativecow leader Walter Biscardi takes a first look at a handy 'widget' developed by Cinematographer and fellow COW leader, Clay Walker called AspectCorrect and determines that ''...This is just one of those cool little things that should make camera operators lives easier.'' Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:25 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/g-raid.php For years Medea Corporation has been the hallmark of reliability when it comes to storage for the media industry. If you wanted big, fast storage with mission critical reliability, Medea was the drive array for you. Now comes its little brother, G-Technology Corporation. In this article, Creativecow leader reviews the G-Tech G-Raid and concludes...''This is the most versatile unit I've ever used with its ability to work seamlessly with anything up to 10bit uncompressed and just remain solid no matter the situation or machine it's connected to. ''' Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:25 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/LaCie_F800.php Creative COW leader Walter Biscardi reviews the LaCie Biggest F800 and concludes that ''.... LaCie has targeted the F800 squarely at the DV marketplace by bringing these users a large capacity unit with a very small footprint. If your workflow is primarily DV, HDV or DVCPro HD and you're looking for a lot of storage with considerable real-time functionality, this is definitely a unit to consider.'' Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:25 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/FCPTravelMat3.php In this Final Cut Pro video tutorial, Walter Biscardi demonstrates the basics of travel mattes in FCP. This is lesson 3 in a 3-part series. Walter will show a real world application for using travel mattes - one of his favorite uses to enhance an interview. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:25 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/FCPTravelMat2.php In this Apple Final Cut Pro video tutorial Walter Biscardi demonstrates the basics of travel mattes in Final Cut Pro. In this second lesson in the 3-part series we'll learn some simple animation and drop shadows. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:25 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/FCPTravelMat1.php Walter Biscardi demonstrates the basics of travel mattes in this Apple Final Cut Pro Video Tutorial. Learn what travel mattes are and the difference between alpha mattes and luma mattes. This is part one of a 3 part series on travel mattes in FCP. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:25 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/aurora_pipe-pro.php Aurora's PipePro is a single-slot PCI card with SDI/Firewire input with embedded audio, analog component, S-Video and composite output, 4 channel AES audio in, 6 channel AES audio out, RS-422 control, Genlock and many other features -- all for $799 (US). Here is Walter's report for Cow members. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:24 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/lacie_bigdisk.php A few months back Walter Biscardi had the eye opening experience of testing one of the first Firewire 800 drives to come along. At that time, he did not believe all the hype about FW800 being able to run Uncompressed video with any reliability. But that test sure made a believer out of him. Now Firewire 800 is making the evolution from a single drive unit, to multiple drive units striped together in RAID format with LaCie introducing the d2 Big Disk Extreme series. In this article, Walter takes this new offering from LaCie for a test drive. Walter Biscardi is a leader in both our Final Cut Pro and Pinnacle CinéWave forum communities where Cow members have long appreciated his friendly and insightful input. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:24 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/state_of_CineWave_2004.php Apple has really changed the face of Post Production with the power and affordability of Final Cut Pro. In Creativecow leader, Walter Biscardi's view, the real power of the product is its flexibility. From offline to uncompressed HDTV, from laptop to desktop, FCP gives us unparalleled flexibility as creators. Recently Walter took FCP on the road for a three day corporate shoot and found it to be a major tool in the project. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:24 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/laird_telemedia.php Walter Biscardi is a leader in both our Final Cut Pro and Pinnacle CinéWave forum communities where Cow members have long appreciated his friendly and insightful input. In this article, Walter gives us a quick "'irst look' field review of Laird Telemedia's new LTM-LCAM series of cameras. He says, ''These things ROCK! at a major cost savings. I love this thing and will be getting a second one shortly!'' Read the review to see what else he says about it. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:23 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/fire800_rev.php Walter Biscardi is a leader in both our Final Cut Pro and Pinnacle CinéWave forum communities where Cow members have long appreciated his friendly and insightful input. Firewire drives have become the backbone of many video editors and producers and with the advent of Firewire 800, the possibility that Uncompressed Video Editing via Firewire has been raised. In this article, Walter takes a look at the WiebeTECH Firestore 800. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:23 GMT