justFRED.ca
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We've started using the Tricaster version of SpeedEdit for some of our editing work. Just wondering if there are any other TC / SE users in the b-roll community.
Cheers,
George
Cheers,
George
The NewTek documentation is, shall we say, somewhat opaque? And the Tricaster editor is a pared-down version of SpeedEdit. I did find some online SE tutorials and was able to translate a significant portion of them into the TC version despite differences in the interfaces.I just finished 5.5 years at a job where I worked on the NewTek VT and SpeedEDIT systems. What would you like to know?
Our main use is live streaming (followed by online archiving) of multi-input (camera and computer) presentations, speeches, etc.We use TCs for the live switching, streaming and recording, but figured we might as well take advantage of it as an edit deck when it's in the shop rather than just let it collect dust.Some of the kids I teach have it at home and do some fantastic things with it. I could see it being very useful in a mobile situation, on the fly, and for wedding dudes.
I've loved toaster since before it's Amilink days and have always been a NewTek fan.
Considering it's price point, I can't see how you could go wrong.
Ah....so that's it. Yes, it makes perfect sense. So you're basically using the fade functiona and dragging it backwards. Noticed I had to make the clip long enough to actually get to black.The easiest way to do a fade is to run the cursor over the end of the clip in the timeline. You'll see a triangle in the lower corner of the clip... by grabbing that triangle and moving it into the clip itself, you will adjust the fade time of the clip.
Let me know if that doesn't make sense.
Thanks, Brian. I've been in there for a couple of months now. Devilishly difficult to find specific info, though I have stumbled across some bits and pieces that were useful.Also check out the NewTek forums at http://www.newtek.com/forums. It's more active than the VTNT Yahoo group.
Brian