Regular readers will recall the technical problem I ran into on my short A Question Of Content. Briefly for newcomers, my short was filmed using a Canon XL1 digital SD camera with a Red Rock M2 filter attachment to give a film effect to the digital recording. During the process the image is reversed and therefore needs to be rotated by 180% during editing. I had intended to edit the film myself but I found that either my machine (Aspire 7112WSMI), operating system (XP Media Center), background processes or the editing software (Adobe Premiere 6.5) produced quality issues (pixelization strobing) on the rotated footage. Investigations seemed to point towards Adobe, but at this stage International Rescue (in the form of Jack Marshall Cambridge Film International) stepped in to save the day. Jack uses Avid editing software, which seemed to "flip-flop" OK. Further than this, he took over the editing role as the Avid clip grading/colour adjustments/balance etc was superior to the Adobe S/W (thanks Jack). Yesterday, Jack and I spent much of the day going over his initial edit whilst also getting an important pickup shot in the can. We then spent a few minutes going over the early edit of his own short Intruder (which is already looking pretty good {shot on a semi-HD camera}) so we had a most successful day.
