DVD Editing - help!

[Ishmael]

Help needed!

I am in urgent need of some help in editing a DVD of footage of a no-budget sci-fi action epic originally shot on Super 8 in 1984. I know what needs to be done, but I need the technical assistance to do it. The work should take between 6 and 9 hours.

I have no money, but if there is anything else I can do in return, I'll be very happy to do it, and it's a fun movie. Editing it will be fun.

And I'll make delicious meals to help the process.

[Hickory]

Hi Ishmael, I work in post production. Whilst I'm not offering to do it (I'm not an editor), I wanted to hopefully give advice.

How have you calculated that it's 6-9 hours? Editing a 2 minute film can take an editor 2 days to do. What's the duration of the film? Most freelancers would charge around ?400 per day.

You may find a very willing graduate, although most will be more experienced in digital editing. Alternatievely, try a small post house outside of London, e.g http://www.videoimageprod.co.uk/video_editing.htm

Good luck!

[Ishmael]

It was edited in 1984, and is now on DVD; it's this that needs the edit in order to tidy up the work we did then, and stuff that back then we were not able to correct.

My estimate is based on how long it took to correct a similar number of cues in a similar movie.

[baggie]

Not free but fast and efficient. Ask for Charlie. http://takefivestudio.com/

[jonny vantastic]

We have a mate who might be able to help...pm me and I'll send you his details

[NickT]

Ishmael Wrote:

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> It was edited in 1984, and is now on DVD; it's

> this that needs the edit in order to tidy up the

> work we did then, and stuff that back then we were

> not able to correct.

>

> My estimate is based on how long it took to

> correct a similar number of cues in a similar

> movie.

Video footage on a DVD is compressed so it takes up less space, it really isn't ideal for re editing, there will be a significant loss of quality especially if you try and compress it again to put back on a DVD or on Vimeo etc at the end.

[katanita]

What NickT said. In my experience it ends up taking much more time to edit from a DVD either because you have to convert the footage to a more usable format or if you don't do that, having to render it constantly in the timeline, only to watch it fall apart with a load of weird green flashes anyway. And even if you get it work, it looks awful. Is there no tape master?

Can't offer to help for free either, I'm afraid.

[Ishmael]

I have access to a VHS tape, though some of the work has been done to the DVD already.