The Office Life — Command+Edit Podcast Episode 78

  Hey there! Nick and I are back together for a conversation about the differences, pros, cons, productivity levels, emotions, etc. between editing from a conventional office and your home office. We also catch up and recap my recent trip up to Toronto to visit Nick and meet him IRL for the first time. Hope … Read more

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

You don’t know what you don’t know. There is so much out there that I know I don’t know. And there’s so much out there that I don’t even know that I don’t know about. A few months back I wrote about a situation that arose where someone didn’t know something they probably should have. … Read more

May 2017 | EVF Recap

I took this picture of my dog the other day. It appears though that she stole my phone and took a selfie. I swear the world would be a better place if dogs could use phones and we could text our dogs while we were out of the home. It was the last day in … Read more

Batch Exporting in Avid Media Composer

This article details how to perform batch exporting in Avid Media Composer. The other day I had to export nine different parts of a training course I was editing in Avid Media Composer for one of my clients. Media Composer isn’t like Premiere where I can add a bunch of videos or sequences to a Queue … Read more

April Update for EVF

It’s been awhile since I’ve just sat down and written. I’m through with my third cup of bad Keurig coffee, this export from Media Composer has another 20 minutes and a blank page is in front of me so why not give this a shot? I’ve been “gone” from Edit Video Faster officially since February … Read more

Stepping Away from Edit Video Faster

As I write this it’s 4:39am. I’ve been up since 4:00am fighting heartburn. Is it from dinner? Is it from last night’s whiskey? Is it because I’m turning 30 tomorrow and this is what getting older feels like? I’ve been attempting to write this post for months but haven’t been able to find the words. I can’t … Read more

Straight Up Hard Work

I had just turned 18. I was covered in a cold sweat from the February gymnasium air. I had my red, white and blue wrestling singlet on. My black Nike mesh shorts. My Asics black and white wrestling shoes tied way too tight like always. My headgear laid on the floor next to me as … Read more

8 Lessons from 12 Weeks of Freelancing

Today begins my by 13th week of freelancing. I’m (verrrrrry) far from saying I’m comfortable. However I’ve never been happier with my employment situation or made more money than I am at this very moment. I’ve also never had this much uncertainty on where I’m finding my paycheck each week or never worked so hard. … Read more

#first7jobs

Today it’s seemed like everyone has tweeted their #first7jobs. I of course joined the party. Bus boy (@BWingFactory!)WaiterConstruction CD store (for 3 days…)Video equipment checkout roomAssistant editor Editor #first7jobs — Josh Short (@editvideofaster) August 6, 2016 One of my first seven jobs was at a CD store while I was in college. Yes kids, music … Read more

Rename Project in Avid Media Composer

This tutorial teaches you how to change the name of a project in Avid Media Composer. You’ll learn to find the project files and how to rename the project.