Are there any powerful visual representations of a typical editorial process (print)?
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posted by oohisay
on Mar 27, 2011 -
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We're trying to set up a collaboration on a textbook-like document, but we're not sure what formatting system to use. Considering LaTeX, but would appreciate some perspectives on how to make it easy for people to make contributions.
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posted by Maximian
on Feb 13, 2011 -
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After searching and coming up empty, does anyone know the best method and software for editing video into a four way split screen?
I admit I am just starting to get my feet wet to editing so if it will be tricky thanks for the pre warning.
Could it be done in Premiere Pro 5? Also might have access to Final Cut Pro if it calls for it.
Similar to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r28LLqyXBKs
posted by gregjunior
on Feb 9, 2011 -
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What are the minimum specifications for me to be able to edit 1080p 60fps video on-the-go on a Mac laptop?
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posted by Nixie Pixel
on Dec 27, 2010 -
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Back in the '90s there used to be a "music video" style recording mode on Sony camcorders that created a low frame-rate, slightly blurred or dreamy look - perhaps something to do with using fewer frames per second and blending the intermediary frames. Does anyone remember this and know how to recreate that look in post-production, e.g. using final cut pro, etc.?
posted by wavejumper
on Dec 18, 2010 -
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All-in-1 package for music editing that includes features like Auto-Tune and Melodyne?
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posted by audio
on Dec 10, 2010 -
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I seem to be teetering on the edge of getting somewhere with my writing, but I'm not there yet. How can I learn to get a handle on pacing and characterization in my novels and short stories?
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posted by PhoBWanKenobi
on Dec 8, 2010 -
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I have a mov file that I imported into GarageBand. It has male and female voices, and the sound of someone typing on a keyboard. How would I edit this keyboard sound out? FYI I know next to nothing about GarageBand, so keep it simple please.
posted by shivohum
on Dec 7, 2010 -
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My sister needs to make YouTube videos for her business. The camera outputs MP4 files. Needs the ability to edit and add beginning and ending slides. Output should be uploadable to YouTube. Currently using VideoPad (on Vista) which keeps outputting video with out-of-sync audio. Suggested software should work on Vista or Windows 7. Any ideas? (besides Movie Maker)
posted by ao4047
on Nov 29, 2010 -
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After previously having worked in an editing capacity for four years, I miss the experience of editing and what it does for me as a writer. I'm interested in opportunities and ideas for part-time paid or perhaps even volunteer opportunities in the Philadelphia area doing editing.
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posted by Keter
on Nov 17, 2010 -
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Help Me Be A Good Web Editor! Please? Hi! The media outlet where I work has recently started a news web site, and I'm the editor. I have a vague idea of what I'm doing, but the actual copyediting-type-stuff I've been doing to AP print standards. I don't have a specific question, but generally, I'd really like to get some of the "official" basics of web editing down. I looked on mediabistro and they don't seem to have a class for this, and I looked on Amazon but I'm not sure about those books. Any suggestions for resources? I'd love either a class or a book that's as useful as the AP Guide, but for print. Your thoughts, hivemind?
posted by supercoollady
on Nov 2, 2010 -
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I'm a professional copy editor who has been blessed with an intern with good instincts and grammatical understanding, but needs to learn the techniques of the craft. Right now I'm just reviewing her work and discussing her mistakes/omissions as they arise, but I'd like to do more formalized instruction. Can anyone recommend a lesson plan?
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posted by thinkingwoman
on Oct 6, 2010 -
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I’m a high school student who likes to edit her professor father’s papers (and those of his colleagues) in her free time. How can I help more professors? What else should I learn to become a better editor?
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posted by glass origami quicksilver robot
on Oct 1, 2010 -
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VideoProductionFilter, I'm doing a video project for school and I want to make the most realistic 1980-esque infomercial, complete with grainy/old-VHS look, sour, distorted sound, and muffled voices. How can I create these effects?
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posted by Taft
on Sep 29, 2010 -
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I have several lengthy documents I'm editing for a book. The author scanned his hard copy and ran the result through an OCR program. The OCR omitted most of the periods. Is there a way to make Microsoft Word 2000 or OpenOffice Writer 3 put the periods where they go, or am I doomed to putting them in as I edit?
posted by bryon
on Sep 25, 2010 -
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I need some video editing software to produce a simple video of text, photos and soundtrack for You Tube.
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posted by jacobean
on Sep 18, 2010 -
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Wordpress filter: Is there a fairly simple way that I'm missing to restrict WP users from editing only the pages they're authorized to edit?
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posted by liquado
on Sep 15, 2010 -
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I'd like to set up my own installation of EtherPad for a course I'm teaching, but...
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posted by bokane
on Aug 27, 2010 -
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I'm an engineer wanting to explore my creative side a bit via making short films aimed at online viewing via YouTube or whatever. I've got the high-end Macintosh but I need (1) a camera (hopefully better than my old MiniDV camcorder), (2) software (Final Cut Express or similar, I suppose), and (3) skill in the mechanics of filming and editing and in the technique of story telling. In other words, I need to learn how to operate the camera and editing software but I also need to learn what I want to do with it. I'd appreciate suggestions for any of this stuff but pointers on good books or whatever for learning the skills would be really nice.
posted by LastOfHisKind
on Aug 15, 2010 -
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I need help naming my freelance book editing business. I do developmental editing--critiquing "big picture" elements of a story like Point of View, character and plot development, pacing, etc.--but it's not a term that most writers are familiar with and it goes by other names as well, which confuses authors. I don't do copyediting (grammar and punctuation). I'd like something that's either self-explanatory but not boring, or is witty/irreverent/intriguing, with extra points for a literary allusion.
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posted by Yoshimi Battles
on Jul 22, 2010 -
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Magazine editor for dummies? How can I quickly come to grips with journalist/editor basics? I have been offered a job as an editor but I have never done this sort of work before.
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posted by teststrip
on Jul 18, 2010 -
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I do freelance work for a company that I suspect may be in financial trouble. How do I protect myself? How best to find out what's going on?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 8, 2010 -
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I saw a website once that took YouTube clips and only played certain parts from them, specified by the user... what was that website?
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posted by dubadubowbow
on Jun 22, 2010 -
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I'm responsible for all the documentation at my workplace. I receive a few documents per day, and invariably they're somewhat badly written. So part of my process is that I edit them and clean them up before I post them on our intranet. Most folks like that I do this, but there are some who take it personally and consider the document to be "theirs" - because they wrote it. However, the document is really for other people, and if it's difficult for others to understand, or there are steps missing, or at worst it causes confusion, then it is not a good document and requires modification. How do I tactfully manage this?
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posted by forallmankind
on Jun 18, 2010 -
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Is there a name for the video technique where text is "stuck" to an element of the video?
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posted by c:\awesome
on Jun 3, 2010 -
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Writing a book that will be self-published at the end of the summer. I have questions about writing, layout, self-publishing and more.
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posted by zenja72
on May 18, 2010 -
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I have a camcorder and Adobe Premiere. I'm working on this video project where I want to replace the movement of mouths and change up the dialogue from old movies. Something akin to
these etrade commercials (except, of course, not as technically tight). How can I most ably accomplish this?
posted by Christ, what an asshole
on Apr 8, 2010 -
1 answer
Are there any websites that hook up editors with students willing to pay for paper-editing?
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posted by ollyolly
on Mar 17, 2010 -
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I'm looking for good consumer-grade video editing software for the Mac that is not iMovie or Final Cut Express.
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posted by joshrholloway
on Mar 8, 2010 -
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