To accelerate and optimize production processes, Star Media chose a powerful post-production system based on Avid’s technology solutions, which have been proven by Hollywood and other leading film studios and have been used in the creation of a large number of Oscar-winning films.
Star Media’s new post-production facility includes 5 upgraded Avid Media Composer video editing systems based on Macintosh computers, 5 Avid Pro Tools audio editing stations, 5 Avid Pro Tools HD Native HDI/O sets, Digidesign C24 sound consoles, ISIS 5000 shared storage system on two chassis (32 TB each) and Avid Interplay PAM content management system.
Avid offers the most comprehensive solution for the complete post-production workflow.
- “First, Avid Pro Tools audio editing systems are tightly integrated with Avid Media Composer video editing systems. We have completely switched to sound production on Pro Tools stations operating in five sound rooms, and we are very pleased.
- Secondly, the Avid ISIS 5000 system solves the problem of integrated work with video and audio materials.
- Thirdly, the Avid Interplay system helps to systematize the work with the huge amount/volume of content we work with on a daily basis.”
Pavlo Turynin, Head of Post Production at Star Media, comments:
“The main factors in choosing the solution are the convenience and speed of work with this hardware and software complex. Avid offers the most comprehensive solution for the complete post-production workflow. First, Avid Pro Tools audio editing systems are tightly integrated with Avid Media Composer video editing systems. We have completely switched to sound production on Pro Tools stations operating in five sound rooms, and we are very pleased. Secondly, the Avid ISIS 5000 system solves the problem of integrated work with video and audio materials. Thirdly, the Avid Interplay system helps to systematize the work with the huge amount of content we work with every day.
Given the fact that Final Cut editing systems are not evolving, we decided to turn to Avid systems. This is a very good solution for the tasks we perform. There are different kinds of tasks, and we can’t say that one product is better than another, each is designed for its own group of users. Final Cut works well for projects of up to two episodes. And it is definitely more convenient to work with large projects above two series on Avid. One example of recent projects is the ten-episode series Anna German, which we edited entirely in Avid Media Composer.
There is an interesting story behind this movie. The editing director we invited to work on this project had experience in Avid in the past, but he had recently worked using Final Cut Pro, and the material had already been digitized and prepared for use in the Avid Media Composer system, so the director had to learn everything from scratch. In the end, at the end of the project, he said that if he had edited the series in Final Cut, the editing would have taken two to three weeks longer. And speed is a key factor in our work.”
