Why can't I just bring my master in
and add to it?
When you edit on a computer, your material is essentially
1s and 0s (digital data) and remains virtually unchanged from
the source tapes you brought in. When you make your master
from the computer onto a Betacam tape, you lose very minimal
picture quality. If your demo was transferred onto a 3/4" tape
or less, then the loss was greater.
When you come back in to re-do your tape, most places will ask you to bring
in the originals and start from scratch so you won't lose quality. This can
be expensive, so some actors will just use their existing master tape. Well,
now you're losing slight quality going back into the computer, then
slight quality going back onto a new master tape. All in all, your "slight" quality
loss is adding up to a really ugly looking demo!
At Planet Video though, we archive your computer data (those 1s and 0s) onto
8mm AIT cartridges at no charge. When you come back, we de-archive it for only
$50.
How is De-Archiving Better?
Several ways.
1. It means you can re-edit your
demo 3 weeks or 3 years after your last session!
2. It allows you to start right
where we left off, move the scenes around, pull music out from
under a scene, change the music all together, pull out old
work and then digitize and add your new stuff--all in about
45 minutes!
3. It saves you time and money!
No more lugging all your tapes back to the edit bay and starting
from scratch every time you want to re-do your reel. And most
importantly, NO QUALITY LOSS. When you call, just say you want
to schedule a DE-ARCHIVING session.
Do You Charge to Archive My Demo?
Nope. Only when you want to de-archive. If you've
edited with us before, odds are we have your demo archived.
If you're a PV Virgin, ask around. Check out other company
samples, ask if they actually archive the computer data.
Then, call us, so we can design you a kick-ass demo reel.
