Shortcutting to Brilliant in the Netherlands & Belgium
Hello, my friends. The European CS4 Launch Tour series has now ended, wrapping our final week with 3 cities in the Netherlands and 2 in Belgium. It's hard to believe that when we (ie, Greg, Rufus and I) began this CS4 Launch journey, it was mid-September. Now, nearly 7 weeks later, we've been to 10 different countries and have showcased the 'brilliance' of CS4 to over 10,000 people (and that's JUST seminars). Crazy stuff indeed, and the pleasure has indeed been ours.
That being said, rather than simply recap everything a-la the play-by-play, (and maybe because the nearly 240 days on the road have finally started to catch up with me) I figured I'd keep this post short, and let the final images of the tour speak for themselves. It's a random sampling of pics, more random than simply 'audience shots'...but I hope you dig 'em. Ja.
CS4 Launch, Utrecht, in a classic Church; perfect for 'Evangelizing' ;)
Healing People Daily @ Janskerk in Utrecht...and singing! Photo by Floris Porro
Post-show, back in Amsterdam, Jase & Greg do an impromptu set at a Belgian bar on the Zeedijk.
The majesty of le Grande Place (with holiday lighting in place), Brussels
Our pal, Alan Rosenfeld explains the magic of the iPhone's camera to Rufus & Greg, Brussels.
Letting it all hang down, post-show, Netherlands.
Another night back in A'dam, another impromptu set
The best ravioli ever. Maxim's, Brussels.
Intensely describing the workflow, Utrecht. Photo by Floris Porro
A candy shop, dedicated to nothing but Manneken Pis figurines; all edible
The final train ride of the tour
And there you have it. It's hard to believe the year is almost over...but it's not over yet! MAX San Francisco is coming, and we'll all be there. So, stay tuned for more, and until next time...
Blog on.
Comments
"Intensely describing the workflow", whahaha! Great shows last week in Utrecht, I'm really glad I came that day, I learned a lot!
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Hey Floris! Well, thank *you* for coming and for taking all the cool pics! Stay well, and see you again soon. All the best. --JL
Posted by: Floris | November 10, 2008 2:37 AM
Hey Jason
Please come back to Belgium !
WE MISSED IT !!!
lots of hugs and kisses
Evy & Nele
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Hi Evy & Nele! Sorry you missed the shows. It was great fun being back in Belgium...but we'll return soon. ;) Stay tuned and take care. All the best ---JL
Posted by: Evy De Backer | November 11, 2008 4:29 AM
Dear Jason,
thank you so much for the inspiring talk at the Utrecht presentation of CS4. As I understood from the brief talk we had at the end of your "preach", Premiere Pro CS4 should be able to handle XDCAM files, however it seems that when we import IMX50 files, premiere screams for a codec or that the codec is not available. Now I noticed that XDCAM support is native but WHAT format is native then? Seeing I can't load XDCAM IMX50 I wonder what XDCAM file is supported.
If you could PLEASE contact me on this, I would pray to you all the time when using premiere (although my co-workers might look at me funny, but that is the price I will have to pay :) )
Sincerely,
Alex
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Hello Alex. Unfortunately, *that* particular flavor of XDCAM-HD is not supported natively. You would have to go thru a Matrox AXIO (or something similar) to ingest that footage directly. ;( Check your mail, as I went ahead and send you the Premiere Pro Format Guide, which lists out ALL of the new (and legacy) formats that are native, including all of the various flavours of XDCAM, etc. Keep me posted. All the best. --JL
Posted by: Alex van Niel | November 19, 2008 11:58 PM
Hi Jason,
something completely different. I was watching Hellboy II the other day... can you guess where this is going? ;-) Seems like the guy in Hellboy stole your side-burns idea ;-) or you must have lost your horns at some point... either one of the two :-D
Cheers,
Alex.
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LOL. Indeed, I do believe that 'Hellboy' and I are somehow linked --- and you're correct~*he* stole the sideburns from ME! Oh, and the horns have been surgically removed. ;) --JL
Posted by: Alex van Niel | November 26, 2008 12:10 AM
Hi Jason, i'm writing from MTV Asia and we're facing the same problem as Alex.We can't seem to import IMX50 and XDCAM(.mxf) files into PP CS4. We are presently on Windows XP platform and those files have no problem when opened in FCP (mac). BTW, what does it mean when you guys mentioned "native". please advice. thanks!
won
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Hey Won. Well yes, as I had explained to Alex, we 'can' open IMX50 XDCAM media, but for that you'd need something like a Matrox AXIO. As there are *so many* flavors of XDCAM-EX/HD, the term 'native' can get a bit confusing, and I'm sorry for that. I'll go ahead and send you the format guide that I pinged over to Alex. Keep me posted, please. All the best. -JL
Posted by: won tin loong | January 16, 2009 12:18 AM