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Jonathan H Pienaar

South Africa

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Professional Final Cut Pro HD editor, with some experience in DVD Studio Pro, Motion and Shake. Currently working mainly for South Africa's version of "60 Minutes" - "Carte Blanche". I have not yet made the transition to FCP X -- I'm waiting for the dust to settle on that, so in the meantime a good resource is Larry Jordan (www.larryjordan.biz). Please don't post questions about hooking up PVRs, DVDs and hi-fis - there must be an Expert in the Home Entertainment section who can help you better than I can.

Experience in the area

20 years as a professional editor: worked in feature films, commercials, music videos and actuality.

Education/Credentials

High school, 2 years of university degree.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Frank	08/29/11	10	10	10	Thanks much Jonathan.
Chin	07/14/11	10	10	10	Although he's busy and sometimes can't answer .....
Louie	06/22/11	10	8	9	Thanks Mr. Jon.. I'll just use after .....
frank	05/18/11	10	10	10	Thanks very much. Best Wishes - Frank
Richard	02/09/11	10	10	10	thanks for that. I hadn't even thought .....

Recent Answers from Jonathan H Pienaar

2011-08-28 Movie Editing:

Hi Frank To be honest, I'm not sure how a 3 MB avi can be superior to a 30 MB one! But xvid is a good codec, so it's all relative. I'm not acquainted with the software you mention, as I work primarily

2011-07-08 Editing HD Video:

Hi Chin This is not a simple question, and depends on some variables: what camera are you planning on using? There are HDV cameras which shoot to tape, Panasonic DVCPro that shoots to either tape or

2011-06-15 A project video:

Hi Louie Apologies for the late response. Unfortunately Final Cut is only for Apple Mac. I would suggest sticking with what you know, such as Vegas, but take a look at plugins that integrate with

2011-05-13 Embedding Text in VDO:

Hi Frank I have found some other Windows programs you may like to try out: Wax: http://www.debugmode.com/wax/ Zwei-Stein: http://www.thugsatbay.com/tab/?q=zweistein Or if you're up to the challenge

2011-03-04 HD video:

Hi Andres The problem here is that DVD is by default a standard-def format. For HD you need to go Blu-ray, which means a blu-ray burner, software like Toast Titanium 10, and an HD screen to view with

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