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# Finish Editing
 
# Finish Editing
 
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# Update and Edit Show Notes concurrently
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#* Be on the lookout for references to people and things we want to link in the show notes
 
# Strip Silence
 
# Strip Silence
 
#* But be aware of room tone
 
#* But be aware of room tone

Revision as of 12:51, 16 October 2022

Podcast Admin Preproduction

  1. Create MTW Show Notes Page
  2. Invite and Confirm Guests
    • Send Reminders
  3. Promote and Market the Zoom Webinar date
    • Promote Slido App to collect questions before the show

Preflight Setup

  1. If possible, have guests do a sound check before the show and send us a WAV file
  2. Remind guests to use headphones

Gather Collect Media Assets

  1. Create a new Parent Folder
    YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name
  2. Collect all audio/video files
    • YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name Source Files
      • YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name Local Audio Recordings
      • YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name Zoom Files
    • Consider renaming Source Audio Files
      • YYYY-MM-DD Podcast Name - Person Name

Pro Tools

  1. Import all files into Pro Tools
    • 24 bit 48k Session
  2. Rename Tracks
  3. Align and synchronize all clips
  4. Perform initial edits to prepare for Discript
  5. Consolidate Clips
  6. Save Copy In
  7. Export New Pro Tools session as AAF
  8. Import into Decript

Decript

  1. Edit/Remove Ums, Uhs, Ahs etc.
  2. Export as AAF

Pro Tools

  1. Create New Pro Tools Session
  2. Import Descript AAF
  3. Finish Editing
    • No Plugins yet
  4. Update and Edit Show Notes concurrently
    • Be on the lookout for references to people and things we want to link in the show notes
  5. Strip Silence
    • But be aware of room tone
  6. Check every edit in headphones for pops and clicks
  7. Use Clip Gain to optimize levels in each track