For a long time, our editing system has been Apple’s Final Cut Pro. However, we are now in the process of switching over to the Adobe CS5 Production Suite, and the results have been phenomenal. Adobe recently featured our switch over as one of their success stories. Below is an excerpt. The rest you can read here.
At first glance, this creative entrepreneur may seem to have his hands full. He balances two prospering cinematography and photography businesses focused on very different audiences, but the founder of corporate-focused Sky Blue Productions as well as Film-Style Weddings views both sides of his business as a way to engage with life’s most important moments. It’s a labor of love that he is very passionate about.
“I love working with DSLR cameras because they let me interchange lenses easily and preview framing right at the moment of exposure — that’s key when shooting productions involving lots of action and large groups of people,” he says. “I switched to Creative Suite 5 Production Premium and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 because I needed a solution that provided native support for DSLR formats and robust Blu-ray Disc authoring. I also wanted more advanced and integrated software that would enable the creative innovations I always strive to make, while also speeding up post-production.”
Whenever possible, he meets with clients well in advance to form ongoing friendships that help him offer a truly customized end product. For driving artistic innovation and quality, he was an early adopter of Canon DSLR cameras — he was also a long-time Final Cut Pro user. But when Final Cut Pro started holding him back, he switched to Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium, including Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 software.
“I love working with DSLR cameras because they let me interchange lenses easily and preview framing right at the moment of exposure — that’s key when shooting productions involving lots of action and large groups of people,” he says. “I switched to Creative Suite 5 Production Premium and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 because I needed a solution that provided native support for DSLR formats and robust Blu-ray Disc authoring. I also wanted more advanced and integrated software that would enable the creative innovations I always strive to make, while also speeding up post-production.”