The South African Guild of Editors (S.A.G.E) presents “Edit Mania: a live "shoot out" between Adobe's Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer and Apple's Final Cut Pro.

On Thursday 20 October, 2011, the South African Guild of Editors (S.A.G.E) is presenting a unique showcasing of Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer and Apple's Final Cut Pro where top editors from each competing company will participate in a live "shoot out". 

Doors open at 5pm at
Media Hive, 1 Glynneville Terrace, Gardens, Cape Town. The first scheduled
event starts at 6pm sharp!

Round 1: Upon registration and welcome drinks, the audience can browse the products
and chat to each product expert.

Round 2: Attendees will have the opportunity to "speed date" each edit suite.

Round 3: "The Shoot Out".  Each competitor will receive the same footage
and editing instructions to be completed within the hour.

The tasks include ingesting media from the Red Epic, Arri Alexa and Sony F3, offline
editing, online editing, sound mixing and exporting for international
television as well as web broadcasters. All work is projected live for
audience viewing. 

Bonus feature: Smoke on Mac, The latest Creative Finishing suite from Autodesk.

Says Kerrin Kokot, S.A.G.E executive and event organiser, "We are thrilled about this
event and look forward to showcasing these edit power houses in a fun and
informative way". 

Edit Mania is presented by S.A.G.E and proudly sponsored by Visual Impact, Dax
Data, AJA, Touchvision, Simonsvlei Wine, Core, Labspace, Adobe and AFDA School
of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance.

Cost:
Students [R30,00].
S.A.G.E members [R30,00]. SASFED Affiliates [R50,00]. Other [R80,00]

RSVP to parry.melissa@gmail.com by 19 October as space is limited. Payment will
confirm your booking.Banking details:ABSA Melville branch.
South African Guild of Editors. Acc. # 4056302496.
Use your name_CTMania
when you make the deposit, e.g. Parry_CTMania