Post Production

The Editing process is what brings it all together. Conforming hundreds of feet of film or tape into a finished product that displays your image, tells your story, and sends a clear and compelling message, all happens in post. The process of post-production includes much more than just cutting the tape to match the script.

This is where we add sound effects, music, voice-over, graphics, special visual effects, titles, and animation. Using state-of-the-art equipment and software enables us to construct the basic framework of the video, and then refine it to meet or exceed the original vision. Our modern post-production facility is equipped with some of the best hardware and software available.

The core of our post-production center is our Media 100 XS. Running on a top of the line Macintosh G4, and capable of image quality exceeding network television broadcasts, the Media 100 gives us a high-end editing system that is fast, efficient and versatile.

Waterman Video Productions also maintains an annual Platinum Service contract with Media 100 Inc., which means that they send us new software updates automatically, every time they improve their system. These updates keep us on the cutting edge of nonlinear editing technology.

In addition to recording high-fidelity sound on location, we have taken great care to select the finest music and sound effects libraries available. A primary difference between a major motion picture and a low budget video is the presence, or lack, of full, rich sound. Most of this sound is added or created in the post process. In addition to great libraries, we also offer Foley effects (custom made sounds created in our studio), to make the precise sound some productions need. Using hardware by Lexicon and Behringer, we can fine tune the sound on your audio tracks to enhance the picture the same way the big studios do it.

Our Media 100 XS is able to sample and playback sound at 48000 Hz, which is better quality than a music CD, (and probably higher quality than most people can hear).