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-- AFM, ASCAP, BMI, ACB, Retired in good standing
Regional Music Direction / Production Credits: West Side Story (1996), The Who's Tommy (1998), Anything Goes (1998, 2000), Suds (2001), Joseph... Technicolor Dreamcoat (2002), Fiddler on the Roof (2003), Little Shop of Horrors (2004), South Pacific (2005), Hello, Dolly! (2005), Grease! (2006), The Sound of Music (school) (2007), Jesus Christ, Superstar (2007), A Funny Thing... Forum (2008), The Fantasticks (1967, 2009)
-- Film and Imaging QA / Technical Training Certifications
Technicolor Corp., Eastman Kodak, Inc., Noritsu, Pako, Hope Industries, Gretag Macbeth, CPI, Pallas Chicago/Denver, Phototron, QMI.
-- A few of my personal Mentors (including a couple I pissed off):
Frank Ishihara, Mike Spencer, Mickey Pallas*, Ted Alexander*, Jim Bragg, Dan Benson*, Jake Balzer, Ph.D., Fay Smith, M.D., Dewey Hatch*, the spirit of Thomas Frosted (White Bear)*, John G. Neihardt*, John Meyer, Teryl Gorrell, Students who dared, and a couple of annoying Muses*.
My Vegas Articles
New Users Please See the Tutorials First
Software Deinterlacer Shootout 2019
Convert 60p to 60i Sample Project
Wagging the Dog -- Effects of Hyperoptimal Upload Bitrates on Youtube Quality
RGB / YUV Intermediate Codec Shootout - 2018
Speaking Good Video -- a Beginner's Guide
PC to TV Levels -- A Comedy of Errors
10 Bit vs. 8 Bit Grading -- The Musical
Seven Lossless Codecs Rendering Comparison (2011)
Monitor and Viewing Conditions for Color Correcting (not updated yet)
My free dual range RGB YUV grayscale and stepwedge for handoff, screens, and printers
Vegas to YouTube Tutorial (2011, not updated)
Better Clipping Demo (using Photoshop Action)
Other Published Resources Compiled by Nick, Set, et al
How to Disable so4compoundplug.dll
How to Post File Properties in Vegas
VEGAS PRO FAQ AND TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDES
IMPORTANT! INFORMATION REQUIRED TO HELP YOU
Official Vegas Video Tutorials
Tested OBS Studio Settings for Vegas