Avid gets Punk'd
Finding out what systems the "Big Boys" use and how they use them has always fascinated me. The show Punk'd on MTV is no exception. To meet the show's ever-increasing demands for more sophisticated content, the post team upgraded its editing setup this season to include three Media Composer Adrenaline systems with speedy, 10-bit, real-time video processing, running on Macintosh G5 systems. The systems are all linked through an Avid Unity Media Network shared-media solution with 3 TB of storage, providing the entire editing team with simultaneous access to any footage that they need. Prior to the new Media Composer Adrenaline system setup, Punk'd editors Miles Barken, Ramin Mortazavi, and Grant Houser and assistant editor Sam Eskandari used Avid Meridien hardware-based systems. The changeover was easy, which is what Barken appreciates most about working with Avid systems.
"When it comes to an industrial job and doing the heavy lifting, Avid is an industrial tool. It has the horsepower, the strength, and the stability to get the job done."
- Miles Barken, Editor, Punk'd
