Creative COW Forum Host, Web Writer, Contributing Editor
Manuel Minut
Monterrey, Mexico
All
of us on the Creative Cow team are proud Manuel Minut. (Pronounced like
min -- ootz, with a 'z' on the end, although it's not in the spelling.)
When he first began visiting our site, it was clear he was a consummate
professional with a lot of ideas and experience and from this he
possesses a lot of hard-won expertise. And when you tie all that to the
fact that he's a really nice guy, you have the makings of a great
leader and addition to the Creative Cow team.
Manuel
was born and raised in Romania, where he also completed his education.
Today, he lives in Monterrey, Mexico (in the northeast part of Mexico,
Monterrey is the industrial heart of Mexico).
Manuel
graduated in 1996 as an Electrical Engineer, but says he "...didn't
like how it sounded, so I entered the Film Academy in Bucharest,
Romania. But I didn't graduate due to a job offer."
Over
the years, Manuel has worked on a broad range of tools including (but
definitely not limited to): Avid Media Composer 1000 / 8000 / 9000 on
which he's edited since 1995. He is also an accomplished After Effects
artist. He has also "...spent some hard-time experience..." he says
working with linear editing machines. He is also an Jaleo artist, Avid
DS artist, Macromedia Director author and Flash artist.
Over
the years, Manuel has worked on over 20 music videos (pop, rock and
hip-hop), a series of 5 BBC World Service Trust documenteries, various
commercials, interstitials, bumpers, promos, channel's IDs etc,
multimedia presentations for a post-prod company, a painter's gallery,
a virtual tour for a University -- and many other projects as well.
"So,
that's about all from me, no big deal. Still young, still not married,
still free to experiment, open to learn and willing to share bits of my
experience."
CreativeCOW leader Manuel Minut takes a look at a well-worn Creating Motion Graphics written by Trish and Chris Meyer and published by CMP books and determines that this is still a great reference to own.
In this article, Manuel Minut, one of the leaders in the CreativeCOW Macromedia Director's forum guides users through the different video formats in order to keep compatibility between the platforms. He explains the difference between the codecs and when and what to use and where.
