We reserve the right to refuse any project containing material that would be deemed socially unacceptable (period.)

sight-creations (synonymous with site-creations.com) is currently offering the following services:

• Basic video editing (includes basic transitions) [repairing, if possible, badly shot video will be extra]
  Advanced video editing is still being determined on a job by job basis (will incur extra charges)
• Color correction and/or effects (custom color effects extra)
• Audio editing/mixing (includes custom music beds from "loops"; original compositions [much] extra)
  Voice overs are the client's responsibility (but will be mixed if provided for the project)
• Motion graphics including lower thirds, on-screen text, graphics, and many kinds of special effects
• Photograph/Image conversion to video with motion effects ("slide show" with transition effects)
• Custom image editing and/or design (extra)

sight-creations is currently engaged in post-production only. This means:

• No travel to "remote" locations (outside of Donaldsonville, LA)
  Will shoot video locally but recommend using a professional videographer
• Raw video and audio to be provided by the client
  Accepted formats:
  • Videotape [VHS] (**not recommended**) [miniCam/Camcorder tapes will not be accepted]
  • DVD [MPEG2 or DivX]
  • Hard Drive (Firewire preferred, USB acceptable)
  • Flash Drives (USB "dongles") or Memory Cards (SD, SDHD preferred)
  • digital transfer (files stored at a retrievable location on an internet account)
    • Will not accept Windows Media (WMV or related; AVI is ok) or Flash (FLV) formats
    • Most acceptable formats include DV/DVCPro, HDV, XDCAM, H.264, PhotoJPEG, Apple ProRes (any format supported by QuickTime)
      Almost any other format can be converted (there may be extra charges for "difficult" conversions.)
• Photographs/Images, if included, should be in high quality JPG, PNG, TIFF, or Adobe Photoshop format (with original layers intact)
  sight-creations is NOT responsible for any transcoding that may occur after delivery!
  [*Trying to "fit" HD into SD has proven NOT to be a good idea!]

• *For TV ads: due to the current state of advertising in the Baton Rouge (LA) television market, delivery will be in Standard Definition (480p) high quality H.264 format unless a higher resolution format is specifically requested (there may be extra charges due to the extra time it takes to encode HD files.) We can provide Center Cut Safe video.
• For web video: YouTube and other video sites currently accept HD format video; you may request 720 or 1080 delivery (extra charges if content is longer than 10 minutes by 10 minute intervals)

*Terms and services are subject to change without notice.

Current Tools:

• Apple iMac 27" quadcore (i7) + Apple MacBook (Intel Core Duo) + (Apple PowerBook ("Titanium") still in service)
  • Adobe Photoshop CS4
  • Final Cut Pro (7) / Final Cut Pro X
  • Motion 4 / Motion 5
  • Color (obsolete but available)
  • DVD Studio Pro (obsolete but available)
  • Soundtrack Pro (obsolete but available)
  • Logic Studio Pro and Logic Pro X
  All Windows machines have been retired [Windows run in Parallels on Mac only these days.]

Timeline (sight-creations' metamorphosis)

• 1986: Offering "desktop publishing"/graphic design services
• 1987: First to offer shareware alternative PostScriptš typefaces to the general public
• 1989: Designed music typesetting fonts which eventually became Concertware Font (Concertware [extinct]) and Briard (Nightingale)
• 1989: Returned to LSU for an additional three years of education concentrating on Music Composition
• 1991: Created "Evolution #9" algorithmic composition software (version 1)
• 1993: Continuing desktop publishing/graphic design services incorporating Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• 1995: Evolution #9 makes it to version 2 with a 90% rewrite
• 1996: Moved graphic design services to website design including programming services in JavaScript and Java
• 2001: Partnered with Modiphy, Inc. Baton Rouge continuing programming/website design services
• 2004: Began site-creations (all lowercase) website design and programming services (solo)
• 2007: Extended design services to video production
• 2008: Dropped website design services to concentrate solely on video editing, production, and design
• 2010: Will begin offering telecine (8mm/Super8 film to digital video) transfer services (may be reinstated later)
• 2011 - present: Custom Apple Motion templates/plugin production for Final Cut Pro X