Welcome

Hello and welcome to the AJS Media Group, Adam Schmidt's Video Production Site.

We are your source for uncompromising high-end media tools, services, and experts, both in-house and on-location in the SF Bay Area. Please explore this site and feel free to contact us at any time. 

AJSMG provides all services with expert precision and talent with an uncompromised attention to detail and budget.

In-House Services:
Video and film editing from DV and Web to 1080P HD and Digital Finishing.
5.1 Surround Sound editing, mixing, and mastering up to 192/24.
DVD-Video and DVD-Audio development and mastering.
Web Media development and deployment.
Expert Photography and Digital Darkroom services for product and fashion industries.

On-Location Services:
Full Video and Film services containing all aspects of production; DV to HD and 35MM.
Location digital sound recording up to 24 tracks, and on-location mastering.
Remote digital video capture, playback, and editing of Uncompressed SD and HD content.
Location Event Photo shoots with state of the art technique and technologies, and Printing.

Rental Suites:
All suites have access to the following software:
Final Cut Pro 5/6, Shake 3.5/4, After Effects 6.5/7 Production, Logic Pro 7, ProTools, PhotoShop CS2/3, Motion 2/3, Soundtrack Pro 2, DVD Studio Pro 4, InDesign CS, Acrobat Pro 6, iLife 6/7, MS Office, Color Finesse 4 (now Color), Toast 7Ti, SoundSoap 2 and much more.

HD/SD Video Editing Suite 15'x13':
-G5 Based Final Cut Pro Video Editor
-Up to 4K Film Digital Mastering
-4TB of High Speed SCSI 320 Redundant Storage
-HD SDI and Analog IO (10bit 4:4:4); SD SDI and Analog IO (10bit 4:4:4)
-Real Time AJA HD/SD Video Capture and Monitoring Hardware
-JBL 5.1 Reference Surround Sound Mixing and Monitoring
-192Khz/24bit Audio Editing, Mixing, and Playback in 5.1
-Full ADR, and Voice Over Mics and Pre-amps with Picture Sync
-32" 16x9 1080i CRT Video Monitor
-3 DVD 9GB Burners
-35MM Slide/Negative 5400DPI Scanner, and 3200DPI Flatbed Scanner; Calibrated
-13"x19" 10 Color High Speed Printer
-Dolby Digital and DTS 96/24 Decoding and Playback
-High Speed 30Mb/s Internet

SD/DV/Stereo Edit Suite 12'x10':
-Dual G4 Based Final Cut Pro and Logic Audio Editor
-FC and Firewire Storage
-M-Audio Reference 2.1 Stereo Monitoring
-256 Channel Audio Editing and Mastering
-Music and Midi Recording (88 Fully Weighted Key Sequencing)
-8 Mic-pres with tube amps

Portable SD/HD Suite:
-17" MacBook Pro Based FCP and Logic Audio Supercomputer
-AJA Uncompressed Portable SD and HD* Capture, Editing, and Playback up to 1080P
-Independent SATA and FW800 Drive Systems up to 2TB
-Capture DigiBeta, BetaSP, U-matic, 1", 2", M2, DV25, DVCPRO-50, Telecine, DVCProHD, HDCAM, and D5 to Digital Uncompressed 4:4:4 10bit Video, Anywhere in the World from NTSC, ATSC, and PAL.
-Full 9pin Control and Time Code
-10 XLR Mic-Pres and Tube Amps with 10-24 track recording and mastering
-Uncompressed Surround Sound 192/24 Playback

Viewing Room:
-60" Sony XBR2 1080P and 2K Video Monitor
-6.1 Channel Surround Audio
-Full Light Control
-Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, DVD, HD Cable, HD H.264 RAW, HD WMV, and Computer Playback
-Seating for 6-8
-Wifi Throughout with Dedicated T3, FTP, and WebDav

Pristine Rental Equipment:
-6 sets of matched Mics and XLR runs up to 50'
-Canon XH A1 HD 3 Chip Camera (1080i, 1080P24)
-Canon GL-1 3 Chip SD DV (480i/P)
-Lowel Light Kits
-Digital Mixers
-Nikon D2xs 12MP and 24MP DSLRs With Pro f2.8 Lenses from 12mm to 300mm
*Portable HD Capture and Editing Available June 2007

Current Production

Horsepower and Heels. This was a fast turn around project involvingamateurfootage from a risingdrag racer. All audio, graphics, andeditingdone over two days to meet the demands of an upcoming press release.

Current Production:

In Search of the Perfect Human Diet (trailer).  Very fast turnaround HD trailer for an up and coming documentary film.  All shooting, editing, graphics and special effects are done in house.  Time from filming to completion on DVD and pressing was less than one week.  Video coming today.

Current Production:

Albert Maysles In Conversation.  Short turnaround 75 minute video shoot.  Edited from HD masters, and burned to DVD in 6 hours including compression time, and web video feed.  Original Content in 1080i. My apologies for the quality of the web video, I am fixing it today.