6:00 pm - What's the BuZZ?

6:05 pm - Andy Beach - Author,

You’ve cut your show and now you’re faced with decisions about compression. There are way too many choices -- even something as simple as a DVD can be mind-bogglingly complex. Andy Beach has all the answers in his recently published book, “Real World Video Compression.” Log on to his web site at and send us your questions!

6:20 PM - The BuZZ Beat

Listen as one of our regulars - Philip Hodgetts, Bruce Nazarian, or Stacey Parks - updates us on what we need to know now.

6:25 pm - Scott Simmons

Avid/FCP Editor

Where the heck is it and why can't I find it? Often the hardest thing about editing is getting and staying organized. Scott Simmons has some tips for us about how to organize our media files for editing. You can read more about it here.

6:33 pm - John Brawley - Filmmaker, "Lake Mungo"

“Lake Mungo,” the debut feature film of Writer/Director Joel Anderson, was shot by cinematographer John Brawley and is scheduled to debut at the Sydney Film Festival on June 18th. The cool thing about this is that John didn't start out to be a cinematographer. Discover the inside scoop on John's journey from technician to story-teller.

6:51 pm - Pick our Brains

Your chance to get your technical and creative questions answered in three different ways:

• calling 1-866-977-BUZZ (2899) (or +1-818-879-5115 for callers outside the U.S.) on the day before the show or live during the segment;
• asking in the live chat; or
• sending an email in advance to TheBuZZ@DigitalProductionBuZZ.com.