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My name is Kevin P McAuliffe, and I am currently a Senior Editor working in HD Post in Toronto, Canada. A little bit of background about me is that I started working in post over eleven years ago as an assistant editor on an Avid Media Composer, and I currently online in high definition on a Final Cut Pro, and most of the work I do is either episodic or concert work.

Some of my clients include Alliance...

Welcome everyone to Reelclever.com's first edition of "Ask the Expert". My name is Kevin P McAuliffe, and I am currently a Senior Editor working in HD Post in Toronto, Canada.

A little bit of background about me is that I started working in post over eleven years ago as an assistant editor on an Avid Media Composer, and I currently online in high definition on a Final Cut Pro, and most of the work I do is either episodic or concert work. Some of my clients include Alliance Atlantis, Much Music,...

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