FCP is magic! Print to tape issue

[Lynette Gilbert]

“when there’s no money for the proper equipment (no matter how much I pester the boss for it), we gotta do what we gotta do.”

Story of my life. I am the only videographer for a non-profit, and budget is a constant source of stress. (It just took me over 6 months to get a new wireless mic.) At times I feel like I’m losing touch with the way that things are actually done in the industry, just because we can’t afford to do it the “right” way. All my equipment (except my computer, which JUST got updated a few months ago) is old. Therefore, I’m constantly having to invent ways to get around problems, so I’m learning all kinds of things that a lot of people probably never have to worry about. So, having limited budget/equipment hinders and helps at the same time. If I didn’t love my job so much, I’d get a job in a post-production house. But I also kind of feel like at this point, I would feel lost in a place where everyone is working with top-of-the-line equipment. I’d love to go to workshops, but without using the knowledge on a regular basis, I don’t know how much I’d get out of it. So instead I lurk around the Cow forums. 🙂

Also, changing the Easy Setup didn’t work, as it said it couldn’t find the external device.