[Adam Frey]

Thanks – found a few syllabi via Google, although there doesn’t seem to be too many that teach both still and mopic.

I’m currently teaching an “Intro to Film” course (I actually start the new semester in a few hours) that delves into some of the history and techniques of film. I’ve also taught a film and video editing course in the past. I’ve just never built a class from scratch. I figured I’d be reworking the class from the start – just because I know I’ll want to share more and more.

Do you recommend any books? I like giving out books that follow the Golden rules of “Keep It Simple” and “A picture is worth a thousand words”. BTW: I saw a few of them had “Light: Science & Magic”, which I haven’t read.

Thanks again,

Adam Frey
Director/Cinematographer
Crimson Chain Productions
https://crimsonchainproductions.com

Crimson Chain Productions
PO Box 35
Libertytown, MD 21762

[Adam Frey]

Thanks Eric. HP was going to be my second choice (Dell being the first), but since you said that you haven’t had any issues, I might just push my “HP research” into the foreground! Thanks!

And to keep everyone up-to-date here, I’ve been converting many of the files from Apple’s HDV to ProRes422 to try and make this transition smoother. I hate the idea of having generation loss due to codec conversion and in the end may end up just re-capturing some of the footage just to make sure I’m working with the best stuff possible.

I wish there was a simple way to just strip the Apple wrapper from those HDV files instead of going thru all this headache.

Adam Frey
Director/Cinematographer
Crimson Chain Productions
https://crimsonchainproductions.com

Crimson Chain Productions
PO Box 35
Libertytown, MD 21762

[Adam Frey]

I’ve had a lot of bad issues with both PC and Mac over the years, but I think that OS X is a bumpier road for me at this point…

Adam Frey
Director/Cinematographer
Crimson Chain Productions
https://crimsonchainproductions.com

Crimson Chain Productions
PO Box 35
Libertytown, MD 21762

[Adam Frey]

Just brought over several FCP/Mac made files (Quicktime codecs HDV, AIC, & ProRes422) into my current Dell, since I have QT Pro installed. Also brought in an Uncompressed SD file for good measure. The Uncompressed and ProRes422 played back just fine. The HDV and AIC had a black screen, although I could hear the audio on them. I wonder why porting QT HDV is an issue with Windows, yet ProRes422 not?

I was able to use VLC in Windows to play the HDV file though, but VLC would not play the AIC file.

Maybe my mind is going, but I swear it seems at some point a while back (QT v6.1 or 6.2 maybe?) I had a windows machine working/playing HDV via Quicktime. It had the MPEG-2 add-on and I was running an old copy of Premiere (Premiere 6) and also Ultra2 (before it was bought by Adobe). So maybe they had some sort of an “unwrapper”? Or maybe it was due to the older copy of QT – Seems I remember it broke when I upgraded or something… Hmm…

Just looked at Apple’s Quicktime FAQ and it said this:

“I upgraded to QuickTime 6.4 or QuickTime 6.5 and my QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component no longer works. What should I do?” “For Mac OS X users, a new version of the MPEG-2 Playback Component is required for use with QuickTime 6.4 or later.”

Maybe that’s the culprit?

Adam Frey
Director/Cinematographer
Crimson Chain Productions
https://crimsonchainproductions.com

Crimson Chain Productions
PO Box 35
Libertytown, MD 21762