[Bob Cole]

[Craig Seeman] “Silly question but did you contact their technical support about the issue?”

Hi Craig,

No, and you make a good point. I looked on their website just now and found that there is indeed a way to contact them for tech support. I simply didn’t see it the first time I looked — got sidelined on their not-very-useful FAQs and forums, and instead of going back to their support page I turned to the COW.

Is the beta version safe for ordinary folks who just want results?

bob

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[Bob Cole]

[david bogie] “This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.””

Thanks David. I like your sigfile. One reason that people don’t read the manual is that the manuals are not that well-written, if they exist at all. It amazes me that most software companies do not take advantage of the opportunity to use the Internet for an interactive guide to their products.

Bob

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[Bob Cole]

[Nick Toth] “I use Flip4Mac regularly.”

Thanks Nick.

Are there some default settings that work well for you?

And, do you find that you have to do a global gamma adjustment for .wmv since that format usually is played on Windows machines?

Bob C

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[Bob Cole]

[Vince Becquiot] “I hate to give bad reviews”

And I love to read bad reviews, especially before I buy something. Thank you very much for sharing your experiences.

I’m just going to rent what I need, and perhaps a good deal more than I need, which is better than buying something that may be problematic and inadequate. Probably an HMI and several fluorescents for fill.

Another question: What’s a good fluorescent with punch or “throw?” The lack of “throw” in the units I’ve used (Diva, Foto Flo) bothers me because there is action across the set, and in order to keep the levels relatively uniform I will need to back the lights off.

Although Lowel is frequently dissed, at least they publish detailed information on the output of their fixtures. Is there a good source on the output of various fluorescent fixtures?

Bob C

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[Bob Cole]

Easy Pardner! Just trying to make a constructive suggestion. I love the COW and try to catch it every day.

I can’t resist saying, my suggestion would not do away with any ads — but don’t have a, um, cow over it. You know best.

btw, I just saw an article in today’s NY Times about how websites are being redesigned around the iPhone interface. In the “Slipstream” column, the headline is “On a Small Screen, Just the Salient Stuff.” Check it out:

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/technology/13stream.html?ex=1373601600&en=76a2b9d9c6651b94&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Bob C

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[Bob Cole]

Thanks. I forgot about the Firewire and the express slot!

BC

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[Bob Cole]

[Doug Nichol] “I have the LTO-3 HH and it works great. It costs around $2,500 – a lot cheaper than the MXF version. I use it to back up all my P2 footage and Final Cut projects – works great.”

That drive connects via SCSI or SAS. I haven’t been in Mac-land for long so I’m curious — which interface are you using? Did you install internally or externally? I’m also interested in adding an external SATA RAID; is it possible to add both the LTO-3 HH and a SATA RAID?

Thanks for the reply — this sounds promising.

The biggest advantage, for me, of the LTO-3a ($7K) would be the fact that it connects to the entire network via gigabit ethernet. Is there any intermediate product which does that? I could almost buy individual HH’s for three of my computers for that price.

I have tried contacting Quantum and going through their website. Strange that I’d learn more about Quantum from a COW P2 forum than from the Quantum website. A comment in case Quantum is listening, which I doubt: they don’t seem interested in explaining their products to the pro video community — or perhaps they want us all to buy the most expensive solution.

Bob C

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[Bob Cole]

Thanks very much Michael. I’ll post how it turns out.

Bob C

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[Bob Cole]

more…

Once I get the SCC file back from the closed captioners, how can I check the placement, tweak the placement, etc.?

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[Bob Cole]

[Dave LaRonde] “If you intend to keep making your text in Photoshop,”

Thanks Dave. I appreciate your help.

I like Photoshop for text, but what do you recommend?

Bob C

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