[Bob Cole]

As a sales message I think the “pick any two” line is kind of negative. It’s fine for us to talk about this amongst ourselves of course.

But with clients I’d advise a more standard approach, giving examples of how clients in your target market are benefiting from your services.

Naturally I haven’t done this myself but it’s fun to give free advice and worth about as much.

— Bob C

[Bob Cole]

Ron, that would be very interesting. For non-incorporated folks, the lack of tax-advantaged insurance is a real problem, but that’s the least of it. I’ve been using a Health Savings Account (which has some tax benefits), but when you are buying as an individual, you are at a big disadvantage. The insurance company can “cap the block” of policies after a year or two, ratchet up that block’s rates, and force you to shop around again in order to have a shot at a lower rate. It’s a perfectly legal way for the insurance company to keep weeding out the people who really NEED the insurance — the ones who actually get SICK. I suspect it is much more difficult for them to do this to a group.

— Bob C

[Bob Cole]

[Nick Griffin] “Keep debt as low as possible and hold onto money like it’s… LIKE IT’S MONEY.”

Best radio ad I ever heard was in the Midwest somewhere. A small town furniture store owner did his own voicing, and he said, “Come to Big Charlies’ Discount Store. ‘Cause I know, money is hard to git and it spen’s ever’where!”

[Bob Cole]

Outdoor interviews are a challenge. Wind can play havoc with large reflectors or silks.

If you’re doing the “beautiful interview,” I’d recommend doing the interview as early or late in the day as possible. If you’re shooting a subject who is actually doing something at the time, the lighting isn’t nearly as critical.

If you can’t do that, you may want to place the subject so that the sun backlights him/her, and use a small reflector for fill. In the middle of the day you may still get sun on the subject’s nose. Or place the subject under a tree, aim for as dark a background as you can find, and let it blow out to the extent necessary.

— Bob C

[Bob Cole]

Details needed. Have you compressed the video/audio files?

— Bob C

[Bob Cole]

David, what happens when you put a clip into the Viewer window and select Modify/Timecode? Is an Aux TC selected somehow?

Have you checked the Item properties? (edit/item properties/timing tab)

Good luck. It sounds as if a database file that holds TC info got corrupted, but I have no idea what you would do in that case. I guess you would just restore from your most recent backup like all of us do when we have a problem (ha ha ha).

— Bob C.

[Bob Cole]

[Timothy Duncan] “I use a very cool software that allows me to use my keyboard and mouse on both my PC and MAC without a KVM. You simply drag your mouse between screens”

Does this software have a name?

— Bob C

[Bob Cole]

[Mark Suszko] “The night shots also grated on me; they seemed WAY over-lit and too steady considering the practical source is supposed to be a campfire or moonlight.”

Noticed the same thing. Can’t say too much else about it because I changed the channel. It gave me that feeling of “this is probably great, and I wish I had the time and patience to sit down and just get into this, and maybe I will… some day.”

[Bob Cole]

That’s what I suspected was happening.

It’s a service business, and being a good listener is part of it. You give the client what he/she wants. To a certain extent you try to educate, you attempt to protect the client from himself. But if the client favors a certain style you deliver, or you decline the job. (Decline the job? What, are you kidding?)

[Bob Cole]

I think you need advice from people in Bruges.

There is at least one forum leader on the COW (not on this forum) who started his business near you. If you post your e-mail I’ll send you contact info.

As for your English, it got your message across quite effectively.

— Bob C.