Brad Bromelmeier
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I ran into this issue on a feature film I did the sound mix on. When the Canon’s record at 30 fps (really 29.97) they are using the NTSC drop-frame television standard. This means that external audio recorded will play back in real time while the footage will drop 2 frames every minute. The longer your clip the more out of sync it will get. I basically had to go in and cut, then manually move the dialog into place every few words. It was a major pain. The moral of the story is to make sure to record the Canon DSLR’s at 24 fps and your external audio at 48K/16 bit. I did just that on a current short I’m working on and everything syncs up perfectly!
Bradbro Productions
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Hmm I ran the Mac OS software update today. I’ve only had the Quadro card for 3 weeks and haven’t updated the driver since I got it. It still displays after the Mac update but now the playback is jerky in Quick time. Will I really need to pull the card in order to install the new NVidia drivers for the Quadro 4000?
Bradbro Productions
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Okay, I’ll answer my own question. It turns out to not be such a big deal. I’m just dropping in the external audio close to matching the line of dialog and then using single frame nudge forwards or backwards until it sounds perfectly in sync. I’m not even bothering with the slate clap board clicks as you can’t get them to line up perfectly anyhow when you’ve expanded the timeline completely out. But the nudge works beautifully.
Bradbro Productions
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Video Guys sells a Pioneer burner bundle with blank media for around $280.00
Bradbro Productions
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Updated the drivers, and thought it was working great, but just now I got another error.
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Hi Justin,
Thanks for the offer, I actually did spend about three days trying every single combination possible in Keylight. The closest I’ve been yet is a combination of Keylight and Aharon R.’s Super Tight Junk Mattes method (I use AE7). It’s the shadows that have been the real spoiler. I’m pretty much down to rotoscoping as my last hope. So far it wasn’t looking too good, the edges were burbling as the camera moved, but I’ve just figured out a better way. Using bezier curves and less vertex points I can move the matte more smoothly. -
By the way, this is in AE7
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I actually did use the zebra in that case, but I overcompensated. With DV Rack you can see what you’re getting. Sorry if I sound like I work for Serious Magic, but I don’t. It’s just helped me produce great footage, as opposed to just decent footage.
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Well Doug, you are right, recording to your laptop in an event situation can be limiting. For instance the most important aspect of a wedding would be the ceremony where you’re usually on a tripod anyway, this would be ideal for using DV Rack to get the best possible footage. I filmed a wedding before I had the rack that I know would’ve turned out better if I had it. The bride came down an outdoor staircase in direct sunlight and when I got to my edit bay…surpise she was totally blown out! Then the alter was in the shade but the sun was setting overhead in our eyes. I over compensated on that one too. (it looked great in the lcd though) For the less crucial stuff you could go back to tape and run & gun. Sure we can all shoot okay video using the little lcd, but this guy sounds like he wants to take it to the next level, and DV Rack will get you there. I know I won’t leave home without it!
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Hi Matt,
You should check into DV Rack, it’s awesome, it has the scopes and much more like recording directly to your laptop, ready to edit. The scopes are very important at the shoot. You can tell instantly if anything is blowing out, you can adjust your shutter on the spot and not have to worry about it in post, where it’s usually too late anyhow! Do yourself a favor and check it out!