Brian Barkley
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I may be in the minority, but I would not be without my Matrox Axio card that accompanies Premiere and CS4.
With my Matrox card, I get:
– More realtime layers of video and grapics
– Realtime mixed-format timelines
– More effects in realtime, including color correction, keying, etc
– Broadcast quality realtime 3D effects
– and much much moreI cannot see cutting costs and going with PP without a Matrox card.
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To get the best results in H.D., you should maintain your fps (frames per second). If you have material that was shot at 30fps, then you should also edit in 30fps for best results.
I am presently editing a documentary that was shot at 23.976fps, but I’ve purchased lots of stock footage that was shot at 30fps. The syncing of frames is sometimnes unnacceptable, depending on the shot. For example, closeups of a trains tracks was jittery and jumpy, and completely unusable. But people walking and talking in a normal manner was acceptable.
For best end results, keep everything the same througout production and post-production.
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I have the same problem. I am currently producing a 2 1/2 documentary in which I am working with 80 interviews, and about 50 hours of footage. This large project gives me the same problem you are having…. the solution is to re-boot every 3 hours. This solves the problem.
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I moved from EDIT to PP after EDIT was no longer available. Most of the old EDIT guys went with PP, so I followed that crowd. At first, I did not like PP, but I am liking it more as I become more familiar with it. I use Soundbooth for E.Q., leveling & smoothing out tracks, converting stereo recordings to mono, etc. There is another program that is superior to soundbooth when it comes to eliminating unwanted background noise. This is the link: https://izotope.com/products/audio/rx/
The Izotope RX will eliminate most extraneous noises. The software is only $350 … and I use it A LOT.
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I always make it a rule to transfer memory cards to AT LEAST two sources. Those 2 sources are generally an external Seagate hard drive, and computer hard drive. I’ve even transfered to DVD as well on occasion.
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I hear the sound of taps playing in the background.
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If you own a 416, you apparently know a good mic when you see one. (hear one)
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Michael,
I do agree with you. Why take a chance with generic cards? I am presently shooting a documentary that has taken me to major cities all over the country. Losing footage would be devastating. If I want to gamble, I go to Las Vegas.These forums never cease to amaze me. People are doing their life’s work, yet they pinch pennies here and there. What is the cheapest mic? What is the cheapest card? What is the cheapest camera? For the life of me, I cannot understand all of this penny pinching when it comes to one’s vocation & career.
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I am currently shooting a fairly large documentary with my EX-3. I’ve been to L.A., Detroit, Wash. DC, San Antonio, Atlanta, Kansas City, Topeka, and I’m not done yet. I am a one-man crew. No assistants. I carry the camera case and audio case on board the airplane. This is all made possible by a small camera, andd streamlining my lighting gear into one case. The budget on something like this would be considerable more if I had a larger camera, which might mean hiring an assistant and flying him all over the country with me.
If you know how to operate the camera, and have taste and experience in lighting a location, the EX-3 is performing great.
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Don’t know if I missed it, but has anyone asked how much this cost? About $2,995 I believe. And how much recording time at the highest resolution?
What advantage is this over the cards?