David Chandler-gick
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forgot:
http://www.licensemusic.com is a bit pricy, but keeps ya legitimate.-DJ
David Chandler-Gick
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http://www.magnatune.com has been a godsend for me. You can check out https://dynamicmediagroup.com/thewreck/index.html – all of the music came from Magna
Stock 20 sounds good as well, buy what you need is always cool, that way you don’t get stuck with duds the way you do with other services. The “special” they have today and tomorrow is a good deal, but you get stuck with some duds. It’ll be cool if they offer mix and match package deal in the future.
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David Chandler-Gick
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When you say “never responded” how much time are you talking about here? A day or a month?
Some suggestions:
Pick up a phone and call.
Return the DVD along with a demand for refund.
If you put it on a CC, dispute the charges through them.
Never ever use stock animations that everyone else has access to. It’ll make your product look cheesy (I’ve never see an Oscar worthy movie ever use such dreck), or it’ll make your product look like everyone else’s – The first time you have a bride complain that her friend has the same animation will be the embarassing moment of “duh. Why didn’t I think of that before”
If you are going to use stock elements, only use such that you can manipulate and alter sufficiently to hide the fact that it’s stock. I’ve found that Digital Juice is ideally suited for such alteration.
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David Chandler-Gick
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That’s my thoughts as well.
A Garbage Matte would do exactly what is needed and a subtle feather (2-5 px) would keep the edge soft enough to look more natural.
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David Chandler-Gick
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Why MUST it be WMP? For web delivery I’d prefer Flash Video for just the sheer number of player issues involved.
BTW, very nice flythru… Did you do all the modeling and rendering as well?
-DJ
David Chandler-Gick
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“Hello? Mr. Obvious?”
“Yes.”
“Long time listener. First time caller”(From the Bob & Tom Morning Show)(Google it)
🙂
Why not simply use your Mini-DV/S-VHS deck via FW?
-DJ
David Chandler-Gick
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One more pitfall: Stay focused. Don’t discuss with anyone but your wife and attorney. The last thing you want to get into is a self-imposed minefield of differing opinions, conjecture and general mis-information.
This is another reason you should avoid requesting public response. None of us (okay, well, maybe 1) are attorneys nor qualified to give you appropriate legal advice no matter how sound and resonable it may seem.
Don’t believe me? Ask your attorney. 🙂
-DJ
David Chandler-Gick
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What should you do?
“On Thursday 8/25/05 I get a letter in the mail telling me to appear in small claims court
on December 7th, 2005, I’m being sued for $700.00”At this point, you should shut the hell up and do NOT discuss this on a public forum! Once the courts are involved, anything you say here could serve to work against you.
Contact an attorney IMMEDIATELY! Outline what you have stated here without embellishment, and ask if you have grounds for a counter-suit, going after monies owed as well as costs (attorney’s fees, etc.)
It sounds like they took advantage of your ignornace (all the photos for free) – If you had emergant situations, and can provide ample proof, and made a reasonable effort to keep your clients informed and they were okay with this and most work was completed, I can see an argument being made for your side. However, without a written agreement, what actaully happens is anyones guess.
A qualified attorney is your best source of information at this point.
Good luck and be sure to let us know how this ends.
-DJ
David Chandler-Gick
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Markertek is probably your best bet for such knick-knacks.
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David Chandler-Gick
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I’ll second your Maxtor vote…
I’ve had the best luck with Western Digital and IBM/Hitachi Deskstars.
As far as creating an archive, do not go to DVD. I would suggest either DVcam or DVCpro, with Full Size DV next and mini DV last on my list.
With HDDs as cheap as they are these days, you might consider just keeping a project on file for X months, retrieve anything you might want to save for a demo, and simply re-format and reuse once you are sure there will be no re-edits. (Say, you give them 30 days to request any changes. Recycle after 60 or 90.)
My archive process is basically as follows:
Finish project. Deliver to client.
Burn 2 DVD copies for self. One for playing, one for archiving.
Copy edited video to DVcam and archive. Retain camera original miniDV and archive.
Copy data files (FCP project files, text, custom graphics, music etc.) to DVD-ROM along with all files created externally (Invoicing, e-mail correspondence, DVD labels & packaging, etc.)
-DJ
David Chandler-Gick
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Event Video COW Moderator
Contributing Editor eventDV magazine