[David Jones]

Most of the plug-ins out there have demo versions.
I would download the ones that intrest you, and then purchase the ones that best fit your needs.

Good Luck!

[David Jones]

Adjust the contrast of your lighting to fit within the limitations of the cameras you are using.

[David Jones]

The Sennheiser Evolution 100 G2 Series stuff gives a good bang for the buck.

[David Jones]

A simple Google search for …. “vst mac parametric eq plug in” will get you a bunch of results.

[David Jones]

Wonder if your clients would have the same reaction if they knew how cheap Avid Xpress software is?

By the way, I still have a boat load of Avid spares to keep your investment in that dinasour alive.
From Nubus xpansion chassis loaded with Avid cards to Mac CPU with Media Composer software.
I’ll make you a good deal, and even throw in a Media 100.

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[tonyben] “We are using a Panasonic DVX-100b PAL camera.Sound will be recorded on the Fostex FR2 field hard disc and a mix sent by wireless to the cam on one channel
Cam at 24P and audio 30 frames non drop frame at 48khz.
W were hoping to use an Ambient Lockit box to sync pic and audio.
Is this possible.What are other alternatives for keeping sync with sepetrate audio?”

I guess I’m a little behind the times when it comes to all these things.
But from what you have said, I see big sync issues.

Think about it….
You are using a 25p PAL camera to record 24p
and your audio is being recorded at 30fps NDF.

?????????

[David Jones]

You could just stick to one style of tape instead of mixing dry and wet lube compounds.

Back in my day, we used to clean the VTR heads to prevent build-up and drop-outs.
Come to think about it, I still do that.
I guess I’m just a Dinosaur!

[David Jones]

I use a little program called BTV Pro for doing things like time lapse.
You can run it from a laptop connected to the camera, or record the footage to tape and then transfer later.
You can taylor capture options to fit the type of time lapse you are doing.

I have found that 1 frame per second gives a nice look.

Good Luck!

[David Jones]

One of the inherent problems when shooting high contrast stuff with the DV format.

[David Jones]

Well Harry, this is another fine mess you have got yourself into! 🙂

The 6 mics into the 3 cameras would be hell to edit unless they were to only follow the ladies with their mics.

Might I suggest something along these lines since budget is an issue, yet the audio is extremely important for a shoot like this….

Sound Guy with computer as main recorder, using multi-input audio interface.
Something like a Mac G4 with a MOTU 828mkII would do for this budget project.
Recording software could be Gallery’s Metacorder, or again because of the budget, BoomRecorder.
This would give you a clean iso of each mic.
I would also probable use a set mic for room tone and overall ambiance, along the lines of an Oktava mk012 again because of budget.
A mixed feed could then be sent via radio back to each camera if budget allows, and if not use the on camera mics to give you a form of sound to sync to.
The tricky part comes when it’s time to sync three cameras and audio, if your budget won’t allow for timecode and smart slate.
I don’t know how long the event is, but if you were to slate once at the beginning and roll non-stop then your sync in post should be fairly painless.

Good Luck!