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if you have 24p in the TL be sure to select DVDA 24p stream ..
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the TC is captured. to see it – Vegas – options – preferences- video – then under “show source frames as ” = choose TC
the time & date is captured in the Vidcap file & you can find it in Vegas project media ( media pool – view DETAILS ) along with capture comments you made in Vidcap …
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at some point you decide to BUY because you need/want it.. the price will ALWAYS be less in coming week/month(s). IMO NAB is good time to buy.
most of the time vendors do have NAB deals which sometimes only last as long as NAB and some vendors offer NAB prices over a 2-3 week period. beware that at panasonic booth they may not have special NAB prices on their products but other vendors selling panasonic products will have special pricing… -
though you both have QT that doesn’t mean you have the same features loaded into your computer .. use the QT updater feature – then use custom – make sure you choose authoring and whatever other items you think you’ll use …
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are the prepare folders on a drive that are on a ATA/sata pci card ?
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color titles are very difficult in NTSC land ..
for much better results you might consider creating your color titles in photoshop. -
50i & 60i converts to any fps with good results ..
at the time the project was started the dvx100 ( IMO the best SD hand size camera) was outperformed by 2/3″ camera’s … the pansonic 900 was a excellent performer but none of our cameraman own it. when we looked at where we could rent the camera in usa & europe add the cost of getting it to the europe cameraman = bottom line $$$ .. all the archive tapes are interlace …the HVX greenscreen test .. we were some seeng weired artifacts . which may or may not be from the vertical/horizontal pixel shift?? yea you could add a little hor/vert blur to help but it took allot of work to get a clean matte as compared to digibeta which was very easy . bottom line the digibeta produced better chroma keying results.. chroma key was tested with AE6.5, combustion 4, ultra 2.
every project is different .. again at the time fall 2004 we looked at what was widely available, all the formats we would be working with & archive clip rights are not cheap ,500K budget ( not including post).. the final decision was not mine. i would NOT have choosen to shoot any interviews/shots using betaSP 4×3. i recommended shooting all interviews 16×9 and in USA use the panasonic 900 24pA. for europe shooting 16×9 PAL on sony 500 16×9 or better camera …
if the project was just starting today then HD would have to be considered …
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i’ve been consulting on a NTSC & PAL project.
the persons in US are shooting NTSC and the persons in europe are shooting PAL. it is being funded & edited in USA. they are planning a film out.
they also have allot of achival clips from vhs, 1 inch, 3/4, betaSP..the project is being shot on several formats. betaSP, sony 500 16×9, digibeta, and some b roll dvx100 60i ( not 24p) where they cannot get a larger camera in … also they just started using the sony HDV camera as b roll and for some interviews.. we also just tested the HVX 200 for green screen and ?? well they’ll stick to digibeta for those shots … but will make use of HVX for other shots …
based on all our different formats we decided on 50i & 60i …
right now it is being edited NTSC BUT the final render could go either way … as of now there is still another 2 weeks of shooting in MAY .. which ever format (pal/ntsc) has the most minutes in the TL will be the format it will be rendered out to ( based on discussions with tape to film houses back in fall 2004 – things could change when we finalize arrangements with them in fall .. -
you have a BA – did it help/get you a job ?
what job will the MA get you ? what job do you see that states MA required ?
for video you are self taught = what more is the art institute going to teach you that several entensive workshops won’t ??
what exactly do you want to do in video ? direct, produce, edit, DP , all of em ?
you would like to work in? TV station ? news team? corporate video , commercials, features, documentary? wedding video’s , short subject? anything that pasy the bills?
i have yet to see a degree get a person a directing, editing, DP etc job … it’s the “reel” not the degree …
if you didn’t already have a degree then i would say !!! but you do and you’re the only one that can decide how much it has done for you work wise and how much it has done on a over-all life experience thing which i would guess is the BIG satisfaction …based on that you really have to look if a MA will help you get the job or perhaps you just want one for personal reasons …
i have a BA in FILM .. since 82 i have the credits & thesis project completed for a MA in film but just have never filed the papers to get the offical degree ..
other then a personal “thing ” the MA was never required and infact within 2 weeks of moving to LA back in 82 i took the BA off my resume and never put it back on …
maybe in a few years ? i may get the MA just for personal reasons…for most video production work you do not need a degree .. for management a business degree would help …
taking a class so you can intern may help you decide the area you want to go in PLUS you can meet others (network-contracts)..
what area are you in ?
does you area have any commercial production houses ? animation houses?
any places/organizations where these persons perhaps meet once a month ?
are you willing to re-locate ?
can you take a cut in pay ?
what about medical coverage ?
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i have some single layer DVD’s with 4 hrs … have a few with 5-6hrs BUT they don’t play on many DVD players.. in my experience once you drop the bit rate below 2,000,000 some players will not play em …
don’t forget you could use dual layer disc….