Doug Graham
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Well, I’ve never been to a WEVA Expo, but many people (especially those just starting out) have told me that it was very valuable to them.
In addition, I know many of the presenters through the forums, or their books, or their training materials. These are not academic ivory-tower types spouting gassy theory. They are people out there in the trenches making video, just like you and me.
I’m not touting WEVA. I was a member in the past, but not at present. Nor am I touting any other organization. Everyone needs to decide for themselves whether the money spent to join a group and/or to attend an event is worth it to them. I just wanted to point out that many have found the answer to that to be “yes!”
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Why are you using Capture if the video is already a file? Just put the thing in the timeline.
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This is a gray area.
Strictly speaking, Thax is correct…you don’t have a sync license for the music the DJ is playing.
On the other hand, there is an “incidental capture” rule, which says that copyrighted material that is not an essential part of the video, but is captured “incidental” to the main purpose, is OK.
There is also the point that you are not explicitly syncing music to the images (as you would be if you were using a CD as a music bed in post, for example). The audio and video were captured at the same moment.
BUT…when taping a father-daughter dance, one could argue that the music IS an essential part of the video, and therefore NOT OK (whereas dance music captured in the background of a guest interview would be OK).
AND…there is the point that it’s going to be real difficult to sell a wedding video if half of the audio of the day is replaced with buyout music, including the special dances for which the bride picked out the music. Especially since “Uncle Charlie”, who’s not doing this for profit, can tape the dances all he wants and make copies for the family.
AND FINALLY…this is a VERY minor technical violation, for which there is endless precedent, and the record companies have not acted against it. Therefore, if you should, by some infinitely remote chance, get sued for it, you could claim selective enforcement.
It’s just not in the same league with downloading music and sharing it with a few thousand of your close friends.
I now use buyout music for all my music beds, but I don’t hesitate for a moment to capture the church organ, the choir, the soloist, or the reception music. (I do NOT, however, use music captured in this way with any other video. It stays with the images it was captured with.)
I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. But that’s my take on it.
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I tried LE. In fact, I tried it twice, once when it was still Fast Studio, and again at LE 5. I even got one of Paul Mitton’s training tapes. Nothing was able to get my mind to work with the software.
Edition is, no doubt, a great program. Very powerful, tons of features, great quality. But it and my brain are on completely different frequencies. Vegas, on the other hand, I can “tune in” to.
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No need to confine the vows voiceover to things that happened right at that point in time. The vows make a great overall unifying element for the whole highlights segment. Continuing the vows over the ring exchange and unity candle is a good idea. Here are some other things you can use as visual overlays for the vows…
– still shots of the B&G
– shots of the bride and groom getting ready for the ceremony
– shots of the first dance at the reception
– shots of the cake cutting
– final shot of them leaving the reception in the limoIn fact, you can actually STRETCH OUT the recitation of the vows, by interspersing them with short musical segments, so the vows cover the entire highlights segment, appearing at especially memorable or moving moments.
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According to Tom’s Hardware, the Prescott does indeed run hot, and needs a good cooler to keep it under 60C when under load. See their recent cooler tests for some suggestions on aftermarket units that outperform the stock heatsinks and fans.
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Since when does Vegas do nesting?
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What’s the source material?
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It’s an easy process PROVIDING that your audio was captured using a digital device. Minidisc, CD, DAT, MP3 recorder, etc. These devices all have pretty consistent clock speeds. Audio captured on analog tape (i.e., a cassette recorder), will not maintain sync…the tape transport capstan isn’t accurate enough.
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TEN?!
Man, I gotta talk to my supplier. Gotta get some of those bigger boxes! 🙂Regards,
Doug Graham