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I agree with Peter…C|24.
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Dolby Media Meter 2 now works as a AU plugin within Logic, as well as RTAS/AS in Pro Tools & VST in Nuendo. Here’s the link:
https://www.dolby.com/professional/products/pro-audio/mastering-dvd-hd/dolby-media-meter2.html
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I use the MZA 900 Sam mentions with a ME2 and highly recommend it. You can get it from B&H:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/387918-REG/Sennheiser_MZA900P_MZA_900_P.html
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I use the same microphone and have never had any such audio issues using it on-camera. Make sure you haven’t set the EX3 audio input setting to “Line” incorrectly. Otherwise you may have a faulty mic.
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I use a 5.1 JBL LSR system (6312 Sub w/5 x LSR25p’s) and I’m very happy. A lot of Video Post Houses here in L.A. are using JBL LSR 4328’s. RMC system works well for me but make sure you spend some money on room treatment also.
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Try this Waves product (UM225/UM226) Christopher. Same basic concept as TC’s Unwrap but it works in a variety of DAW’s (Pro Tools, Logic, Nuendo etc.) and only costs $200 for the Native version. I’ve had some good success up-mixing 2.0 to 5.1. Cheers!
https://www.waves.com/Content.aspx?id=8760
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Thanks John. As promised, below is a link to some video of the Council discussions on this matter, as well as an article and letter that appeared in today’s local newspaper (Burbank Leader). I’ve also posted an old video re Burbank home businesses. Re Editing from home; you can do that providing you get a business license and pay the $70 “tax”, however you cannot have clients present while you cut. This is what I’ll be trying to change. I realize this might not be a big deal for some with ftp approvals & iChat “virtual editing” conferences. Same goes for ISDN & Source-Connect VO sessions. That said, there are times when meeting with a client to discuss an upcoming project &/or having them present while you finish a project in your home studio/suite is necessary and for a City to prohibit that because of the extra “vehicular traffic” is ridiculous. As someone who lives/works opposite a middle school, having a handful of visits during any given week is not going to negatively impact my neighborhood. Anyway, I’ll keep everyone posted re the final outcome on the fee waiver/reduction for small-scale production. It’s not too late to email the Council your thoughts @ CityCouncil@ci.burbank.ca.us . Cheers!
https://www.youtube.com/user/burbankhomebiz
https://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2008/12/13/politics/blr-film13.txt
https://www.goldstreet.net/press/Leader_FilmPermits.jpg
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Thanks for your interest John! The good news is the Burbank City Council did pass the proposed ordinance (5-0) with some minor language tweaks. That means you can now legally shoot on most private & public property (with some exceptions) with a hand-held camera, along with a tripod and on-camera light, as long as you’re not taking over an area i.e. blocking pedestrian traffic etc.
Also, at least 2 Council members (Marsha Ramos, Dr. David Gordon) expressed support for updating our Home Occupation ordinance to be more flexible & accommodating to media usages (audio, video, web, graphics etc.) That’s going to come back as a separate agenda item later and I’ll keep everyone posted.
Unfortunately despite my best efforts the Council did not grant a permit/fee waiver for small-scale productions, either a single Videographer or small crew if they use external lights and audio gear. I am very disappointed but haven’t given up! I’ll be back to make one more appeal @ the 2nd reading. I will post some video links in the next few days for those interested in hearing the public comment and Council discussions & rationale…it was very interesting to say the least. Cheers!
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FWIW: Here’s a copy of an email I sent the entire City Council this morning on this issue. If you live/work in the Burbank area and can make it out to speak in support of these changes, please come by. Meeting starts at 6pm. Cheers! EMC
Further to my previous correspondence on this matter; I’d like to share some additional final thoughts on the proposed ordinance before tonight’s vote. Let me begin by re-stating my support for these long overdue changes…it’s a great start! That being said, in my opinion the proposed amendments don’t go far enough as they do not allow an individual or small crew to film with ancillary lighting &/or audio equipment on private property without a $350 permit, even though in my professional opinion such filming does not pose a real threat to public safety. I believe these restrictions are unfair and unreasonable.
Accordingly, I would ask that you consider the following amendments and actions:
1. Allow such filming of small-scale productions on private property with a crew of 1-3 people without a permit and waiver the $350 fee.
2. Charge a reduced fee of no more than 50% of the current fee for medium-scale productions with a crew of 3-10 or 3-15 people. (Note: Pasadena & Beverly Hills have a reduced permit fee for small-scale productions with crews under 10-15 people, that’s about 50% of their normal permit fee. Glendale’s regular permit fee is only $150).
3. Require the regular permit and fee for large-scale productions with crews of more than 10 or 15 people.
Note: You could even stipulate a maximum power usage of say 2,000 Watts for lighting, which must be split on at least 2 circuits ($1k max/circuit) if your concerned about a premises electrical infrastructure. If this is really about safety and not revenue, then lets waiver or reduce the fees.
Finally, in 2006 the Council adopted a zone text amendment to allow Music Lessons as a Home Occupation and I think it’s time we amend that ordinance to allow home audio/video/web type “studio” usages also, given the advancements in current technology, the traffic gridlock in the media district and current economic crisis that’s resulted in hundreds of employees being laid off at NBC/Universal, Paramount-MTV-BET, Avid, Adobe, Yahoo etc. I would ask that the Council bring this back as a separate urgency agenda item to encourage & enable more people to work-at-home in arts/media related areas such as motion graphic design & animation, video editing, audio, catering, as well as other business professions (financial, legal, real estate, consulting etc.); to allow the types of home businesses that already exist to operate legally (Ebay, MLM); to allow those who’ve been laid-off or had their hours dramatically reduced to freelance from home in order to feed their families and pay their mortgages & bills. This shouldn’t take a year, we don’t need to form a blue-ribbon committee, we just need to borrow what’s applicable & appropriate from the Music Lesson ZTA re parking, noise etc., and apply it in a manner that allows a broader usage without all the red tape. You should be allowed to do whatever you want to in your own home (within reason), as long as it doesn’t disturb or present a nuisance to the neighborhood.
Given these challenging & tough economic times, I hope the Council will tackle this issue with a reasonable, flexible & common-sense approach, and make the necessary compromises to ensure a business-friendly climate and a win/win situation for everyone; media freelancers, business owners, residential neighborhoods and the City; that people can shoot whatever they want in their own homes or business without a time consuming, bureaucratic and costly permit process, whether for private, educational, political, news, commercial or entertainment purposes. Burbank is after all the “media capital of the world”! Let’s keep it that way. Cheers!
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Great thread and I concur with Mark’s comments re FTP uploads being the way of the future. Just read a very interesting article yesterday on this very dilemma. I hope it’s OK to post the link & some excerpts here:
Stations Need to Focus on Local HD Ads
https://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2008/08/21/daily.2/“In some markets, advertisers are forced to deliver the same spot to different stations on Sony’s analog Betacam or digital Betacam or HDCAM, or on Panasonic’s standard-definition DVC Pro or on D5. While Sony’s 1080i HDCAM appears to be the emerging winner in the HD tape format wars, who cares? Tape itself appears headed for extinction, as manufacturers promote solid state storage solutions.”
“Dubbing and delivery costs your clients money, especially those that need to update their spots. And just like stations, ad agencies and production companies are reluctant to blow $75K on a single-format HD tape machine that’s already half-obsolete.”
“This is especially irksome because trafficking tapes is already a pointless ritual. Most stations have been running commercials off their video file servers for years. Even stations not ready to broadcast in HD, can import a commercial from digital data, whether delivered electronically or on a DVD.”