[Greg Ball]

I like the first spot best, but instead of them diving under the covers at the end to suggest that they are about to get it on, they slide out of the bottom of the covers with more magazines in hand.

[Greg Ball]

You’ve been lucky before. MP4 is not an editing format for FCP 6. You should convert it to Pro Res. You may want to use mpeg streamclip to convert your video files to pro res

[Greg Ball]

“since its news, you can shoot just about anything and not worry (too much) about permission”

I don’t think so…You’re on private property, and you ARE NOT a news organization. You need to ask for permission to shoot there. You may want to contact the PR department of the place you’re looking to shoot. Often they have B-roll footage they offer news programs.

[Greg Ball]

Thanks SO MUCH!!!! Simon.

[Greg Ball]

Thanks Simon,

I’m really a bit lost on how to set an image mask to my source image and how to add a second circle mask.

Can you tell me how to do this in motion 4? What you’ve shown me is exactly whatI’m looking for except for it all beong over a white background.

[Greg Ball]

ooops…here’s the image sample

[Greg Ball]

Sebastian, we’re all trying to help you. But for some reason you think I “have a problem” because I’m trying to help you determine rates based on experience. Never mind dude. I don’t need to be insulted by you when I’m trying to help.

Joseph said this “it depends on experience, equipment, market area (LA rate is going to be much higher than Kansas City rate).” My questions involved getting that information from you. But since you rather be rude with someone trying to help you. Figure it out for yourself, good luck.

[Greg Ball]

Sorry if you feel this is complicated, however you fail to answer the questions posed to you by people here. Look, are you a professional or just some guy with a camera? From the question you pose, you really have no idea how to charge a client. That leads me to believe that you’re not very experienced. So you shouldn’t be charging professional rates.

Look, how much does a hair cut cost? It depends on where you’re getting your haircut, is it a barber shop or a hair boutique? What’s the level of experience of the person giving you a hair cut. Did they just start out or do they have many years of experience? My camera people have about 10-20 years of professional experience, and shoot beautiful footage with high level Broadcast quality HD cameras. Should your rate be the same as theirs?

[Greg Ball]

Sebastian you give no indication of your skill set or experience. What kind of camera are you shooting with? Is it an HD camera or a lower end consumer camera? Where are you shooting? What state and location? Most people I know work for either a half-day or full-day rate. Also what’s your client’s budget?

[Greg Ball]

Hi Randy,

I used to do this exact same thing as a one man video department for a large global company. IIt’s very complicated doing this yourself. The best solution is as Mark said farm tthis work out to a company that knows how to translate videos into all the languages you need. The key is adapting the scripts properly so they fit the timing of your videos. Then you can decide if you want subtitles or voices. It’s tough to do this yourself if you don’t understand the languages.

I can help you with this. We work with many companies to translate their videos for them. You can look at my website for more information. Here’s the link:

https://www.ballmediainnovations.com/BMI-Video-Production-Foreign-Language-Translation.htm

I’ve been a member of the Cow for many many years, and I’d be happy to help you.

Regards,

Greg Ball