Greg Ball
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First of all $150 for a :60 spot is way too cheap. How long did that take you? You are basically working for about $6.00 per hour. Why not get a job at your local Burger King?
You need to figure out what your hourly editing rate is and STICK TO IT!!! You need to figure out what your Daily shooting rate is and STICK TO IT!! Some folks have a 1/2 day rate, but I always contend that I can’t go and find another 1/2 day shoot, so I only charge a day rate.
Once you quote a price, that’s your price. You can’t go back to your client and tell them no, it’s no longer $500 it’s $2,000. You’ve lost all credibility. Consider this a lesson learned. You’ve most likely lost this client. Imagine shopping for a used car, you get a good price of $10,000. The next day the car seller tells you it’s now $18,000. Would you want the car?
By the way, how did you arrive at $2,000 price? Based on what? You need to figure out your rates and guess what?…STICK TO THEM!! In my opinion $2,000 was too low as well.
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Right…but how much does an HD monitor cost compared to an MXO and Cinema Display?
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I had this same problem a while back. I had to download the Aja update.
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If you need to export AVI files try mpeg streamclip
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Hi Arnie. No, I can’t open it from the applications folder either. This is all of the sudden with nothing new added to my laptop
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I tend to use white flash frames, or there are some really cool glows built into FCP that you can use. But as someone else said earlier, you need to determone the style, look, and feel you want and then add effects accordingly. Try not to overuse them though.
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Why not just cough up the bucks to rent an HDV deck and output the footage into your system? We’re talking about $250, and the quality will be superb!
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That was it!!! Thanks so much Paul. Have a great evening!
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Thanks guys. No it’s got to be something in the AJA Setting. Like i said nothing has changed with my deck.
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We use Avery 5199 VHS labels. They work fine for the face and Spine of tape boxes.