[John Fishback]

I’ve read a number of posts/articles about this and results vary. My advice is to test and try to break it by shooting weird angles, close and far from screens, sudden camera moves, etc. Unless the LED volume vendor guarantees success, you must test. It’s a good idea even if they do.

[John Fishback]

Perfect. Thanks, Jeremy.

[John Fishback]

I have no experience with green screen photography, but a lot with video. You mention how you test for video shoots. I think you should insist that you have a test with the photographer present. His or her lighting could seriously impact the light on the green screen, negatively affecting the eventual key. Even if the photographer wants to be paid for the test, tell your boss it’s an investment in success. Without the test, the end result might fail.

[John Fishback]

I totally agree. I should have better explained my thinking. I wasn’t suggesting that this was a solution. I thought with a proper background across the entire rear wall and a wider shot showing more of your invention and the background, AI might make a decent scene extension. Using generative AI gives you many choices to choose from. In your tight location, I thought it would be an avenue to explore. It might help you achieve a very usable image. Good luck.

[John Fishback]

I am not a professional photographer, but have a suggestion. Ask any photographer you speak with if they’ve used the relatively new Photoshop Beta with more advanced generative fill than the latest PS release. Here’s what I did in a few minutes that expands the background. With a wider shot, so we see the back of your invention and a wider background, a scene extension might work well. BTW, Photoshop generative fill (AI) is copyright cleared as all image fragments used are from the Adobe stock library.

[John Fishback]

I was part of the referenced thread way back when. I believe my suggestion still holds. Wave Agent from Sound Devices allows you to reset the audio metadata of a wav file. It’s free. Change the audio from 24 to 23.976 and it should sync.

[John Fishback]

Here are the DeEssers I use: RDeEsser (Waves), Sibilance (Waves, I think), DeEsser (Pro Tools), RX10 De-Ess (iZotope), Precision DeEsser (Metric Halo). I’ve been using RDeEsser more than the others, but sometimes it doesn’t work as well as another.

[John Fishback]

For “S” sounds, I use a de-esser. I have 5 or 6 different de-essers as they each use different processes to de-ess. I try them all on problem “S”s, as one may be better than the others. As with many plugins, adjusting less is often more.

When dialogue editing, I’ve occasionally fixed consonants by copying one from a different section of dialog and inserting it in another. This doesn’t always work as you need to match intonation and pitch. I have plugins that can adjust pitch and even intonation, but getting in those weeds can be very time-consuming.

[John Fishback]

I’ve read in a number of forums that Ventura 13.3 broke FCP. It often hangs while loading Audio Units plugins. 13.3.1 has been released, but I haven’t heard if it fixes the FCP issue. If you upgraded to 13.3, try going back to 13.2.1.

[John Fishback]

I’ve used Topaz labs’ Video AI that will de-interlace and much more. There’s a fully-functional trial on their site.