Joseph W. bourke
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Hi Greg –
I charged my regular hourly rate, but that was built into the project based on the runtime of the script, and the content of the script. I was able to get the software from the client, along with the dummy data I spoke of, and do the screen capture on my home PC. I did create a separate user account so that I could clean all of the icons from my standard desktop layout, and keep it generic looking. I charged the same rate as I would have for editing; I track all of my time on every project, so I end up knowing whether I end up ahead or behind on any project.
I captured at 1920 x 1080 (that’s what I set my screen size to on my computer), and the final master production was 1920 x 1080, but my delivery to the client was for web, iPad, and iPhone, so my deliverables were much smaller screen sizes (if I remember correctly, 960 x 540, and 640 x 360). The version of Camtasia I had at the time output to .avi, so I just imported the screen captures into Premiere Pro, and that worked just fine. I usually provide a “protection master” as part of the project – I first assess if the client has any idea how to use this – so there’s an edited master off-site, and the client knows they have the full-rez project.
Joe Bourke
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My guess is, if you haven’t already started production for her, that she is looking elsewhere for someone who has a better answer for her. Just hope that she hasn’t responded because she is busy. If not, and she refuses to get parental releases, run the other way. Then you can contact her in prison soon after she releases the video and the parents see it. It appears that as videos become more widely spread, the laws governing them are narrowing. The AP has pretty specific best practices (however, they’re a news organization):
Joe Bourke
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Yes –
Play around with the Reduce By factor – it will vary the strength of the removal, better preserving the bits you want left in – here’s what it said in the help file:
Reduce By Determines the amplitude reduction of detected noise. Values between 6 and 30 dB work well. To reduce bubbly artifacts, enter lower values.
Joe Bourke
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Another place to check out is CoolLCD. Although I have purchased rods and rig parts from them, I have no experience with their montors:
https://www.coollcd.com/7-hd-field-monitors_c846?zenid=a1f7bd09e0a1f2d387b5c97ade58ac77
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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Use the original music as a Noise Print (read up on this here):
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/audition/cs/using/WS58a04a822e3e5010548241038980c2c5-7f30.html#WS58a04a822e3e5010548241038980c2c5-7f2fRemove the Noise Print (original music) from the track.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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Hi Greg –
I’ve had very good results in the past with Camtasia. You can see an example of the quality of screen capture on a production I did for MadgeTech (a data logger manufacturer):
https://bourkemedia.com/video-gallery/
You’ll find it bottom left in the video gallery, called “RFOT Video”. Screen captures start at around 2:45.
Since you’re working for a bank, where security is of the highest importance, see if you can’t get some dummy data from them, so that you can work within their real system without compromising anything. The MadgeTech software I used came with a set of model data, which allowed the user to learn the system before bringing it online.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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I would suggest making a copy of the line drawing, putting it under the original one, then adding just a bit of noise, as well as a slight blur, to it. You might also try applying one of the layer modes to the layer with the effects on it (maybe Darken – play around with it). This should help out, since real ink has tiny granules of lamp black in it.
Also bear in mind that as ink is laid down, there is a certain amount of intensity loss, due to the ink load in the pen being depleted, so you might also want to introduce an adjustment layer which effects the opacity of the original as well. In that way, you’ll get the intense blacks, as well as the lighter greys which are indicative of a “real” ink drawing.
Joe Bourke
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If the paint layer is in 3D mode, and is only 1 or 2 pixels above the map layer in Z Space, there should be no problem with it staying in place.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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Also check this one out – a new freebie from Video Copilot called Color Vibrance – looks like it might make the process quicker:
https://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2014/05/new-plug-in-color-vibrance/
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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While I don’t have time to download the file, you can definitely fix the hum using the Noise Print feature in Audition. It allows you to sample the hum, then remove it from the clip. Of course the ambience you’ll get from the shotgun mic will never really match the audio from a lav, this appears to be your only option:
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/audition/cs/using/WS58a04a822e3e5010548241038980c2c5-7f30.html#WS58a04a822e3e5010548241038980c2c5-7f2fJoe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com