Mark Barroso
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Harrison Brothers: https://www.goodbuyguys.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/21_25
The nice thing about these pro cells is that they come with plastic caps, so the battery doesn’t short out if it’s in your pocket or bag.
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Go to your local fabric or crafts store and buy a piece of felt – they come in all sorts of colors. Cut a small piece and wrap that rascal. It will sound muffled but so will everything else you do to cut the wind noise. They can peak it in post.
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Yeah, Bob, you’re wrong about not being about to record 4 tracks simultaneously. See page 53 of the manual.
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I hate that feeling.
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A good place to start would be to playback the files on the zoom to see if something happened on transfer. Are there 4 or 2 channels there? See p94 of manual.
If you’re missing files, it’s likely operator error. If you do not properly stop recording, the files are not saved. This includes losing power in the middle of a recording. I learned the hard way.
Is the mono mix function off? If recorded properly, you should see 4 channels on export.
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or a shock mount?
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Thanks, everyone for helping me. I managed to get the pdf’s in Photoshop and resized them for the dv timeline, and exported as TIF files. I then rendered them. There was a little improvement, but the imported graphics are still not sharp like I see in the viewer. I’ve tried exporting the graphics as 720×540, 720×480, 720×486, and 640×480.
I’ve also tried the freeze frame idea with similar results. Before I throw in the towel (because I’ve read where the DV codec and graphics don’t play well together), I just wanted to find out if there’s anything else. (reminder: these are pdf pages from a presentation – not graphics created by me)
Lastly, I know an external monitor is a true representation for how an image will look on television or projected, but what if the final output is for a computer screen, via web? Isn’t the canvas then a true representation of how it will look?
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You would hear the timecode if it was there – it sounds like a sewing machine heard through a fan. It’s not just a software issue, as the words have to be sync’d with the timecode in transcription. I don’t know what hardware they use, but places like Transcript Associates in NYC can do it. Very pricey, though.
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Ty is totally correct. While I appreciate the DIY ethic of many of the posters here, there are limits to what one person can do in the field, and a smart cameraman will know what they are when it comes to audio. I’m going to post these thoughts in another post because it’s not directed at you, Bob.
As for your Q, I own the 400 series of the VTech and am pretty much happy with it. I tend to buy gear and use the hell out of it, so I’m not always up on the latest model of things, so I would assume the 500 is new and improved. To my ears, it sounds better than the countryman, and is a little easier to handle.
Finally, if you’re serious about audio, it would behoove you to talk to people at a pro shop for advice and not the B&H website. It’s the difference of going to a paint store for advice versus talking to a clerk at Wal Mart. You might save a few pennies on your purchase, but what you gain in knowledge from a true professional will pay dividends for a long time.
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Your dialogue sounds muffled because ….your mic is muffed! With a Tram, you cannot escape it sounding that way. You can record some outdoor “room tone” and add to the final mix – that will help a little. You can use a mic like Countryman B6 or VTech that have capsules you can add that peak the high end to compensate for the muffling.
I’ve wrapped Trams with felt and put it under shirts during 20 mph winds with success – put again, it’s muffled. Another soundman bends a paperclip over on itself and tapes with moleskin. Nice trick.