[Mark Frazier]

Another project, another round of audio tests……

Floh, even when exporting as “Buses as separate tracks”, Bitvice didn’t see the extra buses. I had to export them separately through QT, then into DVDSP. That worked just fine, but if there was a way to get Bitvice to do that, it would be one less step in the process. Any clues as to the audio treatment in Bitvice?

Thanks again for all you do for us!

Mark

[Mark Frazier]

Floh, as usual your info was spot-on. Once I realized that I needed to use “Import” rather than “Export” from the XDCam Transfer (a little backwards thinking, but so is shutting down a PC by hitting “Start”), the flow is much more what I need. And even having the HD QT movies as well as the SD M100 files on my drives, the space used is MUCH less than the HD M100 files.

BTW, I found this information nowhere in the XDCam Transfer or M100 manuals. Apparently we mere mortals are not privy to this knowledge.

Thanks for all of your help!

Mark

[Mark Frazier]

When exporting with the “Buses as separate tracks”, I can at least get both buses to play back in a Quicktime preview, but they disappear when rendering in Bitvice. Using the “Stereo” setting won’t even get the bus into the Quicktime mix.

[Mark Frazier]

Matthew, I’m running M100 Suite v1.5
Mac OS 10.6.3
2 x 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
12 GB memory

Thanks for looking into this.

Mark

[Mark Frazier]

Marcus, you may need to create a seamless Jumpback by butting the clip end to end (make sure there’s not a “jump cut” at the butt point – there are a couple of their clips that actually have a duplicate frame at the beginning and ending of the clip) to the length you need (a little longer isn’t a bad idea), set a range for the length and export as a new movie file. Import the new clip and use it as your background without any seams.

Hope this isn’t too late to help.

Mark

[Mark Frazier]

The result: Two hours (actually much more) of trying to figure this problem out myself with nothing but frustration resulting.

Two minutes reading and following Floh’s advice breeds SUCCESS!!! I had been changing all of the settings in the LHi control panel, but had forgot to go into the M100 output settings and change them to match. Another case of cerebral flatulence combined with intellectual constipation, apparently. (I believe Samuel Adams has a prescription to alleviate this malady.)

In the middle of all of this, I also decided (after reading a very heated thread on this subject) to locate and purchase a blackburst generator to make all of the equipment much happier. Now if I could figure out a way to easily feed the Y/C to the monitor and still have component signals going to the deck…..

Floh, I really appreciate your help on this – as well as previous issues. The folks at Media 100 need to treat you very, very nice – frequent deliveries of your favorite beverages, fruit & cheese baskets, etc.

[Mark Frazier]

I’m in agreement with the previous posts – a large, eye level, soft key offset about 60 degrees from camera line (always from the direction the subject is facing); some bounce to gently fill in the “outside” of the face; get the camera a good distance from the subject and zoom in to throw the background out of focus. The subject at about 7:10 is wearing glasses, and the reflection gives a hint at the size of the key for a brief moment. Unless the BG needs supplemental lighting, this can be done with only one fixture.

Good luck!

Mark

[Mark Frazier]

Floh, your psychic abilities are still intact. I’m using 8.2.3 (it’s been a while since the last upgrade.) I keep waiting for that optimal moment between projects to consider the upgrade, but I’ve usually got a half-dozen irons in the fire at any given time. When I get to the point of upgrading, are there potential problems to watch for, or does everything translate up cleanly?

Thanks again for your help.

Mark

[Mark Frazier]

Floh,

I’m still running 10.3.9. Until this issue came up, I hadn’t had any problems and was hoping to keep it that way. That being said, I’m looking at adding some other software to the computer (Flash and a couple of others) that may force me into an OS upgrade. When I do that, I’d sure like to feel confident that M100 will still -or “once again” – work fine.

The computer is a Power PC G5; dual 2.5 GHz processors; 6 GB memory.

Thanks for the fast response.

[Mark Frazier]

As Mike mentioned, get the subject as far away from the backdrop as possible. When lighting the subject, be sure to light from the side and flag off the spill light so it won’t fall on the backdrop. If the subject is looking directly into the camera, you’ll need light from both sides (unless you’re going for the dramatic look); if they’re looking to one side, light them from the direction they are looking. Move the lights around to get the look you want.

Good Luck

Mark