[Mike Cohen]

we have had a lot of issues getting plasma screens to look good – often the recorded image is way too blue – we also need to set the shutter speed/clear scan setting on the cameras to match the refresh rate of the screens. I think you can use color correcting filters on the screen itself, akin to putting sheets of ND on a window. Definitely need to test this before the shoot.

[Mike Cohen]

why not have 2 versions of each video on the DVD – regular and slo-motion. Do the slow motion in Premiere and maek your mpeg-2. Maybe loop the video a few times. Then upon DVD playback of the slo-mo version, it will be easier to pause if you make it slow enough.

Or if you make a Quicktime file, the Quicktime player lets you do frame by frame with the arrow keys – something windows media player has not figured out.

[Mike Cohen]

Bob at videointerchange is the best guy for this. I use his sevices all the time – however he is in a remote corner of Maine so you’d better not be in a hurry.
He has done some restoration of videotapes damaged by Hurricane Katrina – might make for an interesting Creative COW magazine article.

Mike

[Mike Cohen]

however automate to sequence uses the same duration for each image

[Mike Cohen]

if you are using the same transition on every edit, assign that transition to be your default transition. Then select the correct track, and hit tab to go to each edit, then ctrl+ D to insert the transition – repeat – you can do this very quickly.

Mike

[Mike Cohen]

go to markertek.com – they sell several video monitors with a firewire input

[Mike Cohen]

I have heard you cannot have more than one DV device at a time.
This company makes a product which can record 4 streams of video at once – however I think they are using an analog capture card
https://www.winnov.com/

[Mike Cohen]

within Premiere, click on playback settings and select play sounds through DV hardware. It is not automatic.

[Mike Cohen]

you need to use that same machine which takes a grainy camera phone picture, zooms in like in Blade Runner, and prints out a crystal clear image, and then instantly matches each face in the picture with the interpol database of photos. Have you noticed that all of this bogus image and sound processing is done with lots of typing and beeping – I guess a mouse is not as dramatic.

[Mike Cohen]

we did this a while back using a mini-dv camera on a boom. With a monitor in his/her line of sight, the dentist knows to keep out of the way. Plus shouting “get your head outta the way” helps too!
Getting in close enough was the problem, but a telephoto adapter would have helped. Your widest shot will probably be chin to nose. A proper broadcast camera with a lens with 2x extender is ideal, but support becomes an issue. Little room for a jib in your typical dental room.

Deep in the back of the mouth, the lipstick cam idea might work, but you need light in there also, and the camera itself may block the overhead light. Maybe use a video laparoscope with a light source. Not sure you could rent that, but maybe the doctor could get a demo from one of the manufacturers.