[Pete Hughes]

Dear Mike,

thank you so much for your wisdom.

I love the idea of a lapel mic and will certainly investigate that. Great idea.

I’m still reticent yet to use H4 as the external mic and I guess that that comes with practice so that’s what I will do.

Thanks again for taking the time

Cheers Cosy Pete

[Pete Hughes]

Hi Mike,

thanks for taking the time. Much appreciated.

I use the H4 in two ways. Mainly I just use it as a separate sound source. Put it up close to the person I’m filming – use a clapper board and then incorporate the video into Vegas – sync it with the H4 audio and remove the video audio.

The other way is to use the H4 as an external mic for the Canon MD101.

The problem was that I did a recording of a school prize giving with H4 as an external mic and the applause was so loud that the video just distorted and when I tried to firewire it in the video it just jumped and jolted and I lost everything. I have been reticent to use it this way again incase I do the same and ruin it. Am I right in guessing that I had the input too high on the mic setting ?

Hope this helps and again thanks for anything you can help with

Cheer Cosy Pete

[Pete Hughes]

Thanks Mike,

what a very interesting suggestion. I hadn’t thought of that specific idea. I have used a zoom H4 but must have got the settings too high and it spoiled the video. Will look at your suggestions

Many thanks

Pete

[Pete Hughes]

Hi Mike, I don’t but if you send me your email I can you send it too you as it’s on 45 MB. Or email me at cosypete@gmail.com

Would that help at all.

Thanks for all your help

Pete

[Pete Hughes]

Dear Mike,

I have exported my piece of video as an avi file and an mpeg and then putt them into DVD architect. I changed the setting to PAL as I’m in the uk. Both the avi and mpeg sounds were the same with the volumes all over the place.

Any more ideas ?

Thanks for all your help

Pete

[Pete Hughes]

Dear Mike,

thanks for the reply. I understand the AVI stuff. It’s me not making myself clear.

When I export my video as an mpeg it plays great so there is no problem there.

When I go (in Vegas) to the top and press on the disc item it will render it as an mpeg (I think). You were talking about making it as an avi. It has no way of choosing that if I do it that way. That’s what I was trying to explain in regards to your post.

Sorry for not being clear. Does that help at all.

Thanks for your patience

Pete

[Pete Hughes]

Dear Mike,

thanks for the reply. I too know that it shouldn’t be happening. When I am creating the piece in vegas studio it sounds great. When I render it to as an mpeg it’s great. It’s only when I put it into a DVD and only my Live home created stuff.

You mention about exporting it as a DV-Avi file. How do I do that on for the DVD setting as when I click the disc icon at the top and go through the rendering etc it doesn’t give me an option to DVD-Avi it. Sorry for not knowing.

Many thanks

Cosy Pete