Randall Raymond
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Ron, I was in the Trade Show Business for years – mostly for automotive clients (American and Japanese) – the number one thing attendees remember months AFTER the show is not the million dollar exhibit, but a person they met. There are plenty of studies that confirm that fact.
Show producers and exhibit builders would like to keep that a secret. They want to sell big spaces with big exhibits.
Then for the obvious – there’s a virtual trade show going on all the time, right here on the internet.
So I think Avid’s decision is a solid one as long as their people are out and actually meeting people. If they don’t follow up on that…they will lose even more market share. Show me that you care about me and my business and I’ll listen – because you’re listening.
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320×240 – 30fps – start with 400bps – the flv file should then be served up as is.
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By far the best flash encoder is by On2. They invented the Flash 8 codec which Adode licenses.
Basically, you render your Vegas timeline out to avi or mov and then encode that to an flv of whatever bit rate you choose.
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They convert everything to flash. So start with flash 8. Match the frame size and they won’t have to screw with it. Remember, they just need the flv file not the swf file with player.
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DV is 8 bit, yes?
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Since the best acquisition from the camera source is 10 bit video – what is gained by 32 bit video? How is that delivered?
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Thanks, Spot. I’m sorry for being so hard on you at times. You’re, after whatever disagreements we may have, a good guy. I want to make that clear for all to see.
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Right, Ron, that’s exactly how I have always used a shotgun. The revelation here is to place the shotgun 6-8 INCHES from the talent for a voice-over or narration. I could not accomplish that without a pop-screen – every explosive popped and ruined the recording. In the test, I did not try the mic off center, angled to the mouth – that seemed counter-productive to using a shotgun in the first place.
What I got, as if in an extreme close-up, was every detail, including the parting of the talent’s lips, all was defined and heard. The effect was a one-on-one conversation. The question is: Is that conversational (the narrator in front of you) tone maintained at 6-8 inches off-screen inches vs. 12-18 inches on-screen? My ear says ‘yes’ and accepts the dialog as directed at me, the viewer.
It is soooo subjective – that is the beauty of the art and perfection of it to which we all strive. We are counted upon for the technical, but honored for the artistic. May WE never lose the distinction.
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In my testing of the AT 4073a Shotgun for VO, I would add:
1. A pop-screen is mandatory!
2. Tested on a man’s voice – very realistic and detailed. Rich! Fine-wine-rich without calling attention to itself.
3. Tested on a woman’s voice – how can I say this? Too rich? Too much detail? Not lyrical and sweet? Too complicated?
Thanks Spot and Harlan Hogan (get his book!) – this was an ear-opener!
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[Rick Wise] “Guys, If Spot says he uses a shotgun for VO, you can be sure he knows what he’s talking about. If you don’t know who he is, it’s time to find out…. You may have good reasons to prefer a different mic, because no one size fits all. Just don’t diss the info.”
Spot’s info is correct. I just got an email back from Harlan Hogan on the subject. He said 90% of his work is on a Senn 416 shotgun. I was surprised. And stand corrected. I am going to pick up his book on the subject of setting up a home VO studio.
We use an AT4073a shotgun for dialog and it’s fantastic for that – but I NEVER thought of it as a VO mic. Live and learn and keep learning!
ps Harlan did say shotguns are not good for female voice-overs. So, maybe I got it half right…