Rennie Klymyk
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Yes, I would explain to them that after completion of such a project you have to:
Pay your rent bill
Pay your hydro bill
Pay your advertising bills
Pay your equipment upgrade and maintenance bills
Pay your tax bill
The 15-20% that is left over (if any,) you get to keep so you can eat.
If there is any thing over and above that it is called profit (why we’re in business for ourselves)
When you don’t receive the final payment for a job all other creditors still get paid first so the one on the end which is you is who doesn’t get paid so in essence you haven’t been paid for all your labors and talents. (stress that this final amount is really what is left for you)Then explain you really need to recover something from that work and in liu of money you would be willing to work out some form of trade for the rights to the music in the former deal. You could point out that they will still retain full rights to usage to that project anyway they see fit but this would give you an opportunity recover your losses and resolve the issue between you.
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[avantis] “The thing is, I did a score for them ten years ago, they own the rights, and I want to recapture the rights to the score.”
So I’m getting you did this work 10 years ago and they acquired the rights, done deal.
[avantis] “Two years ago, a client walked off with a video DVD containing my soundtrack and editorial work. It was one in a series of “test” mixes. Then they announced they were flat broke and suspending work for the time being. I said OK. They have disappeared, sort of.
They already paid me 30K out of a total owed of 34,500, so I’m not too hot under the collar, and have been willing to let this slide for 2 years. “
So 8 years after you do some more work which is never completed but you received 30K (87%) of the agreed total for the completed work.
I’m no lawyer buy I don’t see how you can expect to go after rights for a previous project that was a done deal 10 years earlier and doesn’t seem to be related to the project in dispute. I don’t know if there was an escape clause in your contract that they could have used to bail with but it seemed you cleverly received most of the payment anyway and would have had to perform other work to receive the final amount which you were never required to do as it turned out.
These people seem to be on good terms with you so if they have any guilt feelings for canceling out on you for the final part of the 2nd project perhaps you could use that to your advantage to acquire joint rights to the music. They get to keep the rights for their original project as you had earlier arranged and you could re-market them as you wish.
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[kat.hayes] “1. Is one XLR port on the HVX better than the others for the boom mic? “
No, they are the same.
[kat.hayes] “2. Is one XLR port on the HVX better than the other for the handheld mic?
“No, they are the same.
[kat.hayes] “3. Can anyone think of any technical issues that I might have with this setup? Is it a problem that I am not going through a mixer? “
Just make sure you have the front inputs set to “mic” and not “line in” (on front of camera beside the xlr inputs) and the proper settings on the switches for mic control panel. Test it before you go out by setting it up and recording into the system.
This is better than a mixer as each input remains separate. You can adjust more in post this way. This is what it’s designed for.
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[sdavis350] “and is a little grainy”
Grain is usually a product of under exposure, try some shots in daylight.
[sdavis350] “Maybe its just the monitor (non-hd)?”
This is huge, hd is a broader color gaumet and twice as much resolution. I think the panasonic BT-LH1700W LCD is still the best readily available solution but I haven’t been keeping up with what’s new. There are a number of posts in the fcp forum regarding hd monitoring alternatives.
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Mine jammed a few times during tape loading when I 1st got it and I was able to remove the shroud and dig out the tape with no damage. After that I learned to always feed the tapes straight in and not let one side get in front of the other side. It hasn’t jammed for years this way. Full size tapes were the worst.
Be EXTREMELY careful cleaning heads with a cotton swab, they are very delicate and easy to damage.
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Maybe it’s a capacitor in your deck.
Are you sure it’s 8MM and not Hi-8?
Does he still have the original camera they were recorded on? If so try using his camera for the deck.
Digital 8 cameras will play back 8mm/Hi-8 analog tapes very well unless they were recorded in LP mode. Not sure about your deck but my svo9800 doesn’t do LP nor does my Digital 8. I keep an old hi8 handicam around just for this type of stuff.
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put an ad in classifieds or check ebay. I think you only need ver. 4 and it’s a free upgrade to 4.5. Anything before FCS should be very cheap.
If some one has one they haven’t been upgrading themselves it should be fairly cheap to buy.
Don’t you love moving? 😉
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[Bob Cole] “That can’t be a true story. Or… is it?
“I’m not familiar with the demo you are referring to but I have seen very similar things going on at road show demos. To mention brands might sway off the topic of this thread too much so I’ll avoid revealing that. In this scenario the product was a low end version designed to compete with the rapidly advancing fcp systems just new to the market. The booth was set up with 2 systems and 2 editor/hosts who could have been clones(they both new the system and it’s short comings equally well) and the added bonus, an attractive MC style host in fishnets. In short, when one system crashed the editor would signal the “legs” into action. She could jump in strutting and talking (multi talented) and intro editor #2 who was following along editor #1 so he would just pick up and continue while editor #1 would re-boot and get back up to speed. When editor #2 crashed they jumped to the fishnets then back to #1 and so on. The more often this happened those who caught on would glance around the room at one another. They finally got through their presentation and I suspect only 10% of the people new about the constant crashes. To those 10% it was obvious the whole presentation was a well scripted art of deception to cover up the crashes that were only too common in nonlinear edit systems of the time. We would have been more interested in the product if they hadn’t tried to hide things.
Another time I was at one and someone in the crowd called out “can fcp do that?” NO WAY came the reply you couldn’t do this in fcp! I was not brazen enough to shout otherwise from the back of the room so I just bit my tongue.
Conversely, another experience was at nab while watching a demo for Newtek toaster just after it had gotten up and running on windows nt. The demonstrator just was alone on a 2×6′ table and he finally just looked at me and said “it’s really a powerfully system but we haven’t got all the bugs out yet” as it crashed again. I’ve always kept a positive feeling in my memory for newtek since that time.“in the 90’s people are going to try to sell you things that you should ought not to buy” – Frank Zappa
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I didn’t realize these were un-audited numbers. Now I’m feeling guilty…I registered for the 1st time in 7 years with hopes of going last year only to have my plans dashed by some work opportunities which took precedence.
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Sorry Ron, I hadn’t meant to infer you had meant nab is dead but after reading many of the comments ie:” I believe that over the next few years, these shows will become less and less important and their attendees and exhibitors will dwindle.” it sounded like doom and gloom for nab.
It spurned me to check the attendance records and they seem as healthy as ever so I just wanted to make a point before too many people decided nab was not worth going to anymore.Some times my sense of humor takes over as with my heading NAB IS DEAD. I was using it as a newspaper cartoonist would use a humorous drawing to make a point in favor of nab. My intention was not to put words in yours or anyone else’s mouth but merely to invoke some positive thought to all potential nab supporters. I apologize if it came off any other way.
I for one look forward to attending more nab conventions in the future and find them valuable. I live in a city with NO (ZERO) professional equipment dealers with the closest ones being 5 hours and a $100.00 ferry ride away. I find I’m often steered away from what I initially inquired about in favor of the brand of choice (of the dealer) when I call these distance dealers. At nab, attendees can get hands on exposure and fair representation of just about any product or brand.
NAB is much more than an annual convention with roots deeply implanted into the commercial video world. As someone who has run a small not for profit convention on a break even basis it is easy to see the enormous potential for profit of a convention the size of NAB. (the city of Las Vegas should pay them to rent the convention centers and hold the event there!) Profits from the convention must offset many of the other arms of the organization. Perhaps it’s time to scale this offset back to make it more affordable for attendees and trades exhibitors alike to remain a part of the convention.