Rennie Klymyk
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[DAFsr 1] “so they want to use FCP.
“The key word is “they”. I hope “they” have lots of time.
[DAFsr 1] ” I told them that I would think someone that knows what they are doing could do it in iMovie. It’s not necessarily the software, it’s the operator.”
Exactly!
I remember dabbling around with imovie1 when it 1st came out. My feelings were “I’d rather use it than a linear system of playback decks, switcher, recorder and titler” imovie did a lot for the money, (free). I’m sure imovie has been used for tons of quality video.
What “they” really need is an editor because if they had one he/she would know the answer to their question in the 1st place.
Tell them to bring in what they have and you will look at it. Then give them a quote.
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[msacci] “Hey my son is going to UVic.
“Hey, small world, what is he studying?
[msacci] “Retail sales – talking to them is scary or maddening, which ever way you look at it”
Yes, although my experience was during the reserection, Apple had been going through hard times in those days but still it was a shocker.
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I use a PVM-8045 quite a bit and it looks awesome. You can feed it component, s-video or composite from the HVX200. Component is notably sharper.
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The trend is for the old ones to drop drastically. If I recall correctly the 8gb’s didn’t drop right away but eventually they dropped. I expect Panasonic to announce 64gb cards after the release of the 32’s. Why? check this coment from last Sept.:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/193/866877
I know Panny always said the expected to produce 128gb cards but I wonder if it will get even bigger. With aquisition formats like AVC-I we won’t need a closet full of HDD’s.
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[msacci] “Build my own systems, nobody in the area that knows Macs better than me at the Apple or 3rd party stores. Having some “professional” build a system that are 2500 miles away just don’t make sense to me.
“This reminds me of my 1st FCP system. I live on a big island and had bought fcp1 on the mainland and went into the local mac store to buy the computer. An argument developed because they wouldn’t match the price of the same machine as I could buy it for on the mainland. “what are you buying a computer for anyway?” the salesman asked. “I’m going to edit video” I replied.
“AAUUGGG!! You can’t edit video on a mac!!! YOU”RE BUYING THE WRONG KINDA COMPUTER BUDDY” was his reply. I went back to my shop and ordered my G3, a 19″ lacie monitor, some hard drives and an ata controller card from Vancouver over the phone.I remember thinking to myself “Steve Jobs would love to hear this guy”
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[Shane Ross] “I charge for my time…and my hardware”
I agree with Shane, charge for the gear you use. How would you feel if someone scraped across the screen with a light stand? Equipment depreciates or goes defunct and we all need to recover these costs. If it’s use is warranted on set, charge for it.
It’s use must be justified and explained because clients/producers will compare quotes/rates when choosing camera and crew. In the corporate market cost is the 1st determining factor for most clients and they would need to know there is a cost savings down the line.
You may decide it’s best so keep your rates the same because it is you who benifits through time saved in the end.
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From the wavey line description it sounds like a moire pattern which forms when shooting certain grid patterns (the pixel array on the cellphone) and reproducing it on another different grid pattern. I’ve seen these on fabrics like silk also. Try different things like was sugested – progressive scan or 720 vs 1080 etc. Google moire pattern.
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With fcp unsharp mask I’ve gotten useable results by adding a duplicate layer above with about 50% transperency which hides the grain and contrast of the lower unsharp mask layer. You may have to add a slight bit of grain and contrast to the good camera to match it up on long form 2 camera project.
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Perhaps I was a little harsh on my comments about it. I would add that Sony CRT monitors and tv sets rock and ruled the roost for the last 15 years. Trinitron monitors look the best over other brands imho. From what I’ve been reading on these posts of late the competion is gaining ground though and lcd and plasma are a totally different story.
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On a monitor of this vintage I would try to get it to try out for 3-4 days and don’t turn it off. If the picture is solid after that it will probably be ok. What’s it worth? I picked up a 20″ PVM-L2MD on ebay a year ago for $9.99 so I got it delivered for under $100.00. It’s a step up from a tv set of similar vintage but it’s no prize. Still if the price is right and fits the budget it is usable. Ya gotta do the best you can with what you got
How do you know the hours? I don’t think there is a clock on these. These have been out of production for years. Note the print date on the brochure (1997). Check the date of manufacture on the back. The “M” series was replaced by the “L” series at least 6-7 years ago. I had some M4’s back then or rather I got rid of them then. You had to take the shroud off to add the sdi options then drill out the ports for the bnc connectors. The “L” series had the BVM style option slots and you can add sdi, mpeg and firewire option cards on them. The “L5” are the HD capable multiscans that everyone likes but are discontinued. My “M4’s” had blue only as I recall but you can disconect the R&G and just feed it blue to set it up. You can also set up a monitor by dialing color down and using a blue gel(74 blue) or385 rosco or anything darker(as long as you can see through it). You only need a piece big enough to hold over your eye too.
Sony made these for offices and to haul to trade shows etc. There was a PVM-M4MD with 800 lines. The “MD” also had splash guards to keep out the blood, sweat and tears.
Sony’s ranking system-
SSM – Security System Monitor
PVM – Professional Video Monitor (800 lines were more for editing) Currently you can buy
PVM-L1, L2 or L3. You can read sony’s recomendation for each of these on dealers
web sites to get an idea of their intended uses.BVM – Broadcast Video Monitor of which:
BVM-G (general broadcast use)
BVM-F (Fine) I forget sony’s actual term but fine is close.
BVM-E (Evaluation)