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Rick Wise
June 14, 2011 at 11:41 pm in reply to: Silk

https://www.msegrip.com/articles/new-fabric-specifications/

Matthews. There are others. GoogleSearch.

Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
part-time instructor lighting/camera
Academy of Art University/Film and Video (grad school)
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
Rick Wise
June 8, 2011 at 7:47 pm in reply to: Ultra 16mm w/FX, action. . .?

Todd,

Very nicely put.

Rick

Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
part-time instructor lighting/camera
Academy of Art University/Film and Video (grad school)
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
Rick Wise
May 29, 2011 at 10:51 pm in reply to: Headphones and Vegas 8

Problem solved: For some reason the headphone jack is only picking up one side of the stereo program, the right side. Vegas seems to be sending the mono signal only to the left side, even though both left and right channels are showing on the timeline. Anyway, by changing ghe “mix” in audio manager so that the left side is pushed, I have audio good enough for the simple voice edits I’m making. No more bothering the natives.

Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
part-time instructor lighting/camera
Academy of Art University/Film and Video (grad school)
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
Rick Wise
May 29, 2011 at 3:59 am in reply to: Headphones and Vegas 8

I am working with a Macbook Pro/Bootcamp. The rear hole does not cut out the speaker sound. The front does — but when running Vegas does not produce sound at all. Yes, I have RealTek and I’ve gone there too with no success.

Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
part-time instructor lighting/camera
Academy of Art University/Film and Video (grad school)
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
Rick Wise
May 29, 2011 at 1:12 am in reply to: Headphones and Vegas 8

John,

All that is in place. As I said, if I go to an internet site and play a video, the audio comes through the headphones and not the speakers when I plug the ‘phones in. But the audio out of Vegas will not make a sound unless I unplug the head phones. So there has to be some setting within Vegas that is the culprit.

I am using Windows-XP.

Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
part-time instructor lighting/camera
Academy of Art University/Film and Video (grad school)
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
Rick Wise
May 21, 2011 at 11:14 pm in reply to: Fresh out of school, low budget, don’t know what route to go for my camera

You are one lucky guy!

As you know, all still cameras used for video prose lots of logistical problems, but you can deal with most of them, and sounds like you have a decent handle on the subject. Since budget is so tight, you might consider going even cheaper on the Canon side: the 60D or the Rebel 3i.

Other contenders for a DSLR would be the Panasonic Lumix GH1 or 2. If you go to Zacuto.com/shootout you’ll find 3 long comparison videos. Long to wade through but some interesting information as they compare several DSLRs against 35mm film. The Lumix GH1 is one of those cameras — the shootout is now a couple of years old and there is some new stuff out.

When money is less a problem, the Sony F3 would be a strong contender for a real video camera. Of course, by then, there may be something better… For now it looks like you will be compromising with a dual-purpose camera of some sort.

For editing on a PC you might consider Sony Vegas 10. Or, get an iMac and Final Cut pro express. (I think the iMac can handle the stripped down FCP — not sure.) Sony Vegas is a terrific NLE on a par with the full-up FCP but not widely adapted while FCP is ubiquitous. If your are proficient with FCP you are likely to find lots of editing work, if that interests you. Using Express will be a bit of a downer but keeps your FCP chops humming. (I’m a happy Vegas user of many years.)

Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
part-time instructor lighting/camera
Academy of Art University/Film and Video (grad school)
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
Rick Wise
April 22, 2011 at 5:08 pm in reply to: What Video Cam should we consider?

That Sony Sony HXRNX5U is listed as nearly $5,000 but goes for $4,000 at B&H and probably elsewhere. I missed that one. A definite candidate and in the price range of the original poster. Note it uses AVCHD (as do many camcorders.)

Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
part-time instructor lighting/camera
Academy of Art University/Film and Video (grad school)
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
Rick Wise
April 20, 2011 at 11:57 pm in reply to: What Video Cam should we consider?

I suggest you look at the user reviews on the B&H site: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/717535-REG/Sony_NEX_VG10_NEX_VG10_Interchangeable_Lens_Handycam.html

Note that this camera’s price is for the body only. You need to add lenses.

If you can boost your budget a bit, you might consider the Sony PMS EX1r: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/758895-REG/Sony_PMW_EX1R_2_PMW_EX1R_XDCAM_EX_Full.html

Or better yet (and more expensive) the Canon XF 305, https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/684198-REG/Canon_4454B001

As for SD, I did think you were talking about standard def.

Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
part-time instructor lighting/camera
Academy of Art University/Film and Video (grad school)
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
Rick Wise
April 19, 2011 at 5:50 pm in reply to: What Video Cam should we consider?

First, what is your budget for this camera?

Second, have you spoken to any of the people you have been hiring to shoot these videos? Or do you plan to cut them out of future shoots and do it all in-house? If you will continue to hire them, they can advise you about the camera of choice. Heck, they might even sell you one of their own for a good price.

Third, SD is a poor format for green screen, and very out of date.

Fourth, do you have the latest Final Cut Pro? A powerful and very late-model Mac?

Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
part-time instructor lighting/camera
Academy of Art University/Film and Video (grad school)
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
Rick Wise
April 19, 2011 at 5:27 pm in reply to: Lighting hands against a green screen?

I suggest you do a bit of work yourself. Do a GoogleSearch for lighting green screen. Or a YouTube search where you’ll find lots of tutorials, both about lighting and post manipulation. Tons of info posted.

Then do a shoot. Then if you have problems, come back with specifics and either the video or screen grabs that illustrate the problem.

It’s not rocket science.

Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
part-time instructor lighting/camera
Academy of Art University/Film and Video (grad school)
https://www.RickWiseDP.com

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