Rob Grauert
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oooh. Thank you. Your explanation was fine because I already know what you’re talking about. Thanks again. You’ve saved me lots of time and head aches.
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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Ok, that article makes sense to me. But at the end it says to export your FCP timeline as ProRes or uncompressed…
Does it mean 8 or 10bit uncomressed? or select “None” when selecting your compression type.
And also…export to what? Tape again? That would sound pointless to me because wouldn’t it just get compressed again?
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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What do you mean by “capturing live using the SDI port”? I know what SDI is, but to do what I quoted, is the camera hooked up to a computer that has HD-SDI input? Or can you get a hard drive to connect to the camera that has HD-SDI?
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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Hey Dave,
I think I kind of understand what you’re saying. I’ve never heard any of that terminology before, but I did play the viola in 4th grade, and then the baritone 5-8 grade. So I know how to get a feel for the music. And I’m assuming you mean, in simple terms, the editor has to get a feel for the music, tempo, and beat before he or she can make a cut or dissolve at an appropriate location of the music.
Am I right?
Thanks Dave.
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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Thanks guy. I think you’re input has helped a lot.
While my videos were from my old high school’s sports teams, I don’t plan on that being my market. I just made those because I’m in school now, and going back to my high school made for easy access.
And yes, Mr. Biscardi. I have started setting tone to -20 and having my audio peak no higher than -6. I believe it was you a few month ago who filled me in on that topic as well. Ha.
Anyway, thanks a lot guys
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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Thank you.
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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Awesome. Thanks for the advice. I definitely am interested in shooting footage of the scary animals though, like bears. They seem to be around the Pennsylvania area. Wolves don’t seem too out of reach either.
I live in Philadelphia and tried shooting some animals around the city. Only squirrels and birds, but it still wasn’t easy. It was probably easier since they’re used to people too. Plus, they jump out of focus all the time.
I definitely want to give it a shot though. I’m still young and can learn pretty fast. I know you said it’s the hardest, but I’m a big animal lover (and science). The last thing I want is to wonder 10 years from now, “What if…” This is something that I am going to have to fail miserably over and over before I stop wanting it.
Do you know anyone I could possibly get in contact with about this subject, whether they are at The Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Animal Planet, etc? I can never find good contact info on their websites. I’d just like to know what animals are in demand, and how to go about giving it to them. And what format they prefer, for example, I’m only shooting with my GL2 right now. I’m sure they would want something in pretty high end HD.
And when I watch the discovery channel, it seems like scientist who study animals get shows a lot. Maybe I could get into contact with one of them.
Thanks again,
By the way, you’re one crazy man for shooting sharks. I don’t know if I could do that. It’s not the sharks that scare me, it’s the ocean itself. I’d hate to get lost out there.
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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Neither change your aspect ratio.
If you crop, your TV will just have black areas where you cut off the image and the video will stay at the 4:3 aspect ratio.
If you “zoom” (it’s not really a zoom, it just enlarges your image) the image will get larger, isolating a portion, filling the whole frame and not creating any black areas on your TV screen. This will also keep the aspect ratio at 4:3.
I’d enlarge the image, but not too much or you will lose quality.
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If you have Color and just haven’t used it yet, you might be able to find what you’re looking for with the presets that are built into Color. Could be a quick solution, but I wouldn’t recommend using the presets often because you will have the same look as everyone else who uses the presets. So when you have time, you could experiment and create your own looks for future projects.
If you don’t know how to use Color since the interface is pretty intimidating, you could find some quick help from Walter Biscardi, the guy who made the Creative Cow tutorial video for Color. The program is actually quite easy.
Good Luck
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This might be a dumb question, but where can i find what’s been announced at NAB. Just nabshow.com?