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Romaneagle
December 12, 2007 at 5:50 pm in reply to: Pan & Zoom? Avid XPress Pro

Whoa! That even sounds cool. I’ll give it a try! 😉

Thanks!!!
Romaneagle
November 18, 2007 at 6:30 pm in reply to: Pan & Zoom? Avid XPress Pro

Thanks, Carl. I just tried the Resize. By itself, it doesn’t do what I was hoping. So, I added the Pan & Scan effect and it does do the in-software pan and zoom stuff I’m attempting to do. However, you’re right about the loss of quality. It’s such a HUGE drop in quality that I can’t get away with doing it. :-X

I don’t have any of the Boris goodies, but if they have something that does this, I’d be tempted to buy it.

Or, I’ll have to require all the shots to be shot with the pan/zoom looks I’m wanting.

Thank you again, Carl, for your advice in this matter.
Romaneagle
November 12, 2007 at 10:51 pm in reply to: How can I learn Avid (the Basics) as soon as possible?

Hey Wally,

I agree! I signed up for ALEX – they have an Avid XPress Pro 101 course that runs you through all the basics. It’s enough to get you sailing smoothly.

Cheers!
Romaneagle
November 12, 2007 at 10:46 pm in reply to: Avid Express Pro HD ;-capturing from Sony HDV Cam

I have an HVR-Z1U and capture with Avid XPress Pro with the settings: 1080 30p. I couldn’t get it to capture in the 1080 25p setting that the user guide’s and Avid documentation suggested. Seems to work for me.

I’ll be interested to see any other acceptable settings.

Cheers!
Romaneagle
November 12, 2007 at 10:18 pm in reply to: Sony HVR-Z1U vs DVX100A

Hey, I recently purchased the Sony HVR-Z1U. It’s AWESOME! It’s the CCD sensors on this one that make it so flexible–for any shooting situation. That’s really what sold me. When there’s no light, there’s no picture… From all the research I did leading up to this purchase, I found that the HVR-Z1U has the lowest lumens requirements out of any comparable camcorder. What can I say, I have zero regrets with this camcorder.
Best of luck!
Romaneagle
October 1, 2007 at 9:07 pm in reply to: DV Express capture DV from Sony HDV cam

Did you ever figure out what the problem was with this issue?

I’m having a similar error. Avid can control the Sony HVR-Z1U cam, but I have yet to successfully either view the tape contents on Avid or capture anything. Occasionally, I get the audio video unexpectedly… error message.

I’ve followed the advice on the Avid site to no avail. I am on a Dell laptop using a built-in IEEE 1394 DV connection.

I’m thinking that maybe my system needs some kind of driver? There certainly weren’t any included with the camera… and Sony’s tech support site is non-existent.

If you or anyone can share how this might be resolved, I would appreciate it.

Thanks!