Sebastian Alvarez
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[david payne] “hmm I was just about to update as I’m a bit behind on my updates… perhaps I wont bother now?”
Well, I just remember that last year when I bought the CS4 Production Premium set, I was gladly surprised that it played AVCHD footage at full frame rate because I was being used to edit with Vegas Pro, where AVCHD playback is hit and miss. Back then my computer was the same, a 2.66 GHZ Intel Q6700 and 8 GB of RAM, the only difference was that then I had Windows 7 RC and now I have Windows 7 retail with all the latest updates (both 64 bit), and of course I did a clean reinstall from the RC to the retail.
I still use Vegas because I prefer the interface, but after not editing with Premiere for a while, now it seems very sluggish with the same footage.
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Also, there’s this other weird thing happening now. The preview on the second monitor, in my case the TV set, when the footage is played from the source monitor, it shows in the TV set at the correct aspect ratio, but when I play it from the timeline, it shows as a square on the left side. I checked everything in the project settings, sequence settings, and playback settings, and everything is set up to 1920×1080, but also I tried every choice in the “Aspect Ratio Conversion” drop down list in the Playback settings window, and it still shows the square.
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I got the Panasonic AG-HMC40, which is a little less than $2,000. The HMC70 (an older model, despite the higher number), is probably a decent camera, but it doesn’t have a ring to adjust focus, which is always necessary in event videography, unless you’re shooting something really simple without movement.
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[Denis Danatzko] “With that disclaimer out of the way, you may find it helpful to know the practices of other videographers. It is wise to obtain signed releases from anyone and everyone who appears in the video and is recognizable, even if they’re “only in the background”. If they happen to be minors, then the respective parents and/or guardians can sign for them. Also, a picky point but perhaps important in the seemingly arcane language of “legalese”, a “release” may provide different protections than a “waiver”. Again, you should consult an attorney.”
OK, but weddings can have anywhere from 40 to 200 or more people. Are you telling me that wedding videographers have to get all those people, at least the ones that appear in the video, releases? That seems very difficult to me, and extremely time consuming. Same thing for a demo of a wedding video that the bride and the groom agreed to let you use as promotional material. In the wedding video I did, there’s about 50 people. I can ask my friend and her husband to sign the release, but if I give her 50 release forms and ask her to contact all the people that appear in the video, she would probably laugh at me.
It doesn’t seem likely to me that this is the case. The photographer at the wedding, who is a professional from many years, didn’t have 50 release forms with her asking everybody to sign them, and I would assume she would need those as well.
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[Kerry Brown] “Go to https://www.zoomlicense.com/“
It’s a start, but unfortunately their list, while gigantic, has mostly unknown performers with weird and some hilarious names.
I would like to know more about experiences from wedding videographers when they had a customer tell them they wanted a photo montage with a particular song in the background, and the videographer had to go through the process of paying for the rights. For example, what song was it, who did they contact, how long did it take to get an answer, how much did they pay, etc.
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That’s a start, but the article in that link seems more directed to musicians. I would like to know specifically how event videographers deal with this matter.
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Alicia,
Estas segura que el archivo es .m2v? Si es de una camara HDV deberia ser .m2t, y si es de una camara AVCHD que graba a 1440 deberia ser .mts. .m2v es una extension para un archivo de video sin el track de audio, que es normalmente el tipo de archivo que exportas para importar en un programa de autoria de DVD o BD como DVD Architect. Si me das mas detalles sobre tu camara, sobre todo que formato usa (HDV o AVCHD) te podre ayudar un poco mas.
Sebastian
Sebastian R. Alvarez
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Thanks, actually the second comment gave me what I wanted, not 100%, but at least it’s a way to preview the composition in the second monitor. The only drawback is that it leaves part of the window on the left and top, but I can get rid of them by adjusting the overscan in my graphic card’s control panel.
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Good point. I realized after my last post that the portable solution makes a lot more sense. It looks like the cheapest decent choice is the Sennheiser G2, although since the G3 is about to come out, I’d rather wait a bit longer for it, and rent the G2 in the meantime if I need it.
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[Steve Kownacki] “Be sure to get something with a gazillion channels and know how to change them quickly. Churches and venues have lots of wireless stuff and they won’t change freqs for you. Not to mention the rehearsal will go fine but the day of the event, you’ll get interference or no sound. And don’t be afraid to ask if you can just plug into their sound board and use their audio hard-wired to your gear. It’s been said before and I agree, if I can stay away from wireless I do.
Steve”
Great advice. I bought a Zoom H2 recorder a while ago and if I can get a line from the mixer to that it would be great. I’m also contemplating whether to buy a system with a battery operated receiver vs. an electrical one. I don’t think that in weddings or ceremonies of any type I wouldn’t have an AC outlet available, except if the wedding is at the beach, but I live 200 miles from the nearest beach. If I get an AC receiver I would plug it in a place as open as possible and attach the Zoom H2 to it to record the audio. If somebody thinks this is a terrible idea, please let me know, I take advice since I’m new on this. I know that this is more for the Event Videography forum, but I posted this over there too and got no replies.