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AVCHD is not HDV. I’m not sure any NLE supports this format yet.
I have a Canon HV20 camcorder, and I’m pretty happy with the results. Plenty of other owners are, too. Check the video websites.
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[Jumpytunes] I don’t think that noise rejection is the issue here. If my talent is standing by a running outboard motor on a boat on a lake with a swift breeze, when he stops taking the lav will pick up the motor and wind noise reguardless of any kind of built-in noise rejection.
Motor noise and wind are two different things. Yes, a good mic will pick up the motor noise, but it will be at a lower level. For example, dynamic mics require more air pressure to move the diaphragm. So it would pick up a nearby (2-8 inches) person well, but is less sensitive to loud noises from farther away. We use these all the time at nightclubs and sporting events. Unfortunately, lavs are condenser, not dynamic. But still the good ones are less sensitive to sounds from far away. Which mic do you use?
Mics need dead air space around them to work well. So you have to shield the wind no matter what type mic you have.
Also, the closer to the speaker, the better. Try the 1st button hole and see if there isn’t a difference. Most lavs are omnidirectional, so they don’t have to point at the speaker.
[Jumpytunes] BTW-What exactly does the Preserve Volume box do?
Preserve volume adds gain to your audio. If your threshold is -20dB and your ratio is 4, then preserve volume will add about 15dB gain. This is because you’re compressing 20dB of sound into 5dB (a reduction factor of 4). To make up for the lower volume, the filter needs to add 15dB gain to get you back to your original level. If your original peak was not at 0dB (which it should never be), then preserve volume might be adding more gain than you want.
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Here are several things you can try.
1. Before using the compressor filter, use an expander to lower the noise floor.
2. Try to filter out the background noise with a high pass filter or noise reduction filter.
3. Use better lavs or lav techniques. Good lavs often have better noise rejectionthan cheaper ones (recommend Sanken COS11 or Countryman B6). The closer you mount it to your speaker’s mouth, the higher the signal to noise ratio will be. You can also mount them under clothing to reduce some wind noise, but your speaker may sound muffled, too.
4. Consider using a shotgun mic on a boom, maybe in addition to the lavs. -
As an alternative to rendering, you can also go into your user’s preferences and increase the number of tracks FCP can mix in real time. This is helpful especially if you plan to use lots of audio tracks in your timeline.
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I formatted 2 disks as RAID 0 and have no problems with DVCPro HD. You don’t even need to RAID the disks, but I wanted a bigger scratch disk. eSATA has more than enough bandwidth.
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A lot of TV newsrooms use the fluorescent lights to save on electricity and air conditioning costs. Also, they give a softer, more diffused light. I think Kino’s are probably one of the best, but there are many cheaper brands available. Just make sure you use bulbs with a color rendering index (CRI) of 90 or higher.
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This feature is great, especially if you’re importing files from a Firestore device (the files are named with timestamps).
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Thanks for the sample, Bret. That’s the same template that I used! I use the embedded swf option, but when I go to select a template, I get a message that says “Squeeze does not support Movie Start Actions and Loop Actions with Templates and Embedded video. Please use ‘linked FLV Video’ files if you wish to use these actions.”
Could it be that I have an older version of Squeeze? I have Squeeze Compression Suite ver 4.3.303.17 for PC.