Steve Wargo
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Any time you clean heads with a fluid, allow the fluid to dissipate before loading a tape. And, by the way, when mini dv tapes first emerged, they were $28 for a 60 minute cassette. You should always buy the very best tape. Cheap tape will cause failures. It’s called “pay me now or pay me later”.
During BetaCam’s popular years, we paid a dollar a minute on the average. A five minute tape was aroung $18, a 90 minute was around $75.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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Have you thought about asking whoever provided the gear?
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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It’s not real easy to find the info sheets. I have told them about it.
They get it because they can, not because of anything to do with costs, just like Sony.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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I was recently called as an expert witness in a lawsuit and spent hours with a contract attorney who was being advised by the largest IP firm in the southwest.
My advice: Give it all to them, peacefully and with a smile.
After all, what are you going to do with the fragments that you want to keep? If your rates are too high for them, let them go elsewhere. If your rates are proper, they will soon realize that and come back. We lost a lot of clients when DV video hit and we wouldn’t lower our rates. In fact, when we converted to DVCAM, we doubled our rates. Anybody who didn’t want our 20 years of expertice could go find someone else to do it cheaper. Screw them. A lot of those clients came back after a short time.
There are too many client companies who understand the price of experience, precision, creativity and loyalty. It don’t come at $75 and hour. There is a damn good reason that a lot of companies charge one half of what we charge… It’s because they’re worth it.
We put each client’s stuff on their own hard drive. If they want it because they found someone cheaper, I can’t wait ti get it unplugged and have them sign a turnover sheet. On it, they declare that I will not be held responsible for any loss of any data. It’s worded in a way to scare the hell out of them.
Back in the old days, (10 years ago), we would put a sticker on our VHS dubs that said “Protected by the XYZ copyprotect system. We are not responsible for any DAMAGE THAT WILL OCCUR to your VCR if you should attempt to copy this tape”. It’s amazing how many people beliebed that BS. We use the same comment on our DVDs to this day.
Keep files that you don’t want lost, just in case. Be the hero, not the villian.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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Shane,
I sat down to ask this very same question. We did what you said and it worked. However, is there any control over what the tansition is or is it always a 1 second dissolve?
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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https://www.usa.canon.com/html/industrial_bctv/pdf/NAB%202007%20Price%20List%20General%20Final.pdf
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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Fujinon and Canon both list their codes on their websites.
Try this: https://www.usa.canon.com/opd/view/QPFSearch.jsp
click on “accessories” on the left
Now, click on “Lens Model Number” on the top right.
Let me know if this doesn’t work.
just in case – a Canon KJ16x7.7B-IRSD HDgc is a Hi Def 16 power lens with a 7.7mm starting focal length, it has a built in extender, motorized zoom, manual focus, motorized iris, and a digital drive. It belongs to their new “gc” series.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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I would go with Plan “A”. It would take an hour or two to plan including drawing up a talent release. Have the coach organize it. Buy a hundred bucks worth of pizza and soda and give the team individual credits. They might even put what you want on the scoreboard. You can place team names in later. You’ll be the local hero.
When we are casting for features, we actually have people call and ask us if they can pay us to be in the movie.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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As for mics, when we travel, the Sennheisers that we’ve used are very reliable and small. For in town, we use Lectrosonics.
The Lectros are bigger and heavier.I have a guy that might be able to help you with these things if you don’t have a dealer. Jim at BKW. (602) 431-1158 Caution: He’s a talker.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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I would think that nature beauty shots would go at 59.94 (which I think he mentioned in his original post) and if someone wants the film look, then go for 24.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!