Steve Wargo
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We use 128mb memory Sticks
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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Too many menus for me to keep track of.
Many thanks.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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An Achromatic Diopter allows you to shoot small things. A postage stamp would fill your screen.
A close-up lens allows you to shoot things close up without using a macro.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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We just did a cross country jaunt with full gear and the TSA only had problems with the “club like” items and they had to be stowed below. If they are really nice, you can hand it to the airplane’s crew and they simply stow it below. Or, they just tell you to pack it below. I prefer to carry a “loaded” camera kit: camera, light, mic, batteries, tapes and an adapter that can be used with a dowel or whatever to make a makeshift tripod. I went to Iowa once to do a very important interview for a TV news type program and the airline delayed my baggage. Be able to work with whatever you have in your hands. Monopods can also take the place of a tripod in a desperate situation.
Good luck!
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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The HVX200 is a very nice camera but if you’re used to the DVCAM King, a DSR-570, you will have times of complete frustration when you try to work with inferior glass. just try to hold the camera with your right hand and do everything else with your left hand. It’s no picnic. Get one to use for a week and test it yourself. We use a DVX100A for our light weight stuff and I have focus issues. The color EVF and screen kick but for making sure the color’s right but you can’t focus with them.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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As I said above: There’s a sucker born every minute.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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Unless it is for a good cause such as a PSA for a needy organization, where everyone is donating their time, simply laught at them and hang up the phone. There will always be someone who thinks that you have nothing to do but donate to their having a better life. Of course, if you need to learn a new skill or if there is a special challenge or something, the situation might be different. We own a $160,000 HD camera set-up and you should see the requests that we get every week. Don’t get me wrong. It’s been donated to The American Cancer Society, The United Way and others. Everyone else pays. As W.C. Fields once said: “There’s a sucker born every minute”. Don’t let it be you.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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Quite frankly, if you don’t want a logistical nightmare on your hands during the shoot, record to tape and digitize later. Also, record the HVX in the SD mode and go to tape. If you have a set of firestores with enough capacity, that might be an out but all you need is one glitch and you’re screwed.
When we shoot multi-day seminars, we use Pioneer DVD recorders and roll to the 100GB hard drive and sort it out later.
This is a big job and the only way to make money is to keep your labor time to a minimum.
Good luck
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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First, Please do not confuse HDV with HD. There is a very good reason it’s called HDV. It’s DV with more line of resolution. But, this probably isn’t the place to go over that.
Second, Premier Pro is for short form only. Everyone I know that is trying to cut anything HDV over 30 minutes long is having a problem.Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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If you are going to shoot something that you believe may wind up on TV, contact the Network engineers and ask what is being accepted. A local producer just sank $35K into a pilot for ESPN and they sent it back as “Unusable. Format not accepted”. I know that he shot with a JVC100HD but am not sure what he mastered to. Better to spend a week on the phone finding out before spending a dime on production. The Panasonic Varicam and the Sony F-900 are accepted everywhere. The smaller stuff is still searching for a home. And don’t listen to your stupid friends that don’t know anything. Get it from the horses mouth, IN WRITING.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!