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  • Steve Wargo

    May 13, 2009 at 11:41 pm in reply to: Is shotput worth it?

    It’s worth more than $90.

    Steve Wargo
    Tempe, Arizona
    It’s a dry heat!

    Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
    5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
    Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
    2-Sony EX-1 HD .

  • Steve Wargo

    May 13, 2009 at 11:39 pm in reply to: EX3 Lens options

    Glass is the most important part of the entire package. Too many people go cheap on the lens and wonder later why their picture is fuzzy on the edges or gets dark when they zoom all the way in.

    I bought the first internal focus lens ever made for eng, the Canon 14x with a doubler ($10k in 1995). The camera that I bought it for is long gone but the lens is still here after 13 years. I put it on our F-900 HD camera on occasion when the situation calls for it. People have asked me: “What kind of camera do ya have hanging off the back of that lens these days?”

    The image is only as good as your glass.

    Steve Wargo
    Tempe, Arizona
    It’s a dry heat!

    Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
    5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
    Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
    2-Sony EX-1 HD .

  • Steve Wargo

    May 13, 2009 at 1:50 am in reply to: Looking for a better web host

    We used to use Network Solutions but you can never talk to anybody.

    Steve Wargo
    Tempe, Arizona
    It’s a dry heat!

    Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
    5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
    Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
    2-Sony EX-1 HD .

  • Steve Wargo

    May 13, 2009 at 1:49 am in reply to: Looking for a better web host

    Go Daddy

    Steve Wargo
    Tempe, Arizona
    It’s a dry heat!

    Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
    5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
    Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
    2-Sony EX-1 HD .

  • Steve Wargo

    May 11, 2009 at 4:27 am in reply to: Getting the rights to use a song.

    https://www.bzrights.com/pdomain.htm

    Steve Wargo
    Tempe, Arizona
    It’s a dry heat!

    Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
    5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
    Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
    2-Sony EX-1 HD .

  • Steve Wargo

    May 11, 2009 at 4:20 am in reply to: EX1 & Sennheiser 416 microphone

    Set your audio to -59db. Professional mics are mostly -60db. And, you’ll probably have to turn the phantom power on.

    So, the switch under the mic connector is set at the far right position and the impedance is set to -59db.

    Steve Wargo
    Tempe, Arizona
    It’s a dry heat!

    Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
    5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
    Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
    2-Sony EX-1 HD .

  • Steve Wargo

    May 5, 2009 at 5:46 am in reply to: The Invoice

    just for you, Nick.
    https://www.mca-i.org/en/art/9/‘>

    Steve Wargo
    Tempe, Arizona
    It’s a dry heat!

    Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
    5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
    Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
    2-Sony EX-1 HD .

  • Steve Wargo

    May 5, 2009 at 5:46 am in reply to: pdw-U1 – any updates anyone?

    [Nik Read] “Sony are always happy to use such terms as “SOON” and “FAIRLY SHORTLY”….!”

    I guess that nobody ever told you that S-O-N-Y stands for Soon Only Not Yet

    Steve Wargo
    Tempe, Arizona
    It’s a dry heat!

    Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
    5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
    Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
    2-Sony EX-1 HD .

  • Steve Wargo

    May 4, 2009 at 2:28 am in reply to: The Invoice

    [Todd Terry] “Not that Bruce is wrong, but we go 180° here… we tax nothing.”

    In Arizona, we have to tax “tangible” goods but there are two items in the state tax code that conflict with each other as to what “tangible” really is. And now, with internet delivery, the issue is clouded. “Tangible” means that you can hold it in your hand. After all, you can hold a computer in your hand.

    Several years ago, we got a letter from a city telling us that we had to tax everything we did. Several of my associates started doing that. I instructed him to quote the law that he is using to make such a declaration. We never heard another word.

    We invoice in sections because we invoice in sections on larger jobs. Normally, we invoice for all pre-production and production first and then for post. That way, we are not forced into taxing the entire job. There are some who claim that if we put everything on a single invloice and then hand the client a master tape, we need to tax the entire amount. Others disagree. However, they all agree to invoicing in sections.

    Most often, if you talk to someone from your state revenue department, they will tell you to tax everything because they are too busy to really research it. Ask a CPA that is familiar with your industry.

    Our advice is to thotoughly research your responsibility and obligation and do it right from the beginning. You do not want to find out five years from now that you under taxed anything or it will cost you big time.

    There are on’line classes for Quickbooks for a $65 charge. Have a CPS set you up now. It will be the smartest money you ever spend. However, be advised that the IRS has special rules for the production industry.

    Steve Wargo
    Tempe, Arizona
    It’s a dry heat!

    Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
    5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
    Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
    2-Sony EX-1 HD .

  • Steve Wargo

    May 1, 2009 at 6:44 am in reply to: Duplication thread, part 2

    All you do is play it on your computer and send it out of the VGA port, through a Sony DCS1024HD scan convertor and run it into any DVD recorder. This works really great for PAL conversions too.

    like Mark said, if we want it, it’s ours.

    And the clincher is that I have never pirated anything. But, it’s cool to know that I could. Honor first!

    They just had the Wolverine Premier at a theater about a mile from our house. It was shown on the world’s largest theater screen at 32 feet across. As you all probably know, a version of the movie was pirated and released on the internet. I’m willing to bet that the early peek did more to promote sales than keep people away.

    Steve Wargo
    Tempe, Arizona
    It’s a dry heat!

    Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
    5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
    Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
    2-Sony EX-1 HD .

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