Thomas Alexander
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AG-AF100 it is not recommended for weddings unless the person who is using it is experienced. Using an AG-AF100 for weddings can be tricky. All cameras can give blown out highlights. It is very likely that the exposure isn’t correct so if you know well to use the AG-AF100 and is the only option use a polarizer filter and try to expose correctly before the shooting. Using a monitor is better and i do not recommend using the on camera LCD cause you might be in for a surprise in post. And a polarizer can always help. Hope it works out for you.
Thomas Alexander | Independent Cinematographer
Soulman Films | Nicosia Cyprus | +357-97697640 -
If you have the old final cut just right click on your footage that plays speeded up and find change speed. Check if the speed is 100%. if not than choose remove attributes. If you use FCX go to your footage bar up where it says normal. Press the little arrow and check the speed. Let me know if it worked.
Thomas Alexander | Independent Cinematographer
Soulman Films | Nicosia Cyprus | +357-97697640 -
It might sound funny and unprofessional but try importing it to iMovie. If it still looks pixilated than your graphics card might be out of date but i am pretty convinced is gonna do the trick. The old Final Cut i ma sure it has settings for DV import. Let me know if it worked out.
Thomas Alexander | Independent Cinematographer
Soulman Films | Nicosia Cyprus | +357-97697640 -
Did you film a documentary for TV or you are planning to show your project on a big screen. Its vital to know so i can answer to your question.
Thomas Alexander | Independent Cinematographer
Soulman Films | Nicosia Cyprus | +357-97697640 -
I own the AG-AF100 but i never tried it for a green screen. But use Aja Ki pro mini or Ninja Atomos and it will preserve the 10 -bit 4:2:2. Is the only way you can record 10-bit uncompressed 4:2:2. The camera to store information on an SD card it downgrades the quality to 4:2:0. So my opinion is if you are going for a green screen use an external recorder.
Thomas Alexander | Independent Cinematographer
Soulman Films | Nicosia Cyprus | +357-97697640 -
Your settings are correct. But what you do here is a simple tutorial. I don’t know how many channel inputs for microphones your sound card can support but using only one microphone the graphic card doesn’t turn it into stereo. The sound card is designed for multichannel so if you have plugged only one mic you can’t get stereo.
To record in “actual” stereo you need a special stereo mic condenser. Is a specialized microphone for stereo recording.
https://www.neumann.com/?lang=en&id=current_microphones&cid=ku100_descriptionYour audio software recognizes the single audio channel from your sound card as a mono track. But i am pretty sure that your audio software has an option of turning your mono track into multi-mono which basically is fake stereo. It just duplicates your single mono recording into two tracks the one panned left and the other right. If you don’t find this option than what you can do is to duplicate the mono track and pan the tracks one left and one right. And there you will have some multi-mono. I am pretty sure that your software has a multi mono option on the mono track you just recorded. Try to right click on the track you recorded. I have never used adove audition so i don’t know if it has this option but almost all softwares that handle audio do have a multi-mono option. I hope that hels my dear friend.
Settings
Input: Saffire Firewire
Output: Saffire
and do the rest as i told you. Duplicate the mono file and pan the one audio track left and the other right if you don’t find the multi mono option.Thomas Alexander | Independent Cinematographer
Soulman Films | Nicosia Cyprus | +357-97697640 -
Nvidia Quadro is for a Mac Pro tower. Plug it in and feel the power. Almost sounds like a poem. lol
https://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro-k5000-mac.html
Thomas Alexander | Independent Cinematographer
Soulman Films | Nicosia Cyprus | +357-97697640 -
Hi Phillip
I have been trying to figure out how to make a text to swing sideways as a pendulum and not back and forth as the tutorials but i can’t seem to be able to figure it out.. Problem is that i moved the anchor point and have animated about 4 keyframes movement and i want my expression to continue from there swinging without wiping out my key frames. But unfortunately when i paste the expression it ignores my keyframes that i have animated. Is there a was i can continue from there?Thomas Alexander | Independent Cinematographer
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Yes, probably the best way is to build it on your own based on research. And first i would like to thank you for your solution regarding this subject but i am mostly against windows at the present and less against the actual hardware it self to be honest. Intel does some great processors, even for Mac. But i also would like to mention that when i was into PC workstations i never overclocked my PC workstations because i didn’t won’t to risk my equipment for faster speed. And this is what i mentioned also on my previous post. Back than when i was using PC’s i was always using original softwares so cracked softwares are not the reason my PC’s crashed numerous times. Though i must admit and say that technology has advanced since than and also has effected positively PC’s due to the quality standards that they use made by the ISO organization for their manufacturing process but i don’t wanna get into this right now. But the coding language of windows based PC’s hasn’t changed. The problem is into the codes that are not efficient as apple codes, which are clean and simple so they are more reliable. THAT is what really i am against. It is a personal battle and experience so if you work on a windows based softwares by buying a Mac and installing windows operating system it won’t simply “fix” the problem. The actual problem is the code so my recommendation still is Mac, Mac, Mac… (Ex – Windows user)
Thomas Alexander | Independent Cinematographer
Soulman Films | Nicosia Cyprus | +357-97697640 -
I understand you are doing a comparison on FCP vs Premiere which both are great programs and i use them both based on my mood and I totally agree that a windows workstation comes cheaper and renders faster than a Mac Pro and some times can be a life saver for someone who time is an issue. But i also wish to stress something important that you people should take in account and warn some of you before running out there getting your selves some PC workstations and i am wishing to share my experience with you about this subject. I personally prefer the Mac OSX due to the their operating system which is a fact is a much more stable platform and speed to me comes in second destiny than reliability. Of course i should mention that i do freelance so i am not very pushed by time. Though meaning that if a video will take 30 min or 17 to me it doesn’t make much difference. But to loose all of my work because my windows decided to crash that bothers me. I had windows PC’s before. Many many of them. Every year i use to spend all of my savings on new mother board models, multi core processors, graphic cards etc. My last PC flew out of the window from the second floor straight down in the street. And truth be told that is how much i hate un-reliability with my equipment. So yes i am from those who like to pay more but have something more reliable. Once, the guy who use to build my PC towers for me told me that every year i build the fastest PC’s he has ever build, seen and probably the first in my country. But you know what? If i sum the money i have spent for workstations, all the bells and whistles i could bought 10 Mac Pro towers. So before you go for the speed consider RELIABILITY. Thank you for your time.
Thomas Alexander
Independent Cinematographer
Lightman Films
Nicosia Cyprus