Tim Mirande
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Hello Zax,
Thanks for the detailed response. I thought that was the case. I did locate the additional pole animation parameters after having read your message.
BTW, love the product! It’s simple yet very effective. I’ve used it on several corporate pieces that were played via PowerPoint. One was on a pitch where the theme was, “winning the war for talent.” I had the prospects’ names & logos on animated flags, with appropriate marching music. It kicked off the presentation – and was very effective. It got a lot of ‘wows’ and ‘how did they do that’ responses. Thanks again!
Regards,
Tim
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Hello Jon,
Thanks for the response. I did send a direct question via Zaxwerks but got no response there, so I thought I’d try here. Probably too busy getting ready for NAB.
Do you know if the different ‘flavors’ of 3D Flag have (drastically) different feature sets? IOW, does the AE version contain a lot of features not included in the plug-in for PPRo?
When I looked at the ‘product details’ on Zaxwerks’ website, it talks about a feature called Flagpole Animation. It’s pretty cool. This feature does not appear to be in the PPro version that I have. I don’t think choosing different cloths is there either (not sure on this one though as I’m not at my editing workstation.)
I really wish software vendors would plainly and clearly version number their programs. Both on the Help/About screen (or somewhere easy to find) as well as on their web sites. It would save so much time keeping our software investments up to date – and this isn’t just a rub against Zaxwerks. Many don’t do that. I just don’t see why.
Tim
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Any results on your question? I’m kind of curious as well.
Regards,
Tim
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Jim,
You just answered a question that I was going to follow up with. I did some research and the DSR-11 was on my short list. I was going to ask for anyone’s comments who had some practical experience with it. Well, you did! Sounds like the deck for me. The features look great, and at a price point that makes sense. As an aside, I’ve been shooting a lot lately with my new FireStore FS-4. I bring my laptop to backup the data on location. The FireStore saves a ton of time in acquisition and allows for quick culling of needless takes. However, there’s the long term backup issue. Sounds like the DSR-11 is just the ticket. Thanks again and Merry Christmas!
Regards,
Tim Mirande
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Jim,
Thanks for the info. I didn’t realize that Scenalyzer Live had the backup feature. I suppose I should RTFM a bit more. I understand completely the issue of PPro and re-pointing it when necessary. I’ve been toying with getting a miniDV deck (with record capabililty) to my editing workstation. This sounds like another reason to do so. Thanks again for the info!
Regards,
Tim Mirande
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In copying DV footage via firewire back to a miniDV tape, is it frame accurate? IOW, if I copy finished edits of all my DV material to miniDV tape using a tool like Scenalyzer, burn all the ‘data’ oriented stuff (like Premiere Pro project files, graphics, etc.) and then at some later date, restore all the stuff (the DV footage from miniDV tape and the data from whereever) and, of course, put them all back where they were — will I be exactly in the same place? I’ve never tried this but if it works, it may be worth it – miniDV tape is inexpensive compared to any other backup/archival media. I’d love to run some extensive tests on this but the way my schedule looks, by the time I get to it, miniDV won’t even be around…
Anyway, thanks for any info you can share about this subject. Currently, I use a lot of Maxtor One-Touch 300GB drives via firewire. At under a buck a gig, it’s the most cost effective method I’ve found to archive Premiere Pro & After Effects projects (for those projects that I need to be able to restore as projects that can be re-edited.)
Tim
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BTW, same issue with the GL2. I use Scenalyzer for capture & it works flawlessly. Any idea why this is – and why Adobe can’t seem to fix it?
Tim
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Ron,
Have you considered picking up a copy of Imaginate from Canopus? The combination of Premiere & Imaginate works wonders on photo work.
Tim