[Tim Vaughan]

Anything is possible. It just takes a little imagination. To “shake” the camera, use the wiggle expression on the camera’s X, Y, and/or Z axis (depending on your preference) (Or keep the camera still, link/parent all of the shots/layers to a null, and wiggle the null)
Adding a shot into a moving shot may take some keyframing and/or motion tracking, again based on your preferences. But it can be done. There are many different variables that can make up the shot, again on personal prefs, that can dictate whether a smaller or larger keyed shot can be used in a larger/smaller shot. Use your own discretion. Everything depends on your tastes as an artist.

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[Tim Vaughan]

Anything is possible. It just takes a little imagination. To “shake” the camera, use the wiggle expression on the camera’s X, Y, and/or Z axis (depending on your preference) (Or keep the camera still, link/parent all of the shots/layers to a null, and wiggle the null)
Adding a shot into a moving shot may take some keyframing and/or motion tracking, again based on your preferences. But it can be done. There are many different variables that can make up the shot, again on personal prefs, that can dictate whether a smaller or larger keyed shot can be used in a larger/smaller shot. Use your own discretion. Everything depends on your tastes as an artist.

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[Tim Vaughan]

Thanks Steve!

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[Tim Vaughan]

I don’t know if this will “help”, but I’ve had the same problem when uploading footage from the Panasonic DVX100 and syncing it with a Canon or Sony camera. Something about the 24 frame rate (even though it is recorded at 29.97 and 16 bit/48kHz audio) seems to do something with it. We recently purchased a few Firestore hard drives, and when pulling the footage from there from the Panasonics, we haven’t had any problems.
What I had to do in the past was go every 6 minutes or so and slice the Panasonic’s track and move it forward 1-2 frames to keep it in sync. But that was my “fix”, and I am sure there are better ways….
Sorry I couldn’t be more help, but hopefully it points you in the right direction.

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[Tim Vaughan]

I have to agree with Shane. But if you do feel the need to backup the data, get a couple of external hard drives and import the tapes to them. That way, if you ever need to access them quickly, just grab the disk and copy it over. And keep the original tapes in a cool, dry place as the backups backup.

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[Tim Vaughan]

I agree with Don, no question. However, I would caution you on the Lacie 500GB drives, This forum has hundreds of posts on the 500’s, and I personally have experienced trouble with them. Lacie is a great company, and they did do their best to fix the problem, but all data on the drive was lost. I HIGHLY recommend the Lacie 250GB drives instead of the 500’s. We haven’t had any trouble with them, and it is rare that they show up in posts for trouble. But you may need to get a couple, and daisy chain them together. (And purchase a surge protector with a lot of outles…..)
Regardless of what you do, always backup, backup!

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[Tim Vaughan]

It is actually pretty easy. This may seem a bit much, but I assure you, it is a breeze.

As John said, when making the O or P in Illustrator, they will need to made in to compound paths. This can be done 1 of 2 ways. Simply use the text tool to create your text, select the all the text, click on Type–>Create Outlines. Or, create your outlines using any way you prefer. For an O, you will find it easiest to create your circle using the circle tool and holding down the Shift key while you draw (–maintains uniformity). Once you reach the desired size, select the circle, copy is, and click Edit–>Paste in front. Now go to Object–>Transform and set your uniform scale to a desired setting (80% does a nice job). Now you have your circle. The next step will be to select the inner and outer circle, and when they are Both selected, go to Object–>Compound Path–>Make (or Command+8)
Zaxwerks recommends that you save your project as an Illustrator 8 legacy file. I have used 10 from time to time, but for best results, 8 is where it is at. When you import it in to Zax, I usually always select Open By Layers. (This will help you out in the future if you would like to change and reimport your Illustrator file with changes at a later time)
Now, if you would like to work some more on this circle in Zax, you can select the circle. Under the Object Tab, lower left, you will see 4 check boxes. By clicking each one individually, you can turn off certain faces (Such as the front of the cirle) or edges (such as the outer edge).
I hope this helps!

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[Tim Vaughan]

If need be, check your autosave vault. That has saved my life twice now due to some really dumb user error on my part. 🙂

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[Tim Vaughan]

Thanks Jerry!

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[Tim Vaughan]

I haven’t had a single problem with the Dual Quad. Only incredible render and encode times compared to my other. Absolutely LOVE this machine!!

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