Todd Terry
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[David Roth Weiss] “there must be a way to simply output a file from your Premiere/Axio timeline that is identical in every way to the original.”
I completely agree, David… and we’ve tried it that way. We previously output uncompressed 10-bit Matrox avi files (which is the way video is captured, dealt with during editing, and the way master files for BetaCam dubbing is made). However, after decided that DVDs just didn’t look “good enough” that way, I tried outputting every conceivable type of file for DVD use, and for some reason the MPEG2 I-Frame files just looked better than any other (noticably better), so that’s the way we’ve been doing it. I’m not sure if that is the best choice, but seems to look the best.
I will play around with Encoder, will give you a shout if I have roadblocks (likely)….
Thanks….
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Todd Terry
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Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
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Well, you can’t go wrong with Kenyons, that’s for sure.
They are definitely pricey to buy… but are available some places for rental, you can even rent them directly from ken-lab (and the rental rates are actually pretty dirt cheap).
I’ve also seen them crop up on eBay from time to time. Not often, but it happens.
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Todd Terry
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Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
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… might even be worth it to get a big “Crappy Quality” rubber stamp made…. haaaa
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Todd Terry
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Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
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Hi Rick….
John beat me to the punch… but he’s right on the money… and yes make sure they are deep cycle marine batteries. Be aware that these might take a little while to charge and recharge.
I would think they would pull the Joker ok… as for the 1200, yes put a few in a series unless you only need the instrument for a very short time, it will be very juice hungry.
I hope your location is not too deep in the sticks… these bad boys are going to be heeeeeaaaavy, especially with several of them.
Let us know how it goes, very interested to hear…
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Todd Terry
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Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
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[Ron Lindeboom] “…they will teach you the secret handshake…”
Well, it’s just like any other handshake except that the new forum leader discretely presses a crisp $100 bill into the palm of the other host during the action. Other than that, it’s exactly like a regular handshake.
Oh, that, and it takes 45 minutes to light.
Wecome Rick!
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Todd Terry
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Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
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Agreed… for something in the $20-30 range at Home Depot you can easily pick up the parts to cobble together a very pro-lookin’ squeeze box in the 600w neighborhood.
Goose that up into the $75-100 range and you can make a nice 1K unit that will have even more versitility.
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Todd Terry
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Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
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Excellent!
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Todd Terry
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Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
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Legal standing?… maybe, maybe not.
Sounds to me like you do indeed have a contract, just not one written on paper.
To have a legal binding contract you only have to have three things: Offer, acceptance, and consideration.
I think you have all of these… the offer (“I will do this project for you”), the acceptance (“Yes, I agree to hire you for this project”) and consideration (you both agree in advance what the project will cost).
Verbal or handshake contracts are just as binding as those that are written in granite. The difficulty comes in proving the terms of the contract. It can quickly escalate into a he said / she said kind of thing.
If this was a huge amount of money and a big job, it might be worth pursuing through legal channels. If not, probably best to walk away, it might be more trouble than it is worth for ever seeing the money.
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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
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Hmmm, I’m not sure if they sell it, per se, but NASA certainly does have plenty of it. I’ve got tons of NASA footage, but I don’t think I have exactly what you are looking for.
I’m not sure where you are, but I would call the nearest NASA facility (here in my city it is Marshall Space Flight Center). Depending on where you are that could be Huntsville, Houston, the Cape, DC….
Ask for their “media relations” department. You will probably end up talking to five or six people before you reach the right person, but they might be able to get you what you need. I’m not sure about the other NASA centers, but the media folks at our NASA center here are very helpful.
Barring that, call the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, also here in Huntsville…256 721-7101. They are not a NASA facility, but is the world’s largest space and rocketry museum (“Space Camp” is here), and are used to getting media requests by the bucket full. A nice fellow named Al Whitaker heads their media relations team… and I’m betting they will either be able to find what you need or point you in the right direction. You can tell him I gave you his name, if you like.
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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
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Easy breezy.
All you have to do is crank up your shutter speed. Say, if you were shooting 60i, then 1/60th of a second would be considered a “normal” shutter. If you are shooting 24p, then 1/48th is considered normal.
So, to do the “skinny shutter” effect you just crank up the shutter speed…. 1/100th, 1/500th, 1/1000th whatever looks good to you.
Shooting film at 24fps with a 22-degree shutter (as opposed to a 180-degree shutter) yields an exposure time of approximately 1/380th of a second. So that would be a good shutter speed to try as a start.
Just keep in mind that too much of the “skinny shutter” effect can really wear on one’s eyeballs. Movies that have very effectively used narrow shutters (sparingly) were Saving Private Ryan, Gladiator, etc.
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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com