Tony
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There is a major difference in what a news organization is allowed to shoot in the interest of news gathering and what a private individual can do for purposes other than news.
Even if you shoot on public property that does not mean you do not have to obtain a property or person release for the rights to use such images for commerical purposes.
When in doubt get the rights in writing to avoid any future issues.
Tony Salgado
Tony Salgado
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Wayne,
A proc amp will also have a predefined clip value for peak white, peak chroma and black levels,
Basically what will occur is any illegal levels over or under a specific IRE or millivolt level will be clipped off. The result will be additional noise or loss of information. If there are minor shots where luminance or chroma levels exceed specification then the proc amp will most clip these shots. I would not worry to much about minor hot peaks in the background (ie small light fixtures or reflections that are in the shot for a fraction of the time) these items the proc amp will have no problem clipping off.
Most major duplication and broadcast facilities have a proc amp in line for material that is being duplicated or broadcast.
However you are required to comply with the specific broadcast specification and requirements and not rely on the proc amp to catch everything. The quality control department will reject programs which have gross errors through out the entire program.
A proc amp cannot and will not fix flash frames that is up to the editor to fix. The simple cure is watch the show twice after all editing is done. Do not just slap the show off to tape once editing is done and hope for the best.
Tony Salgado
FYI- the FCP broadcast filter is the equivalent of a software proc amp.
Tony Salgado
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Karim,
I am having the same problem except I cannot get autosave to work at all.
Did you upgrade to FCP 5 from FCP 4.5? Did you upgrade to Tiger also?
If so which did you upgrade first FCP or Tiger?
I upgraded FCP before Tiger and have been told that this is not the ideal method to upgrade.
I should have upgraded the OS first then the applications,drivers etc.
So I intend on doing this on another drive to start over again.
Tony Salgado
Tony Salgado
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FYI: Betacam SX is a compressed tape format. It is 4:2:2 sampling in NTSC.
Tony Salgado
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Matthew,
If you plan on using it for other departments other than camera then there is no need to send them an HDSDI image which would be overkill in my opinion.
In addition it would be much cheaper to distribute an NTSC downconverted signal via a video distribution amp to other departments that might want to see a content framing monitor only (ie sound, script, director,clients etc etc.)
In contrast monitoring via HDSDI would require either looping out of the monitors (which is an absolute nightmare on set when dealing with the cable runs) or sending the primary HDSDI camera signal output to a HDSDI video DA and then distributing the multiple HDSDI feeds out to all the other monitors. The second method of using either an NTSC or HDSDI video DA is my workflow as it provides one central feed and receive point on set which is at the video control cart.
Generally I find on set there is always a need to feed a NTSC downconverted signal as it is the most cost effective and universal solution for many content only viewing solutions.
I have used the Miranda on board camera adapter and liked it because it could output both HDSDI, SD SDI and composite as well as frame lines and timecode burn in.
Tony Salgado
Tony Salgado
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Used the Marshall on a shoot recently the DP rejected it due to the resolution.
We upgraded to the Sony 7″ Viewfinder which is the ultimate in terms of image quality.
Tony Salgado
Tony Salgado
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Chris is correct in that any SDI signal viewed on a monitor capable of accepting SDI will look a hell of alot better than NTSC.
Tony Salgado
Tony Salgado
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Ok here is what I have heard from my sources.
Yes a new version of the F900 camcorder will be released (smaller size, built in downconverter, higher DSP bit processing). At a later time there will be another camcorder forthcoming rumors say it may be a HDCAM SR version (sorry I cannot confirm this).
Other models you may see at NAB are a 1/2 CCD camcorder with a XDCAM HD back (this camera will be a lower cost solution aimed at broadcasters).
Tony Salgado
Tony Salgado
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Kevin,
FYI Use extreme caution when using any head cleaning tape on any vcr. It should be used as a last resort and not as a standard replacement to the procedure of manual head cleaning using 99% alcohol and head cleaning pads cloth which should always be the first choice.
Some head cleaning tapes are more abrasive and will actually reduce head life on vcr’s. In anycase never use a head cleaning tape multiple times during a single cleaning session. If dirty heads are a problem and you don’t get satisfactory results with one single pass of a head cleaning tape then resort to a manual head cleaning.
Generally I would do the manual head cleaning first and then if needed do a single pass with a head cleaning tape.
In an extreme pinch inserting another tape and shuttling back and forth rapidly may clean off the heads and allow a “quick down and dirty” method to get you up and running. This technique is quite useful for field productions where “time is of the essense”.
Good luck,
Tony Salgado
Tony Salgado
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Jeremy,
Chris is dead on. A SD image sucks on this monitor it is strictly for HD and not suitable for viewing SD images.
Tony Salgado
Tony Salgado