Tracy Peterson
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He’s saying he’s got the original file structure, not a captured file structure. That means you just copy to a formatted P2, I think.
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I’m assuming they mean Non Profit Organization.
There’s a good reason Firestore went out of biz. They suck. No way to monitor that you are getting the footage to the drive, firewire connections that come loose while shooting, byzantine rituals needed to get started..
I’d try On Location from Adobe on a laptop, direct to drive. Use P2 for the B Roll on a second camera while the On Location setup captures your A camera. You won’t be able to capture off the P2 while on location is rolling, so either be selective with your shots, or wait till after then get a bunch more.
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No, the 360 is not in any way attempting to copy protect component signals.
More info pls:
Are you getting audio?
What settings are you using?
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As much as I hate the lowering of rates and the higher levels of competition at the moment, I can’t agree with the statement that the lowered cost of entry is a bad thing.
Sure a lot of people are going to jump in, but it is far more important that you bill accordingly and work at a level where your skills are appreciated and you are provided value for your labor.
If someone with a 2CCD SD camera and a copy of windows media maker wants to make a corporate video, fine, they can charge 50 dollars a day. When I run into these clients, and I do, I just tell them good luck and don’t waste any more time.
This market will normalize when people start to understand what it really costs to do the work, but still, clients will seek out the friend with the cheap camera for cheap work they aren’t paying much for. The guy who tries to make a living earning 50 a day will quickly find other work, while the clients are going to start budgeting correctly for the work they need.
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If you are looking for pre-composed music, I’ve had a lot of success with Studio Cutz. They have cheap volumes of tracks with good thematic songs on them. Get your client to pay for a CD in your fees and then use them on future work!
Woohoo!
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Feel free to say no to them.
If you did put all the investment into it, It’s yours and they can pay for it if they want it. No free lunches.
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I’m all for protecting your rights, but there’s a time to fight and a time to just be a friendly neighborhood video dude.
This sounds like one of those times. If they want to hand it off to someone else, let them. Fighting for your rights, when there’s little payout, simply isn’t worth it.
If they owe you money, withhold the tapes, but if they don’t, the only way this can go if you don’t, is to piss of your only client. If you have lost them, like you think you may have, at least you can get a good reference.
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Now I’m curious. What exactly does this protect you against?
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I’ve used a scan converter for all computer video capture, simply because I don’t have to fear the refresh rate or risk reduced frame rate from software lag. I also know I’m getting the full screen image.
I’ve used software before and it can be great for instructional purposes, but if you are using this for broadcast or any other higher end application, I’d go with the scan converter.
Software capture is great for web application or videos where you are going to compress a lot and maybe reduce frame rate.
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I don’t know if they check this forum too much. Might want to try them direct at their company.
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