Trey Gregory
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Gary!
That was the solution, previews look beautiful now.
Thank you for helping me!
Trey Gregory
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Thanks for the response!
I’m running YPbPr using the standard Kona Breakout Cables into my Flanders Scientific LM-2340W monitor.
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Thanks for the response Dave! I’m under a pretty tight deadline with this project, hence the question about render times…but I will definitely take your advice and run some tests when the project is delivered and report back with my findings.
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I have also been burned by shooting to DV tapes. Check into P2 cameras. The Panasonic HVX200 is by far the most requested of the flash based cameras. We shoot with it often and are very pleased with the results.Trey Gregory
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When working with new client, particularly out-of-town clients, you have to protect yourself first
I would definitely get at LEAST half before you shoot. And I wouldn’t deliver the finals until you get full payment.
For contract wording: we always stipulate that the masters will be delivered when the client’s balance is paid in full.
Some people will tell you that you are holding the footage for ransom, but you’re not a bank, and it’s not your job to extend credit to a client who can’t cut you a check when you need it.
Good luck!
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I’ve been working with my insurance agent regarding this very issue.
As I understand it, it works like this (at least in GA):
If an independent contractor doesn’t carry their own worker’s comp insurance, while they are working they are automatically covered by the hiring company’s worker’s comp policy. If the hiring company get’s audited by their insurance company at the end of the year, they will have to pay a fee for every independent contractor that they hire who did not carry their own worker’s compensation insurance. Unless they have a worker’s comp policy that allows for multiple uninsured contractors….which would be insanely expensive.
The hiring company is supposed to carry an insurance cert for every contractor they hire to show that the contractor has their own coverage.
This is why it’s always safer for a company to hire a vendor who carries their own insurance and worker’s comp.
I’m no insurance agent, so definitely check with whoever provides your coverage for more specific details.
Hope that helps.
Trey Gregory
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I worked at a company up in Boston that used XL-1’s w/ MA-100’s attached. The MA-100s broke more often than any other piece of equipment. This wasn’t from any particular rough usage, they just broke all the time, and we OFTEN had to send them out to get repaired. The issue was usually that 1 or both of the channels just stopped working.
I’m no electrical engineer, but those devices seemed poorly made.
You may have to send it in for repair.
Best of luck.
Trey Gregory
ECG Productions – Atlanta
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I had a very similar issue with some footage from a shoot we did recently. However, our footage came out looking orange and magenta on the left and right sides. The camera operator claims that the EVF and monitor were NOT displaying this color issue. We know it’s not a white balance issue, as this was a studio shoot and there were no mixed color temperatures.
If this is a “known issue” can someone please point me to a link that discusses this issue? I need to show that client that there is something wrong with their camera, and let them know what needs to be fixed.
Best-
Trey Gregory
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After many frustrating hours of searching, i found an answer to this issue.
You have to download and run a simple script which returns all your windows to the main screen.
I found a downloadable version of the script here:
https://www.jonathanlaliberte.com/2007/10/19/move-all-windows-to-your-main-screen/
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Trey Gregory
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This is a very interesting situation.
It seems to me that everyone involved is to blame in this situation, but the main offender seems to be the client. They were under a contractual agreement and they broke it.
Granted, it seems unusually shortsighted that the client signed a contract that basically said that ‘company A’ owns the completed video, and that the client can’t copy their own video. If we tried to get any of our clients to sign a contract like that, they would never do it.
Regardless of how foolish the client was to sign that contract, as soon as the pen hit the paper, they were obligated to follow the contract to the letter.
Great post, thanks for the head’s up. We’ll definitely be more careful when a simple duplication job comes in the door.
Trey Gregory
ECG Productions – Atlanta
HD Production and Post
https://www.ecgprod.com