[Ty Ford]

At the left hand bottom of the edit window there are several little click-ons. Pick the one that looks like an arrow pointing right. It’ll drop down and you should be able to choose “show waveforms.”

Regards,

Ty Ford

[Ty Ford]

Think I got it!

I shot some stuff tonight with my FS-4 Firestore in 24P Quicktime.

I imported files into a FCP production set to DV NTSC 48k anamorphic and the clip settings were DV NTSC 48k anamorphic. Then I used the compressor set to DV NTSC 48k anamorphic to make a QT movie.

Bingo! The QT screen was completely filled, no letterboxing. Commad-I said it was 853×480. Perfect!

I’ll have to try this with tape in the camera to see if logging tape works the same way and if it also works at 30p and 60i.

Thanks for holding my hands guys. I have been struggling with this issue for MONTHS and thought I might have to settle for letterboxing. Being able to finally get it right is very exhilirating.

Regards,

Ty Ford

[Ty Ford]

Thanks David,

So what you’re saying is that I need to capture with anamorphic ON in 16:9 and ON in compressor when I export?

In my most recent capture, I just used the standard 720×480 settings all the way through and got 16:9, but it was letter boxed when I exported it.

Sorry with all the questions, but I found the settings issues really confusing.

Regards,

Ty Ford

[Ty Ford]

Thanks for that. I’ll try to be clearer. I seem to recall having been able to shoot and edit in 16:9 so that the resultant quicktime movie was also 16:9. There was no letter boxing above and below the picture.

Thanks,

Ty Ford

[Ty Ford]

I do that sort of recording for some of my video clients.

You need a box that isolates the audio from the phone line. JK Audio makes several boxes that’ll do the job.

https://www.jkaudio.com/inline-patch.htm

Regards,

Ty Ford

Ty Ford’s “Audio Bootcamp Field Guide” was written for video people who want better audio. Find out more at https://www.tyford.com

[Ty Ford]

[Richard] “1) With this device I can create .WAV files, and .BWF files. Whats the difference?

2) .BWF-M and .BWF-P whats the differenece, why use one over the other?

3) Did a test .BWF-P file, placed it into FCP.. It plays, but I don’t see anything like timecodes, or special text??

4) Lets say I do a film job. I create a file for each take. I give them the WAVs or BWFs files.. do they take that to telecine? or place into FCP?”

.BWF are broadcast wave files. They have meta data chunks. If the data in the .BWF files is useful (or readable) by your system, use it.

.BWV-P (if that’s a poly-wave file) may or may not contain timecode. I don’t have direct info about poly wav files and FCP, But I think I remember hearing that (at this time) you need an import software to make the poly-wave file open properly.

Yes, that what they use for telecine or FCP.

If you don’t get a solid answer here, try the newsgroup rec.arts.movies.production.sound

Regards,

Ty Ford

Ty Ford’s “Audio Bootcamp Field Guide” was written for video people who want better audio. Find out more at https://www.tyford.com

[Ty Ford]

Using a good mixer with good preamps and good limiters is very helpful when trying to get the best audio.

You want to be as high above the noise floor as possible but below clipping. Record too low, you’re in the noise. Record too hot, you clip. That’s the balance.

A good limiter in a mixer allows you to run higher levels without the fear of clipping.

A good mixer also shows RMS (average) and peak audio readings simultaneously. You need to keep an eye out for the peaks. Each person speaking may have a slightly different RMS to peak ratio. It’s actually, quite amazing how different human voices can be.

Regards,

Ty Ford

Ty Ford’s “Audio Bootcamp Field Guide” was written for video people who want better audio. Find out more at https://www.tyford.com

[Ty Ford]

don’t know about their stuff.

Ty Ford

[Ty Ford]

There are shooters, editors and sound folk who give it away for any of a number of reasons.

I was doing sound for a national radio PSA. A video crew with a Sony HD (not HDV) camera and full lighting package showed up. I was told they were doing it for free because of the cause.

In other situations, when you’re just getting started, some will bend over on the rate. When they screw up because you don’t know what you’re doing, they make it better for folks like me.

Regards,

Ty Ford

Ty Ford’s “Audio Bootcamp Field Guide” was written for video people who want better audio. Find out more at https://www.tyford.com

[Ty Ford]

If not weiss, lavry.

Ty Ford

Ty Ford’s “Audio Bootcamp Field Guide” was written for video people who want better audio. Find out more at https://www.tyford.com