Steven Feinstein
December 30th, 2009, 05:14 AM
Hi...
I work for a software company, and my role is to create training videos for our sales engineers. These videos are mostly created in the 'studio' (converted conference room).
The end result of my work are videos that run in length from 5 to 30 min and will be viewed on a computer (directly or streaming via a browser) or someone's iPod.
Even in these tough economic times, I was able to get a budget and purchase quality items to help me produce these videos. Can you help me and keep me from being the best outfitted skier in the lodge? I want to be able to show great results in a short time.
my equipment:
Sony Z5U
MRC1K
Arri Light Kit
quad i7 iMac with Final Cut Studio
So, here I am.. ready to create great video... yet I don't know where to get started.
Up until now, I have been using an old Sony TRV900 and Sony Vegas. And, I created some decent material. (enough to get budget to take it to the next level) but now I am a little lost with the new equipment.
For the past few weeks, I have been experimenting with the new camera and Mac but don't really know what settings to choose throughout. I had read somewhere that I should record SD to tape and use the MRC1K to simultaneously record HD. If that is the case, then do I just copy the MT2 files onto the Mac and use something to convert them to be used in Final Cut?
Since I have complete control on the complete work flow from start to finish... what is your advice? What settings should I set on the camera? How to get the video on to the Mac? What format should I ingest it into Final Cut? What tools do you suggest to transcode/injest? And once edited, how do I get it to look great online or on an iPod? I have Episode Encoder on order to help here.
If you are still with me on this thread, thank you for taking the time to impart some great advice... yes, I am looking to be as productive as quickly as possible. (trying to keep my job)
*** quick update: I had posted this same thread on the Sony Z5U forum and recieved some good advice on the camera part of my question... Again, I control the workflow, and it was suggested that I either shoot in 60i or 30p. So, based on what I am looking for final viewer output and my choices for camera output (60i or 30p)... could you fine folks in this forum offer an opinion about the difference in editing the different footage?
Any and all recommendations are welcome.
Thank you in advance...
I look forward to your replies...
I work for a software company, and my role is to create training videos for our sales engineers. These videos are mostly created in the 'studio' (converted conference room).
The end result of my work are videos that run in length from 5 to 30 min and will be viewed on a computer (directly or streaming via a browser) or someone's iPod.
Even in these tough economic times, I was able to get a budget and purchase quality items to help me produce these videos. Can you help me and keep me from being the best outfitted skier in the lodge? I want to be able to show great results in a short time.
my equipment:
Sony Z5U
MRC1K
Arri Light Kit
quad i7 iMac with Final Cut Studio
So, here I am.. ready to create great video... yet I don't know where to get started.
Up until now, I have been using an old Sony TRV900 and Sony Vegas. And, I created some decent material. (enough to get budget to take it to the next level) but now I am a little lost with the new equipment.
For the past few weeks, I have been experimenting with the new camera and Mac but don't really know what settings to choose throughout. I had read somewhere that I should record SD to tape and use the MRC1K to simultaneously record HD. If that is the case, then do I just copy the MT2 files onto the Mac and use something to convert them to be used in Final Cut?
Since I have complete control on the complete work flow from start to finish... what is your advice? What settings should I set on the camera? How to get the video on to the Mac? What format should I ingest it into Final Cut? What tools do you suggest to transcode/injest? And once edited, how do I get it to look great online or on an iPod? I have Episode Encoder on order to help here.
If you are still with me on this thread, thank you for taking the time to impart some great advice... yes, I am looking to be as productive as quickly as possible. (trying to keep my job)
*** quick update: I had posted this same thread on the Sony Z5U forum and recieved some good advice on the camera part of my question... Again, I control the workflow, and it was suggested that I either shoot in 60i or 30p. So, based on what I am looking for final viewer output and my choices for camera output (60i or 30p)... could you fine folks in this forum offer an opinion about the difference in editing the different footage?
Any and all recommendations are welcome.
Thank you in advance...
I look forward to your replies...