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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC August 28th, 2007, 06:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,686
Posted By Shawn McCalip
There are so many different makes and models out...

There are so many different makes and models out there that depend on what your overall goals are for the system. Like Monish said, I'd also recommend getting something with 4 slots for fast RAM,...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects August 7th, 2007, 03:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,899
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Heheh, well, working with the PIII chip is...

Heheh, well, working with the PIII chip is immensely frustrating, even with the older version of AE. You can't add more than one or 2 effects before you notice the lag in performance, so while it's...
Forum: Sony HVR-V1 / HDR-FX7 August 7th, 2007, 11:31 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,159
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Wouldn't this be more of an issue with the...

Wouldn't this be more of an issue with the microphone? Granted, I don't know the technical intricacies of what goes on when the V1 writes audio data to tape, but I would think it would write what it...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects August 7th, 2007, 10:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,899
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Your PC is not too slow... The only person with a...

Your PC is not too slow... The only person with a dual-core machine where I work is me- and it's my own personal machine. We're running AE 5.0 on our slowest machine, which is a dual 1gHz Pentium...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects August 6th, 2007, 07:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,899
Posted By Shawn McCalip
If you want to see anything in real-time in AE,...

If you want to see anything in real-time in AE, you need to create a RAM preview. Put the cursor at where you want to start, and hit the 0 key on your number pad. AE will generate a preview with...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects August 5th, 2007, 11:19 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,441
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Do you have After Effects 6.5 or 7 in that CS2...

Do you have After Effects 6.5 or 7 in that CS2 bundle?

If you do, you can load up your video clips into AE and use the Shatter simulator or the Card Wipe transitional effect. Personally, I really...
Forum: Taking Care of Business August 4th, 2007, 08:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,721
Posted By Shawn McCalip
I don't know of any instances where people I know...

I don't know of any instances where people I know have been approached after the fact. However, those that I've known have always gone and gotten the appropriate permits BEFORE they went out and...
Forum: Open DV Discussion July 30th, 2007, 12:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,186
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Most, if not all the graphics you see on screen...

Most, if not all the graphics you see on screen during the weather portion of the news come from proprietary hardware and software. It's leased or purchased outright by that particular station for...
Forum: Open DV Discussion July 26th, 2007, 08:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,858
Posted By Shawn McCalip
I'd suggest to scroll further down and check out...

I'd suggest to scroll further down and check out the threads dedicated to the V1. There have been a few postings of still images from the V1, and in my opinion, it produces absolutely superb images-...
Forum: DVD Authoring July 13th, 2007, 06:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,908
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Are you using DVD-R discs... or DVD+R discs?

I remember experiencing seemingly random "bad" discs that played fine from the computer's drive, but nowhere else. For me and the people I work with, the problem turned out to be that we were using...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects July 10th, 2007, 06:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,954
Posted By Shawn McCalip
I haven't played around with it too much yet, but...

I haven't played around with it too much yet, but PPro 2 has secondary color correction... So, you should be able to select and tweak just the colors of the van without really affecting colors in the...
Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC July 10th, 2007, 03:51 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,741
Posted By Shawn McCalip
I see no reason why your video card shouldn't...

I see no reason why your video card shouldn't support 1920X1200... According to the spec sheet on Nvidia's website, the card is capable of displaying much higher resolutions at good refresh rates....
Forum: General HD (720 / 1080) Acquisition July 10th, 2007, 03:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,022
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Technically, USB 2.0 is a little bit faster than...

Technically, USB 2.0 is a little bit faster than firewire 400. BUT- If you're going to use a USB drive, you can't have any other USB devices connected to that hub because it shares the total...
Forum: Digital Video Industry News July 9th, 2007, 09:34 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,788
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Almost there...

All they have to do now is drop the price again to a more affordable $299! Heck, I'd be willing to entertain the idea of $399- if it included 2 controllers and a game. Yeah, I might be cheap, but I...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects July 9th, 2007, 06:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,229
Posted By Shawn McCalip
OK, after combing through the Necronomicon- er......

OK, after combing through the Necronomicon- er... I mean, the Terms of Service/EULA at Autodesk's website, I found that in order to sign up for the subscription service, I need the very latest and up...
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects July 9th, 2007, 12:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,229
Posted By Shawn McCalip
3DS Max subscriptions?

Hello everyone!

Does anybody out there by any chance know the lowdown on Autodesk's subscription service? Or, does anyone out there have a subscription? How do you like it and is it in fact worth...
Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC July 7th, 2007, 07:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,490
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Maybe I didn't pay attention to the right stuff...

Maybe I didn't pay attention to the right stuff in the past, but I remember people being up in arms and bent out of shape for nearly every new OS Microsoft has released since Windows 95. People would...
Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC July 7th, 2007, 05:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,490
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Wow, what a freaky article. No wonder Vista needs...

Wow, what a freaky article. No wonder Vista needs such a beefy system to run- its all that DRM stuff that hogs your resources!

There must be something in it for all the outside software and...
Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC June 29th, 2007, 12:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,785
Posted By Shawn McCalip
That model doesn't look too bad to me, but I'd...

That model doesn't look too bad to me, but I'd recommend getting the Core2 chip at 2gHz, at least 1 gb of ram, and definitely opt for the 100gb 7200rpm hard drive.

One drawback of this system is...
Forum: Digital Video Industry News June 29th, 2007, 11:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,639
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Wow... What a depressing and outrageous article....

Wow... What a depressing and outrageous article. And people wonder why film makers are going outside the USA to make their films. By the time you're done cutting through all the red tape, you won't...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics June 15th, 2007, 12:55 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,273
Posted By Shawn McCalip
This sounds like a good idea, but those cheap...

This sounds like a good idea, but those cheap laptops make me cringe... Most low-end laptops have incredibly slow processors that would probably choke just from pointing a camera at it! They're also...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics June 14th, 2007, 05:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,273
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Of course Sony is being supplied hard drives from...

Of course Sony is being supplied hard drives from another manufacturer. It would most likely cost much more if they had to go through the trouble of developing their own- and I agree with you that...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics June 14th, 2007, 01:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,273
Posted By Shawn McCalip
You're paying the higher price for a few reasons....

You're paying the higher price for a few reasons. These inexpensive external drives you pick up at Best Buy or CompUSA are meant to be plugged in to a wall and spend their days sitting indoors on a...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics June 14th, 2007, 11:11 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,273
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Sorry, but I think you might be out of luck for...

Sorry, but I think you might be out of luck for anything hard-drive related below $1500. I think it would be pretty cool if there was a way to modify one of these external firewire drives like a...
Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions June 13th, 2007, 02:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,910
Posted By Shawn McCalip
Wow! I haven't seen an eSATA Express Card before!...

Wow! I haven't seen an eSATA Express Card before! This looks like it should provide much better performance than firewire- and I can build my own enclosures...

Although, wouldn't I still need some...
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