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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1 March 21st, 2008, 05:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,903
Posted By John Miller
Interlacing artifacts aren't a result of HDV -...

Interlacing artifacts aren't a result of HDV - they'd be there on any interlaced format. The other artifacts however are most likely a consequence of the heavy interframe compression required to...
Forum: Open DV Discussion March 20th, 2008, 06:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,667
Posted By John Miller
That's the conventional - and correct - wisdom.

That's the conventional - and correct - wisdom.
Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders March 17th, 2008, 07:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,630
Posted By John Miller
It's normal. I took a rectangular section of...

It's normal.

I took a rectangular section of the black cat and analyzed its content. As gray scale, the average value is 9 and all the values lie between 8 and 14.

When compressing, something...
Forum: Open DV Discussion March 15th, 2008, 09:25 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 47,976
Posted By John Miller
Troubleshooting DV camcorder connectivity

I often receive emails from people asking for help with getting their DV camcorders to work properly with Windows. I have finally written a troubleshooting document and is available here:
...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... March 15th, 2008, 05:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,473
Posted By John Miller
If you need to install it on a computer without...

If you need to install it on a computer without an internet connection, you can - as I discovered recently.

Vegas will save an html file to a flash drive or floppy. You transfer that to a PC with...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics March 15th, 2008, 09:10 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,047
Posted By John Miller
Hello Annie, Like Scenalyzer, our program is...

Hello Annie,

Like Scenalyzer, our program is designed to work exclusively with SD DV via FireWire.

To use either application with a CCTV camera with composite output would require a analog/DV...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics March 14th, 2008, 11:20 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,047
Posted By John Miller
Our software is the Enosoft DV Processor (see my...

Our software is the Enosoft DV Processor (see my profile for link).

Like Scenalyzer, it can capture to disk using timelapse - i.e., one frame every specified number of frames. But single frame...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics March 14th, 2008, 10:17 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,047
Posted By John Miller
Is HDV a requirement? If not, our DV...

Is HDV a requirement?

If not, our DV processing software can do timelapse and can also be programmed to do interval recording in the way you describe.

John.
Forum: Open DV Discussion March 10th, 2008, 09:01 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,033
Posted By John Miller
Yes - that's a good point! You probably wouldn't...

Yes - that's a good point! You probably wouldn't have enough light except perhaps when the house lights are on.

However...I'm not sure how you would set a white balance anyway in a theater unless...
Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions March 10th, 2008, 05:14 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 9,479
Posted By John Miller
To be quite frank, the first two are just plain...

To be quite frank, the first two are just plain nonsense.

Neither Windows or OS X are true realtime. Timer precision has nothing to do with number crunching (which is all video editing is).
...
Forum: Open DV Discussion March 10th, 2008, 04:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,033
Posted By John Miller
I like to use a coffee can lid: ...

I like to use a coffee can lid:

http://www.enosoft.net/products/enodvproc/How-To/WhiteBalance/HowToWhiteBalance.htm

Ignore the software-specific stuff. Any app that lets you do color...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... March 8th, 2008, 12:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,201
Posted By John Miller
I ran a test last night comparing live vs....

I ran a test last night comparing live vs. recorded capture. i.e., I captured a short clip (about 2 minutes) while recording to tape as well. I then captured the recorded clip. Not surprisingly,...
Forum: Under Water, Over Land March 7th, 2008, 07:34 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,513
Posted By John Miller
Ikelite make inexpensive housings. I have used...

Ikelite make inexpensive housings. I have used them since 1994 (as well as some other brands).

Here's an example:

http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/sony_trv33.html

The nice thing about...
Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software March 7th, 2008, 03:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,526
Posted By John Miller
I'm looking for an HDTV to watch my HDV...

I'm looking for an HDTV to watch my HDV recordings rather than monitor them. But I do agree!
Forum: Under Water, Over Land March 7th, 2008, 01:54 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,513
Posted By John Miller
With your budget you will find it hard to get a...

With your budget you will find it hard to get a complete configuration. In particular, you will almost certainly be unable to get lighting. On deeper dives, you will only be able to record...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... March 7th, 2008, 09:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,201
Posted By John Miller
Thanks, Spot. When I perform a similar task...

Thanks, Spot.

When I perform a similar task with other HDV files captured from the same camcorder with Vegas, the "No Recompression Required" remains permanently displayed.

If I take the...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... March 6th, 2008, 06:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,201
Posted By John Miller
Smart rendering of HDV not working

Hello,

I have a 5 hour HDV file captured using Vegas 8.0b. I need to create a sub-clip that is about 40 minutes long.

I have dropped the file on the timeline, marked the region I want and then...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... March 6th, 2008, 09:15 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,293
Posted By John Miller
You're absolutely right. I should have clarified...

You're absolutely right. I should have clarified that I was refering to audio effects being applied to audio tracks and the final audio rendering to file.
Forum: Under Water, Over Land March 5th, 2008, 08:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,677
Posted By John Miller
Something like this will provide protection from...

Something like this will provide protection from the spray and an unexpected dunk:

http://www.ewa-marine.de/index.php?id=429&L=0

It won't protect from smashes against hard objects.

Assuming...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... March 5th, 2008, 08:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,293
Posted By John Miller
For editing, no. For voiceovers,...

For editing, no.

For voiceovers, potentially. Integrated audio is usually rather noisy and recording via microphone will be especially sensitive to interference from other components.

Ideally,...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... March 5th, 2008, 09:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,971
Posted By John Miller
Vegas is 32-bit so running it on a 64-bit...

Vegas is 32-bit so running it on a 64-bit platform won't provide any significant advantages as far as processing speed goes etc.

However, with more than 4GB RAM fitted, you will be able to run...
Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC March 3rd, 2008, 07:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,424
Posted By John Miller
Is that on the same hardware? One thing I...

Is that on the same hardware?

One thing I have noticed over the years with WMP9, 10 and 11 is that Type-1 DV AVI files may not play whereas Type-2 will.

I have successfully tracked this down to...
Forum: Open DV Discussion March 3rd, 2008, 10:20 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,491
Posted By John Miller
Not really a fair comparison - Elements is a...

Not really a fair comparison - Elements is a consumer level product. It might not support multiple cores and the HDV codec may be less optimized than those from other vendors etc. A more relevant...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... March 1st, 2008, 11:33 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,048
Posted By John Miller
Interesting. I've just run some tests and...

Interesting.

I've just run some tests and have determined that, for DV AVIs, even when Vegas doesn't need to recompress, it regenerates the DV frames rather than just copying the existing DV frame...
Forum: External Recording Various Topics March 1st, 2008, 03:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,685
Posted By John Miller
On a PC, you can use Vegas or, for free, VLC.

On a PC, you can use Vegas or, for free, VLC.
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