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Forum: General HD (720 / 1080) Acquisition January 15th, 2009, 04:15 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,863
Posted By Dom Stevenson
The future of Solid State cards?

When Panasonic first brought out the extortionately priced P2 cards, i had to blink and re-read the press release. Did it really say 8 minutes of HD footage was going to cost 500£ (or whatever it...
Forum: JVC GY-HM 150 / 100 / 70 Series Camera Systems January 13th, 2009, 03:53 AM
Replies: 169
Views: 73,129
Posted By Dom Stevenson
This looks like the HD version of Sony's PDX 10...

This looks like the HD version of Sony's PDX 10 which i used to own. It looks like a great travel cam for doco work when you wish to look like a tourist. I'm very tempted.

These have probably been...
Forum: Open DV Discussion October 22nd, 2008, 12:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,073
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Cheers Bill and Robert. Mike made some persuasive...

Cheers Bill and Robert. Mike made some persuasive arguments, and i enjoyed his quirky post, but i think i'm leaning your way on this. I like the idea of using the 2nd cam as a capture deck too,...
Forum: Open DV Discussion October 22nd, 2008, 10:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,073
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Interesting. Thanks Mike. "My wife and I...

Interesting. Thanks Mike.

"My wife and I visited London last New Year and stayed about a block from the American Embassy."

Wow! so you can afford an HDcam? LOL

The US Embassy (we call it The...
Forum: Open DV Discussion October 22nd, 2008, 12:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,073
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Thanks for the suggestions. The HF100 sounds...

Thanks for the suggestions. The HF100 sounds interesting Mike, and i shall read more on it.
The sony A1 is no doubt a good camera, but i'd really have to sell my XHA1 to buy it. An HV20, or perhaps...
Forum: Open DV Discussion October 21st, 2008, 01:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,073
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Yeah, it does make sense to go the HV20 route. ...

Yeah, it does make sense to go the HV20 route. Not a day went by without me kicking myself for not having one at hand. The only time the XHA1 was nice to have was being able to keep out some of the...
Forum: Open DV Discussion October 21st, 2008, 12:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,073
Posted By Dom Stevenson
best small camera for docos?

I used to have a sony pdx10 but sold it to buy a canon xha1. The canon is great but on a recent visit to the Middle East, on a tourist visa,i found i'd have been better off with a more touristy...
Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads August 10th, 2008, 06:59 AM
Replies: 332
Views: 121,108
Posted By Dom Stevenson
cheap and light travel tripod for XHA1

I'm off the the Middle East soon and need a Cheap and cheerful tripod for the job. I have a libec ls38 but it's way too heavy. I can live without the silky smooth tilts/pans and i don't mind if it's...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite July 29th, 2008, 11:54 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,094
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Cheers for the comments. I moved to FCP from...

Cheers for the comments. I moved to FCP from Premiere several years ago and have not looked back.

There is an easy workaround i know, but i thought that Prem Pro would have had something similar...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite July 29th, 2008, 05:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 22,094
Posted By Dom Stevenson
merging clips in premiere?

I'm a final cut user but have to do a job using Premiere. I'll need to know how to use what in FCP is known as "merge clips", whereby a separately recorded audio file is merged into one single file...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds July 3rd, 2008, 05:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,225
Posted By Dom Stevenson
"It's (audio) 60% of the picture quality" ...

"It's (audio) 60% of the picture quality"

Indeed. I always tell people about the Blair Witch Project.

A 20'000 dollar DV movie with a Million dollar soundmix.

Few people would have paid to...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds July 3rd, 2008, 04:11 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,225
Posted By Dom Stevenson
I read your article Matt. Can't say i'm any the...

I read your article Matt. Can't say i'm any the wiser.

When i got my XHA1 i shot in the f mode. Then i changed to Interlaced. I'm not one of those guys who puts every frame under a microscope but...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds July 3rd, 2008, 03:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,225
Posted By Dom Stevenson
So you won't agree with this article Matt? ...

So you won't agree with this article Matt?

http://www.dv.com/columns/columns_item.php?articleId=196603851
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds July 3rd, 2008, 01:37 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,225
Posted By Dom Stevenson
some interesting replies. Thanks. So how...

some interesting replies. Thanks.

So how does the Sony SR12 compare to the Canon HV20 bearing in mind i can live with tape for a while longer?

The Canon still looks like a bargain, especially...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds July 3rd, 2008, 10:19 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,225
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Baby version of EX1 planned?

Are there any plans for a Baby version of the EX1?

I used to have the pd150 sibling the PDX10 but traded it in for the Canon A1. Now I could do with another small camera but am not sure about the...
Forum: All Things Audio July 3rd, 2008, 08:31 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,573
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Mobile phone that records quality audio?

Is there currently a mobile phone on the market that records high quality audio?

Of course it would have to have a decent mic attached, but it did cross my mind that since these increasingly...
Forum: All Things Audio June 30th, 2008, 08:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,591
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Thanks for the responses. Petri, glad to see...

Thanks for the responses.

Petri, glad to see your post as i'm also planning a trip to China at some point and it's good to know an A1 is considered an acceptable "tourist" Camera.

My trip is to...
Forum: All Things Audio June 30th, 2008, 04:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,591
Posted By Dom Stevenson
capturing quality audio to a consumer camcorder?

I have a doco coming up in Asia and need to film as a "tourist". I am very much hoping to get this film broadcast.

The other option is getting a press visa but it's hugely expensive and would...
Forum: Final Cut Suite June 9th, 2008, 01:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,595
Posted By Dom Stevenson
You might want to have a play with the aspect...

You might want to have a play with the aspect ratio slider in the distort feature in the motion tab of the viewer window.
Once you've got one frame right you can cop[y/paste the attributes into the...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds June 2nd, 2008, 01:57 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,844
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Paul Chui wrote: "is whether there is...

Paul Chui wrote:

"is whether there is something under FCP that can match the color of the 2nd part to the full auto part?"

Yes. The three way colour corrector in FCP.

Effects>video...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders May 14th, 2008, 12:51 PM
Replies: 858
Views: 237,686
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Smoothcam is a filter that comes as an affect in...

Smoothcam is a filter that comes as an affect in Final Cut Pro. It was one of several features to come from the another Apple App Shake. It smoothes out bumpy handheld footage to excellent effect, by...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders May 12th, 2008, 01:54 AM
Replies: 858
Views: 237,686
Posted By Dom Stevenson
2 shorts from Italy

We went over to Italy for 3 days last month. At the airport i realized i'd forgotten to bring my driving license, so we had to take the train instead.

Here's a couple of little things i shot with...
Forum: Helping Hands April 28th, 2008, 01:10 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 237,757
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Cameraperson + Gear for school DVD shoot in London

I'm looking for a cameraperson to do a 2-3 day shoot at a school in london.

Sorry, i can't confirm the dates right now but we're talking early/mid May. I should know the exact dates by the end of...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders April 19th, 2008, 10:34 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 8,118
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Slightly OT but here's a great FCP6 tip for those...

Slightly OT but here's a great FCP6 tip for those unaware.

A good way to speed up the render times when working in HDV or XD cam or the new Sony EX model is to change the render options in the...
Forum: Open DV Discussion April 2nd, 2008, 03:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,208
Posted By Dom Stevenson
Ok, thanks guy's . I enjoy sorting out stuff in...

Ok, thanks guy's . I enjoy sorting out stuff in Apple's Color so i'll be ok either way.
I agree a warm sun is preferable to a cold shade so i'll bear that in mind too.

Cheers

Dom
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