Forum: Open DV Discussion
March 5th, 2003, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,859
You know, me and a electronics wiz at work has...
You know, me and a electronics wiz at work has been toying around with the idea of actually try to build a rack focus Lanc controller for a camera. The problem with remotely controlled focus is that...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
March 3rd, 2003, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,623
Basically, if you can afford to shoot on DVCAM...
Basically, if you can afford to shoot on DVCAM tapes, then do so. The reason is that those tapes are going through a lot rougher and more thorough testing process, so in short, it's better quality...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
February 18th, 2003, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,527
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
February 10th, 2003, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 25,746
Yes. i would not light it from beneath. Mainly...
Yes. i would not light it from beneath. Mainly because you would then most probably get a bad green hue to the dancers. Something that unless you are shooting on film would be very tricky to key out...
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
January 30th, 2003, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,364
OOoooo Comments =)
Thank you all for...
OOoooo Comments =)
Thank you all for commenting on it. Some more info on the creation process:
Just about every shot was slowed down to minimize jittering. Since we shot it without scubagear...
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
January 28th, 2003, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,364
The stream part needs a very fast connection....
The stream part needs a very fast connection. Which is why i put up some smaller ones aswell. The 170 meg is of course the best looking, but the smaller mp4 versions are not bad either.
And even...
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
January 28th, 2003, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,364
ok. that may happen (especially on the mac for...
ok. that may happen (especially on the mac for some reason). You can either right click and select "save source as" (ctrl + click on the mac) and save it to disk.
This means you have to go to the...
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
January 28th, 2003, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,364
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
January 28th, 2003, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,364
FINALLY.. Our first wildlife documentary...
Whaleshark - Lord of the sea
http://www.docuwild.com/feature.php
or direct link
http://hubba.is-a-geek.net/video/wsdonedv.wmv
15 min, 150 megs WMV (though it will stream if you just click...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
January 26th, 2003, 04:39 AM
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Replies: 1,516
Views: 303,985
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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC
January 26th, 2003, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,176
There is no difference in the editing of DVCAM...
There is no difference in the editing of DVCAM material on the PC. the main advantages in DVCAM is its frameaccuracy. The actual video content is still processed in the "normal" DV codec. And i...
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
January 26th, 2003, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,389
No problem Jacques. Ive done extensive filming...
No problem Jacques. Ive done extensive filming with a Ikelite housing for a TRV-900 so i know they are good quality. Its like with all housings, treat it carefully and it will treat your camera well...
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
January 24th, 2003, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,389
For a mid-budget i'd say go with a Ikelite...
For a mid-budget i'd say go with a Ikelite (http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/vx2000.html). they are pretty sturdy and as long as you are careful with the o-ring seal they work fine down to 30 meters...
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
January 24th, 2003, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,389
A little word re: EWA marine & other marine...
A little word re: EWA marine & other marine housings.
You get what you pay for. And having said that, there is no such thing as a failsafe underwater housing. Even your $3000 housing can leek. What...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
January 10th, 2003, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 9,456
As i see it FCX is a great port into the FC...
As i see it FCX is a great port into the FC system. Just like Avid wish with their Free DV initiative. Get the users comfortable with the system, and they will buy the bigger product when it is time...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
January 8th, 2003, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,822
Well in the end, we are currently yapping about...
Well in the end, we are currently yapping about what brand of brush to use when painting. Will the end viewer see the difference in the painting? nope. Its all tools and nothing else.
As for PC vs...
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
January 6th, 2003, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,215
Yes this is very wrong. It is ALWAYS wrong to...
Yes this is very wrong. It is ALWAYS wrong to provoke a unnatural behaviour in order to get a shot. And this example you mentioned is an example of just feeding live bait to animals in order to get a...
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Forum: Canon XL1S / XL1 Watchdog
January 5th, 2003, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 40,407
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
January 4th, 2003, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,215
Being a wildlife documentary producer this is...
Being a wildlife documentary producer this is something that concerns me a lot. There are a lot of producers out there who care nothing but the money and have no knowledge of the subject they are...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
January 4th, 2003, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,700
My leyman explanation of Bluetooth. It's a...
My leyman explanation of Bluetooth. It's a standard for communication between wireless applications. In theory, it handles just about anything from networking to remote controlling & communication....
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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC
December 30th, 2002, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,184
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
December 30th, 2002, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,245
Well, if you haven't yet, get the 4 dvd spec....
Well, if you haven't yet, get the 4 dvd spec. edition of Fellowship of the ring and you will learn everything about the techniques used. But a short rundown is:
1) pushed perspective.
Put the...
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
December 30th, 2002, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,245
Well, i gues its the same old debate that if a...
Well, i gues its the same old debate that if a story shows a lot of caucasian people all around, and no other ethnical groups it is considered racist. Then add the fact that the orc's are of a dark...
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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC
December 30th, 2002, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,184
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
December 30th, 2002, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,245
Well, being an avid Tolkien fan i must say im...
Well, being an avid Tolkien fan i must say im thrilled watching these films. Ever since i was a wee lad of 10 when i first read LOTR, i've longed to see a movie made of them. After the first attempt...
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