Forum: All Things Audio
December 29th, 2002, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 480
Views: 147,713
All Things Audio -- topics from 2002 thru 2004
Just picked myself up a Tivoli PAL speaker as I had seen it mentioned on a location audio mixer website. I occasionally need amplified playback on location for one reason or another, and I had never...
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Forum: Canon GL Series DV Camcorders
December 26th, 2002, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,612
Frank:
I am truly surprised to hear that a...
Frank:
I am truly surprised to hear that a top-end company like B&W is producing a filter that causes more flare issues than a cheaper filter. Especially, as you say, one that has more coatings...
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Forum: These Are the People in Your Neighborhood
December 26th, 2002, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 224
Views: 66,114
Hi Dave...
So, are you in Agawam or...
Hi Dave...
So, are you in Agawam or Longmeadow? Many years ago I worked at a production company in Feeding Hills shooting local commercials and corporate. It was a long road from there to...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
December 23rd, 2002, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,198
Matt:
Thanks for posting all that...
Matt:
Thanks for posting all that information. I've been considering the Mini 35 for a shoot this spring but fearing that spinning vortex effect.
I'm baffled by the interference in the picture...
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Forum: The Long Black Line
December 23rd, 2002, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 23,014
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Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software
December 23rd, 2002, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,707
Jim:
One concern about your thoughts of...
Jim:
One concern about your thoughts of getting a cheap LCD for your homebuilt Steadicam is that the lower end LCD's suffer more from a limited viewing angle, especially in the tilt axis (tilting...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 22nd, 2002, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,203
Steve:
Lovely family!
The easiest way...
Steve:
Lovely family!
The easiest way to find out if the Steadicam itself is the problem is to attempt a move without any fingers on the guide, just holding it from the handle and walking. If...
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Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software
December 21st, 2002, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,964
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
December 21st, 2002, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,355
The most popular stock in the 70's was 5247,...
The most popular stock in the 70's was 5247, which replaced 5254 in the middle of the decade. However, there were many other factors such as the print stock and the effect of 30 years of aging on...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
December 21st, 2002, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,198
Matt:
In response to one of your questions,...
Matt:
In response to one of your questions, "pulling focus" just means focusing the lens, whereas "rack focus" usually refers to making a deliberate pull between two distinct planes of focus,...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
December 20th, 2002, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,941
The film was shot as a single Steadicam take...
The film was shot as a single Steadicam take using an HD camera with a fiber cable to a massive hard drive setup which was wheeled around at some distance from the camera.
Believe it or not, there...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
December 18th, 2002, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 1,380
Views: 267,677
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
December 18th, 2002, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 9,974
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
December 14th, 2002, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,732
Zeiss Superspeeds should do you fine. Arguably...
Zeiss Superspeeds should do you fine. Arguably the best PL mount primes currently available are the Cooke S4's, but you will pay a premium to rent them and considering that they are being degraded...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
December 10th, 2002, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,493
The effects of a polarizer, being primarily a...
The effects of a polarizer, being primarily a luminance issue (the sky is not so much getting bluer as darker when the pola is applied), can be viewed with a black and white viewfinder. If you have...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
December 10th, 2002, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,300
This has worked many times for me in this...
This has worked many times for me in this situation, and it's painfully simple:
Go into the Preferences and lower the Audio Playback Quality a notch (if on High, go to Medium etc.). Sometimes this...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
December 8th, 2002, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,355
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Forum: Canon XL1S / XL1 Watchdog
December 6th, 2002, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 79,033
Kelly, I'm really glad you like the case, I'm...
Kelly, I'm really glad you like the case, I'm sure it will serve you well. I think Pelican has been resting on its laurels for too long so it's good to see another company build a better mousetrap by...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
December 4th, 2002, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,498
Robert:
Mm...not sure I'm following you. Do...
Robert:
Mm...not sure I'm following you. Do you mean that my copying the greats while learning how to improvise was an exercise (thus exempted)? I think my point was more that the musical style I...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
December 2nd, 2002, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,498
Robert:
"Why do something that has already...
Robert:
"Why do something that has already been done?"
Because, for me, if I were to insist on being purely original when I shoot, I might never get to turning the camera on. The economics of...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
December 2nd, 2002, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,203
Steve:
Assuming you have been able to...
Steve:
Assuming you have been able to achieve static balance as you described, i.e. the camera maintains level fore-and-aft as well as side-to-side, and this given a standard drop time of 2-3...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
November 29th, 2002, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,227
We were just talking about this over at:
...
We were just talking about this over at:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5123&highlight=die+another+day
The effect is called a "skinny shutter"; in film it involves...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
November 28th, 2002, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,498
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
November 28th, 2002, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,498
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
November 27th, 2002, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,498
[Next time do your research better please]
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[Next time do your research better please]
Bryan, I'm not sure what your sources were for the various statements YOU made--perhaps you can quote them if you intend to make such requests of others....
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