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Forum: Canon GL Series DV Camcorders July 8th, 2006, 12:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,862
Posted By Declan Smith
It doesn't look like an air bubble. It's been...

It doesn't look like an air bubble. It's been there for a while, on the edge of the lens but has now moved onto the lens. Looks like a tiny bit of yellow fluff.
Forum: Canon GL Series DV Camcorders July 7th, 2006, 03:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,862
Posted By Declan Smith
Dirt inside the lens

I have noticed that there is a small bit of floating particle (or dut or something) on the inside of my XM2 lens. The Camera is about 2 1/2 years old so well out of warranty. Is there an easy way...
Forum: Open DV Discussion June 7th, 2006, 01:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,483
Posted By Declan Smith
High Speed Camera

Can anyone recommend a video camera or system for recording decent slow motion (i.e. high speed video) ? Something that will record at 500fps would be ideal and cheap also!! Are there any DIY...
Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders May 3rd, 2006, 12:33 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 66,435
Posted By Declan Smith
I have suffered the main fuse blowing (same...

I have suffered the main fuse blowing (same setup FU1000 & XL2). I always powered down the camera before removing lenses or changing v/fs but perhaps I was a little quick. When you you power down...
Forum: All Things Audio March 26th, 2006, 05:24 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,771
Posted By Declan Smith
Soundproofing

I have just had a new room built which I will be using for editing & recording (ADR & Vocals etc). The room is very quite at the moment, but I know that as soon as I put the computer in there, noise...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... March 22nd, 2006, 02:07 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,591
Posted By Declan Smith
It does the same if burned using nero :( I...

It does the same if burned using nero :(

I don't have a playstation either (that's a double :( )
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... March 22nd, 2006, 05:19 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,591
Posted By Declan Smith
please help......anyone

Ok, the DVD player I am having trouble with is the LG RH4820. I have a DVD with two titles, each title with a single chapter. When I select the first title to play, it plays, but hitting the menu...
Forum: All Things Audio March 19th, 2006, 04:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,108
Posted By Declan Smith
Dale The results were acceptable, by far the...

Dale

The results were acceptable, by far the prodominent sound is that of the interviewee, however, there was changing background noise, particularly a high pitched whistle coming from a road...
Forum: All Things Audio March 19th, 2006, 02:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,108
Posted By Declan Smith
The above two mics are exactly what I have (plus...

The above two mics are exactly what I have (plus the beyer dynamic shotgun). I have "got by" with these in most situations, but now I want to improve the results I am getting and learn how to obtain...
Forum: All Things Audio March 18th, 2006, 06:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,108
Posted By Declan Smith
Avoiding Room reverb

I have recently done a couple of interviews. One with a lavier radio mic and one with a beyer dynamic shotgun. In the lavier mic setup, a fair amount of background noise was picked up, including...
Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders March 15th, 2006, 07:47 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,176
Posted By Declan Smith
I use scenalyzer software connected to the camera...

I use scenalyzer software connected to the camera and a laptop for timelapse. This gives you total control on the number & frequency of frame capture.

http://www.scenalyzer.com/

I am currently...
Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods March 15th, 2006, 07:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,061
Posted By Declan Smith
Slow Motion

You may want to take a look at this neat bit of software for slow motion.

http://www.goodervideo.com

Instead of just slowing the frame rate down, it will reconstruct intermediate frames. I...
Forum: Under Water, Over Land March 6th, 2006, 04:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,611
Posted By Declan Smith
The lens I am using doesn't have IS. I am...

The lens I am using doesn't have IS. I am looking to get one in the near future.
Forum: Under Water, Over Land March 6th, 2006, 02:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,611
Posted By Declan Smith
I took the spreader off and "dug" the legs in low...

I took the spreader off and "dug" the legs in low and wide into the ground. I guess your right, like anything, practice makes perfect. In hindsight, once I found the shot I should have locked it...
Forum: Under Water, Over Land March 6th, 2006, 12:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,611
Posted By Declan Smith
Daft Tripod question using EF lens

I am trying to film buzzards with the XL2 / EF lens combo using a 300mm lens & 1.6x extender (equiv 3456mm). I have a vinten vision 5 set of legs and a manfrotto 519 head. How do you get unshaky...
Forum: Techniques for Independent Production March 5th, 2006, 01:37 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,160
Posted By Declan Smith
Continous camera move

Hi

I am looking for some tips on creating a pseudo continuous camera move. i.e. Camera starts at a far distance (say top of a hill, showing village), zooms in to show house, moves in closer...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 20th, 2006, 07:53 PM
Replies: 2,090
Views: 392,698
Posted By Declan Smith
It Won't save templates when printing to tape

Now when I print to tape, and click the custom button, I can set all the correct parameters for the codec I want etc, but when I click ok, it goes back to the template screen and selects NTSC...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 20th, 2006, 02:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,591
Posted By Declan Smith
I am using DVDA Ver 3.0(c), DVD-R media, and the...

I am using DVDA Ver 3.0(c), DVD-R media, and the player is an LG harddisk / DVD recorder about a year old. This player seems to play almost anything. I have a sony surround sound system but that...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 20th, 2006, 02:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,591
Posted By Declan Smith
DVD Architect & Menus...

I have "authored" a DVD (and I say that in the loosest of terms as I haven't created many DVD's with DVD architect!) which all works fine on the computer. It consists of two clips placed on the top...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 20th, 2006, 02:28 PM
Replies: 2,090
Views: 392,698
Posted By Declan Smith
Ok, got it! I went through this exercise a...

Ok, got it!

I went through this exercise a while back to fix differences between Combustion & Vegas. Having changed everything to widescreen I forgot to setup my templates to use the right codec...
Forum: What Happens in Vegas... February 20th, 2006, 12:10 PM
Replies: 2,090
Views: 392,698
Posted By Declan Smith
Vegas & Codecs

How do tell Vegas which DV codec to use ? I have the mainconcept DV codec installed but don't know how to get vegas to use it. I have unticked the "ignore 3rd party codec" check box, but I can't...
Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders February 16th, 2006, 05:50 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,168
Posted By Declan Smith
Which XL2 Version ?

Ok, my XL2 has been fixed and is undergoing soak testing. One thing that also occured to me is that canon made a change to the XL2 where the film grain button was removed (or functionality ceased). ...
Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders February 7th, 2006, 09:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,168
Posted By Declan Smith
It's on it's way back to Canon now. Oh well, get...

It's on it's way back to Canon now. Oh well, get to use my XM2 for a while.

Real pain, I was shooting some timelapse footage from a few different angles, and progress is daily. Won't be able to...
Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders February 7th, 2006, 03:28 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,168
Posted By Declan Smith
Hi I've been reading that thread. It's...

Hi

I've been reading that thread. It's almost exactly what has happened to me. I have three weeks left on the warranty. Yes I have the FU-1000 and was using it and the 3x lens at the time.
...
Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders February 6th, 2006, 01:39 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,168
Posted By Declan Smith
A - No B - No, but I had changed the lens over...

A - No
B - No, but I had changed the lens over from 20x to 3x and I *ALWAYS* Turn the power selector switch to off before I change lenses.
C - No, but I did move the camera on the tripod to a new...
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