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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production February 9th, 2007, 05:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,294
Posted By Pete Bauer
Since 4:3 DV has a pixel aspect ratio of 0.9, if...

Since 4:3 DV has a pixel aspect ratio of 0.9, if it is displayed in square pixel (PAR=1.0), it will look slightly stretched horizontally as you described. That could either happen by the footage...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders February 8th, 2007, 05:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,682
Posted By Pete Bauer
Lots of 'em. Way too many for one thread and...

Lots of 'em. Way too many for one thread and more added all the time, so dive into this forum and you'll still be learning new things about your camera weeks and months from now. Congrats and enjoy!
Forum: Canon XL H Series HDV Camcorders February 8th, 2007, 04:57 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 29,754
Posted By Pete Bauer
Or use an intermediate codec, such as Cineform at...

Or use an intermediate codec, such as Cineform at approx 35-36GB/hr for "visually Perfect" 8-bit compression...a little LESS than DVCProHD, or about the same disk storage as DVCProHD for 10-bit.
...
Forum: Canon XL H Series HDV Camcorders February 7th, 2007, 09:00 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 29,754
Posted By Pete Bauer
I thought it was about the HDV compression? I...

I thought it was about the HDV compression? I won't go so far as cry FUD, but this surely is a conclusion in search of justifications! Ok I'll admit I'm a little tired and irritable this evening so...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders February 4th, 2007, 07:50 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,244
Posted By Pete Bauer
In the English language manual, page 146 has the...

In the English language manual, page 146 has the basic cleaning tips. In addition, for the lens I often use an inexpensive graphite-based Lens Pen. They cost about $7 US and are very quick and...
Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions February 1st, 2007, 06:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,655
Posted By Pete Bauer
I think it is important to remember that it is...

I think it is important to remember that it is EARLY in the life of Vista. By all accounts, it is specifically intended to give users a snappier response (on fast multi-core computers) for routine...
Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions January 31st, 2007, 12:23 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,655
Posted By Pete Bauer
Tom's Hardware is showing the release version of...

Tom's Hardware is showing the release version of Vista to be slower in almost all 32 bit benchmarks including video encoding. I was toying with upgrading, but think I'll wait a while...my quad core...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders January 30th, 2007, 11:31 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,500
Posted By Pete Bauer
The best we know -- which isn't much -- is that...

The best we know -- which isn't much -- is that Canon found a way to read all 1080 lines from an interlaced chip at the same instant (progressive read) and allegedly chose not to call it "p" to avoid...
Forum: Canon XL H Series HDV Camcorders January 29th, 2007, 11:49 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,904
Posted By Pete Bauer
The first step in getting the most out of a...

The first step in getting the most out of a complex device is to know what features it has. Headphone audio synch in the Canon professional cameras is a topic that has been covered before on DVinfo...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders January 26th, 2007, 04:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,463
Posted By Pete Bauer
Doubtful anyone is willing to tear apart their XH...

Doubtful anyone is willing to tear apart their XH A1 to find out, but actually I'd guess the jackpack circuitry is separate from the mainboard. From what I understand second-hand, putting SDI in...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders January 26th, 2007, 01:25 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,463
Posted By Pete Bauer
Nope, can't do it.

Nope, can't do it.
Forum: Canon VIXIA Series AVCHD and HDV Camcorders January 26th, 2007, 08:32 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 9,405
Posted By Pete Bauer
I'll bet "captures to tape in 4:4:4" is...

I'll bet "captures to tape in 4:4:4" is misinformation. Canon will announce new cameras when they're ready; moving this thread to Area 51 for now.
Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software January 24th, 2007, 09:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,071
Posted By Pete Bauer
I'm early on in my research for home theater...

I'm early on in my research for home theater gear, so not terribly knowledgeable yet. But I understand that plasmas DO get screen burn similar to CRT-based displays, whereas LCD / LCOS and DLP type...
Forum: The Long Black Line January 24th, 2007, 05:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,702
Posted By Pete Bauer
I don't know if this will help or not, but I'm...

I don't know if this will help or not, but I'm capturing a bunch of old Hi8 tapes right now using a Sony GV-D200 Digital8 deck, kindly loaned to me by a really great friend.

The deck was set by...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders January 24th, 2007, 05:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,021
Posted By Pete Bauer
Nope. There isn't an interval record feature on...

Nope. There isn't an interval record feature on either the XL H1 or the XH cameras. For Canon HDV, this feature is available only in the Console software.
Forum: General HD (720 / 1080) Acquisition January 22nd, 2007, 06:05 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,855
Posted By Pete Bauer
FWIW, I did a quick read of the amo.net article...

FWIW, I did a quick read of the amo.net article and cannot recommend it for more than recreational reading. It definitely isn't a peer-reviewed scientific paper. It has a quite varied mixture of...
Forum: Canon XL H Series HDV Camcorders January 21st, 2007, 07:39 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,084
Posted By Pete Bauer
Here's one: First thing, run a head cleaning tape...

Here's one: First thing, run a head cleaning tape for 5 or 6 seconds. THEN, pop in a tape and "enjoy the new toy." I don't know about other manufacturers, but Canon does specifically recommend...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite January 20th, 2007, 07:09 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,797
Posted By Pete Bauer
Adobe will sometimes update a particular product,...

Adobe will sometimes update a particular product, like Photoshop CS to CS2, and then make an X.5 change to their suites. But the teaser info, including CS3 being released as a beta for now and...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders January 19th, 2007, 08:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,299
Posted By Pete Bauer
According to the online literature, that mic uses...

According to the online literature, that mic uses either AA batteries or Phantom. Shooter's choice.
Forum: Digital Compositing and Effects January 18th, 2007, 07:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,659
Posted By Pete Bauer
Aside from hardware config, you'll want to...

Aside from hardware config, you'll want to convert any mpeg / m2t into an intraframe file of some type, presumably an AVI. The long GOP formats will seriously bog down AE and Adobe recommends...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite January 18th, 2007, 12:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,644
Posted By Pete Bauer
Sorry to say that between my day job, being sick...

Sorry to say that between my day job, being sick all last week, and the Honey Do list, I haven't had a chance to really do a head-to-head vs my "old" editing box, which is an Athlon X2 4800+. For...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite January 17th, 2007, 09:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,644
Posted By Pete Bauer
I don't see the fuss is about? PPro/AspectHD...

I don't see the fuss is about? PPro/AspectHD uses all four cores of my QX6700 system without doing anything special, just as one would expect. I can watch their utilization rise and fall in unison...
Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC January 10th, 2007, 05:19 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 9,033
Posted By Pete Bauer
Harm, if you are able to do read and write...

Harm, if you are able to do read and write benchmarks of your RAID setup(s), would be quite interested to see them. The numbers in the graphic you linked are just the manufacturer's advertising, so...
Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC January 10th, 2007, 11:55 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 9,033
Posted By Pete Bauer
RAID5 read speeds are fast, but write speeds can...

RAID5 read speeds are fast, but write speeds can be quite slow because of the calculation and writing of parity data to the array. So I normally use RAID0 for scratch disks and capture, then a...
Forum: Sony HVR-V1 / HDR-FX7 January 8th, 2007, 06:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,363
Posted By Pete Bauer
For those who, like me, missed the Basic HDMI 101...

For those who, like me, missed the Basic HDMI 101 class and want a quick primer on it, Tomshardware just put up a brief overview article of HDMI. Just took a couple minutes to read. It gave the...
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