Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 21st, 2014, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,845
Re: USB, DVD, BD or all three - Pricing?
Chris, do you offer Blu-Ray.
there is no way I would charge more for blu-ray, if anything I would charge more for DVD as I would prefer people watch our work in glorious HD. A DVD is around 30p...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 21st, 2014, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,845
Re: USB, DVD, BD or all three - Pricing?
We offer 3 copies and they can be DVD, Blu-Ray or USB. We don't say "It will cost this much for this and that much for that" It just makes things complicated.
Some choose all USB which is cosmic,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 20th, 2014, 02:58 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,998
Re: One point of failure vs many?
More cards increases your points of failure. However, it reduces your loss should a card fail.
A Single card with everything is just suicide. If that card fails... you loose EVERYTHING. We shoot...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 19th, 2014, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,280
Re: USB Flash Drives from China?
I think pretty much all sticks come from china.
The Flashbay ones we ordered here in the UK came direct from china or hong kong. Somewhere not in the UK :)
If you can get a working sample unit...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 19th, 2014, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,948
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 18th, 2014, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,948
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 13th, 2014, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,276
Re: What size USB do I need?
I think our 8GB custom sticks were around £5 per unit when ordering 50 from Flashbay.
Also, don't forget the limitations of using the FAT32 file system on the sticks means your file size will be...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 12th, 2014, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,276
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 9th, 2014, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,741
Re: Urgent today: Video to Flash Drive
Use exFAT. More universal than NTFS.
Your right in that the file system needs changing. FAT32 which most drives come as will only handle files upto 4GB. NTFS will work but isn't great for flash...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 29th, 2014, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 10,102
Re: Any one only offering highlights?
To answer the original question. A Highlights only is a great option and a wonderful way to lock brides into your offerings.
We do a highlights only and its proving to be our most popular option...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 27th, 2014, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,851
Re: Video file recovery
Just want to check something... have you tried playing them back on another computer?
If they work in VLC (video at least) then you can use the convert/stream option to output them to another...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 26th, 2014, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,851
Re: Video file recovery
If the video doesn't play in VLC then the chances are its borked. Are you getting a specific error? Anything about missing atoms?
Another alternative might be to see if you can get the files back...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 25th, 2014, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,851
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 23rd, 2014, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 9,357
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 15th, 2014, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,942
Re: CF card failure?
They can fail but it's rare. Our Kingston cards come with a lifetime warranty. All new cards get recorded onto until they are full to test. We then do this once a year and replace after 3 years.
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 6th, 2014, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 9,357
Re: Anyone doing a "no disks" delivery yet?
Clive, we use 8GB sticks.
Something to remember is that the best disk format to use is FAT32. This guarantees compatibility across almost every SmartTV and computer. The downside is the maximum...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 5th, 2014, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,896
Re: Anyone else had a similar experience?
We've just had one. Filmed a huge affair a year ago. £4k 3 shooter package. No contact for months and after lots of chasing we finally hear from the bride. They broke up and didn't want the video......
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 3rd, 2014, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,224
Re: MediaZilla anyone?
I still think this is something to watch for but my main concern is that it is putting the ownership of the brides memories for years to come on us. What if we go all Stillmotion and move into...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 1st, 2014, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 9,357
Re: Anyone doing a "no disks" delivery yet?
The problem you have is the device it plays on needs to then be able to play those menus. Macromedia may work on a PC with shockwave or flash installed but not on a TV.
This is why disks are...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 1st, 2014, 02:23 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 9,357
Re: Anyone doing a "no disks" delivery yet?
Problem with wooden boxes is they cost as fortune to posts in the UK :)
Multiple formats isnt an issue for us. We use Vegasaur for Sony Vegas. When I finshed a project we just use the Transcoder...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 1st, 2014, 02:20 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,224
Re: MediaZilla anyone?
I think it will need to be an 'as well as' thing.
We surveyed our clients and the problem is, most are not tech savvy enough to know how to get video from their laptop/devices onto their TV. And...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
September 30th, 2014, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 9,357
Re: Anyone doing a "no disks" delivery yet?
We give our couples 3 copies. They can choose DVD, Blu-Ray or USB. Whatever combination they like.
All our couples take at least one copy on USB, some have even selected all USB which means no...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
September 22nd, 2014, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 10,937
Re: Did it really need two?
I blame myself actually. I only said to julie the other day how lately everyone is shooting on 5DMK3 which is lovely as the shutter is silent.
What happens? The next week and EVERY wedding since...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
September 22nd, 2014, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 10,937
Re: Did it really need two?
We had this last weekend. Had to have a few nice words in the end.
2 of them, same cameras, same lens and always shooting in the same place. Was a little odd but I think it was the age old...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
September 22nd, 2014, 02:07 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,860
Re: And we moan about the DJ's LED lights...
What we do, if possible is turn them off.
If its a simple light doing a wall wash then fine. But if its like what you had where the coloured lights are the only real light source then we try our...
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