Forum: Open DV Discussion
May 24th, 2005, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,008
I'm thinking this through on the fly without...
I'm thinking this through on the fly without being able to actually see if it works, so try it on a COPY of your file:
Decide on a special character to be your "end of cell" marker...whatever you...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 24th, 2005, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,145
The two choices I personally make use of for...
The two choices I personally make use of for archiving large amounts are miniDV tape and DV-AVI on writeable DVD.
Export-to-Tape is terrifically convenient for back up, and not really expensive...
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
May 24th, 2005, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 9,037
Yeah Kenn,
I think you're being way too...
Yeah Kenn,
I think you're being way too tough on poor ol' Obi-wan! To approximate a quote from the judge in Caddyshack, "I've sent boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to. Felt...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 24th, 2005, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,360
Jay,
Most of the answer is in Chris' article...
Jay,
Most of the answer is in Chris' article on the XL2 CCD block:
http://www.dvinfo.net/canonxl2/articles/article06.php
The NTSC DV signal is always, always 720x480. That's the standard;...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 24th, 2005, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 199
Views: 131,981
Weren't there some 3rd party cheap-o cell phone...
Weren't there some 3rd party cheap-o cell phone batteries that actually did cause problems...fires, or battery explosions that injured people? Hence the big push to use only name-brand batteries, at...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
May 24th, 2005, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,008
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
May 24th, 2005, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,008
Hi Josh,
It almost sounds like you're having...
Hi Josh,
It almost sounds like you're having video driver problems -- everything up to date? Since I use Word documents of sometimes over 100 pages with a continuous 2-column table and have no...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 24th, 2005, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,360
Hi Eduardo,
As Richard mentioned, we had an...
Hi Eduardo,
As Richard mentioned, we had an extensive discussion on this topic earlier this year:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=40540
The resolution either way is superb for SD...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 23rd, 2005, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,463
Chris,
That does sound like an odd problem,...
Chris,
That does sound like an odd problem, in addition to distressing. The trouble shooting that you can do is probably pretty limited. Here's about all the steps I can think of to suggest:
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 23rd, 2005, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,957
Ed, I'm really sorry to hear about this. Of...
Ed, I'm really sorry to hear about this. Of course, can't be sure just what the actual problem is, but either not cleaning the heads of a new camera before use or switching tape brands are widely...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
May 22nd, 2005, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,057
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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC
May 21st, 2005, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,152
Maybe someone knows of a freeware utility for...
Maybe someone knows of a freeware utility for this, although I don't happen to.
If nothing else, you could import your clips into a 16:9 project within a recent version of most any mainstream NLE...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 20th, 2005, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 334
Views: 158,836
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 20th, 2005, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,732
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 20th, 2005, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,732
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 20th, 2005, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,337
Declan,
There are folks who know a whole lot...
Declan,
There are folks who know a whole lot more than me about compression and hope they'll comment. But to my eye that looks like an unfortunate coincidence: three 8x8 pixel DCT compression...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 20th, 2005, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 334
Views: 158,836
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 19th, 2005, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 12,458
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 19th, 2005, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,957
Ed,
The Low Light mode is full-auto. Takes...
Ed,
The Low Light mode is full-auto. Takes the thinking out of it...the camera does its best to get a picture under low lighting conditions; it uses Auto-Gain, and controls the aperture and --...
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Forum: Digital Video Industry News
May 19th, 2005, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,175
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 19th, 2005, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,337
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 19th, 2005, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,957
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 19th, 2005, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,732
Dave,
On the -3dB setting, you can open up...
Dave,
On the -3dB setting, you can open up your aperture a little more for a given exposure. That'll make DOF shallower, albeit only VERY slightly for a 1/3" camera like the XL2.
I just shot a...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 18th, 2005, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,957
Hi Ed,
On the video side of things, if...
Hi Ed,
On the video side of things, if you're not entirely sure about the lighting situation, get set up early enough to determine what combination of gain, shutter, and aperture you're going to...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 18th, 2005, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,900
I've never used the DVX, so can't offer any...
I've never used the DVX, so can't offer any comparison. Here's a post with an opinion about color, though:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=42604&highlight=noise
Hopefully someone...
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