Forum: Canon XL1S / XL1 Watchdog
February 27th, 2005, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,713
Steve,
Yes, the manual is on the official...
Steve,
Yes, the manual is on the official Canon USA web site, available for download. Any internet search engine will get you to the site, but here's the direct link to the XL1 library:
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
February 27th, 2005, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 2,100
Views: 460,150
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
February 27th, 2005, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,386
Hi Jon,
A circular polarizer is pretty much...
Hi Jon,
A circular polarizer is pretty much thought of as a standard accessory. Although it will reduce exposure like the ND, a polarizer's main use is to reduce glare. It is common for video...
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
February 26th, 2005, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 2,100
Views: 460,150
Apologies for a quick half-answer that may be...
Apologies for a quick half-answer that may be wrong, but I'm about ready to hit the rack...will check back tomorrow.
You can rename clips and duplicate instances of clips in the Project Window...
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Forum: Show Your Work
February 26th, 2005, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 960
Views: 211,891
VERY cool.
The only difficulties I saw...
VERY cool.
The only difficulties I saw were:
- the "Take a tour of the cemetery / Roll over the dots" text at the bottom of the main panel looks more like menu choices rather than instructions,...
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Forum: Show Your Work
February 26th, 2005, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,723
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
February 26th, 2005, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,428
Matthew,
Well, I guess...if it really makes...
Matthew,
Well, I guess...if it really makes ya feel better...but be careful not to kick over any gear in the process! ;-)
Douglas, Don, Greg, and, well, everyone,
It seems like you guys...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
February 26th, 2005, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,428
Hi Matthew,
There are a lot of folks who...
Hi Matthew,
There are a lot of folks who agree and share your frustration about the XLR mic-level only setup, and there are some whom it doesn't bother. It has been pretty well discussed. Here's...
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Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software
February 23rd, 2005, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,416
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
February 23rd, 2005, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,139
Hi Jeff,
If your main reason to get a new...
Hi Jeff,
If your main reason to get a new motherboard is just to be able to use SATA, you might consider simply buying a cheap add-in PCI card (although realize that an older Mobo won't support...
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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC
February 22nd, 2005, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,456
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Forum: Taking Care of Business
February 22nd, 2005, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,379
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Forum: Great Deals from DV Info Net Sponsors
February 22nd, 2005, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 31,791
Victor,
To answer your question, there's no...
Victor,
To answer your question, there's no harm in asking for a small deal sweetener. Brian, Tom, or Christie at Zotz may or may not do so.
On the one hand, they deliver the most personal...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
February 21st, 2005, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,663
Thanks for sharing your work. It still looks...
Thanks for sharing your work. It still looks very nice even though encoded at a lower rez. I'm curious about the settings you chose: 400x300 with 1.2 PAR, 336KB/sec...any particular reason for them?
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
February 20th, 2005, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 140
Views: 54,138
Hi Owen,
Just some peanut gallery thoughts. ...
Hi Owen,
Just some peanut gallery thoughts. Although the Libecs are a good value for dollar (or Pound Sterling), I agree that if you are going to shoot serious video with a relatively expensive...
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Forum: Area 51
February 19th, 2005, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 11,643
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
February 19th, 2005, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,113
Hi Jeffrey,
Welcome to DVinfo!
As far...
Hi Jeffrey,
Welcome to DVinfo!
As far as xrays and magnetometers and TSA's greasy fingerprints, you don't have to worrry about it. Xrays won't harm hardware or tapes and magnetometers have far...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
February 19th, 2005, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,756
Regarding the Kata bags -- I have a "Panda"...
Regarding the Kata bags -- I have a "Panda" backpack/trolley-roller for my GL2 and I'm quite happy with it. Very convenient, configurable, and capable bag. Nicely designed, and while I'm not...
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
February 18th, 2005, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 2,100
Views: 460,150
I just shot a short test widescreen 24pA...
I just shot a short test widescreen 24pA (2:3:3:2) test clip with my XL2 and captured it. My PPro 1.5 capture window has a fixed 4:3 black foreground. Prior to rolling tape and during the initial...
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
February 17th, 2005, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 2,100
Views: 460,150
No, although my capture window is 4:3, the 16:9...
No, although my capture window is 4:3, the 16:9 image of the footage being captured is letterboxed within it properly. Is it automatically capturing to a 24fps timeline? Which pull-down method are...
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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC
February 17th, 2005, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,119
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
February 16th, 2005, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,123
One of our DVinfo colleagues, Charles P,...
One of our DVinfo colleagues, Charles P, recommended a competitor to the Pelican hard cases -- called Storm -- in an earlier thread:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36757
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
February 16th, 2005, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,678
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
February 15th, 2005, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 2,100
Views: 460,150
I think $199 is the going rate for the 6.5 to...
I think $199 is the going rate for the 6.5 to PPro 1.5 upgrade. You can even download directly from the Adobe web site for that price if you want. I don't recall whether you have to insert the old...
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Forum: Taking Care of Business
February 15th, 2005, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,379
Just so we don't drift into "Big Brother...
Just so we don't drift into "Big Brother Conspiracy" territory, I agree with Nick entirely that this is not "The Agency" trying to get away with something evil or underhanded. Whenever I've seen...
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