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Re: HDV - 19 years ago
As much as we all might hate it HDV will be around for a long while yet... Hopefully though, the format will mature into a true 24p, 25p & 30p format with (hopefully) variable Mbps compression settings to allow for less artifacts albeit at the expense of storage time. With the advent of cheaper faster & higher quality CMOS Sensors and better support for interchangeable lenses - maybe thby Ben King - Café LA
Re: 1080i 24p or 1080 60i is cheaper in the final analysis? - 19 years ago
Yeah the Cineframe mode on the SONY HDV cameras is a faux progressive - achieved by literally dropping one whole video field of information... So instead of 1440x1080 (stretched to the equivalent of 1920x1080 on screen) you get 1440x540 Half the vertical resolution!!! If you want a good lowdown on SONY's HDV2 Cineframe vist Adam Wilts website here: Before you shoot - have you considered theby Ben King - Café LA
Re: OT - amusing issue with dell 24" - 19 years ago
aw... My cat sleeps under my edit desk on top of a storage box near a portable radiator (cus its damn cold in the UK!!!) that's when he's not glaring at producers who sit in his edit chair!!!by Ben King - Café LA
Re: WEB MOVIE Questions - 19 years ago
Not to throw spanners in the works - but there is no "standard size" for web or multimedia video. It's true that some formats like MPEG-1 will want you to do 16x16px divisible sizes or fixed resolutions but with most Windows Media, Quicktime and Real CODECs they don't limit you too much. ------------------------------------------ The key things to bear in mind are: For downloads andby Ben King - Café LA
Re: External hard drive choices for G5 - 19 years ago
You know what - Derek you have just jinxed me! No sooner than I say LaCie are great (and they have been this last 2 years for me) - than my 500GB goes and throws a wobbler!!! Am copying the contents over to my 4TB Raid and gonna wipe it Ignore what I said about LaCie - although g-tech & promax are still in my good books... Remember folks - Murphy's (sod's) law is just waiting for someoby Ben King - Café LA
Re: Pan & zoom still photos - 19 years ago
Nearly Derek you are trying to explain something out of context - its a common misconception that large dpi means large files - maybe I should explain... If you scan a 2"x 2" Graphic in at 72dpi then the resulting file will be 144x144px - a tiny files size and not really good enough for video. The same image scanned in at 400dpi gives a 800 x 800 pixel image which you could use fby Ben King - Café LA
Re: External hard drive choices for G5 - 19 years ago
Contrary to Deb - I would highly recommend Lacie FW800 drives as long as you format them HFS+ with Journalling off. They have been the most reliable external drives that I've tested over the last 3 years. There was a time that Lacie were awful and very unreliable but they have moved on and now are one of the best. Other good drives are G-Tech Raid Drives eSATA versions FW800 vby Ben King - Café LA
Re: Pan & zoom still photos - 19 years ago
dpi means "dots per inch" its almost meaning less in video its for translation to print ie how many dots are printed of the picture on 1 inch of paper... only worry about pixel dimensions and ratios. If you want to stop flicker on pictures - add a Gaussian Blur in FCP of 0.3 to 0.6by Ben King - Café LA
Re: Muxer Bit Rate Too High? - 19 years ago
How many tracks of Audio/video are you using? you must remeber that the max limit for DVD is 9.8Mbps Audio & Video together if you have 7Mbps video then you only have 2.8Mbps for other Tracks If you have an AC3 5.1 mix plus a PCM Stereo track then you may be tipping the limit over 9.8Mbps hence "Bitrate too high" Audio streams in linear PCM format use at least 768kbps peby Ben King - Café LA
re: Disk Utility is failing (!) - 19 years ago
No problemo matey - glad to be of help - I would recommend running your HDD as Target mode and running a full diagnostics with the latest techtool though! Benby Ben King - Café LA
re: Disk Utility is failing (!) - 19 years ago
Are you running any other Nortons stuff? NEVER run Nortons on Mac OS X either their useless firewall (as Mac os X has a perfectly good one built in) or their awful System Utilities A couple of years ago Norton's Utilities nearly lost all the data on my HDDs (yes it was the "correct" version for the OS) and I spent a very long time sorting it out with Tech Tool Pro - Disk Utility and Cby Ben King - Café LA
Re: HDV Pixels - 19 years ago
Free!!! Damn you must be a charming guy - I have to pay for my drinks...by Ben King - Café LA
Re: HDV Pixels - 19 years ago
Oh and my summer was filled with work and not sleeping well due to being English and not capable of dealing with hot humid weather! Thanks for asking thoughby Ben King - Café LA
Re: HDV Pixels - 19 years ago
Yeah as far as I'm aware 1035i is still a 1920x1080 raster - so it should fill the same area... Unfortunately I can only go from a guy who worked on it 18 years ago (yes you read correctly 18 years ago the BBC and other peeps were working on HD!). Please bear in mind that I was told second hand about 1035i and in a pub conversation so my info might be a little wrong but I think it should stillby Ben King - Café LA
Re: 8mm film conversion - 19 years ago
Ah I see - you're getting the shutter on screen - I think that your best bet is to try recording both 18fps & 30fps (29.97fps) If you choose the 29.97fps NTSC then you will need to reduce the speed of the clip to 60% actually 60.0645% this should get you closest to the original speed of 18fps Hope this helps! Benby Ben King - Café LA
Re: HDV Pixels - 19 years ago
Ok to help your understanding I'll give a brief overview of HD formats for you: ----------------------------- Analog HD format ----------------------------- SMPTE 260M 1035i 1920x1080 16:9 aspect ratio @ 16:9 30/29.97 or 60/59.94 ----------------------------- ATSC HD Standards ----------------------------- ATSC 720p 1280x720 16:9 aspect ratio @ 23.976p, 24p, 29.97p, 30p, 59.94p, 60p fps ATSby Ben King - Café LA
Re: 8mm film conversion - 19 years ago
I don't think it will matter as long as the projector is a film projector and not a video projector - you'll capture 18fps over 30fps meaning you'll have the correct speed but it will just look less smooth - exactly as the cinecamera captured it @ 18fps! It's Low budget telecine! I can't think of any reason to sync the framerate as you only want the footage at the correct speed don't you? Makby Ben King - Café LA
Re: Quick Help For A Dummie - 19 years ago
I love these expansive and sometimes contradictory threads... they conjure up interesting pictures in my (Bizarre) head. This time you are all drinking strong Mead (beer) in a small Mediaeval Pub for some reason... Go figure! PS. Ken you are wearing a heavy leather smithing apron (nothing kinky I can assure you!)by Ben King - Café LA
Re: Capturing Confusion- DVCAM vs HDD - 19 years ago
As Derek said - cloning tapes is an absolute must if you have loads of broken timecode. What you could do is: transfer 3x 60minute miniDV tapes to Large DVCAM 184min Use SONY PDV-184N NON-CHIP DVCAM tapes This would make a much more managable 34 tape source and would be more robust as far as long term storage. MiniDV tape stock in general are not as good quality as DVCAM stock anby Ben King - Café LA
Re: OT, am i just a bonehead? - 19 years ago
That is the prescribed way to do it - it works for me... However windows that you have previously opened will retain the icon/list/column view depending on what was last selected. ie: Finder ->Preferences -> Open new window in column view "ticked" if I open up a new window it should be column but if I had opened it previously and I set the view to icons then it would open up icby Ben King - Café LA
Re: The nerve - 19 years ago
lol Clay can I send you a list of companies in the UK to flame with derogatory comments about their hiring policies?by Ben King - Café LA
Re: CES HiDef Survey - 19 years ago
My guess is for CES: HDV3 1080p @ 24, 25, 30, 50, 60 And apparently according to my sources in the technical Darkside of Video - the PlayStation 3 is capable of full 1080p60 - I'd love to know how many 23" Cinema Displays are sold to PS3 users for games! My other guesses: By the end of the year the new HD/D-Film formats probably at NAB Camera(s), Deck(s), CODEC(s) & Stanby Ben King - Café LA
Re: FCP unexpectedly quit - 19 years ago
Option 1 __________________________ Run "Repair Disk Permissions" on your HDD Mac HD>Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility Select your System HDD Press "Repair Disk Permissions" Restart your Mac Try again. Option 2 __________________________ Trash your FCP Prefs Read: Option 3 __________________________ Try reinstalling FCP and do "software update&by Ben King - Café LA
Re: The nerve - 19 years ago
Surely if they are gonna train people then it only matters whether the person is a suitable candidate personality and drive wise? Sounds like most British Companies to me... "Come show us you are serious and we'll think about giving you paid work..." It's crap but they all get away with it because there are so many people wanting a foot in the door!by Ben King - Café LA
Anyone using VariCam? - 19 years ago
I forgot about this little gem for Panasonic VariCam FCP users The FREE Panasonic Varicam frame rate converter plug-in: A few of my collegues used it on FCP 4.5 - haven't tested it with 5 though. Benby Ben King - Café LA
Re: HD for 60Hz still 29.97? - 19 years ago
Yep they added it for good ole compatibility - HD as defined by ATSC - Advanced Television Systems Committee (http://www.atsc.org) at the moment are: 1280 x 720 @ 23.976p, 24p, 29.97p, 30p, 59.94p or 60p 1920 x 1080 @ 25p (50i), 29.97p (59.94i), 30p (60i) Remember you are not forced to use 29.97 you can always shoot & edit a 24, 25, 30, 50 or 60 master and convert it to 29.97 where needby Ben King - Café LA
Re: online editors - 19 years ago
Typically Offline Editors cut the footage together roughly with a few FX and a rough sound mix. ****Ripple Effect as Ben goes back in time > fade to Black & White > Covert to Analog**** Back in the day when I started you would offline at a low resolution on Avid (say AVR 12) and then once the edit is signed off you would take the tapes to an online linear suite with an Edit Decisiby Ben King - Café LA
Re: Salary statistics - 19 years ago
Thought you guys might be interested in a UK perspective: The BBC for small regional TV Shows will pay Offline Editors about £1000 per week (c. $1,700) UK TV/Film editors can expect about £12,000 pa ($20k Assistant or entry level) £20K-£25K pa ($34k-$42k Average) £60,000+ pa ($100k+ Old and grey, wise and wanted!) There is a downward or stagnate trend in Salaries/Rates though - manly dby Ben King - Café LA
