- Original Message -
From: Mark VillaseƱor
Richard Amirault: If this `helmet cam' incident happened in Massachusetts
it would seem that it would be a violation.
Under the same fact pattern, no it would not.
Graber's video recording was not surreptitious, done with sinister motive
*can* photograph and video record from the public ways. You (in many
states) cannot record the audio of conversations without permission despite
the location.
Richard Amirault
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.
If this helmet cam incident happened in Massachusetts it would seem that
it would be a violation.
Richard Amirault
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is only *after* you have synced the tracks (which he does
not show)
Now that I have Vegas Pro I can use it's multi-cam edit mode which is even
easier (not part of Vegas Movie Studio)
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the video of clip B. Once everything is synced, LOCK both to each other.
There are fancier ways to edit the resulting video, but one way is to cut
out sections of the top video where you want to show the bottom video (be
sure that you shut off Ripple Edit)
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- Original Message -
From: Richard Amirault
One of the best ways to sync video is to sync the sound.
I forgot to mention ... once they are synced .. mute one of them ..
whichever has the best sound.
Richard Amirault
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indoor light is
balanced for tungsten then the outdoor scene will have a distinct blue
tint. Better would be lights balanced for daylight. Better yet, IMHO,
would be to loose the window altogether .. things would be a *lot* simpler.
Richard Amirault
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interchangable
lenses .. nor does it sell under $400 .. at least normally.
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.
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- Original Message -
From: Richard Amirault
- Original Message -
From: Kevin Lim
Richard,
Woah, Amazon had it for $350, but I guess the price fluctuates.
It pays to check around .. BH Photo has it for $320.00 !!
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/569230-REG
of the length (53 minutes) for
higher quality or something.
That is a standard definition camera. If he wants high def .. sell that and
buy one of the companys HD units.
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siggested setup
you'd have to micky mouse (use an adaptor) the connector to get stereo into
the camera .. and .. you may even have a spot *directly* in front of the
camera that is off axis of both mics.
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operator and and there is less
chance of someone tripping on a long cable from the camera. You will need to
sync-up the sound in editing, but it's not as hard as you might think.
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as well.
How do you define seminar?
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.. so that 99% of those watching will click away before the image
comes up .. and even if they don't click away .. I don't think it would be a
problem.
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use
conventional methods of destruction .. it isn't all *that* much faster. We
see the 5 second implosion but we forget the weeks, and weeks (sometimes
months) of preparation that had to be done before they were ready to press
the destruct button.
Richard Amirault
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the audio you desired.
ALSO .. the 635 is a dynamic mic .. there is NO active electronics inside
the mic .. therefore it cannot create any hiss Any hiss is coming from
whatever the mic is connected to.
Richard Amirault
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station I was recording for!
You can purchase blank mic flags that come with foam inserts. A bit of
photoshop or even a word processor .. some sissors .. and some rubber cement
and you have a mic flag that (on camera at least) is hard to tell that it
wasn't custom made.
Richard Amirault
Boston
places there are for something to go wrong.
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/187024/fcc_tells_wireless_mics_to_get_off_700mhz_spectrum_band.html
Glad my (good) wireless setup is 500mhz :-) (I also have cheaper ones at
900mhz and VHF)
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signal to both sides of the audio .. and in addition they also have a stereo
1/8 plug. The one you have is just a mono plug/cable.
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more than you have
now ... you get the Neodymium magnet for higher output (but you *can* get
the 635 with the same option if you want)
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with my VP-64 but if I would buy another mic I would get the
RE-50.
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to add a regular XLR mic cable to reach from your subject to the camera and
you'd need to use a dynamic mic or a condensor mic with a built-in battery
since you won't have phantom power with this setup.
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-of-editing/94/209
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. Try it and see. If your light are not powerful enough than you'll
have to aim them directly at the subjects .. but in either case shut off the
fluorescents as mixing different colored lights is not a good idea.
Richard Amirault
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- Original Message -
From: pageflex2001
(snip)
Bought it at sweetwater.com, don't ever shop at bh by the way!
(snip)
Shop all you like at BH Photo
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or stop shooting no matter how charged your batteries are.
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specifically prohibits developers from
using Flash on the iPhone.
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- Original Message -
From: Jay dedman
(snip)
Video compression (especially proprietary) is a bottleneck
with online video.
Just the opposite ... video compression is a boon to online video. If there
were no video compression there would not be any online video.
Richard Amirault
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wireless setups have lower power (and thus lower
range) than more expensive units .. but that is not the only problem ..
they can be much more likely to be subject to interference (not to mention
more likely to be damaged / break under use)
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(it's
sounds hard, but it's not really)
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on your computerand, besides, it would not play
Hi-8 digital tapes (whatever they are;-)
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properly?
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of issues dealing
with
different types of files/codecs.
Just use Sony Vegas Richard, it's much better :-)
I've used the consumer version of Sony Vegas for *years* ... it is a
*very* capable and *very* stable program.
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balance but that
would not make the image washed out
Use the MANUAL setting to set the camera for proper exposure. Page 38 in the
manual.
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Link) hook it up, find software to convert (my editing
software at the time didn't like Pyro) and then bring it into my software
to edit and transcode again.
(snip)
Nothing was said about analog ... it was digital MiniDv tape.
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tape will last a *lot* longer than on a DVD or a hard
drive.
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to install the head on the legs.
Video Editing Software Apple Final Cut Express 4.0
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can do and the other can't .. but it works both ways. Each
is a professional level video editor.
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on)
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minutes despite his membership status.
Those members who already could upload more than 10 minutes can continue to
do so.
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to a standard. It
then saves that correction on your computer so that everytime you turn it on
it adjusts itself. This needs to be done periodically .. like at least once
a month .. to compensate for changes.
I have the XRite EYE-ONE Display 2 and love it.
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From: Richard Amirault
Yes ... you need to calibrate both. There are devices you can buy that
read
the colors off your computer screen and then adjust them to a standard. It
then saves that correction on your computer so that everytime you turn
a round
device with two or three concentric rings and, of course, a small bubble of
air inside. It helps to level in two dimensions ... more like 360 degrees.
Unlike a conventional ruler level that is designed to level only in one
dimension.
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importantly, for video especially, you don't want a cheap
tripod. They are crap and will give you headaches and poor performance
(jerky pans for one thing).
If your horizon is not level you can extend or retract one of the tripod
legs to correct for that.
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the head will not be
mounted on the legs.
I own three Manfortto tripods (and one monopod) Good stuff.
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similar.
It mounts to your tripod socket and has two XLR inputs with level controls
and outputs to a single cable with 1/8 stereo plug for your camera.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/335809-REG/Beachtek_DXA2S_DXA_2S_Dual_XLR.html
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.
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.
If anyone interested in how events unfold, let me know... :)
Great .. but .. it does not mean they are gone forever.
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a difference in the end product.
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)
As others have asked .. Then I opened up my file ... By this did you mean
you opened up the very same DVD and played it on your computer using both
Real Player and WMP?
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or not,
is limited to 10 min. (the file size is 1 gig I believe)
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- Original Message -
From: robengine
I'm new to video blogging so bear with me. I've got loads of footage,
but I need to edit it.
Any suggestions for a chap with a small budget?
How small is small?
Richard Amirault
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Movie Studio (also available as a 'try-it-out' download)
It's a *lot* cheaper than the full version, and will do 95% of what the full
version can do (for most of what you are likely to need)
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.. but unless you can hear
what you are recording, or at the very minimum see a VU meter response of
the audio, you really can't tell how the recording the turn out untill after
the event is over.
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to live long enough to check that declaration out. I'd
hate
to one day go to my back-up files and find they had deteriorated.
(snip)
Digital *will* last forever .. so long as you remember to backup
everything every few years. :-)
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the Sennheiser EW 100 ENG2 wireless setup as well.
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step up
from any internal mic. It *is* stereo, unlike many shotgun mics. Also, as I
understand it, the SVM actually has better cancellation of low freqs from
the back and side than many shotgun mics.
I should be here tomorrow :-))
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that he said he
could feel even after all the added noise and such from the
mics/compression/output, etc.
Your uncle liked what?
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to be on different freqs. unless you
connect them into one transmitter. But, I don't know the feasibility of
getting a stereo transmitter / receiver (if so .. it's a lot's more $$$)
Or maybe you meant mixer (for wired lavs)
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http://blogs.sun.com/deirdre/entry/my_videoblogging_rig for what I
currently
have). I'd like to add a set of decent lapel mics,
(snip)
AND ... is that *each* mic? AND .. how many is a set?
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you mean by audio in and out ... there is a mic jack but
there is NO headphone jack.
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format file are you uploading? What
happens when you try to upload? Are you getting an error message from
YouTube? If so, what does it say?
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: The Meek Geek Video Game Blog Vlog
type_N
Better way??? Not from where I'm reading.
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)
My first computer in fact *did* last 10 years ... an Apple II ;-)
I then upgraded to an Amiga 500, and then finally to different versions of
PC's
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, the magically
puffed-up kernels start leaping into the air.
(snip)
I haven't seen the video's .. but .. if I were going to do (fake)
something like this .. I would strip a microwave oven and place it *under*
the table (non-metallic table) pointing straight up into the popcorn.
Richard Amirault
with Sony Vegas (Movie Studio Platinum)
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technique.
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of times at least)
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- Original Message -
From: Caleb
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/steadycam/
I've built one. It works. Not as good as a $500 (or more) unit ..but better
than nothing. As a matter of fact my first test was so good I posted the
video on YouTube. It's below .. in my sig.
Richard
to this camera that I should be aware of, and/or are
there other camcorders out there that meet my needs?
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really want at
least a 20x optical. All my current camcorders (Sony consumer ... one Hi-8
and two mini-DV) have at least 20x optical. That long zoom has come in
*very* handy when shooting from the rear of a room/auditorium.
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PLATINUM version. I think
(not sure) that only the Platinum version works with HD files.
I have the Platinum version and love it (don't work with HD .. yet)
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are *not* solid-state.
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be forever trying to sync the
audio (because it will drift compared with the video recording)
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on Instructables when I'm done.
Rather than build one ... check out the Sony HVL-IRM .. I have one .. it
works fine. $40 from BH Photo
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?shs=HVL-IRMci=0sb=pspn=1sq=descInitialSearch=yesO=catalog.jspA=searchQ=*bhs=t
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, however, easily change
your account type to Director, Comedian, Musician, or Guru, which offer a
variety of other features like the ability to add a custom logo, tour date
information, and links to other websites.
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Found this YouTube video on the Slice of SciFi website. 27 Disney films were
used to create a tale of Copyright law and fair use.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo
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not hard at all to sync to the lips of the
speakers .. just expand your timeline enough. Also, if you have expanded
your timeline sufficiently, you can sync the *waveforms* of the new audio
with the camcorder audio.
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in the
editing program. Sounds a lot harder than it actually is.
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- Original Message -
From: Ron Watson
Does anybody know how to display performer info on youtube?
Display performer info WHERE on Youtube? On the video itself, or
someplace else?
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the bank for us?
I bought a blank, black mic flag from BH Photo and then made some graphics
(white text on black background) on a laser printer and attached them to the
flag with rubber cement.
Do a search for microphone flag at http://bhphotovideo.com
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- Original Message -
From: Richard Amirault
So we bought a canon hv20 to do some shooting for a video blog we are
doing. We are now thinking we need to buy a mic for interviews, We
also will get a mic flag.I did some looking around but anybody
have a mic they love that wont break
something else.
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.
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. This accessory helps out
in that area. It isn't a fluid head .. but a lot better than nothing at all
and a lot cheaper than a fluid head.
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engine obscurity.
My experience with Google is that it does not matter what text you have on
your site .. if no one is linked to your site Google will not list your site
in ANY position. The more folks who link to your site the higher you will
rank.
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it with Google Webmaster tools.
I've investigated that .. and it's beyond me .. but, currently, that page
shows up on the first page of a Google search .. good enough for now.
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was not to be found anywhere. So
I waited and waited .. no change.
FINALLY I had someone post a link to this page on their website .. and
within 10 days (maybe less) it showed up on a Google search .. this after it
had been up for about six months!
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camcorder.
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for
us.
How much of a cable run do you expect to use? 5 ft, 10 ft, 25 ft??
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movie and as with
many movies it was not an attempt to be scientifically accurate. Remember
... Suspension of Disbelief
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version .. in Real Player .. which I host on my own site.
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and 90 min on long play.
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compared to either real tape or DVD or hard disk. I think using the
term tape was more as a convenience. It's the most common term and does
not need any further explanation.
If not a card based camcorder .. than a mini-DV unit would be my next
choice.
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' certain scenes .. and that he would turn it on
and off .. or NOT turn it on or off .. at certain times .. but that's where
suspension of disbelief comes in.
It's a decent monster movie .. I recommend it .. especially for video
enthusiasts.
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a weather man screen) or maybe a full torso shot. The
bigger the green screen the more lights you'll need to light everything
evenly.
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of lighting to get?
What kind of lighting?? I'm no expert, but as I understand it, and from
what I've seen when we've used it at my studio, is that you need to get the
lighting on the screen as flat and as even as possible.
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