Video and Movie topics - Week 19, 2005

Sony DSR-PD1 & DSR-PD100

C.J.Patten - 7 May 2005 7:27 PM - 7 messages

Wierd! Saw these things on eBay. [link] [link] Anyone use these cameras? How's low-light and overall capability compared to ...

Premiere & MPEG2 - quick & dirty workaround

C.J.Patten - 7 May 2005 3:38 PM - 5 messages

Hey folks! Had an interesting twist lately. I accidentally deleted a file before I should have. I had a preview file that Encore generated. (MPG2 I believe - "M2V") which I used to finish the project. I know you need special tools to edit MPEGs on account the GoP - snipping ...

Vertical Hold fails when bright picture from AV sender

AJH - 6 May 2005 2:45 PM - 7 messages

I have a GigaAir AV sender and receiver. The receiver is on a Pacific PVTV361 TV/VCR (£80GBP from Asda). When the picture is very bright e.g. during adverts with white backgrounds or explosion scenes where the screen is filled with flames, the picture rolls, top to bottom like ...

Time & date codes in DV recordings

Griffo Fooxburr - 5 May 2005 8:01 PM - 11 messages

Hello all, Besides the fact that some (at least the ones I've tried) DV capturing utilities use the timecode from a DV tape to name the destination file, how can I use these pieces of information after my footage has been packed into ...

GLITCH: split chapters on DVD's & the "next chapter" remote button...

C.J.Patten - 5 May 2005 7:18 PM - 5 messages

I may be the only person who didn't know this but...in the hopes others can avoid this problem, I'm posting here. I've created several DVD's with multiple chapters. Some of them feature a single timeline, others have each chapter split into ...

The most complex DVD menu?

Griffo Fooxburr - 5 May 2005 4:25 PM - 22 messages

Hello all, This might sound a little bit strange, but I would really like to know what the most complicated DVD menu would look like, in terms of various elements in the menu: animated buttons, animated background, audio dependent on ...

Matrox lowers price of RTX100 Extreme Pro Collection

Gary Bettan - 5 May 2005 12:21 AM - 16 messages

Matrox today announced new lower pricing on the RTX100 Extreme Collection (RTX100XPNC) to $1099.00!! That is a $300 drop from the old $1399 price. Matrox also announced that the RTX100 Extreme Pro Suite (RTX100XPNS) would no longer be available. Adobe has pulled their “Video Suite” from their OEM ...

CapDVHS and WinDV 1.2.3

C.J.Patten - 4 May 2005 8:46 PM - 5 messages

Hey folks! Looking to streamline my workflow and use a dedicated capture (well, "transfer") program for grabbing DV via Firewire. I think someone here mentioned the CapDVHS program and I found another in a LiveJournal on video editing. Anyone use both of these? Here are the links: ...

Adobe Photoshop Text wrapping mystery solved...

C.J.Patten - 4 May 2005 8:24 PM - 5 messages

I realize this isn't a forum about Photoshop but I figure a lot of us use it and it came up a while ago. Recall, I had a problem with not being able to wrap text to a second line in ...

VCR and DVD Recorder timers

Bully - 4 May 2005 6:10 AM - 3 messages

Hi If I wish to record a program on my DVD Recorder (or VCR), I have to first program my cable box to set the channel, time etc, then I have to program my DVD recorder (or VCR). Is there a device available that ...

Budget camcorder with least digital artifacting?

gsmgsmgsm - 4 May 2005 3:18 AM - 3 messages

Hi, I am looking to buy my first digital camcorder. I am aware that most of the single CCD cameras have problems with digital artifcating, especially aliasing which can be quite annoying. I understand that most of these problems could be avoided with 3 CCD camcorders, which are ...

Re: NLE? Is there LE?

davesvideo@aol.com - 4 May 2005 12:53 AM - 3 messages

C.J.Patten wrote: Not sure you get total random read write access for NLE in the analog domain. What sort of devices are you thinking of? Dave ...

Generation loss with DV?

Griffo Fooxburr - 3 May 2005 10:07 PM - 24 messages

Hello all, I understand that if I copy a miniDV tape from one camcorder to another directly, I'll get EXACT copy, i.e. without any loss of quality, assuming there are no hardware errors. What I want to know is will the same apply if I transfer (capture) DV ...

NLE? Is there LE?

Griffo Fooxburr - 3 May 2005 9:57 PM - 13 messages

Hello all, I'm new to video editing. I understand NLE stands for Non Linear Editing. I would like to know what this really means. Is there Linear Editing too? Can you provide some examples? ...

Storing magnetic tapes: best local conditions?

jfaughnan - 3 May 2005 5:47 PM - 7 messages

I have about 15 Hi8 analog tapes (family stuff). I'm transferring them via a 3 foot S-video cable from my SONY Hi8 camcorder to my Canon Optura 50. Thus far I am pleased with how smoothly this is going. It ...

anyone buy one of these reflectors?

C.J.Patten - 3 May 2005 3:44 PM - 6 messages

[link] I'm planning on ordering a couple once the next project pays off. (hopefully this week) I've used folding reflectors before - love the convenience. Wanted to know ...

Stopwatch for video editing

Erki Kõiv - 2 May 2005 10:42 PM - 3 messages

Hi all! Does anyone know any plugin or some piece of software (eg Pinnacle add-on, Adobe Premiere plug-in, etc) to place stopwatch like on sport events on the screen. I know that one way to do it is to make subtitles and add every ...

PC Digital Cable TV Decoder Card

Rex the Strange - 2 May 2005 10:22 PM - 3 messages

The title says it all - does such a thing exist (ie: a cable box on a PC card)? Or is there software that can decode this stuff? Thanks, rts ...

looking for instruction manuals

barbibiz - 2 May 2005 8:45 PM - 4 messages

I am looking for a site for instruction manuals for sony camcorders preferably a site that doesnt charge.. Any one know of anywhere? Thanks Felicity ...

Do Camcorders do true 16x9?

JSOUL dot com - 1 May 2005 6:18 AM - 7 messages

I have a Sharp Viewcam VL-Z1 and it has been an excellent entry level camcorder with superb picture quality for the price. Like many other camcorders it claims to have a 16x9 recording option and I'm wondering whether this is a true 16x9 recording and uses all the pixels to ...