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wanted: HMC150

bansheeproductions — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:35:00 GMT

asap. In Whistler, BC

must be able to ship to Canada or be in Canada.

WTB: Oktava MK12

Blade Borge — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:33:52 GMT

Please name condition, price, pictures if possible, thank you.

FS. Another batch of 4x4 Formatt Filters!

Steve Shovlar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:28:11 GMT

OK I have sorted through and pulled out another batch of Formatt filters. 9 Formatt filters and one Harrison fog 5.

All as new. 4x4 glass. Price for the lot is $295. Payment by Paypal. Be quick they go fast.

They are:

Tobacco1
Coral 1 grad
Coral 1/8 grad
Plum 1
Tobacco 7
Tobacco 1 Grad
Fog 5 (Harrison)
Coral 3
Straw 2 grad
Coral 1/2

Thanks
Steve

XHA1 not powering on...

Morox — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:11:39 GMT

Just bought a "new" XHA1 and finally received it in the mail. I put a fresh battery in, no power. Has this happened to anyone before?

Canon 7D Test Footage: Billiards

Ben Kayser — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:35 GMT

This is kind of my first camera, so I'm still getting a hang of things. Let me know what you think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rspOFlEljgk

Auto Mode for Video

livelikeriley — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:58:29 GMT

Just got my 7D and have been playing around with it - I'm new to having so many settings to play with and find that until I learn more my best still pictures come out when it's in creative auto mode. Do these same modes work for video - i.e. how can I set the shutter speed to be constant at 50 (shooting 24p) but let the camera take over all the other controls besides focus?

Just want to bang out some quick stuff and haven't learned enough about ISO etc. yet - thanks!

A couple of different Frame Rate questions

Jurno — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:13 GMT

I haven't seen these questions asked before, maybe because they're just too off base.

But If I don't ask I'll never know. Here goes ...

If I plan to produce a video for the web only, does it matter whether I shoot using the PAL or NTSC settings? The reason I ask is, I'm editing on Final Cut Express, which doesn't do 24fps. But I was wondering if I could get some of that effect shooting at 25 in PAL (FCE can handle that at 720p).

And if I do that, does it mean I can't burn the video on DVD and show it on TV in North America?

FS: PROMOTE Control 4 ULTIMATE HDR & TimeLapse w/Canon/Nikon

KETCH ROSSI — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:32:18 GMT

Hi Guys, selling a Brand New, NEVER USED, Promote Control + Canon Shutter cable. They come as shipped from Adorama, including Proof of purchase.

*Promote Control: $249 (NEVER USED)
more info here: http://www.promotesystems.com/produc...-Control.html#

*Promote Control Canon Shutter cable: $12
more info here: https://www.promotesystems.com/produ...Cable-CN3.html

Attached Images

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Online HVX200 and other gear rental

Donald Gregory — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:07 GMT

We just opened an website for renting HVX200, hvx-200a, p2 cards and other gear. Mostly local to the Cleveland area, but we will ship as well.

Its www.clevelandcamerarental.com. I'd like to think we have pretty competitive rates.

Keep in mind we just opened the site, so expect photos and updates to come quickly.

IndieHardware stabilizer Ver. 2 test results

bbinnard — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:24:55 GMT

This page shows the changes IndieHardware made to their stabilizer so it balances properly with a GH1:

http://www.birkbinnard.com/photography/stabilizer

The change they made was simple but effective. Now I just need more practice using it.

audio and video dont sync

bus33 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:07 GMT

After importing my footage (24p) and the audio for an olympus LS-10 into FCP they dont sync up when i put them in the timeline together. I can get them to start together but i think the video is a little faster than the audio and they start to pull away from each other. I've also tried to sync up audio from a soundboard mix and have had the same results. I'm not sure if its a capturing problem, camera maybe recording fast problem, or both.

thanks in advance for any help

Android users on DVXUser

DC — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:56 GMT

Who uses Android here?

DIT/DMT on fast-paced set workflow.

blaremedia — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:14 GMT

Here is a plan I have devised for a DMT job where we will only be able to use laptops on set and the kit must be pretty small and fast.

As for the plan, I am trying to stay very portable and as such I want to be based off of a laptop for the majority of the shoot. My plan is to use a Macbook Pro to transfer footage to while on location every day to a 2 hard drive system that will be in a hot swap RAID case through an esata express card adapter. One HDD will be a 1TB or possibly 2TB drive that will contain one copy of the footage up to the amount that fills the drive and then we will move on through as many drives as we need in sequence. The other drive will be a transfer drive that we will have 4 of and we will bring back and forth with me every day to the hotel or base to be downloaded to a 6 - 2TB drive RAID5 (10TB total after RAID5 loss of one drive). This way there will always be two drives with the data on them at any one time until the data gets to the RAID5 that I would like to set up in the office/base. That transfer drive will go back to the field the next day or day after that after transferring over night with checksum sequences in use.

To simplify:

Data from RED Drive, CF Card, RED RAM gets transferred simultaneously to a large, single backup drive and a smaller faster transfer drive on set by MBP. There will also be visual verification by playing the clips on by one.

The transfer drive gets carried to the base where it is downloaded with checksum to a Mac Pro with 10TB RAID5. Here the rushes and syncing will be done.

When full the individual 2TB drives from set will be stored elsewhere as a backup.

In this way we will have 1 RAID5 master drive that editing can be done off of and if one drive fails we just pop in another one and rebuild it at any time. The backup will consist of the non-raided individual 2TB drives.

What do you guys think about this approach?

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
- Theodore Roosevelt

Justin McAleece
http://www.redonerental.net
Justin@BLAREMedia.net

FS. A set of HQ 4x4 Harrison Corals in metal case!

Steve Shovlar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:12:40 GMT

Ok here we go again with a set of Harrison 4x4 solid corals. These are very high quality glass filters and weigh a fair bit.

They are in exellent condition an come in a protective metal case to keep them safe. They are Coral 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7. Here's a couple of pictures.

A full set of these would cost you a fortune. Grab this set for $350 including free postage worldwide. payment by Paypal. Grab them before someone else does.

Message me on here.

Best regards
Steve Shovlar

Red/7D/5Dll footage

Ian-T — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:29 GMT

Check out the Rodney Charter�s folks comparison of Red/7D/5Dll. I�ll let you make up your minds.

FS: Panasonic HVX200 w/16GB P2 Card

jb1830 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:52:51 GMT

Panasonic HVX200 Camera with 16GB P2 Card for sale $3500.

This camera is in very good physical condition, perfect working condition. Filter on lens since day one.

Comes with the following accessories:

Original user manual.
Original extended life battery and charger. (Panasonic)
Additional battery and quick charger. (non-Panasonic)
Carrying case with wheels.
3 Piece lens filter kit. (UV, Circular Polarizer and Fluorescent)

Please email me with any questions at krazyhousenj@gmail.com. No soliciting please. Camera is located in Philadelphia, PA. Pick up with cash payment in the tristate area only.

Take a look at these color corrected screen caps..

KeithAndrews.TV — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:28 GMT

All original .mts AVCHD footage from a Canon 7D. The last two were color corrected in Premiere CS3. Want to know the difference why the last one is holding up better than the other? Remember, these are original 4:2:0 AVCHD clips, not converted.

Assign User Button to Delete Clip

jamski — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:25 GMT

On my HPX170, I set one of the user buttons to delete the last clip. Very helpful if you know what you just shot was junk; you have less to wade thru back at the editor.

But I can't seem to find that ability on our 300. Is this not possible on the 300?

FS: Century Optics Wide Angle for HVX200

Noedig — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:37 GMT

I've got a Century Optics 0.6x wide angle adaptor for the HVX200 for sale. It's in excellent condition.

$200 plus shipping.

PM or email me

mark (the at symbol) muddyrivermedia (dot) org

Disregard the 1.6x in the picture below... that has already sold.

Online Compression for EX footage?

Jolfer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:48 GMT

Hey guys, I tried searching but it wasn't working too well for me.

I have been doing a lot of work with my EX-1 with footage that's suppose to go online. I just bumped up to FCP7, and I had a vimeo droplet that compressed it to exactly the size and settings for YouTube and Vimeo (There is a tutorial on Vimeo about it that I can't find now), but when I upgraded my FCP Studio, the droplet stopped working. I have 1080 24P fooatage that I want to be compressed for the site, so if you guys have any links, tips, advice, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys.

-Lenny

Most complicated lighting set up to date.

bill totolo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:51:41 GMT

Boys Like Girls

May not be you cup of tea but there's a lot going on.

Cheers,

Lexar 16GB 60x for 19.99 at Adorama...

e-steve — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:49 GMT

While is lasts, seems like a great deal:
http://www.adorama.com/ILXSD16GBP2.html

Fabricated Vampire Film

New_Zealand — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:41:19 GMT

I need help with making a poster for a fabricated vampire movie. The poster (which is being used as a prop) will be hanging in a theater as my main actress/actors goes into the theater to see a vampire movie. The poster is not for the main film but just a prop for a scene in the main film.

I can give credit to the artist for making the poster in the film credits and also give the artist a copy of the poster signed by the New Zealand cast. I�m tight on budget but I can pay the artist agreed amount.

Help with XDCAM footage...

cinealma — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:17:24 GMT

I am helping out on a project with some editing and sound design. I received an uncompressed .mov file of the film and I can't pull in the footage on my PC (sound pulls in fine). From what I've read, it appears that what I received was a QT file that was rendered out of FCP on a Mac. And apparently, there's no way I can get to the footage without it going back into FCP and rendering out to a PC compatible format. The original XDCAM files from the camera are no longer available. This file is the whole enchilada, in a nutshell.

Does this sound right? Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks for your time and help.

7D + HV20 integration

post22 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:55 GMT

Here are a couple examples of mixing HV20 and 7D footage. I like the HV20 as a side-cam for the 7D because it's dirt cheap and I can let my friends use it.

http://post22.com/246

http://post22.com/415

Anyone Have Workflow Ideas for Photo Marketing?

Jonathan_Healey — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:45 GMT

I'd like to take my HVX and interview people on the street. Afterward, I'd like to hand them a card that reads something like:

Go see yourself on-line. Visit http://website.com/you/________________

On-site I would write in a number that would later correspond to their specific video. They do this with photographs at Yankees Stadium. Someone take your picture, they hand you card, and they hand-write the gallery number. When you're in the gallery, you find your photo and then you can choose to buy it or not.

Any ideas on how to streamline the "code" prcoess? Maybe make it relate to a filename on the P2 card? I'm really looking for any ideas aside from just starting at the number 1 and moving up. I'd also like to not have to think about it. In other words, if it relates to something on the camera then there is little room for error. Timecode could be option I guess but that seems cumbersome and limiting. Any advice would be obliged.

Sigma 20mm f1.8

Jean Dantes — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:43 GMT

http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/...idProduct=1341

What do you guys think of this lens? Has anyone here used it to shoot video on a DSLR?

I'm thinking I should get either this lens, or the Sigma 30mm f1.4 for a 7D.

Do you guys think that it's too wide for a general purpose all round prime lens? I wanna use it for narrative films and music-videos. It has a FoV of 32mm after (x1.6) crop. I was told most films are shot between 25mm - 35mm. This would be perfect, no?

Any feedback would be much appreciated :) Thanks :)

Bloom 7D video training dvd?

newtonry — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:58 GMT

Has anyone seen this http://philipbloom.co.uk/2009/11/18/...ly-available/? I recently picked up a 7d and still have a fair amount of adjusting to do before I get can the great shots I want, especially since I have no prior experience with other DSLRs.

It's quite pricey, but I'm wondering whether the information and techniques covered would be worth it. Maybe there is a good book (although the idea of shooting video on DSLRs is relatively new so probably not)?

Anyways, if anyone has taken a look at this, let me know what you think. Thanks.

Buying a refurbished lens???? Thoughts?

dus10 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:40 GMT

I am looking to purchase a 50mm 1.4. My friend works at a camera shop and can get me a deal roughly $100 off of the new price for the lens that they just sent to canon to have dust removed. I wanted to see if anyone has had any horror stories or reasons why I should avoid the purchase. He claims the lens came back looking good as new, but I have no experience with refurbished lenses. 30 day store warranty is included of course.

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Best 50MM equivalent for $500?

blahblah — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:06:34 GMT

So we're talking 28, 30, or 35 here.

Buying a refurbished lens???? Thoughts?

dus10 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:50 GMT

New P2 User - Still have to pick HD editor

va-vid — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:32 GMT

I'm getting ready to go on my first HD and first HPX170 shoot - I thought I would be getting a new macpro quadcore and FCP latest, but based on the nature of my shooting and short time in the field, I had to spend a chunk on 2 E type 64G cards. Due to slow download issues w/ the 64G cards. Now I'm short on cash.

I saw in a post that Barry Green is not an FCP user. I need some thoughts from more experienced people because I have been afraid that Premiere and Vegas would have many issues and I'd have problems solving them without much support (Canopus, Avid & Media 100 look too expensive as it is).

How important is it for me to ante up for a current MAC solution, can I cheap out and get a used laptop to handle near term needs (like simple editing, some color correcting and perhaps speed adjustments or trimming edges to get a better frame). How easy is it to be successful on a PC solution?

Note I am set up to use Barry's gigabit ethernet transfer to the mac. I'll be downloading my 2 64G cards at night to two hard drives.

Audio help with 7D

av8rdan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:13 GMT

I am a seasoned still photog with 30+ years of SLR and DSLR time, but relatively low videography time. Just got the 7D and am wondering a couple of things:

(1) Will any shotgun mic work on this mount? I have an old Sony from about 10 years ago that is made to fit on the top of my old Sony camcorder. Planning on some other sort of external mic in the future...maybe a Rode?

(2) When I shot tv spots before with the little camcorder (was years before the HD revolution) the Sony had an audio out headphone jack so I could wear headphones and clearly hear the audio coming in. Can't find one on the 7D. Do the modern external mics like the Rode Stereo VideoMic have headphone jacks? Or what workaround is required to be able to wear headphones while shooting to monitor audio?

My reel...some old stuff, some new...shot on HPX-170, HVX, and DVX

Yooni-Bomber — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:04 GMT

The HVX stuff was shot with a P+S, some of the HPX was shot with a Letus...there was some grading done in post for that crushed black look. I applied a bleach bypass filter then messed with the blacks a little using 3-way cc.

Hope you guys enjoy.

http://www.vimeo.com/7464363

Can I use a Letus 72mm on a HVX with step up rings?

Evans — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:58 GMT

Heya all

I'm looking to buy a secondhand Letus Extreme for my HVX, on Ebay most of them seem to be the 72mm size...

Am I able to buy this and get a step up ring? Or will that mess with the whole focus connection setup?

Thanks in advance!

Bone cave teaser

Ghatt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:06 GMT

Here is the teaser for the Ghatt Productions film Bone Cave. It is a horror film. This sequence will eventually be used as a title sequence foor the final film.
Any feedback would be welcomed.

http://www.youtube.com/studiomfilms#p/u/0/v2_3EFlO-Eg

Machining support rig, NEED HELP!!!!

Tokarsky — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:38 GMT

I'm looking to machine parts for support rig for my HVX+Brevis rig... I'm friends with a skilled machinist, and I've talked to him about it and he can machine all the parts, baseplate, block, ect. I just need some schematics of something with all the dementions, most importaintly the center to center measure between 15mm rails. I hope somebody is able to help me out here...

Music Video - Holy Pain

R-ik — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:32 GMT

Video-clip for the song "Evolution/Revolution" by Holy Pain, from the album "...AMONG RELIGIONS"

Panasonic Lumix GH1, Panasonic 14-140 F4,Minolta MD 28mm F2.8 et 50mm F1.7
720p50

Perestroika. New online series shot with GH1 (Nikon lenses)

jshooter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:06 GMT

Hi,
we've shot a new comedy series, Perestroika, with 2 GH1 cameras and nikon lenses.

You can watch first 2 episodes on Youtube HD:

1x01. Eastern Promises: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KHpmZIbrBY
1x02. Goodbye Lenin!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpRObiPsDlw (turn on English captions through youtube menu -right down corner-)

And our website: http://www.perestroikalaserie.com

Best regards, I hope you enjoy it!

HMC40 Visits Billion Dollar Ghost Town

dan.carter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:08 GMT

Took the HMC40 to visit Jerome. Arizona's billion dollar ghost town. The theater segment was a good test of a modified version of Barry Green's LoNoiz scene file.

http://vimeo.com/7722477

Bizarre Magic / Mentalism Promo

HerzogisGod — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:54 GMT

I earn my living as a professional magician / mentalist. I have always been disappointed by the quality of magic/mentalism promos. So I decided I was going to approach the genre as a filmmaker would; using story and actors

I created this promo for a company that sells high end items to the Mentalism community. It has been receiving great reactions. The piece will be featured on the company's site.

Thanks for watching

Technical question about footage type

Thomas Lew — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:34 GMT

What program or method do you use to look inside a video clip and see what exactly its specs are such as framerate, field dominance, all that stuff?

Also... this is kind of weird but when I open up a clip using the mac spacebar preview, it looks like this:

http://img337.imageshack.us/i/badimage.jpg/

Why is that happening and what is causing it?

When I open it in quicktime player though.. it plays just fine. So which image should I believe? What does it actually look like?

Thanks

Audio Sync

EWS — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:12:26 GMT

I am looking for a better work flow as far as syncing double system audio tracks from my zoom H4n in Premiere CS4 to my Gh1 clips.
I have no problem syncing to the slate claps, it's just after I have done that I would like to be able to replace the gh1 original audio with the new zoom audio track and move on. I tried on the last project to group the clips when moving or editing on the timeline but it seems they would not always stay grouped. I know there must be a simple way without having to sync and export a movie of each clip. Anyone have a good fast work flow method to simplify this?
Help appreciated.

Looking to buy a tall tripod

swanny — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:34 GMT

Looking for a tripod with or without a head, that will extend to around 7ft.

Filter Time

Michael Olsen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:59:36 GMT

So, it's come time for me to get a set of filters...not going to the MB route yet.

UV - I recall someone posting a big shootout of UV filters by a well known photographer which has surprising results - a traditional favorite was beaten by what is commonly considered a subpar brand, or something like that. Anyone still have that link?

Vari-ND - I don't want to go the premade route, I'd rather just buy a circular and linear polarizers and stack them. What are recommendations here?

Preview on CRT TV

hellboy80 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:57:59 GMT

I want to use an old CRT television as a external monitor for Vegas preview window, but i realy can't figure out how to set it up.
My graphic card is Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT. It has S-Video output. My TV has SCART input. So I bought a cable with S-Video and SCART connectors.
I connected my TV with graphic card.
In Display Properties in Windows I see two monitors, but I dont see anything on the TV screen.

I feel sad

Huy Vu — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:43:25 GMT

For the past few weeks I've been working on a short film. It's pretty far along in post production at the moment, even the music is completed, all I was waiting for is to reshoot one quick scene before releasing it online.

Yesterday I got an email from my lead actress and apparently her mother isn't happy with the film and doesn't want it to be made public. The problem is an on-camera kiss between the two leads which drives the entire narrative, and the mother isn't too keen on that. Now I own all rights to the film and my actress is over 18, all the paperwork and such were worked out so legally I don't have to pay attention to her at all. However out of respect for my actress, who is also a good friend of mine, I asked if she wanted me to pull the film. Unfortunately today she replied asking me not to put it online. And I'll honor her request.

I gotta say I'm pretty bummed out. A film is really meant to be seen, not rot on my hard drive. This especially sucked because it was a particularly tough shoot and the story was a personal one to me. Of course I can always wait a few months and release it without the mother being any the wiser, but I won't do that. Sometimes being a good friend sucks.

eek! just won my japanese auction!

droon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:42:58 GMT

Just won my auction for a black GH1 + 14-140 for 87100 yen, which is like... 650 euro. There's gonna be a whole lot of extra costs for shipping , handling and bank transfers, and I couldn't have done it without a mate in japan, but i'm pretty satisfied. I've been eyeballing this camera for months, including checking out this board on many occasions for footage samples and tips on lenses, UI figured waiting for a sensible price on the body+14-140 was the way to go, even though bodies went for way less then that, I want the silent AF when I'm filming. If you see the prices second hand 14-140mm lenses get, it must be a pretty sweet piece of machinery.

I'm also looking forward to getting some adaptors and screwing on old yardsale finds, or eastern european lenses.

And offcourse I've got to find my way around the japanes menu now.

Isn't that something a firmware update at some point could take care of? Beeing able to choose your language...

Hpx300

CK1 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:44 GMT

Looking for a camera bag for HPX300 that will meet airline standards for carry on. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Movcam D204+VIEWFACTOR FF+ PRESENT HR-1D

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