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I'm a proud owner of the DVX 100a, but I have a question that weighs heavy on me. Much of the HD footage that I have seen from the HVX, HD100, XLH1, and the Z1U have looked phenomenal. In the wake of the quality that we are seeing from these new cams, do you believe that the talent of the SD...

How do you set the 100a to record at 30p? I want to compare it to 24pa.

Has anyone in here used DVDXDV Pro to extract scenes from a non-encrypted DVD for import into Final Cut Pro. I downloaded the trial version and It did a great job. I used it on a machine that had previously ripped VOB files. The image quality looked great, especially when uncompressed. No, I...

This article has some cool tutorials on Cell Phone Streaming by M-Learning. It discusses how to kick out files from FCP, Express and more.

Has anyone ever used the method of what this guy is referring to as 'Final Cut Pro's Faux Motion Tracker'? He's blurring someone's face out in a moving crowd shot in FCP.

Has anyone seen or even heard of the Sony HVR-A1U camera? I went into the Sony Store and saw an even smaller HDV camera than this one. How many do they have out there?

Check out this photo and the specs on this little Sony laptop running Avid. It would be hard to see anything on that screen.

Has anyone heard of this new site, MTV U , that showcases student films? Its another place to show your stuff.

This is a very good article for when you are handed footage in one format but the project is in another. Avid Express Pro HD and Frame Rate Conversions.

This is a good Avid article if you should ever have to remove the Sentinel System Driver from your computer due to the dongle not being recognized. Sometimes the driver can become corrupted.

Did anyone catch the the podcast with the die-hard Final Cut Pro and Avid editors comparing the two? It was very interesting. I think their both great. I tend to get to do more projects I consider fun with Final Cut Pro though. From what I've seen, true innovation seems to rest in the hands...

Here is a good article for anyone who needs to make a filmstrip in Avid Express Pro for a project.

Here's a good article about losing deck control after you have uprgraded to Express pro HD.

With all of the confusion swarming around the use of 24p footage, If you're just beginning to use 24p material, this is a great FCP article to read . If you're using a high-end HD camera, where you have the option of shooting in 24p or 23.976P, you could run into audio sync problems.

If you have been having problems with DV Scene Detection in FCP , this article may shine some light on the subject. The time-clock in your camera can throw a screw in the process along with a list of others factors.