Recent content by chasford

When I shoot I usually have an 8 gig card in my Zoom H4n. I start the Zoom and let 'er run. I then shoot numerous takes with a Canon 5D. With FCP7 I use Pluraleyes to sort out the gaps. I was really excited to see that FCPX included auto-sync. So this leads to my question: Has anyone...

It seems to be still in the beta stage but it has potential. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UytSNlHw8J8&feature=player_embedded

It seems to be still in the beta stage but it looks promising. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UytSNlHw8J8&feature=player_embedded

I just had a shoot where my Sennheiser EW 100 G2 system started acting up. The first 45mins of the shoot was in a hallway and there were no problems with the sound. Then we moved into a conference room where there was audio/visual equipment present. I didn't notice if the a/v equipment was on...

I have a client that wants a two camera HD shoot. I have a HMC150 (set at 1080p, 30fps) and there will be a second shooter with another camera. I'm not sure what the second camera will be because the second camera person hasn't been hired yet. The footage will be edited by me on FCP. My...

I'm starting to move away from my HMC150 and use my 5D more and more. I shoot a lot of interview video which up to this point has been on the HMC150, capturing the audio with a Sennheiser G2 and Lavalier mic. I would like to capture the interviews on my 5D but I'm undecided about wether to...

Is it possible to use a 15" Macbook Pro as a field monitor when shooting with a HMC150?

This a short test of a just purchased Letus Extreme using 35mm, 50mm & 135mm Nikon lenses on a Panasonic HMC150. http://www.vimeo.com/7838679

I was all set to order a Letus extreme when it was brought to my attention that the HMC150 will invert the image in the viewfinder. Why pay the extra bucks when you could purchase a 35mm DOF unit that doesn't flip the image and is much less? What are the advantages to the Letus extreme? It...

I just placed an order a B&H for a HMC150 and a Letus Extreme. A friend of mine asked me why I wasn't going with the Canon D5. Honestly I'm not sure. My question is go with the HMC150 and not the Canon D5? Are there any reasons why not to move to SLR? Someone please tell me I'm doing the...

I've been shooting with a DVX100B and I'm set to purchase a HMC150. I'm using FCP6 and my computer is iMac 2.4 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo with 4 GB memory. I've been trying to make sense of the AVCHD and DVCProHD issues. Can anyone tell me if, with the setup i presently have, I'm heading into big...

I have what might be a dumb question and I'm a bit of a newbie to FCP. I've been editing some videos that are only going to be seen on the internet in FCP2, which my client wants delivered as a quick time .mov compressed as DV/DVC PRO NTSC. When I play the quick time file after compression it...

Does anyone know how to achieve a transition with FCP6 that looks like what I think is known as a gate flash. When one clip goes to another there is an over exposure flash. Maybe it's there but I cant find it in the video transitions effects. The closest thing I could find is "Dip to Color...

I had a shoot yesterday where I was interviewing a business owner in a factory. The only place that was quiet enough for the interview was an office that was fairly small. There was no carpet and no acoustic ceiling. You guessed it, it sounded like we were in a tin can. Does anyone have...

I'm new to all this so please excuse my "newbieness". I'm a still photographer and I have a client that wants me to shoot a video for the web. I am shooting with a DVX100bp and editing with Final Cut Studio 2. They are requesting the Codec: DV/DVC Pro NTSC with a film rate of 29.97. I'd like...