Recent content by doctabu

Hey there, I'm going to be doing my first feature-length documentary this spring, and I'm going to obviously need to get some extra storage to fit all the footage on. Here's what I'm shooting: HVX-200a & HPX-170 720/24pn I'm going to have an estimated 175 hours of video throughout the shoot...

I recently was using my HVX and when I booted it up, it said "FORMAT ERR!" Of course, this scared the crap out of me. I was thinking it was a, well, formatting issue, so I went to the operations menu option and then tried to format it, but it didn't even show up! Then, when I took it out and...

Hey all, I installed Raylight for Mac a couple of weeks ago to try out the software. While I do like it quite a bit, I don't have the money currently to spare on the program. (If you didn't know already, the demo only allows you to watch 30 seconds of footage before it stops) Anyway, now that...

Hey there, I'm planning on shooting a documentary in about a year, so pre-production is just starting up. I'm filming some high school students in a very particular class, while they're in it and while they're not. The thing is, when they're in class, their classroom is a room that's...

Hey there, I was wondering... I've ingested all of my footage from a P2 card using P2CMS into a database on my internal hard drive of my PowerBook (a mac). Now, of course, I'd like to back it up. I have two external hard drives, but I feared just copying the database folder over because of...

Hey there, I just got a new HVX today and I'm trying to figure out a case to get for it. I'd probably rather it be a hard case as to protect it from more things, and something not TOO big and could be brought onto a plane would be excellent. A bit of searching revealed the Pelican 1510. If...