Recent content by Five Stones

I know this has been talked to death but my situation is different than all the ones I've read. This error message appears while I'm filming. So I turn off the camera and turn it back on and the camera is completely frozen, no buttons work and it won't even allow me to turn off the power so I...

I'm trying to merge dual system audio with my video using in points. The merging works except the manual says it's supposed to cut the new merged clip at the in point but for me it leaves all the timecode for both clips so the sound runs for a while and then the video joins. This wouldn't be...

I shoot everything 720/24PN. After shooting I sync up the boom audio on the FCP timeline which was recorded separate from the camera. Then I export the video and audio to create a new clip with only boom sound to replace the old one using the 'current settings' selection. When I import the...

Does anyone know if I can use the P2 viewer program to edit metadata on my SD card with mac. The download at the panasonic site says mac is not supported. Surely they aren't leaving me in the dust.

I'm a new HD user. I output a 1080/24p sequence or a 720/24p sequence as a quicktime and use the current settings default. When I import the new quicktime movie made from either timeline and place it back onto the same timeline it wants to render before it will play. The settings should be...

Does anyone know if I can use a PCI to PCMCIA adapter with the P2 cards? I like using the 1394 HOST to transfer to an external drive and then logging footage after but the unfortunate thing is the down time from shooting. If I get one of these PCI to PCMCIA adapters for my G5 tower will it...

I shot the first scene of a film I'm working on last night. I thought everything looked great but the Director is concerned about the edges of the characters looking to clean cut and wants a softer edge look. He was judging based on viewing the images on a 20" LCD HD monitor. We're shooting...

I got the hosting of the HVX to an external HDD to work. After I transfered my card over I hooked the HDD back to my mac. It shows the files are there but FCP won't recognize them. It won't let me import them to my project. Is there something I have to do to the files before FCP will let me...

I'm wondering what is the best way to shoot indoor scenes in which windows come into play? I don't want the windows to look blown out totally but a little doesn't hurt. I heard you can get window film to change the color temp of the outdoor light to match the indoor. I've also heard about ND...

I have a 1 TB external drive and I'm trying to use it to dump my P2 footage directly. I've made sure the setting is on 1394 HOST and when I enter the PC mode I get the warning "Too Many Targets, Please Turn Off". I can't figure out what's going on. It seems to think I have a chain of Firewire...

Does anyone know if you can get an anamophic lens attachment for the HVX that is cinema wide 2.35:1 that squeezes into a 16:9 frame so it can be expanded back to 2.35:1 for delivery or film transfer? I love cinema wide but cropping will lose me some rez. Maybe I'm just dreaming.

I need to move a project I'm editing from one computer to another. I put the project file and all the other folders onto an external hard drive and left them all in tact. When I try to open the project on the other computer I get "General Error 41" and the project will not open. What am I...

I'm shooting an indy feature in 6 weeks and I need some advice on a monitor for on set. The panasonic monitors are hugely expensive so I'm wondering if it's required to used one that expensive or if I could use my 20" Samsung computer monitor?

A LITTLE ADVICE PLEASE. If I knew my project was going to be transfered to 35mm film, should I shoot 1080/24PA or 720/24PN? Obviously the benefits of 720 are huge but not if I'm sacrificing resolution for the film transfer. Will there be a noticeable difference?