Recent content by GL2guy

Does anyone here use the zebra lines set at 75 to set exposure on someone's face? One time I was taught by a camera man at FOX to set and use Zebra at 75 and when you see small blotches of zebra on the high cheeks and forehead... you know you're exposure is spot on. Problem is, I vaguely...

I love the background Scott Kelby used for this video, but was wondering if he used a studio background with lighting, or if he just shot this on green screen and made the background in photoshop. Anyone have any guesses...

Hey gang, I am looking for some guidance. I saw this video by Scott Kelby and really like how it's edited.. specifically how it's seamless dialogue, but the camera cuts in and out at different zoom levels while he's talking: http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2008/archives/1351 Does anyone know...

Okay... I have my source landscape clip, with blue sky sitting in top half of shot. I put that in Video Track 1. Then I make a black video clip and place it in Track 2. I apply a Ramp (blck->white from top to bottom) to track 2. Then I go to the landscape clip in Track 1 and apply...

When you are starting a new project in your NLE (ie. Premiere Pro)... and you want to make a clip thats about 10 mins but you have about 3-4 hours of footage to pull your cuts from, what is your general workflow for sifting through that 3-4 hours of footage to find the stuff you want to use? Do...

Hey guys.. I need to connect my two Edirol Studio Monitors with an S/PDIF cable and I have a digital coaxial cable here laying around. My question is: Is a digital coaxial cable (package doesn't say anything about S/PDIF on it) the same as an S/PDIF cable?

Has anyone yet been able to encode movies for viewing on PC using H.264 without falling victim to the gamma shift that occurs on playback? You know, that washed out, desaturated look.

Hey Guys, I see that Digital Juice ( www.digitaljuice.com ) is running a special today on their Sound Effects 1 Library (over 11,000 sound clips) for $169. Was wondering if anyone would share their thoughts on whether or not they think this is a good deal or not. I am in need for a sound...

Hey guys... I shoot in a small studio that is about 12x15' in size and use a 250w Lowel Rifa-Lite Softbox as my Key Light. However, because the room is so small, I am getting a lot of spill from the softbox and am interested in getting an eggcrate to help get rid of some of that spill. The...

Hey guys, I am in desperate need of a good lightstand adjustable extension w/ clamp for holding flags for my lights. I noticed on Lowel's website that they have a picture of the exact thing I am looking for, however, I can't find it on B&H or other websites. I thought I would post the picture...

Hey guys.. I've been using the Panasonic PQ tapes for about a year now and will be switching over to the AMQ tapes. I know that switching between brands of tape is a bad thing, but what about switching between grades/qualities of tape within the same brand (in this case panasonic)? Will...

Hey guys... I am doing some encoding using QuickTime 7 Pro and the H.264 codec on some video clips so I can put them on the web. My source footage is 15 mins of HDV 1440x1080... but was exported as Quicktime Uncompressed, making the source file 128 GB. I am taking that uncompressed HDV...

I need to be able to export my timelines using the QT.Animation Codec, and a lot of my work has alpha channels that need to use the color setting: Millions+ (as opposed to just 'millions' which does not allow alpha channels). But what I am noticing is that you get an Export Error if you try to...

Thought I would ask and see what everyone's favorite royalty-free soundtrack was, and also, where you purchased it from. If you don't mind sharing it that is :)

Hey guys... I'm new to After Effects and have been looking to see if there is a way to preview what all the effects do? Am I able to somehow see preview animations of what all the effects in after effects do before I apply them to a comp? Thanks for any help.