Recent content by MikeyP

Finished a short video on how to order snacks for a high end hotel client of mine (their in house channel). The FAQ said to submit the video as an MPEG2 file (1920x1080i). I followed the directions and all was fine. Today, the client called and said they now need it as an .mt2 file. What...

Thoughts? Dirt cheap way to get component in/out of a Win 7 Avid.

Im going crazy.... take any video clip on V1, add two cg's on V2 and butt them together. Throw a "right to left push" effect over the cut point in the cg's and play. Not only does the cg 'push' but so does the background layer under. Is there a way to have it effect the cg layer (v2) only?

Im Creating a simple graphics only tv commercial that I want to produce in 720P. Should I select AVCHD or AVC Intra in the project settings? Why one over the other- size, image quality? Which would you choose? I have 2 Media Composers, but decided its finally time to learn Premiere CS4...

Working on an Industrial for a distributor. Their warehouse is crazy busy. I thought a cool way to open/close would be a time lapse from up high of all the forklifts & people working. I know you can speed up clips in Media Composer. I know my HVX200 has a time lapse feature as well. Has...

Anyone have any insight when we can expect the first patches to be out (bug fixes)?

Here's the tragic story.... Last Tuesday I backed up all my data on my xw8400 since I needed to upgrade from XP to Win 7 for Avid 6. Wednesday I turned on the machine and its mother board fried. $750 for a new motherboard or $2200 for new computer [gfx card too], so I bought new. Didnt have...

We produced a 36 minute educational title showing the benefits of 'inclusion' in educational programs. The DVD also has pdf documents on them prepared by a legal team regarding federal and state laws. The program was targeted at recent college grads/college students who are the next generation...

Working with a client for a short corporate address. I dont trust them at all- he's already asked for discounts and wanted me to give $1300 of additional service for $350. Honestly, I really dont care if I get the business (my brain says to run)- but despite how curt & off-putting I am, they...

Im stumped.... been brining in music cd's as 2 channel mono (l/r) forever. Noticed we could add a stereo track in the timeline. For the life of me I cannot figure out how to import a music cd as a stereo pair, so that the 2 channels (l/r mono) will go onto the single STEREO channel in the...

Posting from Chicago msg board: "XYZ.com, an innovative search website, is rapidly signing up small businesses for a free online listing and short VIDEO. We are looking for videographers to capture 7-10 minutes of footage from small businesses in your area. All that is required is a tripod...

My dilemma is that I have 2 Media Composers both currently at 5.03, one with Adrenaline, the other Mojo Analog. 98% of what I ingest is off of a P2 card, so an I/O box isn’t as important to me today as it was 5 years ago. Additionally, most of my output is either ftp’ed to a tv station or...

One of my Avids (5.0.3 with Adrenaline) computers days are numbered. I get errors & crashes every time I edit, which are minor annoyances. Its a HP xw8200 which Avid no longer supports. Im thinking of buying a Z400 from a VAR on ebay, and moving to windows 7. I would keep the systems and...

A client walked in today with footage shot at a local college on JVC HDV. I literally cannot get the footage into the Avid. Tried direct import, tried AMA.... neither worked just black "scratchy" looking video in the Avid. For what it's worth, when I played thru quicktime player, the screen...

Constituent of mine works on the East coast. His worldwide client wants somebody local to work with (Midwest). He referred them to me, upon the agreement of a 'taste'. If he keeps referring (and I get work) I have no problems paying a commission, limited to some time element. Several of my...