Recent content by mrshish

This has to be simple setting I'm missing somewhere. Here is my work flow: HVX shooting 720/24p Captured into DVrack as Type-2 AVI (DVrack has a QT bug) Used DVrack Batch Converter to change the AVI into a QT file Moved QT file to Mac Used "Easy Setup DVCPRO HD 720/24p" Imported video clip...

I captured some video files in DVRack as AVI's. Now I need to convert them to quicktime files for editing in FCP. Anyone have a recommendation on a good utility?

I shot a HVX clip at 24p and captured it with DVRack. I used the batch capture to create the QT file. The clip settings are: Vid Rate: 23.98fps Frame Size: 960x720 Compressor: DVCPRO HD 720p60 Data Rate: 5.6 MB/sec Pixel Aspect: HD(960x720) Field Dominance: None I matched the sequence settings...

I'm going to be interviewing a husband and wife at the same time. Is the lighting for this the same as standard 3 point lighting or do you do something different? Do you light it as if there was one person or do you do two independent setups. They will be sitting next to each other. I just want...

I need to shoot a couple rooms in larger houses. I am trying to show the ceiling lights in the room and there won't be any actors to consider. Think of it as B-roll for an interview of an electrician. If I only use the practicals there seems to be a nice look to the lights but not enough light...

I am considering purchasing a small dedicated computer for HD video capture. I know what it says the minium specs are for DVRack are but is anyone running it on something slower with good success. Right now they say it needs a 2.0GHz single core or 1.8GHz dual core computer. It seems they are...

I am going to be shooting the interiors of some large houses coming up and running into a slight dilemma. I need to show lights in the house turning on and off with daylight streaming in from the windows. I may also need to use some of my lights as fill in larger rooms. I'm worried about white...

I am going to be purchasing either Flip4Mac Episode Pro or Sorenson Squeeze PowerPack. I am doing a lot of compression both for distribution on CD as mov/avi files and web streams. I will be using flash on the web and I am running OSX and FCP. I can't really find anyone promoting one over the...

Is it possible to record to a Firestore and preview on a laptop at the same time?