Recent content by PeeDee

Hi, I just got my HVX200A three weeks ago and has been working like a charm but tonight while logging some MiniDV footage via 1394 firewire to FCP 6.0.3 it slowed down and had to be shut down manually since any Apple commands weren't working. I successfully logged two tapes but when I got to the...

Hey everyone, There are usually a dozen or so of these threads that pop up every other day, but I need some of my own answers. I'm looking into selling my DVX100B Kit for an upgrade to an HVX200A The camera has 170 hours clocked in and is in decent shape, a couple of small scuff marks on the...

Hey everyone, There are usually a dozen or so of these threads that pop up every other day, but I need some of my own answers. I'm looking into selling my DVX100B Kit for an upgrade to an HVX200A The camera has 170 hours clocked in and is in decent shape, a couple of small scuff marks on the...

Hey everyone, So I've just been offered my first industrial video gig for a manufacturing and commercial design company and I need some advice. I've been doing my homework by looking over industrial videos and corporate videos but for people on this board who have actually done them, what has...

Hey everyone, I'd like to link you to some webisodes I've directed for a New York based sketch comedy group called Rue Brutalia. The humor I guess may not be for everyone, and sure as hell maybe the language, but please feel free to check it out. We shot four webisodes but only two are up on...

Hey everyone, I need some advice here pertaining to basically accessories to get for my DVX. I recently graduated college, had a nominated documentary film screened at the Director's Guild Theater in New York, and will be working on a follow up in the coming months. Now I have this little nest...

Hey everyone, I recently shot an interview for a documentary I've been working on for the last four months and I am in the process of making my first cut. The interview as done in pretty close quarters, and we used only one Lowell with a soft box, which was raised as high as I could make it in...

Hey, this seems like a ridiculous question, since I've sent an e-mail to Apple Support, but is there a way to crossgrade from Final Cut Pro HD 4.5 Academic Package to 5.0 Studio Package? I http://www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade/ Has anyone done this?

I don't know if anyone has ever used products by Steve Kaeser, but I'm looking into purchasing on of the lighting kits his eBay/site store has on their catalog...

Hey everyone, need some professional opinions on this but basically I'm working on a documentary right now that details the lives of amateur circuit pro wrestlers, following them from their training to their first major match. So far I've gotten hours of training and behind the scenes footage...

I'm wondering if there are any plug-ins that simulate a film strip running on a projector with the frames containing the inputted footage. I've seen some photoshop plug-ins that use that type of look of an old negative but if there is any actual animated plug-in I'd like to know where to find...

Hey everyone, I'm thinking about checking out Red Giant's eLin software, now simple question is how much RAM will this thing chew and of course is the demo software as complete as the Red Giant site states it is (as a full operating plug-in without a watermark like so many of these demos have)...

Hey everyone, I'm thinking about checking out Red Giant's eLin software, now simple question is how much RAM will this thing chew and of course is the demo software as complete as the Red Giant site states it is (as a full operating plug-in without a watermark like so many of these demos have)...

Hello everyone, I just recently joined the forums and I've found it to be an excellent place to give and hear opinions. Right now I am working on a documentary that details the lives of professional wrestlers and their lives (both in the ring and personal). Now, so far my footage has looked...