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    wireless hop... signal separation and monitoring questions

    I've got a couple newbie questions that I couldn't find answers to doing a search... I have a documentary shoot coming up where I'll be using a Shure FP33 for the first time, with a Sennheiser ME66 on boom and a G2 lav. We're hoping to set up a wireless hop to our HDX900 and keep the boom and...
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    DVX documentary premiere at Tribeca

    Hello, I just wanted to invite any dvxuser members in the NYC area to attend a screening of the most recent film I’ve worked on, “Beyond Belief”, at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film follows two 9/11 widows over the course of two years as they set up humanitarian programs for widows in...
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    recommendations for sound mixer

    We are getting a feature documentary ready for our world premiere at Tribeca in April, and we need a kick-ass mix. Anybody have any good recommendations for audio post houses in Boston or NYC that are relatively budget-friendly for indie doc producers? Thanks!
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    Beyond the 11th -- preview screening

    Hello everyone. I just wanted to invite dvxuser members in New York to attend the sneak preview screening of our feature documentary "Beyond the 11th," tonight (September 11) at 7:30pm, Tribeca Cinemas. The film is the story of two 9/11 widows who turned their tragedy into something positive...
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    problem with iris "slipping"

    I had an issue today during a shoot with a DVX100A where the iris started spontaneously dropping down to F16 or closed when I was trying to iris up. I figured out that if I irised up very slowly it would "stick", but a few times when I dialed a little faster it would slip back down to F16 again...
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    acceptable HD formats for major networks?

    I work for an independent documentary production company, and we're currently looking at upgrading to HD. The last few years we've done most of our shooting on the DVX, but we're beginning to run into problems with networks like Discovery that are trying to migrate completely to HD. My question...
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    tips on charging battery for remote shoot?

    We will be travelling to rural Mongolia for a 3 week shoot in September and may not have access to any power other than the car/truck batteries. Anyone have any experience/tips for charging their DVX batteries in the field? Should we bring a small generator, or are there any clever ways of...
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