Recent content by spanky

Hi again I'm having amazing difficulties gettin this damn glidecam 2000 system to work. I have a DVX100ae with a mounted sennheiser mk64 & KP module. Everything joins together nicely, no problems with parts. But when it comes to balancing, it seems impossible to achieve vertical balance. In...

Hi Recently I purchased a DvRigPro - the later model, it seems - after reading rave reviews on its perfomance. I need it especially for tracking shots. When I use it for this purpose however I do not obtain the shots I was promised of 'gliding through space' - it is rather a step-dampener, the...

hi i recently bought a dvx100ae but two weeks after they released it, the hvx has been released. i've been analysing footage from both my cam and the new hd. the hd is better and is only five hundred dollars more than what i bought the dvx for. this pisses me off. can someone outline the...

is it possible to do this, and if not, why not? presets exist for 3200k and 5600k but they do not yield the WB i require. is there a way to program the dvx for say 4000k? cheers

hi, i have a problem and its pissing me off. i'm shooting some night shots on the street. i want a good tungsten orange glow to fill the image and people tell me its best doing colourising effects in-camera. i can never white-balance the damn thing effectively to get this orange glow, getting...

hi i'm itchy over this generation-loss factor in video making. people tell me all kinds of things - if you rewind the tape, you lose a generation. if you don't rewind the tape, you lose a generation. if you shoot over existing footage, if you digitise the footage, if you shoot lp, you lose a...

hi i am shooting a 15 minute short film entirely in a public lavatory using my dvx and was wondering, how do i white balance to make the scene slime-green coloured? also, is the dvx waterproof enough so if i stick it in the toilet for a few seconds it will be ok? i'm asking because i have to...

hi i was wondering what the best mic is to use when shooting outside when its busy on streets me64, me62 or me66? i need voices that come from all directions but only from those in immediate proximity of the microphone. there will be a LOT of background noise. advice appreciated, thanks...