Recent content by TMY

A band I did a doc on a little while back (trailer: http://vimeo.com/6692368) wanted me to cut together a commerical for their upcoming album. I've been tweaking it for a couple days trying to get it just right, the band likes it, but it feels like something's missing... 7387821 They gave me...

I shoot, edit, and upload the Sunday service for a church and they want the 30min+ video to be 320x240, under 100MB, and be in flash. I'm using Adobe Premiere to live capture, edit, and encode. Here's a link to the video: http://www.spiritualliving.org/online-resources#watch The setting I use...

Curious to see what you guys thought of the first cut of this trailer for a doc. http://www.vimeo.com/6692368

I've recently run into a problem. I live in a small apartment and I'm running out of room to keep all my filmmaking stuff and still have room to, you know, live in my apartment. How do you guys keep all your stuff organized and not have it take over most of the apartment?

Thought you guys would be interested to know that a lot of Tiffen lenses are on sale at Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_p_4_4?url=search-alias%3Dphoto&field-keywords=tiffen+72mm&x=0&y=0&sprefix=tiff I just picked up a new UV filter for $11.73.

Here's an interesting question: do any of you do specific exercises, strength training, or other kinds of work outs to specifically for camera control and if you do have you noticed any significant improvement in your camera work? Do you feel keeping in shape is even important for film/video...

The trailer up for a doc I shot back in august about a band's journey and time at the Black Hills Rally at Sturgis. Check it out and let me know what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSTF7Uho09w&fmt

Is there a way to mod/hack the software on the dvx to add custom settings or changes? (like the CHDK mod for Canon still cameras) I'm looking for a way to get the time-lapse feature from the original (and a?) back onto my b-model. I've done a bit of searching with no luck. I highy recommend...

I have been using Flash 8 Video Encoder to convert .mov files to flash, but it seems to taking a long time (3+ hrs for 30 min of video). Are there any other flash converters for mac that can do it faster, or is this a standard time or is there a preferred format/codec to get the best compression...

I've had some weird video sync issues in final cut. When I view and edit captured 24pa footage, The footage goes out of sync with the audio. It starts out fine, then goes further and further out of sync ending with the audio continuing over black. The raw QT file plays just fine and after the...

I am this close to throwing my capture cam (Sony DCR-HC28) out the window. Occasionally (read: only when it seems to be important) the camera will flash and throw up the moisture symbol, thus preventing me from using it. I know there is no moisture in it because I keep it in a dry area because...

I have been trying to capture an old hi-8 tape (hi-8 camera -> RCA out -> DVX -> firewire -> macbook) for the last few hours, but every time the video ends on the hi-8 tape (not the tape it self, just the footage) FCP becomes completely unresponsive and ends up needing to be killed from the...

I'm heading back home to Anchorage for about a week in December and I'm going to be doing some shooting (timelapse, scenery, b-roll stuff). How well does the DVX handle cold temperatures for extended periods of time? Do I have to worry about anything freezing? I was browsing the B&H...

I'm trying to get DVD Studio Pro 4 to enable "copy generation management" as in I want my dvd copy protected. but, every time I try to burn a dvd, these errors pop up: "This device does not support copy generation management. The disc will not be protected. This device does not support CSS. The...

I was shooting in Sturgis and the knob on my zoom ring disappeared at some point. It isn't a major issue, but I do like to use my knob. Does anyone know where I can get another one?