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is there any good reason/advantage to de-interlace my footage upon output from FCP? (in other words, just before compressing for DVD) footage was shot interlace BTW. also, is there a good reason NOT to do this? -ed

hey. checking into the best options for a good low light HD camera. the old SD camera Sony vx2100 was GREAT . Not only that but the price tag would not shock or kill you. but since everything is gonna go HD, I'm wondering what is a good HD solution, particularly (and heres the hard part) one...

I'm looking back up my files from an HOUR long film. needless to say that's a HUGE task and even worse bc some of the files are WAY over 4.7 gigs. In fact, several are around 17 gigs (whew!) anyhow, was wondering if anyone had tried using Blu ray ? Pros cons? how to connect to a laptop? I...

are these two compatible? am considering an HD camera but I thought someone told me that they won't work together (although you'd think they would be fine) -edg

for some reason, when I make a dvd, I get troubles with motion. Specifically anything that moves will move this way: object moves forward on one frame, then moves slightly BACKWARDS on the next frame, then forwards again on the third frame, etc,etc,etc. I'm absolutely certain that this is an...

so, I'm almost ready to color balance my hour long film. I've burned a couple of test shots onto DVD and heres what I've found; when played on the computer they look stunning. when played on my TV they often (but not always) look too hot. how do I figure out which to balance for? -edg

how much (maximum) should a zeppelin/shock mount combo weigh?? for instance, what would be excessive? I'm sure it ain't much because obviously less is better. Does anyone have an actual number of ounces? I can't really get a good idea since B&H (surprisingly) has little info on actual weight of...

has this happened to anyone else? I made a shock mount out of 4 rubber bands and PVC pipe...standard design but perhaps a bit small. Inner diameter is 2 & 1/4 inches. Attached that to a ball head which is rigged to a pole I bought at Lowes. Pole is 16 feet long aluminum. (fully extended.) This...