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Can anyone suggest some camera-bags that will fit the EX3 and still be small enough to be carried on with most airlines?

Whether or not you are working full-time in the film/video profession, I'm curious as to what people think they would like to do if they couldn't do video. Where do you think people like us could find careers we're qualified for? I'm mostly curious what you think because I have a hard time...

I have an informal interview at a Post Production house where generally the dress is pretty casual (jeans, untucked shirts, etc). I'm wondering what I should wear. I was thinking khakis and a tucked in button-up collar shirt. I don't want to come across as a stiff though. Any thoughts on...

Curious if anyone has any thoughts about changes or bugs in upgrading to Snow Leopard for FCP, etc now that a few months have passed? I've heard horror stories of it wiping the discs, etc. Thoughts?

So, for years and years I've been flying by the seat of my pants in filmmaking. Shooting and editing with whatever I could get my hands on. I believe my post-production skills have gotten to the point where I can do it full time for a good living, so I am planning to set up a small...

What has been your most successful strategy to find clients? Post-cards? Networking events? Facebook? Advertising in a certain magazine? Obviously there are tons of ways to find people who have the need of that niche you provide, but how do you get your company or yourself out there most...

Hey...anyone here have experience doing political commercials for candidates? Any good sources of music out there with that patriotic feel (or in the case of mudslinging...unpatriotic...haha)? I have a few here and there that I can find in Logic's library and a couple from other sources. With...

I have run my html website for a few years now and it's really out of date. With all my work, I just don't really have time to learn activescript and create my own flash website that's with the times. A friend turned me on to www.bludomain.com It seems very focused on wedding photography and...

I am working on a couple segments that will be playing on TV during a local newscast. They want files (as opposed to tapes or DVDs) and they can't handle quicktime. I am at a loss as to what non-qt compression is going to be broadcast quality without going to super-monstrous file sizes. Any...

Simple question today.:) I am running Pro Tools LE 7.2... not 7.4. Does the standard upgrade to 8 apply? (i'm thinking $$$-wise) The upgrade looks to be $149 flat...and I see no other levels of upgrade (like you have to do with products like Adobe). Thoughts? Experiences? Thanks!

I "grew up" on 3DS MAX, and still use it from time to time. But in the past year I have switched my entire operation to Mac. I am looking at 2 programs in particular: Lightwave and Cinema 4D. Mostly, I use 3d animation for digital matte painting, so as wonderful as Maya is, I'm not really...

I'll be in Hawaii in a couple weeks shooting out either side of a small tour helicopter that has both doors removed. I will not have any kind of stabilization and I'm shooting on a PMW-EX1. I'm wondering if shooting 1080 24p running 30fps might help keep things a little less jerky. Anyone...

I may (haven't taken the job yet) film a small-scale opera in a 500 seat auditorium this weekend. It's just a one cam shoot...really just documenting the performance. I'm wondering what's going to get me the best results for audio. I have 3 ideas: 1 - Plug in to the sound via XLR cable 2 -...

I have heard mixed "facts" about this and I'm wondering if anyone out there is running a Digi002 control surface with Logic Studio. Apple does not list their "30 supported control surfaces" on their website. Currently I'm a pro-tools user and plan to continue. However, I am excited to pick up...

I have been assigned to take some head shots of a person in a professional setting. I am a bit of a still photography novice and don't have the terminology firmly in hand...just wanted to verify that a headshot is indeed the subject looking at the camera in a medium close-up....as it is for...

In the spirit of the return of Batman this week, there's a lovely cinematographic effect that I would like to discuss. When Bruce Wayne is training with Ra's in Nepal, he is given the waft of fear toxin...which affects his eyesight. The pulsing effect is simple enough to do on film with a gate...

Long story short, my client wants to edit for herself the footage that I took. Only problem is that she has FCP 3 and I have 6. She wants it in NTSC (since her older mac can't handle HD)...and I have all the files in 1080p. I know I can downrez using ProRes 422...but will that even work on...

What are the rules on selling one's Cineform Prospect HD license? I don't need it anymore. Any suggestions on where to go and how to do the transaction? Thanks.

I've figured it out! Maybe others have and I haven't seen the post...but you MUST have your XDCAM footage in the parent folder BPAV with the root folders CLPR and TAKR with your CUE and MEDIAPRO XML files pointing to the applicable files. I had my jumbled up and just moved footage to a new...

Ugh! Cineform is driving me crazy. The concept is great, but there are always so many bugs. I recently switched my whole operation over to Mac and FCP and the Apple 422 codec is incredible! However, I still have some projects on my windows machine using Adobe CS3 stuff. The original footage...