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Okay. So, I shot a project in 24pA with my DVX. I capture into Avid in a 23.976 project. I export as Quicktime reference file and open my MPEG encoder (TMPG Xpress). I can see interlace artifacting when I play the footage in TMPG and when I simply play the file back in Quicktime. I burnt a...

Has anybody used this? Does it make focusing with the anamorphic adapter easier? I'd like to use my anamorphic adapter more often, but I do a lot of hand-held shots and I fear losing proper focus and not knowing it. Also, I'm looking to sup up all aspects of my dvx. I'm looking for a cheap...

Call me whatever you want. Long ago, b4 Sin City(believe it or not), I wanted to do my movie in Black, White and Red. When I say that I'm being literal. There is very little gray because I've booted the contrast to limit it to jet black and pure white. Anyway, I've used the chroma tool to...

If when using the anamorphic adapter, your f/stop setting depends on your zoom and your focus. What if you are shooting two subjects in one scene under the same lighting conditions, but the zoom and focus settings are different for each subject. You'd have to use a different f/stop. AND if...

I bought my DVX from Willoughbys. I just got the bill the other day and today I tired to submit the rebate claim, BUT the form is saying that my serial number is invalid. Has anyone else had this problem. Please help me because I am seriously pissed off. I'm 18 and I don't have a lot of...

We're starting production on my feature within the next 2 weeks. I have my DVX, a professional tripod, an AT835B boom mic + boom stand, and all the lighting materials I need. Tonight I am placing an order for the anamorphic adapter, various amounts of XLR cable, and a white ballance card. I...

I've been saving for a mac + final cut(young and poor). I've used final cut in my local TV studio. I like it, but I hate macs. I'm a pro w/ pc's(hardware and software), plus if I get a pc, I might be able to get a good discount from my company. Can anyone whose used both tell me the pros and...

I love the gritty feel of this film. I am considering doing my upcoming feature handheld, using the VI S-800 Pro shoulder mount. My question is, if I'm going for a shakey handheld look, should I use the electronic image stablization? I want it to look handheld, but I don't want the image to be...

Is there any way to get a 2x anamorphic lens (scope) to fit on the DVX, without using an expensive mini35 adapter?  I really want to shoot scope for my film.  I have look online, but I can't find any.  Does anyone know of a store that sells 2x lenses?

I'm thinking about getting an external hard drive because I can get a Tera-byte of storage. I remember someone having a problem with their Mac and using an external hard drive to store their captured footage. Does anyone think getting an external hard drive is a bad idea to store the footage I...

I'm gettin ready to buy my stock for a feature.  I was just curious if, besides the money, are there any difference between the 2.  Does the 63 min capture better quality since it's using more tape? And another question: is the mentioned times(63 and 83 mins) when recording at SP or EP.  The...

What are the laws of using copyrighted materials in the background of your film. For example, would I need clearance if there was a movie poster on the wall of the set? I'm really confused on this and havent found much info about it out there. I'd like to feature a couple movie posters on the...

I don't know much about lighting. I'm buying worklights [500 watt bulbs] for a low budget film (dead horse, I know). What are the differences between these 2 types of bulbs and how would they affect color temperature? Which would be better for DVX film making(will be manually white ballancing)...

In Final Cut Pro, is there any way to slice a frame in half and combine it with another frame. Like if you wanted to make it look like someone was talking to his twin - you shoot one persons half of the scene and dont move the camera and shoot the other persons half of the scene, and then splice...

I plan to buy an Audio-technica mic for a feature, but I can't decide whether to record the audio in the camera or record it separately w/ a MD player.  Can I get good clear "movie-quality" dialogue from using the camera's sound recorder or is it worth it to spend the extra money? Also which...

As everyone knows, if you're planning for a film-out, you should shoot w/ vertical detail set to 'thin', but my question is, what if you are not sure you are going to get a film-out, but you still want to keep your options open. How would using thin vertical detail affect the footage if you went...