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| | | | |  | What is "P&W" when making a budget?by Gates Bradley 3 years agoI received a budget template, and at the end of every section 20% of the total cost of the section is tacked on top in the line item "PT P&W". Is anyone familiar with these terms Much appreciated, tha | Re: What is "P&W" when making a budget?
by Chad Tingle 6 months ago
PT is payroll Taxes. In my earlier post I mentioned that it's only union timecards that have PT P&W. Non-union shoots have them as well. The only difference is the percentages that are charged. For a
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| | | | | disclaimer fontsby Chad Tingle 1 year agocan anyone recommend a good font for disclaimers Chad Tingle Producer Editor | Re: disclaimer fonts
by Angie Taylor 1 year ago
Helvetica is my favourite :-) cheers, Angie Angie Taylor animation & illustration for television, film, web and devices http: www.angietaylor.co.uk Twitter: theangietaylor Linkedin: theangietaylor htt
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| | | |  | FCP-X: Case study for biz schoolsby Mark Raudonis 2 years agoMark my words: Apple's handling of the release of FCP-X will be fodder for biz schools case studies long into the future. It's too early to know if they'll be studying it as a success story or as a sp | Re: FCP-X: Case study for biz schools
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
Well said neil.. I agree 100%.. people are forgetting that a 1000.00 piece of software allowed a lot of them to be able to go into business for themselves. Chad Tingle Producer Editor
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| | | |  | out of sync LHiby Jim Curtis 2 years agoI'm having a hard time figuring this out. My A and V get out of sync, and stay 4-6 frames out of sync on this 25 min. short I'm cutting. Not sure what to blame. I have the latest AJA driver, super-fas | Re: out of sync LHi
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
Jim Curtis "s there an offset setting in FCP to adjust for video delay There's a setting in System Preferences Playback Control Frame Offset. But, it doesn't appear to do anything. I can set it to 0
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| | | |  | Post Production & Project Creepby Richard Herd 2 years agoThe service agreement reads total running time = 5 minutes. Now, the client wants 8 minutes. I said, that's a 60% increase, therefore, it'll take more time and money, for an edited spot. But I can loo | Re: Post Production & Project Creep
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
I agree with Craig, I think you have to evaluate how much more work it will take to add the extra three minutes and charge accordingly. You shouldn't have to compromise your time because of their shor
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| | | |  | marketing my vfx companyby David Bowman 2 years agoHello, My business partner and I launched our company about a year ago and have primarily worked on fx and graphics for independent film. Now we would like to move more toward the commercial industry. | Re: marketing my vfx company
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
David, I'd say all of the above.Directors and Producers generally have a huge say but in todays world where you have agencies that have their own in producers. Not all agencies have an in house produc
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| | | |  | Screening from MBPROby William Carr 2 years agoAdvice needed for my client needing to play back his currently native DVCPROHD720p 23.98 movie (my edit) from a MacBook Pro's internal drive into a theater's projector via HDMI. The idea is he will pl | | | | |
| | | |  | Final Cut Pro Exporting Incorrectlyby Matthew David Ridley 2 years agoI'm in a bit of a jam here with a Final Cut Pro problem. Wondered if anyone had any advice. I'm shooting with a Sony HVR-A1 set to DV SP, then importing to Final Cut Pro HD 4.5 (old school) as DV PAL | Re: Final Cut Pro Exporting Incorrectly
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
Matthew David Ridley "I'm shooting with a Sony HVR-A1 set to DV SP, then importing to Final Cut Pro HD 4.5 (old school) as DV PAL 48 kHz Anamorphic." you're capturing anamorphic, is your timeline als
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| | | |  | Canon 550d pro res file sizeby Josh Bamber 2 years agoHi everyone, Just a quick one i shot a short film on a canon 550d (T2I) and the original footage was about 25gb. I transcoded it using compressor into Apple pro res 422 lt and the file is now over 250 | Re: Canon 550d pro res file size
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
Josh Bamber "I transcoded it using compressor into Apple pro res 422 lt and the file is now over 250gb" If you're using final cut pro 7.0 you can use the log and transfer setting to convert to Apple
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| | | |  | 23.98 HD to 29.97 SDby Rich Rubasch 2 years agoWe have a 23.976 ProRes 1920 x 1080 sequence. We want to output a 29.97 720 x 486 to Betacam. We have an SDI to Component convertor on the betacam so we are sending the output of the Kona SDI to the B | Re: 23.98 HD to 29.97 SD
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
Rich, Set your Frame buffer to 1080sf23.98 that becomes your primary format as well as your video playback setting. Then set your secondary format to 525i29.97. The pull down to 29.97 will happen on t
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| | | | | File: DVCPRO HD Screenshotby Chad Tingle 2 years agopng file This is screen shot with the red portion of my client's log that show aliasing after converting from a 1080 23.98 sequence to a DVCPROHD 72060 quicktime file http: f1.creativecow.net 2387 dvc | | | | |
| | | |  | External Monitoring Setupby Don Unverrich 2 years agoI am in the process of updating my external reference and client monitors. I am currently using two PVM 14-L5 (one for reference, and one for client) and the Blackmagic HDlink connected to a 23" Apple | | | | |
| | | | | Day rates. How do they work?by Rick Turners 2 years agoConcerning a freelancer on a day rate. Day rate is based on 10 hour day. If the freelancer completes the days task (creating and getting approval on a project) in 4-5 hours. Is it right for the freela | Re: Day rates. How do they work?
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
Half days set a bad precedence.. because the clients will begin to expect it. It didn't take you a half day to acquire the skills that set you apart to obtain business from a client so why would anyon
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| | | |  | Backup advice pleaseby Thomas Morter-Laing 2 years agoOK, so working in a company that have an 8TB RAID which we all connect to via SMB. We shoot a lot of HDV but also a lot of XDCAM for the bigger projects. We have lots or external hard drives, but use +1 | | | | |
| | | |  | Final Cut Pro Log and Transfer Problemby ben smallzman 2 years agoWhen i connect my Nikon S8100 to Final Cut Pro and open the Log and Transfer window, the camera doesnt get recognized. So, I imported the clips into iPhoto, and then dragged them into the Log and Tran | Re: Final Cut Pro Log and Transfer Problem
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
You might want to check the Nikkon Site and see if there's a plug in for FCP that allows you to import clips via log and transfer. The reason why log and transfer work with Canon's because there is a
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| | | |  | Audio Shift Low Resolution Limitby Gabe Krause 2 years agoWe have a poor quality reference audio track synced to our video (from the built-in camera mic). We have imported our high quality audio and are now trying to sync it perfectly to the reference. It ap | | | | |
| | | |  | Using Kona LHe for DVCPro HDby Thomas Miller 2 years agoGreetings, We have been asked by a client to digitize a few dozen HD tapes that were shot with Varicams onto DVCPRO HD stock. We have a 1400 deck, and a Kona LHe with BOB. They asked us specifically t | Re: Using Kona LHe for DVCPro HD
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
Thomas Miller " On a side note, which is better quality The 8 or 10-bit uncompressed or the DVCPRO " uncompressed is higher quality than DVCPROHD and requires a lot faster raid and through put. The h
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| | | | | problems Capturing DVCPROHD Firewire 800by Chad Tingle 2 years agoI have used this procedure a million times yet I seem to be having a lot of problems I've never encountered before. My project was shot on the Panasonic HDX 900, I usually use the firewire 800 connect | | | | |
| | | |  | NAB 2011 Party/Gatheringby Bob Zelin 2 years agoHi - I am pleased to announce that Maxx Digital, Hitachi, and ATTO Technology will sponsor the annual "drink for free" party at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas on Monday 4 11 2011 after 8pm. Trade yo | | | | |
| | | |  | 24/1080p & 60p/720 timelimeby Jeremy Donaldson 2 years agoI just shot a music video w a 7D. Some footage was shot in 24 1080p and some footage was shot at 60p 720(Conformed to 24fps for slow motion) What timeline settings would be best for working with both | Re: 24/1080p & 60p/720 timelime
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
Jeremy Donaldson " What timeline settings would be best for working with both types of footage " Whenever I've used the combo of 720 and 1080 with Canon footage. I work at 1080. Once all the native f
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| | | |  | Mac Pro Hardware Configurationby Gabriel Marn 2 years agoHello, I m planing on buying a MacPro for video editing. Can someone please tell a good configuration for a buget of 6000$ I'm planning on editing Red footage. Thank you! | Re: Mac Pro Hardware Configuration
by Chad Tingle 2 years ago
To edit red footage... that budget is not gonna get you very far.. the computer alone will cost that much. A good i o card like a kona Lhi will run you 12-1500.. then you need a good raid....that will
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| | | | | Final Cut transitionsby Devin Eitzmann 2 years agoI am a 3D modeler and I am trying to create a demo reel in final cut pro. However, for some reason this time the transition just don't seem to work correctly as they have before. Every time I place th | | | | |
| | | | | RE:lighting effects in CS5by Chad Tingle 3 years agoDoes anyone know where I can find the lighting effects panel in CS5. It used to be located under filter Render drop down menus. Any help is always appreciated. Chad Tingle Producer Editor | | | | |
| | | | | red text for broadcastby Chad Tingle 3 years agoI have a client who insits that I use Red Text for Broadcast. I've tried getting out of it but it's not going to happen. I was wondering if anyone had an trade secrets they can pass on to keep red fro | | | | |
| | | | | RED TEXT in BROADCASTby Chad Tingle 3 years agoI usually try to avoid Red Text when finishing work for broadcast but I have a client who insists on using it in their graphics. I've read a countless number of books and seen many posts on the cow re | Re: RED TEXT in BROADCAST
by Chad Tingle 3 years ago
Joseph W. Bourke "I would also warn my client up front that, no matter how much they like it, there are no promises that it won't look like something the cow left behind when it hits the air. Base it
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| | | | | what are YOU doing with your G5 computersby jason levy 3 years agoI've got a pile of dual processor G5 computers that are gathering dust because they don't run FCP any more (though the iPhone 5 probably will). Trying to think of something useful to do with them. Wha | | | | |
| | | | | log and Transfer issues in FCP 7by Chad Tingle 3 years agoI was recently transcoding some 5D footage from my hard drive using the log and transfer window I FCP 7. It all seemed to be working fine but I had to force quit to attend to something else that came | | | | |
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