Professional News and Entertainment Photographer for well known TV Station. Also owner of a small Music Video Production company. When I am not shooting, editing or producing, I like to travel, listen to music, dance and be creative! | | | | Member Since: February 5th 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | iPhone 4S video to FCP 7by Chuck Purnell 2 years agoI have imported all my iPhone 4S videos into Aperture 3 (I know you can use iPhoto as well). Now I have my clips imported do I just drag them over to FCP Is there a way I can bring them over like a ba | Re: iPhone 4S video to FCP 7
by Chuck Purnell 8 months ago
I just cut a 35 minute movie with Final Cut Pro 7 and 98% of the footage came from my iPhone 4S. I used MPEG Streamclip to convert the footage. You can use Compressor but to me MPEG was faster. Keep i
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| | | |  | Video: SEVENTEEN - Matt Kreslingby matt kresling 3 years agoSEVENTEEN - Matt Kresling I made this video to correct a long-standing injustice: that there were not enough pictures of me in my high school yearbook. watch music video+80 | | | | |
| | | | | Lens choice for shooting video indoors?by Chuck Purnell 9 months agoI have a shoot coming up next weekend where part of the shoot will take place inside a big arena and the other half will be outside. Just trying to get a gauge on what might be a good lens to use on t | Re: Lens choice for shooting video indoors?
by Brent Dunn 9 months ago
Using a wider lens, 24 mm or below, sometimes gives you a little fishy look and can make a clients face look fat. It's better to stay above 50mm for interviews. I would go below 2.8 for interviews. If
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| | | | | Where is my clean audio? SMH!by Chuck Purnell 1 year agoI am trying to figure out an issue with my audio. I shot an event the other night and I had the mixed audio from the board coming to the camera on Channel 1. I was wearing good headphones and could cl | Re: Where is my clean audio? SMH!
by Chuck Purnell 1 year ago
Okay I don't know what happened but I was able to find the good audio. Although I had audio from the board coming in Line level into Ch1 into the camera and ambient room sound coming in from the shotg
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| | | | | Editing Nikon D7000 footage in FCP7by Chuck Purnell 2 years agoI experienced something weird tonight while trying to edit some footage shot with a Nikon D7000 in 720p 30 mode. When I opened the clips in the browser is played fine on my computer screen and on my e | Re: Editing Nikon D7000 footage in FCP7
by Chuck Purnell 2 years ago
I always use MPEG Stream Clip to convert my files. Mpeg Streamclip is a FREE download. You select Batch List from the top menu. Locate your SD card reader and select all your video files. Then choose
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| | | |  | Interference or bad amp?by Adam Bernardi 2 years agoHi all, I'm an editor and I've got a pair of Event ALP5 powered monitors that I use with an iMac when I need to bring a project home. I've got a weird problem. One speaker crackles and pops when conne | Re: Interference or bad amp?
by Chuck Purnell 2 years ago
I am currently having a very similar problem with my Macbook Pro and Behringer Truth Monitors..See my thread I posted yesterday. I am still troubleshooting the problem and have not narrowed it down ye
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| | | | | HD to SD tape - down conversionby Chuck Purnell 2 years agoI have a project that was edited on a 1080p timeline in FCP. Now I neeed to downconvert to SD so I can put it on a MiniDV tape. I read where the Matrox MXO2 Mini can do downconversions but I am not su | Re: HD to SD tape - down conversion
by Chuck Purnell 2 years ago
Chris, I have the Matrox MXO2 Mini w Max. I am sure you already know this but I am going to go over what I have set on mine: Click on your Mac's system preferences and locate the Matrox MXO2 Mini icon
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| | | | | Thunderbolt adapter price?by Chuck Purnell 2 years agoDoes anyone know how much the new Thunderbolt adapter will cost I was using my Matrox MXO2 Mini w Max with my Macbook Pro and recently purchases a iMac and need it to work with that machine. I am tryi | | | | |
| | | | | Chapter Index...by Chuck Purnell 2 years agoI have a long project with 14 Chapter markers. I was thinking of just creating a DVD without a menu that starts on it own when it is inserted in a DVD player. I am now thinking that I am going to need | | | | |
| | | | | RIP to my Powermac G5/ FCS on an iMac?by Chuck Purnell 2 years agoAfter having some ongoing problems with my workhorse the Powermac G5, I took it in to the Apple store today to get looked at because it wasn't even booting up. The issue had something to do with the m | | | | |
| | | | | 16:9 1080i/60 footage to SD DVDby Chuck Purnell 2 years agoI am currently editing a big project in FCP. I am currently at the 1 hour and 40 minute mark and still have a lot more to cut. Obviously I will have to split the project and burn 2 DVDs. The footage w | Re: 16:9 1080i/60 footage to SD DVD
by Chuck Purnell 2 years ago
I didn't mention anything about iMovie. I said I have been using iDVD. Now I don't know if I can burn Dual layered DVD's with my Macbook Pro. Seems to me that the newer models can do it but I have a f
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| | | |  | DVD Studio Pro 4 chapter breaksby Fernando Lino 2 years agoHi guys My main track in the dvd that i recorded in DVD Studio Pro 4 is freezing exactly at the moment where I've the Chapter 2 marker in my timeline. I really have no idea why this is happening... In | | | | |
| | | | | Extending the length of a templateby Chuck Purnell 2 years agoI am about to begin working on a project and I found a Motion template that I like but its only :13 long. The titles come on the screen at :10 and I need them to be on the screen for longer than :03. | | | | |
| | | |  | Quick Release System?by Jonathan Ziegler 2 years agoHi all, I am looking for some recommendations for a quick release system. I build my own gear quite often, but I also use pre-built tripods and other gear (all different types and brands depending on | | | | |
| | | | | Sound Sweeteningby Chuck Purnell 2 years agoJust finished watching the BTS footage on the "Unstoppable" Blu-Ray disc and there is a segment where Director Tony Scott, Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, and Rosario Dawson are sitting in a circle tal | Re: Sound Sweetening
by Colin McQuillan 2 years ago
The first big step in recording good audio is NEVER use auto-gain (aside from the rare crazy run-and-gun scenario) never never never.. learn your audio kit.. do a mic test, and ride the level yourself
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| | | | | Sound Sweeteningby Chuck Purnell 2 years agoJust finished watching the BTS footage on the "Unstoppable" Blu-Ray disc and there is a segment where Director Tony Scott, Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, and Rosario Dawson are sitting in a circle tal+1 | Re: Sound Sweetening
by Chuck Purnell 2 years ago
I just realized there was a Apple Soundtrack forum, so I will post there...Couldn't figure out how to delete this post from this forum though!
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| | | | | Squeeze Mode - Using a HVX with DVX100Aby Chuck Purnell 2 years agoI have a friend that needs to do a 2 camera shoot. He owns a DVX100A and was going to borrow a friend's HVX200. He noticed both cameras had the squeeze option for 16:9 shooting. Is the HVX200 16:9 Nat | | | | |
| | | | | Encoding Speed...WOW!!!by Chuck Purnell 3 years agoIt normally takes well over an hour to compress some footage that is usually under 5-6 minutes with Compressor. Last night I finally used the Matrox MXO2 Mini w Max compression codecs in Compressor an | | | | |
| | | | | Precise Camera Movesby Chuck Purnell 3 years agoI can't remember if I read about this here on the COW or watched it in a video tutorial somewhere but I can't remember which "F" key does this but when you set a place on your timeline where you want  | Re: Precise Camera Moves
by Sacha Thomas 3 years ago
in Motion 3 I was able to record the framing "feature" (I say "feature" b c based on Mark's tutorial, there is a bonafide framing behavior in Motion 4...I haven't used version 4) by clicking the "f" k
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| | | | | Greenscreen...talent placementby Chuck Purnell 3 years agoIs there a rule of thumb of how far your talent should be from the screen when doing greenscreen work Is 6 feet enough or should it be more than that I will be shooting in a large room so If I need to | Re: Greenscreen...talent placement
by Chuck Purnell 3 years ago
There is a place in Philly called Webbcam. They sell mostly photography equipment but they have some nice backgrounds for video or photography needs You can get the background stands with cross bar th
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| | | | | Green screen lightingby Chuck Purnell 3 years agoSomeone recently posted a question here in this forum about what lights should they use for greenscreen work and someone replied with an assortment of Kino Flos 4 banks and 2 banks - a total of four o | Re: Green screen lighting
by Mark Suszko 3 years ago
Todd's solution is the best way to go. But you can also try bouncing the 1k's off of a white reflector board on to the green. The issues that arise include the forest of grip gear that will start to a
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| | | | | How to light this look...by Chuck Purnell 3 years agoBased on the example I am providing Do you have any suggestions on how I can achieve a similar look that is in this video with the blue and green "Black light" kind of look. I want to know what kind o | Re: How to light this look...
by Mark Suszko 3 years ago
I think some of this can be done in post by applying a tri-tone filter; Boris used to have a great one. Some of it you can do on-set with just heavily-gelled lights and some planning in what the folks
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| | | | | Lighting a Nightclub...by Chuck Purnell 3 years agoAnybody ever light a nightclub along with the existing club lights (lasers, disco lights, etc ) I am in the early planning stages for shooting a music video and the treatment will call for a scene to | Re: Lighting a Nightclub...
by Chuck Purnell 3 years ago
Would something like this be overkill to use in a nightclub type shoot Light balloons can provide a good coverage of soft light but I have never used them before. I started to post a link to show you
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| | | | | Lighting for Music Videosby Chuck Purnell 3 years agoI would love to have access to information or lighting diagrams of various setups for music videos. I watch a lot of videos and try to figure out what was used or I go on youtube and watch behind the | | | | |
| | | | | Wireless Audioby Chuck Purnell 3 years agoI have an event coming up in November that I have just been offered the job of shooting. This will be my 4th time shooting in this arena. Every single time I shoot there, there is always issues with m | Re: Wireless Audio
by Chuck Purnell 3 years ago
Terry, I am going to print your post and take it to my pre production meeting and explain to those guys exactly what I need to make this work! Thank you sharing your advice and suggestions!! Cre8tive
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| | | | | Storage Recovery company???by Chuck Purnell 3 years agoI hope I am posting this question in the right forum. Is there a company that has the tools to recover content from a disc I know my chances are very slim to none but I am reaching right now!!! I have | | | | |
| | | | | Setting up an external monitorby Chuck Purnell 3 years agoUp until now I have been able to use my SD external monitor while editing. I recently got a 20" HDTV with an array of jacks including HDMI and a jack to use it as a computer monitor. I notice that onc | | | | |
| | | | | Using photos...by Chuck Purnell 4 years agoI created a slide show in Motion 3. Some of the pics come onto the screen and sit there full screen and others I have behaviors attached allowing them to slide across the screen. The ones that move ha | Re: Using photos...
by Arnie Schlissel 4 years ago
try turning on the motion blur for this Motion project. Arnie Post production is not an afterthought! http: www.arniepix.com
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| | | | | Video: Chuck Purnell - 2009 Reelby Chuck Purnell 4 years agoChuck Purnell - 2009 Reel My reel showcases my work as a Camera Operator, Final Cut Pro Editor and Producing skills. I composed the soundtrack in Garageband. I have over 14 years shooting and editing +2 | | | | |
| | | | | Panasonic AG-HPG20 P2 Card Readerby Chuck Purnell 4 years agoI shot a project at work but decided to edit it at home. I have the AGHPG20 handheld P2 card reader. The Pansonic guy our company uses told me that the reader will act just like a Hard drive when I se | Re: Panasonic AG-HPG20 P2 Card Reader
by Steve Eisen 4 years ago
You can not natively go back to P2 card from FCP. Raylight will allow you to do this. Premiere CS4 can create a P2 file but can not write the file back onto on the P2 card. If you had an HD capture ca
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| | | | | Panasonic HPX2000...Dark B-roll at nightby Chuck Purnell 4 years agoAs of early June, I have started shooting with the Panasonic HPX2000 P2 Camera. I shoot News and I work at night. I noticed that I always have to bump up the gain to see what I am shooting. When I fir | | | | |
| | | | | How to smooth lines and edges?by Chuck Purnell 4 years agoI have some images where I got rid of the background and kept the foreground. Now I need to smooth the lines and edges and can't seem to find the right tool that will do this. I thought the Blur tool  | Re: How to smooth lines and edges?
by Matt Sepeta 4 years ago
You are going to want to start over. There are a few ways to extract a foreground, but I like using the pen tool to create a path, turn it to a selection, then go to selection-refine edge. Mess around
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| | | | | Compressor Dropletsby Chuck Purnell 4 years agoIs there a reason why my Droplets that I created with FCStudio won't work in FCS2 I tried to compress some footage for the web last night and when I dragged my file to the droplet, it did nothing. So  | Re: Compressor Droplets
by Daniel Low 4 years ago
After you make the Droplet, look inside it (right click, Show Package Contents) and find the Settings folder in Resources. In there drag your setting file onto TextEdit. ______________________________
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