Raised in Reno/Sparks, Nevada all my life. When I was in 5th grade I had the first opportunity to use a video camera and was hooked since. In High School I started putting together short films and edited it all using 2 VCR's, an old TV that had kno... [ more] Raised in Reno/Sparks, Nevada all my life. When I was in 5th grade I had the first opportunity to use a video camera and was hooked since. In High School I started putting together short films and edited it all using 2 VCR's, an old TV that had knobs to change the channel, a tape player for audio and Mario Paint for my titles/credits. Later once I was able to upgrade my computer from a 486DX which barely ran windows 95, I proceeded to make better crappy videos using Roxio software......Now, with nothing but passion and a creative mind, I run my own video production business and enjoy every minute of it! | | | | Member Since: February 6th 2009 | | | | |
| | | | | | Service: Bonano Productionsby Jeff Bonano 11 months agoSparks Nevada, United States Production Film VFX Bonano Productions Full Service Video Production Post Visual FX Visual Effects Currently has been working wit | | | | |
| | | |  | sony z7 tapeless recording unit problemby steve reynolds 2 years agoHi I recently shot something with my z7 using the tapeless recording unit. Shooting to compact flash 8gb card. I filmed the last clip all the way until the end of the card. When i got back to tranfer | | | | |
| | | |  | Cast shadow problem!by Philippe Lessard 2 years agoHi, I have problem with my light casting shadows, in fact everything work fine before i put my precomped scene in screen mode over a background, then my shadow just disapear!Here screencap of the imag | Re: Cast shadow problem!
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
Hi Philippe, If you have a project file, maybe some of us could play around with the settings to see what's causing the problem. -Jeff Jeff Bonano www.bonanoproductions.com "I want to have a cool quot
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| | | |  | Advice Neededby Aaron Cadieux 2 years agoHello Everyone, Please forgive me in advance for the long story. I have a tricky situation at hand for which I need some advice. I work as the video editor for an ad agency. It's a small operation, ju | Re:
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
Gentlemen, I don't normally do this, but... ...I think we've beat the dead horse enough on the matter and the point has been made. Which the solution to the problem is evident for other readers who mi
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| | | |  | QuickTime Effectsby Phillip Graebing 2 years agoI seem to be missing the QuickTime effects from my Premiere Pro. Does it install automatically, or do I need to specify it during installation Or can I get a plugin rather than do a reinstallation Tha | Re: QuickTime Effects
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
Do you have QuickTime installed on your computer It's probably looking for it and it's not there. Try going to apples website and download the latest version of quicktime. Jeff Bonano www.bonanoproduc
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| | | | | Encoding Question/CS4by marc dejesus 2 years agoHello, I own Premiere CS3 and will be upgrading to CS4 in two weeks. When i checked for pricing on B&H, i saw an option to purchase "Sorenson Media Squeeze 6". My question is, with Premiere CS3 I was | Re: Encoding Question/CS4
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
The end product is pretty much the same. The quality may very but if you need it in a certain format you can do that with any of the programs. In an example with quality, I recently had to render an H
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| | | | | Programby Stephen Takacs 2 years agoI have a small video camera and was interest in buyng the Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 but I don't want to spend alot of money on the program and was hopping someone might be able to tell me where I can buy | Re: Program
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
No problem Yo, That's why we're members of the cow! I'll look at the site when I get a second, thanks! Jeff Bonano www.bonanoproductions.com "I want to have a cool quote at the bottom of my signature,
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| | | | | Better Business Bureauby Greg Ball 2 years agoHas anyone here joined the BBB I've though about it but really can't see what the benefit might be. Be mostly do corporate videos and ad spots from time to time. Any thoughts | Re: Better Business Bureau
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
I would prefer to have a list of client comments on how good their experience has been and how well I treated them, rather than having a BBB membership banner on my website or business brochure that I
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| | | | | sony z5, grainy in low light? please helpby steve wright 2 years ago Hi everyone, Ive recently bought a Sony Z5and have been loving shooting with this camera. the quality of the footage in good or average light is amazing. However as soon as I shoot anything in low li | | | | |
| | | |  | Me being nit-picky - COW subject linesby Todd Terry 2 years agoHey kids... Maybe this doesn't bother anyone else at all (probably doesn't), but thought I'd air a minor COW pet peeve... It seems that with semi-rare but increasing occasional frequency there will be | | | | |
| | | |  | VOB files with Premiere PRO CS4by Mark Weaver 2 years agoHello, I know this probably has been asked before, but I need to get data off a DVD and into Premiere PRO. The DVD is home video stuff so there is no copyright issues. I read ealier posts about changi | Re: VOB files with Premiere PRO CS4
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
Hey Mark, I've used AVS software before with some pretty good results. It's not too pricey either. For a little bit more, you can get the whole package of software they provide, but here's the link to
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| | | |  | Video: For Someoneby Warren Saire 2 years agoFor Someone The music video for the track 'For Someone' which I directed, edited and photographed is taken from Jake Walden's debut album 'Alive and Screaming. Shot on a HVX200 DVCPRO at 720p. watch m+5 | | | | |
| | | |  | This year’s recession?by Bruce Bennett 2 years agoIt s been awhile since I ve started a post on the COW, and thought this would create some great discussion. I m amazed at last year and this year's recession period the rollercoaster is very exiting t | Re: This year’s recession?
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
We believe that it is a complete and radical resetting of the clock, the world economy, a leveling of playing fields, a redistribution of wealth without the propensity in the past to favor America --
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| | | |  | HVR-MRC1 Memory Recording Unitby Chris Bové 2 years agoHey - our station bought a HVR-MRC1 Memory Recording Unit a while ago. We apparently opened the box, made sure it wasn't damaged, then forgot about it. (Must be nice ! ! !) Anyway I found it and want | Re: HVR-MRC1 Memory Recording Unit
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
Hey Chris, You should only need the Recording unit utility. If you are recording onto a CF card and just plug it into your card reader, this program will convert everything for you into a format that
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| | | |  | Rode Videomic or Rode SVMby Justin Leyba 2 years agoWhat is a better microphone for my Sony HDR-Fx7 camera I've been looking at Rode Videomic and the Rode Stereo Videomic. Suggestions Or if there is any mic better than the 2 within the price range is g | Re: Rode Videomic or Rode SVM
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
I guess it kinda depends on what you are using it for Justin. I actually use a Rode Videomic and a Rode NTG-2 for my mic setup. I have used the videomic for on board camera use and boom use and have b
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| | | |  | The "joys" of business travel?by Nick Griffin 2 years agoI'm in the process of planning a shoot which will require multiple flights and I'm wondering just how much of a nightmare it's going to be. One of the very few times I shipped a camera it arrived so b | Re: The "joys" of business travel?
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
All I know is that I bought my brother an electric toothbrush for X-mas, and he only had carry on luggage. They stopped him and gave him hell because they saw a "device". It was just a stinking electr
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| | | |  | Is it just me??by Mick Haensler 2 years agoHappy New Year everyone. I haven't been around much as I've been doing quite a bit more photography lately and have been hanging on those forums. I just started getting back to The Cow and some other | Re: Is it just me??
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
"There are times where I have searched up and down the forums knowing that I could not be the only one that has had this problem, but cant find the right answer. Sometimes it just doesn't work." That
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| | | |  | Video: SEVENTEEN - Matt Kreslingby matt kresling 2 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+72  | Re: SEVENTEEN - Matt Kresling
by David J. Carter 2 months ago
Just watched for the 1st time. WOW that was amazing and outstanding. Great work! Makes me not only want to open AE but actually try and learn how to use it. Editor hobbist
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| | | | | Video: Anthill showreel 2009by Niyi Akinmolayan 2 years agoAnthill showreel 2009 These are some of the jobs we did early this year. At Anthill, we like to tell a story with every job, however simple and short. We also happen to be one of the best VFX houses i+6 | | | | |
| | | | | VX1000 image problemby David Carey 2 years agoI was using a Sony DCR-VX1000 camcorder(borrowed from a friend) to record in a church and there is a problem with the camera. There is a green and red pixelization on the image along with a strange ef | Re: VX1000 image problem
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
As always the first step is to clean the heads of the camera, especially if it hasn't been done in a while. The bad news is that if cleaning the heads doesn't fix the problem, (which I don't thing it
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| | | |  | Uploading client preview videosby Chris Tomkins 3 years agoHi I'm just wondering what other people do about uploading videos to the web for clients to preview A lot of my clients have internal IT situations where YouTube is blocked (not that we'd ever put a c | Re: Uploading client preview videos
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
My web designer and I are working on a similar project for my company's website too. He's actually incorporating a SQL Database with a Client login page. I can create a unique username and password fo
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| | | | | Crowd in Perspectiveby ngo truong an 2 years agoHello Guys, i have to animate a crowd of fans in a arena, for a project. I have to do 2 Frontal Views and 1 Perspective View. The Views will be change through Cameraflights. My Problems in this Projec | Re: Crowd in Perspective
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
To start, I would strongly suggest Crowd Control which is brought to you through Allbetsareoff.com! Here's a direct link to the place to go: http: allbetsareoff.com products crowd-control I've purchas
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| | | | | Sony Camera Questionby Brittney Cisco 2 years agoNot sure if this is the right place for my question. I have standard HD CAM tapes that I need to capture, and due to money issues my I can not rent a deck. I was wondering what camera I would need to | Re: Sony Camera Question
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
Is it HDCAM or HDCAM-SR Not sure on the cost of renting because these tapes require some pretty pricey broadcast production cameras. The Sony HDW650F, HDW790 and HDWF900R all use HDCAM tapes. If it's
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| | | | | Effect/POV Helpby Nathan D'Souza 2 years agoHey guys, I need some of your help and advice on how to create a particular effect. So Im creating a short film for my media class and at the beginning of the film I have a POV shot of a person waking | Re: Effect/POV Help
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
Shouldn't be too difficult for this one. I would just put a black solid over the composition and apply a linear wipe to it. Key frame it so that it wipes down and back up within a frame or two, and fe
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| | | | | How are new camcorders in low light?by Hector Melendez 3 years agoThis must be discussed before but I'm wondering how the new cams like Panasonic HMC40 or 150 or Sony's (in this price range around $2000-$2500) works compared with Sony VX2100 in low light situations | Re: How are new camcorders in low light?
by Jeff Bonano 2 years ago
I happen to have both the 2100 and Z5U and enjoy the low light abilities for both of them. The nice thing about the Z5U is that you have more controls to allow a fine-tuned low light setting. And with
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| | | |  | Suggestions for film projection lookby Brendan Bowen 3 years agoI need to find a way to take exciting news footage and make it seem like it's being projected on to other abstract video shots(such as sunlight streaking through pinetrees and chopper blades spinning) | Re: Suggestions for film projection look
by Jeff Bonano 3 years ago
Your request is a little hard to follow, but I'm willing to take a stab at it to see if it's what you are trying to do. If you maybe take some fractal noise footage that is loop able, then maybe adjus
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| | | |  | How do you bill for iTunes downloads?by Milton Hockman 3 years agoim working freelance for a production company and i had to download an iTunes song for the project. they told me to add it to my bill. how do you all charge for that should i only charge them $1 or sh | Re: How do you bill for iTunes downloads?
by Brendan Coots 3 years ago
Ignore this at your peril. Seriously, you CAN NOT just download songs from iTunes and use them in a commercial production of any kind, internal OR external. The owner of the copyright can (and will) s
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| | | | | Pushing the limits of cheap softwareby Todd Terry 3 years agoHey gang... As business people, seems we are often having to pour money on problems to find solutions, or to do something bigger or better or greater. I wanted to take a sec though to brag on some som+1 | Re: Pushing the limits of cheap software
by Jeff Bonano 3 years ago
I like it a lot! As far as the conversation about it's not technology, it's the people who create it. I just have to mention that my first ever attempt at post production was with Two old VCRs (one ma
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| | | | | Silly question from a newbie...by ray boone 3 years agoHello. I am, as the post says, new to After Effects. I'm currently trying to fiddle with the camera tool to make photos three-dimensional, and have a couple of questions. 1) How do I make the composit | Re: Silly question from a newbie...
by Jeff Bonano 3 years ago
Stuart pretty much summed it up but, just as a side note with the camera tool: If you are new to After Effects, learning shortcut keys now will help in the long run. Pressing the "C" button on your ke
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| | | | | 16-bit Super Nintendo Effectby Jeff Bonano 3 years agoHere is what we are doing... In front of a green screen we are taking still images of actors posing so that we can animate a character as if he's a character in a video game similar to the classic 16- | Re: 16-bit Super Nintendo Effect
by Jeff Bonano 3 years ago
Well after our first test run, Here is what we came up with for a quick bit. The character is more detailed than a 8-bit character, but it still seems to fly. Our next step is to add the character wit
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| | | | | png image sequenceby Tas Underwood 3 years agoHi there, I have some clips in premiere pro cs4 which I have sped up using the speed duration setting. I then want to send these clips to After Effects so I can export them as a PNG sequence. I am str | Re: png image sequence
by Jeff Bonano 3 years ago
My suggestion would be to just enable time remapping in AE make your adjustments with the speed there, then you are already set up to render the comp as a .PNG sequence. I wouldn't suggest using Premi
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| | | | | Strapless Dress Rantby Aaron Cadieux 3 years agoDude, Does anyone else in here who covers weddings hate strapless wedding bridesmaid dresses I can't stand them. I have had so many would-have-been-good-shots ruined by girls having to hike up their b | Re: Strapless Dress Rant
by Jeff Bonano 3 years ago
If I had a nickle for every "wardrobe malfunction" I caught on tape, I'd be....well I wouldn't have any money or anything, but I know that would be a story to tell my buddies at the bar if it actually
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| | | | | tapess event videoby Lee Hopper 3 years agoI am looking for suggestions to do the following record with out tape multiple 11 minute segments using a tapeless camera in 16x9 load into PC or MAc no editing then burn 16x9 dvd the faster the bette | Re: tapess event video
by Jeff Bonano 3 years ago
Well, first it depends on what you've got for a computer and connections. Also what kind of Non Linear Software and DVD Authoring Software you have. An example of what I do is after recording, I have
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