I worked in all facets of local television for 19 years; production, operations, management. I left in '99 to start my own commercial production company.
We primarily do spots but also some marketing video work and shooting and editing for other independent producers. | | | | Member Since: April 12th 2001 Location: Lethbridge, Alberta | | | | |
| | | | |  | Missing Mp4 Files from BPAV folderby Paul Zwicker 1 year agoSony EX3 camera:\ I cannot find any Mp4 files on my Sony SxS card. All other files are there except the Mp4. Every clip is like this-missing that file. I just checked the card and did a test recor | Re: Missing Mp4 Files from BPAV folder
by Jim McNally 2 weeks ago
Lucas, can you do a SDI dump out of your camera I used a Matrox box to send the signal out and then playback the clip and record as I would a tape source. Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.commer
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| | | | | Sorting order in Icon viewby Jim McNally 11 months agoI prefer to work in Icon view over List view in my bin. However my footage is completely random in the Icon view and makes it difficult to find shots. Is there a way to keep the sort criteria determin | | | | |
| | | |  | 550D FCP workflow using Log and Transfurby Ben Edwards 1 year agoIve spent a while googleing and am getting close not not quite there. It looks like Canon do a 'E1' plugin for some of there DSLRs to allow Log & Transfer to work with DSLR files. It is not supported | | | | |
| | | | | 3 way color corrector vs fast colorby Jim McNally 1 year agoWhen I drop the 3 way color corrector onto a clip I get no discernible difference to the clip showing up but when I use fast color it works as it should. I'm using CS5 with a 5D mov clip. Is there som | Re: 3 way color corrector vs fast color
by Jim McNally 1 year ago
I'm coming from the Color interface where all the corrections you want to use are on one screen. I thought I might be missing something in 3 way color corrector. I found RGB curves is actually the eff
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| | | | | Service: The Commercial Factoryby Jim McNally 1 year agoLethbridge Alberta, Canada Cinematography Video Web The Commercial Factory Director of Photography Commercial Web Video Production Have worked in broadcast te | | | | |
| | | |  | XDCAM codecs FCP 6.0by Gabriela Sosa 1 year agoHello there, I've got a big problem. I'm trying to edit videos that have been shot in a Sony XDCam EX1. I've got the videos in mp4, and I've got to import them at FCP, but I cannot, because the XDCam | Re: XDCAM codecs FCP 6.0
by Jim McNally 1 year ago
You can get what you need through the Sony site. http: pro.sony.com bbsc ssr micro-xdcamexsite resource.downloads Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.commercialfactory.com
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| | | | | Thumbnmails in the media browserby Jim McNally 1 year agoCan thumbnails of XDcam EX footage be viewed in the media browser of CS5 I am only seeing a file listing view. Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.commercialfactory.com | | | | |
| | | |  | T2i transcodingby Brandon Morris 2 years agoIs there any software for log & transfer but can automatically remove the left channel of audio and perhaps duplicate the left Or is there an easy way to automate that | Re: T2i transcoding
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
They are probably in stereo mode. Deselect stereo and then you can treat left and right separately and do want you want with the right channel. Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.commercialfactory
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| | | |  | FCP Log and Transferby Stephen Smith 2 years agoI mainly use the Log and Transfer window for P2 footage. I have a T2i and used the hack for the Cannon plug-in to Use the Log and Transfer window for my footage shot with the T2i. It works great. Howe | | | | |
| | | | | Field Report - South Sudanby Ronald Borden 2 years agoHi all, Borrowing on an earlier post on use of the Ki Pro in the field, I thought I'd share my experiences with the Ki Pro on a documentary shoot in Africa. I have an F model Varicam and have been sho+1 | | | | |
| | | |  | Critique my T2 setupby John Young 2 years agoI'm about to get my first check from my first freelancing job. Then I am putting all that money towards buying a Canon T2 setup. Here it is: http: www.bhphotovideo.com wl 3609E323F8 I am looking for s | Re: Critique my T2 setup
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
You will need to add a variable ND filter for your lenses. The build of the 50 1.8 is really cheap although the image is okay. The 1.4 focus ring would be better for video work. Focusing from the rear
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| | | |  | Traveling to Montreal for Video shootby Jason Brown 2 years agoCan anyone answer whether I need any special permit to travel to Montreal (from US) to do some videotaping I'll be shooting 2-3 days in a hospital - interviews with doctors. Traveling with a PDW-700.. | | | | |
| | | | | Camera frame rate effect on audioby Jim McNally 2 years agoFor years my camera recording 29.97 frames of video happily captures the audio in perfect sync. Now with DSLRs, more shoots are being done at 23.98. When using a digital recorder such as a Zoom H4N is | | | | |
| | | |  | Camera Carry-Onby Bill Evelyn 2 years agoHello, I am flying commercial later this week, my first trip with a camera since before 9-11. Back in the day, I used to carry-on all my video cameras without any problem, checking the rest of my equi | Re: Camera Carry-On
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
Ya, some of those overheads are pretty tight and especially if there is something in there already. I have a metal Fuji lense case from years back that I might have to place the portabrace bag in. Sti
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| | | |  | EX3 24p - matching a B cameraby Glenn Baker 2 years agoI have been shooting with an EX3 in 1080 24p. I want to get a consumer HD camcorder to use as an occasional B camera for certain field shoots. How do I make sure I get a B camera that will be compatib | Re: EX3 24p - matching a B camera
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
The build of the T2i is cheaper than the 7D, a little lighter and more plastic has been used. The video quality has been described as equal however. The 7D has a few more features for still photograph
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| | | |  | dvd to final cut pro lossless codecby Hey Chong 2 years agoHi, I am trying to rip a dvd into a format that I can use in Final Cut Pro. However, I need it to be great quality as it is going to be shown on a movie theater screen.(It is the trailer for a film fe | | | | |
| | | | | No audio from compressorby Richard Adams 2 years agoHi, I feel like I would have been better to have come to fcp knowing nothing instead of having an Avid background. OK, my friend gave me his camcorder mini disks. I imported the vob's to compressor an | Re: No audio from compressor
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
Might have been a setting in compressor that killed the audio. Prores is the codec you want to work with. Try Mpeg streamclip to do your conversion. Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.commercialfa
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| | | | | EX-3 VCT-14/Shoulder Mountby Mark Rule 2 years agoI've been working on a camera mount for the EX-3 for a little while now (see pictures). I'd be interested to know what EX-3 operators think. The idea was to have a mount that utilised the VCT-14 style | Re: EX-3 VCT-14/Shoulder Mount
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
I have the Cavision box and follow focus. http: www.cavision.com pictures EX3 EX3fullset_1.htm Using the standard EX3 lense. Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.commercialfactory.com
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| | | |  | Old canon lensesby Trevor Ward 2 years agoI have an old Canon AE1 and a couple of lenses. They aren't great, but they offer a variety that I might like. Will these lenses work with the 5D or 7D For video and photos I know I won't have the AF | Re: Old canon lenses
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
No those lenses have a different mount than what fits current cameras. Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.commercialfactory.com
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| | | |  | What is WRONG with my MAC G5?by Christopher McDonell 2 years agoHi all, I've posted several times about a number of problems I've been having that remain unresolved and would like to appeal once more for any possible solutions. I have a 6 year old 2GHz PowerPC G5 | Re: What is WRONG with my MAC G5?
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
If it is any consolation, I checked my activity monitor with Firefox on this machine and it is at 71% on Creative Cow. On my other G5 it started at 93 and is down to 44 but still fluctuating. Perhaps
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| | | | | Work flowby Robert Medrala 2 years agoI'm moving into a tapeless work flow. I transcode my AVCHD MTS files from my Canon into ProRes for editing in FCP. I'm planning on archiving my clips on Blu-ray disks. Is there any advantage to archiv | Re: Work flow
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
I agree with Norman, save the original for sure and the converted too. Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.commercialfactory.com
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| | | | | Offloading CF cardsby joseph wilkins 2 years ago Does anyone have a better system for offloading CF cards than simply dragging and dropping, then checking the file size matches I wish there was some way of the computer (mac) automoatically verifyin | Re: Offloading CF cards
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
Use Shotput Pro. It copies to three simultaneous locations and verifies. Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.commercialfactory.com
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| | | | | Canon 550d to FCP won't recognize SDHC Cardby Tim Young 2 years agoSo I'm new to DSLR workflow and am trying to figure this out on my own. I did read about the EOS MOVIE Plugin-E1 which doesn't support the Canon 550D, but then I found a workaround that I feel I setup | | | | |
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| | | | | Blog: Effective dolly...easy on the budget!by Jim McNally 2 years agoWorking in our small market, many commercials and marketing videos end up with the same results when everything is shot from a static tripod. A dolly would seem like a great way to add a dynamic look | @fernando ortega
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
Hi Fernando, The track comes in four 5' sections, so when joined together you have 20' of track to work with. It consists of angle iron which is joined by a hole and pin contraption that is manufactur
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| | | | | Top Quality for HD footage on DVDsby Ry Tullis 2 years agoHey all, It seems that I can never match the clarity and quality of the picture when I burn my projects to DVD - I'm working with footage shot on Sony EX-1. I send it to compressor and set it on DVD B | Re: Top Quality for HD footage on DVDs
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
Dave, what a witty and insightful response you have. I'm sure that will keep anyone with a real question from thinking that the COW is here to help. How dare they not know the answer before posting he
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| | | | | ati HD 4870by Jim McNally 2 years agoI just installed an ATI HD 4870 card to solve a problem of HD video not playing smoothly on two monitors with the original Nvidea GT120 card. Now I have a mouse that stutters and freezes all over the | Re: ati HD 4870
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
I'm dual booting so I have 10.5.8 and 10.6.2. I am running two Samsung monitors, DVI on one and Mini-Display on the other. So I started swapping monitors. Samsung on the Mini-Display was fine, Samsung
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| | | | | M4V exportsby Jim McNally 2 years agoIn my compressor export settings for Ipod I can send out an m4v file. When I use the mxo2le with compressor I only see mov files as the option. Is it possible and am I just not looking in the right pr | Re: M4V exports
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
Okay great, thanks for the info Andy. Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.commercialfactory.com
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| | | | | iMovie and HDVby Deborah Freeman 2 years agoHi Everyone: I am attempting to import a Sony GV-HD700 into iMovie, but am simply getting a blue screen on the import. It shows the timestamp and can control the device. However, the same blue screen | Re: iMovie and HDV
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
Is your camera turned on when you load your programs In Final Cut, if the camera is turned on after the software then you need to refresh the source. I would think iMovie would work the same way. Jim
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| | | | | seinnheiser mic transmitter to macby Dan Newton 2 years agoHey I got a little problem -- my company just got the seinnheiser ew 345 G2 wireless mic what would I need to know is if what do i need to get to connect to the transmitter to the mac -- as i want to | Re: seinnheiser mic transmitter to mac
by Jim McNally 2 years ago
The transmitter is in the mic itself, the receiver is what you want to connect to the Mac. I can't see the rear panel of the receiver but it probably has an XLR output connector on it. You will need t
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| | | | | Finding audio for a clipby Scott Sniffen 2 years agoAfter a clip has been cut into a timeline without the audio, is there a way to easily cut the audio for that clip into the timeline without searching through the bin to find the clip Thanks, Scott Sni | | | | |
| | | | | Snow Leopard preferences resettingby Jim McNally 2 years agoEvery time I bootup in Snow Leopard, my desktop photos and audio preferences reset themselves. I've repaired permissions and reset PRAM. Any other suggestions Jim McNally The Commercial Factory www.co | Re: Snow Leopard preferences resetting
by Pasi Koivisto 2 years ago
In Mac OS X 10.5 and later, while started up ("booted") from the Mac OS X 10.5 installation disc, a user's home directory permissions can be reset using the Reset Password utility. My 2-bits Pasi -- E
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