I am a student in college majoring in Video and Film Production | | | | Member Since: May 25th 2008 | | | | |
| | | | | | How to make coins glow in AE?by Ryan Atkins 3 months agoI'm doing preparation work for a scene on a short film (has yet to be shot) which a little girl will become fascinated with coins that will eventually be special to her. They will need to be glowing b | | | | |
| | | | | No playback from speaker on Tascam DR 100?by Ryan Atkins 7 months agoI JUST received the Tascam DR 100 and after doing a few audio recordings I cannot hear anything from the speaker. Headphones work just fine. The speaker switch is turned to ON, I do not have headphone | | | | |
| | | | | 3.5mm or XLR for DSLR video?by Ryan Atkins 8 months agoYes I know, DSLRs cannot take XLR mics (without adapters). However, I'm talking about using an external recorder and bypassing the camera for recording audio. In your opinion, which is better XLR or 3 | | | | |
| | | |  | 9 Minute Video is 880MB? Normal?by Rachel Corinne 1 year agoI have a 9 minute video. The video is in HD. Firstly, should the size be 880MB, or do you think I did something weird in Final Cut Pro that made the file size huge If so, do you know how to make the f | Re: 9 Minute Video is 880MB? Normal?
by Ryan Atkins 1 year ago
Keith, good input. Doesn't Vimeo convert any video uploaded to Flash So then, would it matter what file type you give it I'll try an mp4 next time I upload, but I do believe that unless you have a Vim
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| | | | | What Codec should I use in Motionby Mark Laslo 1 year agoHi All, I tried searching the forums and google but felt like I couldn't find the answer...though it was probably staring me in the face. I'm doing basic graphics work with motion and am trying to det | | | | |
| | | |  | 6 tracks to 2 tracksby Frank Bokoski, Jr. 3 years agoHi, I'm using Soundtrack Pro 2.02. Is there a way to convert one of the stock 6 track music beds down to a stereo (2 track) file Thanks+1  | Re: 6 tracks to 2 tracks
by Paul Figgiani 3 years ago
Right + Click the track Panner and set it to Use Stereo Panner. Now set the Submix output to Stereo 1,2. Export Exported Items -Master Mix. -paul.
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| | | |  | Filters and Effects not workingby Jacqueline Bazinet Tolson 4 years agoI am running FCP 5.1.4 on a Intel MacBook 2GHz Core 2 Duo with 1 GB memory and OS 10.4.11. I've been an FCP user for 5+ years and this is the first time I've seen this particular problem. The effects  | Re: Filters and Effects not working
by Kate Perkins 2 years ago
These suggestions are kind of extreme. The filters are just probably turned off in your preferences. Go to that sequence's preferences (right click on the sequence in the Browser and select "Setting"
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| | | | | Quality AND file sizeby Adam Pietraszek 2 years agoHi everyone, new here and a few months ago I switched over from Vegas to FCP so I'm fairly new to Compressor. Normally I'm a "trial and error" person and learned a lot that way but this project is tim | Re: Quality AND file size
by Ryan Atkins 2 years ago
Yes, it would be helpful to know what the delivery format would be as you will need to apply different compression settings for each format. Web is a higher compression then DVD or Blu-Ray.
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| | | | | Express Card 34 crashes Snow Leopardby Ryan Atkins 2 years agoThis doesn't happen all the time. It works perfectly more often then when it doesn't. I have Snow Leopard installed and I edit on an Express Card 34 adapter, which is then hooked eSata into a G-Raid h | Re: Express Card 34 crashes Snow Leopard
by Ryan Atkins 2 years ago
Well, I was having issues with the Leopard 10.5 driver for my Rosewill ExpressCard 34 device. I then downloaded the Leopard 10.6 - Snow Leopard (which is my operating system). I haven't had any issues
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| | | | | Optical Drive problems...by Ryan Atkins 3 years agoI'm really just posting this in all forums I can think of... Whenever I put in a commercial audio cd in, it mounts as "Audio CD". It s been a while since I've put an audio cd in, but I thought it gave | | | | |
| | | | | DVD File sizesby Ryan Atkins 3 years agoI have a few videos that combined are about 2.4 GB total in size. When I load them into DVD Studio Pro, the application says I have used up 4.8 GB or 9.8 GB (on another DVD I'm working on). Is there a | Re: DVD File sizes
by Ryan Atkins 3 years ago
Sorry for the delayed reply, the Creative Cow was caught in my Spam and I just now went through it. Anyway, my problem is fixed now. I'm guessing it was a DVD Studio Pro error or something. Everything
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| | | | | Sequence settingsby Ryan Atkins 3 years agoIf I am editing with different video formats (23.98, HDV, DV SD 720p, etc) and different frames rates, what should settings should I make my sequence  | Re: Sequence settings
by Jerry Hofmann 3 years ago
Set your sequence settings to whatever you have the most of, or to what you intend to deliver. Just place the other clips with different formats in it. You'll need to render it all in the end, and dep
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| | | | | External HD problems in OS X 10.5by Ryan Atkins 3 years agoI have an external Seagate hard drive that can be connected either Firewire 400, USB or eSata. I have been using this as an editing drive for Final Cut Pro, and has been working fairly decently. Well, | Re: External HD problems in OS X 10.5
by Ryan Atkins 3 years ago
Well, the drive finally mounted for me. I was able to copy all projects off, and did a clean reformat. Seems to be fine now. I may though have to use it as a backup, not editing drive. but the problem
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| | | | | FCP 6 errors on drive read speedby Ryan Atkins 3 years agoI have been using a Rosewill RC-605 eSata ExpressCard 34 card for quite some time. I got a Seagate Free Agent Pro 500 GB external hard drive to edit and save my captured media on. My card is hooked eS | Re: FCP 6 errors on drive read speed
by Rafael Amador 3 years ago
Hi Ryan, Don't hesitate running few times DiskWarrior until you get the graphic fully clean. The time you spend maintaining your Mac is not lost. You will recover it when editing and rendering. Cheers
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| | | | | eSata card and 10.5.5by Ryan Atkins 4 years agoI just bought a Rosewill Expresscard 34 device for my macbook pro and is hooked into a 7200 rpm 500 GB external. Well, I installed the driver for this card and was trying to transfer about 40 GB worth | | | | |
| | | | | Firewire 400 or eSata for HDV capture?by Ryan Atkins 4 years agoI'd like to start working in the HDV field and am wondering which type of Express Card 34 device I need to get. Can Firewire 400 handle HDV and DV capture straight from the camera, or is eSata preferr | | | | |
| | | | | Camera Mediaby Ryan Atkins 4 years agoI'm looking into buying an HD camera that records onto some kind of hard drive media, P2, etc. I like the fact that hard drive type media records onto files, and eliminates time code breaks. What are | | | | |
| | | | | Progressive scanby Ryan Atkins 4 years agoI have a question about the HVR-V1U and HDR-FX1. First, for the V1U, I know it films in 1080i, but I also know it can shoot in 24p. Does this mean that you can film in 1080p and true 24 frames I recen | | | | |
| | | | | Best recommend HDV tape?by Ryan Atkins 4 years agoI was wondering if anyone had a recommendation of brand or type of HDV MiniDV tape. I usually use Sony HDV tapes, but am wondering if I should be using something different. I am shooting on the Sony H | | | | |
| | | | | Recording in Surroundby Ryan Atkins 4 years agoNot sure what category this goes in. How are the multiple channels of sound recorded that later gets encoded in surround sound in Motion Pictures and other applications I understand that in order to e | Re: Recording in Surround
by Clint Nitkiewicz Hernandez 4 years ago
Yes you put each file in separately, so say your 2 hour film has 5 channels, l,r,c,ls,rs,lfe, you should have 5 audio files which are all separate, so 2 hours of l, 2 hours of c, 2 hours or lfe, etc,
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| | | | | Size of Brushby Ryan Atkins 4 years agoHow do you change the size of the brush, not how to change the size of the stroke in Illustrator CS3. Thanks, | Re: Size of Brush
by Jeff Kelley 4 years ago
Are we talking about the brushes that you use on a stroked path That would be changing the stroke changes the brush.Jeff www.willinois.com
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| | | | | Output to HD from HDby Ryan Atkins 4 years agoI'm not sure if this is the right group or not. I've been trying to work with Hd for a while now. Before I explain my issues, let me describe my setup and equipment. Camera: Sony HDR-FX1, HD recording | Re: Output to HD from HD
by Ryan Atkins 4 years ago
Oh that manual, Ok. I thought you were talking about another separate printed manual. I will look at that and hope I can come to a conclusion. Thank you,
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| | | | | Best 24p Cameras under $10,000?by Ryan Atkins 4 years agoI didn't really see a good category for this post. Question, I own the HDR-FX1 which has a 24p simulated film mode, and I really like it, however, is this a good camera for the film look Also, what ar | | | | |
| | | | | Is there a difference?by Chuck Obernesser 4 years agoI have a Sony HDR-FX1. I haven't used the HD side of the camera much because a friend of mine told me that it is not true HD when you are using tape to record your subject. He said it would be if I bo | Re: Is there a difference?
by Ryan Atkins 4 years ago
I own this camera, and have used HDV a fair amount. HDV will record in 1080i, that is 1,080 lines of resolution, as opposed to 720 lines. There are no cameras (yet) that record in 1080p. This is most
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| | | |  | HDV first-timer questions - settingsby Kent Beeson 4 years agoHello 'Bout to shoot my first HDV segment - probably use a SONY FX1 - questions are: If I have to deliver it for the web, what's best setting on camera to shoot this 60 sec spot What's best workflow f | | | | |
| | | | | progressive and interlacedby Bye Peter 4 years agoGot a sony hvr-v1 and usually shoot 'progressive', I need a second camera and have the chance to buy a HDR-FX1 which only shoots 'interlaced'. My end use is DVD delivery or in the near future Blu-ray | Re: progressive and interlaced
by Ryan Atkins 4 years ago
Actually, the FX1 and V1U are very similar. you will never get progressive scan video from a MiniDV tape, not gonna happen. So, both the FX1 and V1U come with Cineframe 24p and 30p settings (I'm posit
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| | | | | Should I shoot this in 60i or 24p?by Chris Constantine 4 years agoHere is yet another 60i vs. 24p forum question! I've reviewed many similar posts, but wanted to hear your input for this project. I'm really on the fence as to which camera and format to shoot this wi | Re: Should I shoot this in 60i or 24p?
by Ryan Atkins 4 years ago
I would shoot on the FX1, mainly because I own it and it works perfectly. I would honestly either shoot in Cineframe 24 or 30p, this way you can get as close to the film look as possible. Though real
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| | | | | DVD Studio Pro File types?by Ryan Atkins 4 years agoI'm wondering what the supported video a photo types are the DVD Studio Pro. I could not find relevant info in the manual. Thanks, | Re: DVD Studio Pro File types?
by Noah Kadner 4 years ago
Well ultimately any video will be MPEG-2 so you use Compressor to take whatever incoming video you have and make it MPEG-2 at 720x480(assuming we're talking NTSC). For stills, I think there's a list s
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| | | | | Viewing HD on SD equipmentby Ryan Atkins 4 years agoI'm planning on shooting some HD in 1440x1080i 24 or 30p and want to burn it to DVD. Because not everyone (including me) has an HD capable TV, should I burn the disc as a SD DVD (convert HD to SD in F | | | | |
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