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Real Player is a dieing brand I feel. What purpose are you outputting? I choose a codec by its application. I have a good animation one that sucks for live video but is great for After Effects animation sequences. I use the MPEG3 plug-in for Premiere for web use, and I use AVI for file data...

If you’re shooting outside, get the Enhancing Filter; maybe an ND .3 or .6 or a Graduated ND, but the CP works as a ND too; definitely an Ultra, Low, or Soft Contrast depending on where you plan on shooting; and maybe a Pro-Mist if appropriate for the look of the piece. If you’re shooting...

Good point. Film insurance is a better solution to this concern than incorporation. That way if anyone gets hurt of property is damaged, it’s covered, and suing becomes a moot point. As far as ownership is concerned, the author of the script has initial ownership unless it was work-for-hire...

Since the short that I did was an artistic piece, it made sense for me to use the P+T. I was lucky, since I only needed it for one day and I knew someone who owned one, he let me rent it for $1 (I still spent $350 a day on lenses). I wouldn’t spend money on one for every day use. It’s awkward...

First the easy question: depth of field is solely determined by the lens. The camera, recording medium, and lights make no difference (actually according the ASC, anamorphic photography affects the depth of field but the root cause is still the lens). I’ve used the P+L with a rented 35mm 6...

Don’t go non-profit if you want to make money or intend to sell it. Why are you afraid of being sued? Besides the corporate veil is mighty thin in this case. Since you would be the only stock or unit holder and therefore the only officer of the company, then any decisions you make are the...

You can only have 2 audio and 2 video tracks, which is rather limiting. It also doesn’t have roll, ripple, or the vast majority of basic editing tools (like batch capture, EDL, or any color correction) and supports only one media type (mov). Other than that it seems mostly useless although I...

There are only 2 things that affect depth of field within a lens: 1 focal length - the shorter the focal length the smaller the depth of field. 2 aperture - the larger the aperture, the smaller the depth of field. If you want a smaller depth of field, get a wide lens and open it up all the...

Been there, done that, it failed. Wilmington, NC. For the past seven years it’s been an abysmal failure.

amen, brother, i hear you

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Hey everybody, I found an interesting site, www.ryze.com. It’s a networking place for all professions, so there are a lot of non-film people there, but there are also film folks. Take a peek, and look me up, Christopher Smith-Naill.

Oooh. Yeah, that makes sense. Well, good luck on the blur.

Well, you have a mighty ambition and your heart is in the right place, but without extensive lighting it would really be a pain in the ass if not impossible. I would suggest re-considering the shot. Do something else. I mean, what your doing may have a great cinematic effect or whatever, but...

yes you can.

Over compensation - a common problem with men. Nothing personal - I didn’t like it. Goat - I would like to make a music video, but I think the markets are rather limited versus other genres.

Now, now don’t fight boys. Goat, I’ve never tried collapsing tracks and that may work. I use Premiere, and I may be able to collapse the tracks, which would be easier than exporting and re-importing, but I don’t know how and I won’t be able to get to my manuals for several days. Does anyone...

Oyez oyez oyez, there is a new venue for you to have your work seen! One Video Magazine (website in development) is a subscription based DVD video magazine. It’s content is interviews, fictional entertainment segments, music videos, short films, cartoons, workout tips, and pretty much anything...

I export and re-import so that it is a single video file. Personally, I use Premiere and while settings applied to one clip can be copied and applied to another, that will override any applications of other effects such as color correction and such. So, rather than have to apply the setting to...

see this thread http://indietalk.com:/forum/viewtopic.php?t=403&highlight=squib