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  1. directorlca

    iMovie3 or Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express

    Hey Catalina, Well Final Cut Express and Final Cut pro are very very similar as far as using it, so either one would take about the same basic learning time. IN order to answer your question more, what kind of camera are you using? If you are only using DV, then Final Cut would be fine, but if...
  2. directorlca

    editing what editing software is best?????

    Yeah on Macs go with Final Cut Pro. If you're on a tight budget, you might want to look at Final Cut Express, can do the same things except for batch capture and some keyframing abilities.
  3. directorlca

    Are macs better at editing?

    I would have to say yes IMO. Final Cut pro optimized on a dual 2.5 GHz G5 64 bit processor can do some serious damage. (In fact the G5s were designed with HD in mind for all those HD people out there) In my experience at least I have had great success on the mac and not so much luck on the PCs...
  4. directorlca

    HDV, Questions, etc [long]

    Well Sony was showing off their new HDV camera prototype at the NAB this past April, they had a live demo going and it looks pretty cool Here's a link on the cam. http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/sony-hdv-prototype-camcorder-03_17_04.htm
  5. directorlca

    i mac laptop

    I would highly recommend a Mac myself. I have never used a PC, and I do a lot of video editing on my mac. The laptops are great. Especially if you're using a DVX100 and Final cut 4, you can use Cinetools to convert all your 24P footage (which is using 29.97 timecode) and convert it to 23.98 and...
  6. directorlca

    It's "indie" for me, because...

    that's it right there
  7. directorlca

    It's "indie" for me, because...

    To me being an "indie" filmmaker is too broad. There's people who are "indie" because they just haven't made it yet, then there's other "indies" who are not buying the values of Hollywood and are out to make their own stuff happen, which is really cool, adds a nice variety. Me personally, being...
  8. directorlca

    film-school Suggestions for Film School

    Ha, well I just went through that whole experience of applying to film schools. Typically the schools are looking for good storytellers, so if you can write a really great short story, or do so with still photographs, or something like that, it would help a lot. Also be persistent and let them...
  9. directorlca

    Panisonic 450

    I would recommend this camera for it's price http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=294235&is=REG. It's really only $729, but it is probably the best single CCD image you'll find. I have an earlier version of the camera, (100MC) and absolutely love it...
  10. directorlca

    which camera would be the best?

    Yeah, HD requires a lot more pipe than what firewire offers. . .unless you use the latest DVCPro HD with Apple's Final Cut HD. For anything else though, you'd need a special HD card like this one http://www.aja.com/kona.htm. Also you'd need a hard drive that could handle 170MB per second, give...
  11. directorlca

    which camera would be the best?

    One thing I wanted to say is that the Panasonic's 24P isn't a real 24 frames per second, it's using 29.97 frames per second but uses the 2:3:3:2 pulldown process to make it look 24 framish, however using a program such as Apple's CineTool you can easly convert your 24P into real 24 frames. . .ok...
  12. directorlca

    Dual Layer DVD!

    I remember hearing something about dual layered DVD+Rs. . . does this sound familiar to anyone else? They don't have DVD-Rs that are dual layered, but I do remember hearing about the DVD+Rs. . . . maybe it was a typo. Ah, just saw the burner link a few posts above, cool.
  13. directorlca

    DVD-R camcorders

    aren't the dvd-r cameras using mpeg2 though, unlike the digital tapes?
  14. directorlca

    Australia NTSC or PAL?

    Hey I was wondering if anyone knows what kind of format is used in Australia? Is it NTSC, or PAL? Another questions, has anyone used both of these formats, and what are the benefits of the two? I wonder if this world will ever have a simple standard. . .hehehe.
  15. directorlca

    New York Film Acadamy

    is film school necessary anymore? This brings up an interesting point. While the experience in the nyfa might not hurt. . . it might. Could you get more out of your buck doing an actual project with a small crew perhaps? I think the best way to get a job in film is not through school, but by...
  16. directorlca

    Attention CSU Students!

    Hey thanks I'll keep that in mind!
  17. directorlca

    Attention CSU Students!

    Hello everyone! I am wondering if there are any other students in this forum from the CSU system (California State University). I am interested in starting up a large film project to create for festivals across the country if not internatinally to show what students of today are truly capable...
  18. directorlca

    I guess this is the "I'm new" forum. Here goes

    UK eh? You might want to look here, maybe get in contact with a few people out there if you haven't already http://www.dfglondon.com/board/list.php?f=6
  19. directorlca

    shooting-film Super 8 or MiniDV?

    just go digital. Once you do you'll never go back.
  20. directorlca

    I guess this is the "I'm new" forum. Here goes

    haha, no other nick name. so what's the filmmaking scene like in Australia? I've never heard much of that area, just US, Canada, and the UK. . . .
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