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Hi all, I am resurrecting this post. I am going to go with a RAID system. I have a MacBookPro so would need to get a SATA adapter via my express port, since my machine doesnt currently have a SATA port. Has anyone on the forum done this via the MacBookPro yet? Also, how do you recommend I...

awesome. thanks very much !

im broke so i'll go the free option for sure. with the free option, does it have their logo tackily printed on the card somewhere (like on the back) or is it a professional looking card with just your info on it?

thank you!! do you know of a good place online where i can order them in bulk for cheap?

hi there, i am filming my first documentary and met with some subjects yesterday. when they asked me for my business card, i had nothing to offer them and i need to remedy this ASAP. my question: what should it say on a filmmakers business card? what does your say? thanks in advcance for...

thank you all very much for your advice/recommendations. i really appreciate it!

Hello, I am making a digital film on my Mac and will be purchasing a hard drive on which to store the footage. What is the recommended hard drive size that I should get for such an endeavor? I am plan on my film being 60-90 minutes in length when complete, which means that a considerable...

Mac Pro workstation? I havent heard of that before *goes over to Apple website to investigate*

What kindof hard drives (brand/model etc) do you use? Are they good? 2 x 1.42 Ghz "Windtunnel" G4 - 2Gb RAM not sure what the 2 x means...) and what's a "windtunnel" ?

I am purchasing a new computer (Mac/Apple) with the intent of editing my videos on it. If you could get a new Apple film editing system, what would you get? Thanks in advance =) PS> I am leaning towards the MacBook Pro but that particular machine has had some buggy issues (some programs >...

thanks for the additional tips. i really appreciate it =)

hi knightly, when i had apple care on the machine that just died, i called their 800 number and the people were jaded and not helpful. but....i'm still love apple products and am in the process of researching>purchasing a new machine which will have final cut pro and other film editing...

my god, that's a lot of releases. i only have a model release. where can i get samples of the other releases? i dont even know where to begin to look for examples of these...

sweet! thank you very much. spatula, have you submitted to any festivals yet? do you plan to? if you did, how'd it go? ~

ive dealt with crappy Apple tech support for so long, that i didnt have faith anymore. that Sony guy was really knowledgable and nice! ~

I got it sorted!! I am so happy about this! I called the Sony tech support people and they were actually very nice and helpful. It was the channels. For this particular camera if you are using both audio inputs the channel setting needs to be set at 1 and not 1+2, which is the previous setting...

Hi there, I just joined the Film Arts Foundation in San Francisco, and as membership you get 30 minutes free legal council. Here are Qs I'll ask the lawyer: -What constitutes a legally binding model release for documentaries (with a printed example)? -How does one score/land/secure a...

Hi, Does there exist somewhere on the web a comprehensive list of deadlines to enter film festivals? Both in the United States and around the world? I'm filming my first documentary now and plan on submitting it to every relevant film festival for my genre. Any good resources for this...

i'm about ready to call my local film places here in san francisco (film arts foundtation, BAVC, digital film school) and offer to hire a consultant to help me figure out how to use the audio on this camera. the classes being held at these places on "bring your rig in and learn to use it" are...

Hi, so I just did a test and switched input 1 (was shotgun mic) with input 2 (was wireless). Now the configuration is input 1 (wireless) and input 2 (shotgun). With this configuration I can now hear the wireless mic crystal clear during playback but get ZERO audio from the shotgun in input 2...