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by Michael Slowe
Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:30 am
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: File Handling
Replies: 5
Views: 8476

File Handling

This is certainly an on going problem. My strong feeling is not to attempt to store past productions or even media other than that needed immediately on hard drives, whether internal or external. I have about 5 TB's since I am working with HD and in order to nurse the best performance from my drives...
by Michael Slowe
Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:49 am
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Film competitions - Mini DV or DVD?
Replies: 24
Views: 36461

No Billy, I was not talking about copying DVD's through S Video but the proper way, in a computer using software that we use for burning our DVD's in the first place, Titanium Toast. That way the discs are identical with no degredation.
by Michael Slowe
Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:06 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Film competitions - Mini DV or DVD?
Replies: 24
Views: 36461

I much prefer the quality of tape if that was the sole criteria, but it ain't. I can caragorically state that my DVD's never fail to play perfectly on any machine, cheap or expensive at any speed you want. Here's my formular ; Encode with BitVice using variable bit rate with an average of 7.5, a low...
by Michael Slowe
Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:28 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Travelling Abroad
Replies: 5
Views: 9826

Travelling Abroad

I faced exactly this problem only last month. My camera bag just complies with the new regulations and I managed to fit in four mics, three batteries, nine tapes, cables and some other kit like a mobile DVD / CD player, discs etc. I checked the tripod in as regular baggage in a locked canvas carryin...
by Michael Slowe
Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:18 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Lighting
Replies: 9
Views: 12956

Lighting

I have had to make one or two films in places with very low lighting. I try and do without taking my own lights as I am generally in situations where that is impossible. Have you tried upping the gain on the camera? I recently did this on my HDV Sony and was amazed at the pictures obtained in a pret...
by Michael Slowe
Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:44 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: The IAC NLE and General discussion groups
Replies: 6
Views: 11570

I absolutely agree with Tom and Peter, let's just have one group of correspondents, it's all to do with film making and we do need to talk more about the craft itself rather than bitch about how the IAC is run. Can someone act on this?
by Michael Slowe
Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:49 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Drama without a script!! ?? Any views?
Replies: 9
Views: 16932

Peter, they most certainly do not make the soaps up as they go, my daughter has been in Emmerdale for a year now and spends all her time learning scripts! No rehearsal time but certainly no ad libbing allowed.