This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Arnie, I've grown kinda fond of the 'shot through gauze' look. Which I think was taken to new heights in Lucille Ball's version of Mame. Still, no amount of softened Fleshtones could make me look at Andy Rooney. Paul
Les, Oh, you're welcome. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about the SC jr. Just wishing. The SC has made me a much better videographer. I never have to limp by with that amateurish zoom when a pro would use a track, boom, or dolly shot.
les I am a constant user of my SteadyCam Jr with my TR700. As long as you're rebuilding, I have a couple'a minor suggestions. First and foremost, when the lower spar is collapsed and placed on my tripod, the butt of the folded screen intrudes into the camera's view. Yuk.…
Dave, hi. Cool. Funny tho. "KidsNews uses wrinkle smoothing camera." I don't know why that strikes me. Thanks for checkin' this out, Paul
Patrick, I think I failed to extend my congrats on the quite favorable things DV mag had to say about the Media 100. It must be nice; when you've done your homework and the press notices. Paul
Henry, Not that it matters, but I concur. ALWAYS judge the system's output quality from the actual media you're putting it on. Of course, if your product ultimately plays on a non-interlaced then WYSIWYG. But, what looks lovely on your working monitor can drop to plain ugly when converted to…
DV Mag mentioned the Radius Spigot Pro AV Jpeg which retails at $1,799 or so. MacWarehouse lists it at $1,499. Lotsa sweet features. I'll bet it really smokes. Paul PS: Congrats on the gig. Did you query-letter for this or did they come up with this idea on their own…
#Ikegami Camera?
Message #4473
Harry Levins of the St. Louis Post Dispatch writes: You may have wondered why time's winged chariot never carves ruts across the faces of people like Dan Rather and Peter Jennings. Whoa. I wish I'd written that. Turns out they sit in front of a camera by Ikegami Electronics that…
Ah, the vast chasm between can't and won't. If something's impossible, then all the good reasons in the world don't really matter . This area is so very new. The rules are still in the formative stages. I have seen some excellent examples and, like you, am very interested in…
Cut your teeth on the classics, did you? We didn't have TV on the farm 'till I was in my teens. But I grew up with illiterate family. So, you get to read anything you like — and everyone's so proud of you for it . It was really tough…
That is clearly a copyright violation. It doesn't mean the clip has fallen into public domain. If United Artists were to never pursue this violation, and the clip were to fall into wide use; then public domain could be argued because UA would have no reasonable remedy to reclaim it.…
Gary, thanks. That's usually the hook; did we lose money because our product likeness was appropriated? Back to that 'no loss, no harm' caveat. Still, some companies sue everyone because they feel if they let anything slip by, it dilutes their cases against instances of true damage. You're not? I…
Already been done. We're just waiting for him to pass, now. Kinda like S. Dali. Hated those paintings. But the minute I heard on the news that he was dead; I whipped those babies out from under the bed and hung 'em on the living room wall! They're still ugly,…
The same thing has already happened in the music industry. Samples of up to 10 and 15 seconds are lifted right from another artists work without even so much as a credit on the CD jacket. It's common practice now. I went to a seminar on using music in video.…
#Well sue me silly
Message #4355
I need a little coaching here. A friend is getting married April 28th. She has hired a videographer to chronicle the event, but she asked me to produce a 60 second interstitial to sandwich between her ceremony and reception segments. Something to give those inevitably awful tapes a little lift.…
> An excellent tip. And something probably even more important when editing. We tend to think of editing as 'cutting out the bad stuff'. The painful part is when footage is really, really, good yet totally unnecessary. Editing is indeed 90% tailoring and 10% 'fixing and correcting'. I realize it…
Craig. hi. One more thing. I presumed from your description '… mercator projections of the planets' that you needed just exactly what you described. That is, vector maps of each planet plotted on metric-coordinate grids using a mercator projection. Detailed vector mapping (1:5,000,000 or so) of the planets in our…
Oh, I've seen my share of the 'frown' from my past relationships. That, and love's most sobering utterance, "Ouch! You're on my hair!" "Tonight, on Unsolved Mysteries…" I like it. Hey, I admit there are times when you just have stop the film, tap on the screen and ask, "are…
I don't have your projections but I do have two suggestions. 1) The contributors to the UseNet group "comp.infosystems.gis" have discussed the mapping of many planets. Raster image 'models' are probably available from an archive on the internet *somewhere*
John, hey. Aren't they great? A little bulky for my taste but then I hate tape. It's only a matter of time before they come with standard connections and software to make random access really powerful. Just wait tho, until the 5gig 5.25's Video CDs get here next year. Yum.
And a frightening position that would be.
Well, that's the advantage of having a fertile period that expires at 9:30pm — you always get to watch Unsolved Mysteries. Many times, tho, it's just those instances that push the technology forward. It seems that an important factor in creating momentum is when the technoid finally asks, "why would…
Michael, I couldn't agree more. I'm just observing how things appear to be. Well, video junk food does abound. But maybe that's because people rely on post too much. It's the glamourous and hi-tec part. By the time the project reaches the DTV professional; most of the work should've already…
Patrick. Mr. Media 100 surfer dude. Hi. Desktop pub enabled books, magazines, and newsletters; true (although arguably xerography had more to do with this). But the consumer has had the ability to make and distribute video for years. The camcorder is everywhere and everyone owns a VCR. But few consumers…
Michael, please don't think I'm offended. I sensed an apologetic tone about your message. Since I've become involved with DTV over the past 12 months, I've noticed that there is a huge interest in novelty. To me, this technology is conveyed for mass consumption as 'a string of stunning DVE's'.…
Which is proof that no matter how you push the film's pace in post you cannot salvage an actor who delivers his lines with sizzling prozac passion. Regardless of how he looks in underwear doing the splits between the washer and dryer. I've been searching for the ellusive place on…
But fortunately, harmless. There's worse mud in the broadcast biz. Stuff we've all become immune to. Like those 2 camera simulations of 1 camera stories. Cut aways to reporters nodding foolishly and holding a mic for someone we all know isn't really there. A little white lie we all take…
John, hi. It struck me that our conversation isn't related to the topic (apologies to readers of this thread), so I've chosen to reply in e-mail. Paul
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#Future of DTV?
Message #3710
Michael, Yeah, but I'm afraid it will retain the same tired format. And, forgive the generalizations, but amateur video doesn't do well in the 30 minute form. Not that professionally produced programming does either. I want the 60 second form. A CNN content in MTV pacing and style, advertising about…
It is color. Funny, tho. I've found myself doing a few re-edits of friend's wedding footage. There is great demand for the '3-minute' version — and a digital version. So easy to sit at the Bride's dining room table with a glass of wine and assemble the rough-edit to her…
If it weren't for the communications from ordinary people on CIS, I'd never log on. AP wire? Encyclopedia? Weather reports? Great. But it's the specialized and tailored interpersonal communications that has kept me visiting daily for years and years. I want to see the same participatory video programming. Something that…
> All my segment assembly is NL. When I start a *tape* project, I most often digitize the raw footage as high qual. Then I use Premiere to regenerate low quality 'miniatures' onto a Syq cart for instant transfer to the Duo. The subnotebk lets me edit anywhere at my…
John, hi. It's not a completely either-or solution. I'm an amateur and have a non-linear rig that runs through an MX-1 as just another 'source deck'. If you get into non-linear, you'll do something similar too. How can I be so arrogant as to tell you what you'll do? It's…
Aside from the written specifications , you will need a utility. I'm not sure what comes with the Spigot AV these days. My non-linear gear includes such a utility that will inidicate the true sustained throughput of any drive connected (a diagnostic you *must* know to set compression correctly). I…
Chris, hi. Just some thoughts here. If you can wait for assembly, then a VBasic program that creates a decision list that is fed to an editor driving linear gear would be an economical approach. And if you didn't need very fancy transitions between clips, it would be even more…
Louis, a lot of those recommendations depend on how much experience you have at assembling 'components' and also in producing video. The more experience you have, the more you can rely on your own skill set. The less experience, the more you should rely on a vendor — perhaps a…
Patrick, hi. Isn't this a great place? Kind fills a niche that is currently covered in bits and sections of several fora. Paul
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