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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:53:46 +0000

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Comment on Perfect Canon T2i/550 Exposure – The Video by Steve Crow

Steve Crow — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:26:45 +0000

Thanks Al for the nice compliment. I’m actually just learning about all this stuff myself since I only recently switched over from traditional videocameras (first the Canon GL1, then the Panasonic AG-HVX200) but I find the best way to learn is to share what you know with others because I end up learning so much more that way.

I have only skimmed Bryan’s book but everyone says this is THE book to get on exposure.

Comment on Perfect Canon T2i/550 Exposure – The Video by Al

Al — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:19:27 +0000

Nice tutorial, Steve! Thanks for posting this. I actually just read Bryan Peterson’s “Understanding Exposure” and it was a great read and taught me a lot about photography. Your video is very informative and gives some great examples.

Comment on Tips and Thoughts on Switching from Pro Video Gear to Video DSLR by Steve Crow

Steve Crow — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:59:48 +0000

Hi Jay, thanks for posting.

Yes, you have a point there. I’d be concerned that the footage wouldn’t match up well however in editing…I have heard recently of DSLR producers filming interviews with two DSLRs running which might be another way…it could be a bit of pain to make sure that every 11-12 minutes you turn each camera quickly on and off in order not to run into the file size/duration limit built into these cameras (for now)

Also there would be the overheating issue to be at least aware of, still what you suggest is a workaround.

Comment on Tips and Thoughts on Switching from Pro Video Gear to Video DSLR by Jay

Jay — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:52:47 +0000

Great article!

Regarding point 4, you can still get those kind of ‘event coverage’ jobs. The secret is to use a cheap HD camcorder (say a Vixia) that you can ‘cut to’ in edition for those seconds where you don’t have DSLR footage.

Comment on HD-DSLR Workflow – Part 1 – Audio by Steve Crow

Steve Crow — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:50:50 +0000

Hi Michael,

Thanks so much for the compliment, actually your comments are very timely! I am, in fact, working today on a new tutorial about a simple video production rig I am building that incorporates many of the suggestions you’ve made.

One thing I’d be curious about is if it is possible to attach some sort of splitter to the Zoom H4N’s Line/Headphone jack so that I am simultaneously monitoring the sound AND sending the output to the T2i instead of using the Rode VideoMic.

Have you tried this?

Comment on HD-DSLR Workflow – Part 1 – Audio by Michael

Michael — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:33:03 +0000

Steve, nice tutorial. I love it when someone focuses on capturing good audio, as many in the video field only focus on the video capture and neglect the audio end of things.

One thing to mention which I have used is that you could mount the H4n onto the camera and sue the onboard mics for ambient audio if desired, and then also plug a wireless into the H4n’s XLR input. this way you are able to monitor the wireless audio on your camera via the H4n.

Then send the H4n’s line signal to the T2i via mic input jack.
Since you are sending a Line feed to the T2i, you want to make that a mic feed, so you can simply sue something like this line to mic cable from DVCreators
http://www.dvcreators.net/dvcreators-line-to-mic-cable/

Then use the Line out again for the H4n and send a wireless feed to your T2i.

Another method to go about using the H4n for master audio, in this case 4 channels of audio, could be using 2 XLRs and the onboard mics, say recording a band and ambient audio. you could plug 2 mics into the H4ns XLR inputs and record the band, then use the onboard mics to record ambient crowd noise.

The H4n will send a 4 channel mixed mono signal via wireless to your camera. then you can use the H4n for your master track and also have a pretty good consistent audio feed from your camera for backup and sync purposes.

Comment on HD-DSLR Workflow – Part 2 – Transcoding, Syncing and More…Much More by Steve Crow

Steve Crow — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:21:43 +0000

For whatever reason the system thinks your destination disc is full. I assume you have double-checked your destination settings within mpeg streamclip to make sure you are saving to the drive you intended to save to.

I am pretty sure you’ve already done this

It’s interesting how rebuilding your preferences helped

Any chance that someone could convert the file for you as a workaround? You might also try posting this issue to the Creative Cow forum. I believe they have one focused on FCE

Comment on HD-DSLR Workflow – Part 2 – Transcoding, Syncing and More…Much More by Kristen P

Kristen P — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:50:57 +0000

Thanks for the reply and link!
After I repaired my disk permissions I ALMOST processed fully until the error message, “write error or disk full” popped up. I’m working with plenty of disk space.. Let me know if you have any thoughts on the “write error” – which is bizarre since it never popped up with the smaller files.
thanks!