by Josh

Josh’s New Years Prediction for 2007

December 31, 2006 in digital video news by Josh

Here at DVcreators.net, we use WinXP, OS X, and Linux boxes, depending on the purpose, without prejudice. However, after a "white paper" I just read, I am definitely buying Apple stock on Jan 3. The paper, a dry, pictureless but very informative and cleverly written tome called "A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection", [...]

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Why are my transitions too short? or why do I get the “Insufficient content for edit” error?

December 31, 2006 in editing by Josh

Watch the movie below for the probable solution. When you trim a clip, there is (usually) “extra” media before and after the part of the clip you want in your timeline. (That’s what trimming does, allows you to select a portion of a clip that will show in your movie) COOL TIP: If you select [...]

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What is the best way to do multi-camera shoots?

December 27, 2006 in broadcast, cinematography, editing, location sound, post audio by Josh

I have shot multicam concerts locking up timecode by beaming wireless audio SMPTE timecode to all cameras and recording it on Ch 2, but I can tell you it was a big hassle and a waste of time. My recommendation for multi-camera shoots is to either: 1. Use TOD (Free Run) Timecode TOD (Time of [...]

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Holiday Greetings and some jazz from your friends at DVcreators.net

December 22, 2006 in digital video news by Josh

All the crew here at DVcreators.net wishes all of you a happy, relaxing and safe holiday season! Excuse the off-topic post, but here are some videos of a jazz quartet including Michelle and Josh, the two founding members of DVcreators.net: http://lajazzconnection.com/category/videos/ Unlike the multicamera shoots with sound from the board we’ve shot for clients, this [...]