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Fox’s “24″ tests HDV cameras

On the Canon H1, Rodney Charters says:

"We did manage to get footage out of the Canon and upload it to the D5 no problem. And it was this footage that we viewed at Level 3 post, where it made an amazing comparison against the 35mm dailies. The imagery was almost identical except for that nagging problem of almost infinite DOF. It confirmed our belief that this was the sharpest and best picture of the bunch."

article part one

part 2 here



How do I capture and hold viewer attention?

When planning a project, keep these helpful tips in mind.



How do I create a broadcast master?

If you shot and edited a project in DV format, this is one recommendation:

  1. Check your edit to make sure luma (brightness) and chroma (color saturation) levels are within broadcast-legal ranges. Adjust if necessary.
  2. Check your project for audio clipping, and adjust levels if needed.
  3. Make sure you’re completely out a second before the time limit- that is, for a :30, all music tails and fades should be complete by :29, or you run the risk off getting cut off by the slop factor in broadcast sequencers.
  4. Add



Edirol VC-300HD

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
Main Features
Multi-format In/Multi-format OutDesigned for a wide range of workflows in mid, post and live video productions, the VC Series offers flexible format conversion of Digital/Analog, HD/SD or compressed/uncompressed signals. The VC series also accepts signals and direct connections from computer RGB sources. A wide variety of output devices like record decks, data projectors or plasma/LCD displays can be directly connected.Designed for the Highest Quality ImageThe VC Series uses high quality A/D and D/A converters for input and output along with internal 4:4:4 10 bit signal processing. …



How do I write proposals and treatments?

http://www.cybercollege.com/tvp002.htm



How are TV stations doing?

Here are 12 Companies that own TV stations and the change in their stock price in 2005.

(Hint: Broadcast television might not be the best field in which to plan your future…)

Belo (BLC): -11.6%
Emmis (EMS): +8.7%
Fisher (FSCI): -3.1%
Gannett (GCI): -24.2%
Gray (GTN): -38%
Hearst-Argyle (HTV): -6.9%
Media General (MEG): -17%
Meredith (MDP): -2.4%
New York Times (NYT): -30.7%
Sinclair (SBGI): +29.1%
Tribune (TRB): -24.8%
Young (YBTVA): -80.2%
Average: -16.8%

Here are the charts.



TV network presidents see no threat from Apple video iTunes+iPod

http://www.ipoddailynews.com/index…./comments/7385/