|
|
Posted by Mike Kujbida on 05/29/07 21:40
leekazimir@gmail.com wrote:
> On May 27, 7:49 pm, Mike Kujbida <kXuXjXfX...@xplornet.com> wrote:
>> leekazi...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> Lee, I'm glad to have (hopefully) been of help.
>>>> Tell farss (Bob) that I sent you . My handle on the Sony forum is
>>>> rs170a if you're browsing around there.
>>>> I'm curious about something though.
>>>> You said that you originally shot in 1080i 60 HDV format which Vegas 7
>>>> handles quite well, even without the Cineform codec.
>>>> The 60 in your format line tells me that it's NTSC. If it was PAL, it'd
>>>> be 50 so I'm not sure why you think you have PAL fooatge.
>>>> What camera did you use for the shoot?
>>>> Mike
>>> Mike: the footage that I shot is for a documentary I'm making about a
>>> walk I took across most of continental Europe. (more info at
>>> http://www.madridtokiev.com). The bulk of the material was shot by
>>> myself, first person style, with Sony's HVR A1U HDV camera.
>>> However, at 3 points during the trip, Deutsche Welle television joined
>>> me to shoot news magazine stories about my journey. They've agreed to
>>> let me use some of this footage in my own documentary. The material
>>> they shot was in DigiBeta and BetaSP, naturally in the PAL format.
>>> Basically they just gave me dupes of the tapes and said "good luck".
>>> So this is why I'm turning to the board for help on how to actually
>>> use the footage.
>>> I've joined the Vegas boards you mentioned, and I emailed Bob Grant
>>> and mentioned your name. With all this help I should be able to have
>>> this footage in a useable form within a month, I reckon.
>>> Thanks again,
>>> Lee
>> Lee, all I can say about your walk is WOW!! Makes me proud to be of
>> Ukrainian heritage.
>> A few of the whiners I've observed on the TV show On The Lot could learn
>> a few things from you :-)
>> In addition to Bob, you should post your question on the forum. I know
>> that issues such as preparing for film festivals come up periodically
>> and the help is generally outstanding.
>> If I lived closer to you (I'm just outside of Windsor, Ontario across
>> from Detroit, Michigan), I'd be glad to offer any help that I could.
>> However, the only time I make it to Chicago is to visit a sister who
>> lives in one of your northern suburbs.
>> Good luck with your project ands please keep us informed as to how it's
>> going.
>>
>> Mike
>
>
> Mike, thanks so much for your encouraging words. I think I'm well on
> my way to solving the issue as I've found some of those J30 decks for
> rent in Chicago.
>
> If you ever get down here for an extended stay with your sister in the
> burbs, look me up!
>
> Lee
I'm assuming Bob Grant was able to help you out. I emailed him
separately and he did warn me about the J30 outputting only standard res
on the firewire port.
When I plan a trip to Chicago again (maybe for a screening of your
project??), I'll be sure to contact you.
Once again, best of luck with everything and please keep the group
informed of your progress.
Mike
Navigation:
[Reply to this message]
|