Re: [videoblogging] Re: Best Editing software for cutting out words?
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 4:33 PM, ratbagradio wrote: > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "ratbagradio" wrote: > >> As they say in radio: forget about the hardware. > > They also say in radio: write out your script! because unless you are master > of your domain you can fall victim to so many traps and mistakes. > > Unless you have cue cards that's not very viable in video production but it > is the norm nonetheless for most of television and especially news > reporting. > > There's even of course reading style in sync with writing style with cute > little tricks for page layout...and inflexion. > > But if you are going to improvise then you'd need full prep as to what you > are going to say and to whom you intend to say it.So it's a big ask when you > decide to wing it and it's no wonder the umms and errs can creep in. Perhaps foolishly, that's what I've decided to do with my blog, it is really "off-the-cuff" winging it. I've never had a script, and the most prep I've ever done is maybe a couple of points scribbled on a bit of paper. The main reason for that is simply time, I usually have just enough time to sit in front of the camera for the 15-20min I need to produce my 10min blog each week. And then there's editing time of course, so I try and keep that as minimal as possible too. I figured it's better to get "something" out there, at least to start off with. If you haven't seen it, here is an episode with me talking about how and why (#22): http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=136 > The best way round is to go do some Improv training or Theatresports. Some > handy techniques there. Even your everyday stand up comic goes out on stage > fully prepped and scripted only with a very small margin of improvisational > change each night and often with palm cards. Not my favorite comic Ross Noble, but he's pretty unique. I'd love to do improv training, but if I had time for that then I guess I'd have more than enough time to write a script for each episode and do rehearsals and re-takes! :-> > I used to do Punch and Judy and it was totally scripted performance which > was only added to when some thing really good came up or was suggested. > > Other techniques I've used and rely on is to write out Mind Maps and > visualize the presentation that way. Online I now use Mindmeister: > http://www.mindmeister.com/ > People I know before giving a lecture will lay it out first in Powerpoint > because it anchors their mind and gives formatted order to their > presentation. Even when they don;t use projection they mentally visualize > their presentation slide by slide . > > I think that's a great ideabecause it's all about being in control of > your material. I guess time will tell how my blog evolves. At the moment it's just fun getting "something" out there with my minimal effort off-the-cuff style. If I had to spend a lot of time planing each episode then the fear is that the fun might go out of it. But it's worth some experimentation. I've attracted a following, but I don't know if that's because people actually like the off-the-cuff style, or it's simply the material... Thanks. Dave.
[videoblogging] Re: Best Editing software for cutting out words?
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "ratbagradio" wrote: > As they say in radio: forget about the hardware. They also say in radio: write out your script! because unless you are master of your domain you can fall victim to so many traps and mistakes. Unless you have cue cards that's not very viable in video production but it is the norm nonetheless for most of television and especially news reporting. There's even of course reading style in sync with writing style with cute little tricks for page layout...and inflexion. But if you are going to improvise then you'd need full prep as to what you are going to say and to whom you intend to say it.So it's a big ask when you decide to wing it and it's no wonder the umms and errs can creep in. The best way round is to go do some Improv training or Theatresports. Some handy techniques there. Even your everyday stand up comic goes out on stage fully prepped and scripted only with a very small margin of improvisational change each night and often with palm cards. I used to do Punch and Judy and it was totally scripted performance which was only added to when some thing really good came up or was suggested. Other techniques I've used and rely on is to write out Mind Maps and visualize the presentation that way. Online I now use Mindmeister: http://www.mindmeister.com/ People I know before giving a lecture will lay it out first in Powerpoint because it anchors their mind and gives formatted order to their presentation. Even when they don;t use projection they mentally visualize their presentation slide by slide . I think that's a great ideabecause it's all about being in control of your material. dave riley
[videoblogging] Re: Best Editing software for cutting out words?
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Jones wrote: > Perhaps it actually takes less time overall to relax and prepare or > reshoot each scene to get it right, than trying to slice'n'dice that > stuff in editing? As they say in radio: forget about the hardware. Focus on to whom you address your words. Imagine someone you are talking to: your mother, your best friend, your partner, the workmates, your registered muse or whoever and focus on explaining your POV to that very specific audience. And place that audience -- singular or plural -- in a specific location and line of sight as you would if you were talking to a lamp post. Even yourself! -- by putting a mirror out of shot to one side and behind the line of camera sight.Given my theatrical vent and my ready ease talking to the bathroom mirror -- this isn't as stupid as it sounds. Remember though to make it to one side not directly above the camera -- or right behind the lens [so that you can remake the last sequence of SUNSET BOULEVARD with Gloria Swanson looking directly into the camera. Just think:"I'm ready for my close up Mr De Mille."] Another approach is to be someone else -- adopt a persona that takes you outside yourself with its umms and errs.Go up pne manic notch or two. Rule the world. Become the ring master at the circusPerform. That's what theatre is all about: pretending. If you wanna know hard times do a radio interview live to air where as the person who is being interviewed you speak into empty silent space and the interviewer just let's you prattle on. And you have no face in front of to register how you are going in way of delivering your POV. I hate'em! dave riley
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Best Editing software for cutting out words?
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:58 PM, ratbagradio wrote: > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Jones wrote: > >> At present I have to edit each clip individually which is a step I'd >> rather not have to do. >> > I use VideoStudio 12 for my put together but for sharp slice and dice > editing I use VirtualDub which will allow you to slice and edit or add > 'frame by frame' so to speak. > > So if you import your piece into VD you can delete the umms. You won't have > to do it clip by clip either as VD will aggregate a succession of clips or > edit the whole project if you want to. Just make sure to use interchangeable > file format -- such as AVI -- that will import into both VD and VideoStudio. > > You can get VD here: > http://www.virtualdub.org/ > and the manual is now free here: > http://rapidlibrary.com/index.php?q=virtualdub+pdf+manual > and a few other sites > or online help here: > http://www.virtualdub.org/virtualdub_docs.html > My VirtualDub bookmarks (with links to video DIY) are here on delicious > http://delicious.com/ratbagradio/virtualdub > > But can't you drag down the audio in VideoStudio by creating a clip around > your target audio edit using the Cut (Ctrl C?)option, then dragging that > clip's audio to low or switching it to mute? Or copying the whole audio > segment and editing it in a program like Audacity to bring down the audio at > those sections and normalise it for the rest? That's a bit cumbersome > perhaps as dragging down audio for short sections is always problematical. > However, the problem with editing audio in an audio editor is that you have > to go by sound cues and it isn't so easy to target your spots as it is with > video editing. > > In comparison to audio, video editing is an easy DIY. > > Nonetheless, when I've edited audio for radio or podcasting -- when a > speaker umms and errs -- I used to take it out but now I leave it in. > Editing such hesitancies is such a pain and inevitably you'll end up cutting > the speech into staccato segments where words are clipped and cadence is > lost. And for long speeches or interviews, it takes too much time and too > much effort. If you do it in video and take out the umms and errs by > deleting video you'll also get a succession of short video disjunctions. > Radio and TV journalists get around this complication by switching to third > person reportage and summarizing the speaker before leading into a meaty > sound grab. > > OR you work very hard when you are shooting or recording to RELAX the > speaker or ma clarify sharply your questions so that they have less cause to > stumble over their words. > > However "You know..."s have to go! > > dave riley Thanks Dave. I'll see what VirtualDub has to offer. The "you knows"'s are a major problem, in my haste to shoot the (unscripted and unprepared) video it just slips in there a lot when I'm making stuff up on the spot. They have almost turned into a running joke! Got to try harder... Perhaps it actually takes less time overall to relax and prepare or reshoot each scene to get it right, than trying to slice'n'dice that stuff in editing? Problem at the moment with the DV cam I'm using is that it's not quick or easy to replay each scene after I've done it, so I don't really know I've goofed it until I get back into the edit studio and review it. Maybe I really do need one of those SD card cams that allow instant replay? Thanks. Dave.
[videoblogging] Re: Best Editing software for cutting out words?
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Jones wrote: > At present I have to edit each clip individually which is a step I'd > rather not have to do. > I use VideoStudio 12 for my put together but for sharp slice and dice editing I use VirtualDub which will allow you to slice and edit or add 'frame by frame' so to speak. So if you import your piece into VD you can delete the umms. You won't have to do it clip by clip either as VD will aggregate a succession of clips or edit the whole project if you want to. Just make sure to use interchangeable file format -- such as AVI -- that will import into both VD and VideoStudio. You can get VD here: http://www.virtualdub.org/ and the manual is now free here: http://rapidlibrary.com/index.php?q=virtualdub+pdf+manual and a few other sites or online help here: http://www.virtualdub.org/virtualdub_docs.html My VirtualDub bookmarks (with links to video DIY) are here on delicious http://delicious.com/ratbagradio/virtualdub But can't you drag down the audio in VideoStudio by creating a clip around your target audio edit using the Cut (Ctrl C?)option, then dragging that clip's audio to low or switching it to mute? Or copying the whole audio segment and editing it in a program like Audacity to bring down the audio at those sections and normalise it for the rest? That's a bit cumbersome perhaps as dragging down audio for short sections is always problematical. However, the problem with editing audio in an audio editor is that you have to go by sound cues and it isn't so easy to target your spots as it is with video editing. In comparison to audio, video editing is an easy DIY. Nonetheless, when I've edited audio for radio or podcasting -- when a speaker umms and errs -- I used to take it out but now I leave it in. Editing such hesitancies is such a pain and inevitably you'll end up cutting the speech into staccato segments where words are clipped and cadence is lost. And for long speeches or interviews, it takes too much time and too much effort. If you do it in video and take out the umms and errs by deleting video you'll also get a succession of short video disjunctions. Radio and TV journalists get around this complication by switching to third person reportage and summarizing the speaker before leading into a meaty sound grab. OR you work very hard when you are shooting or recording to RELAX the speaker or ma clarify sharply your questions so that they have less cause to stumble over their words. However "You know..."s have to go! dave riley
[videoblogging] Re: Editing HD Video w Vegas on a Laptop
There are others who can give you the tech answer or have experience with Sony Vegas but I'm going to shoot for some functional ones. I don't think the problem is your laptop. These are the system requirements from Sony Vegas 8 Microsoft® Windows® XP 32-bit SP2 (SP3 recommended) or Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit (SP1 recommended) 1 GHz processor (multicore or multiprocessor CPU recommended for HD) 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended) OHCI-compatible i.LINK® connector*/IEEE-1394DV card (for DV and HDV capture and print-to-tape) USB 2.0 connection (for importing from AVCHD, XDCAM EX, or DVD camcorders) Your laptop is more than capable. Next I hit the Knowledgebase and this is what I found: AVCHD files play "choppy" in Vegas Subject Why don't AVCHD files from my Sony AVCHD camcorder play at a full 29.97fps? Answer AVCHD (AVC-HD, AVC HD) video is recorded using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video compression codec. Audio is stored in compressed form Dolby AC-3. Vegas does a great job of playing back these files on the timeline. However, you might not be able to achieve a full 29.97fps playback rate for various reasons (weak processor, not enough RAM, too many video plug-ins in the project, lots of video tracks in the project, etc). Because of your system limitations, you might need to create intermediate files. 1. Add the clips to the timeline. 2. Go to File > Render As. The Save As Type should be set to "Video For Windows (*.AVI)" and the Template should be set to "HDV 1080-60i Intermediate". Now click Save. The files will be saved as an AVI that utilizes the Cineform HD V2.5 codec. It retains all the detail from the M2TS file. If you do not see "Video For Windows (*.AVI)" and the Template "HDV 1080-60i Intermediate" in your drop-down menus, then you can render the file to MPEG-2. Go to File > Render As. The Save As Type should be set to "MainConcept MPEG-2" and the Template should be set to "HDV 1080-60i". Now click Save. After the file is saved (either AVI or MPEG-2), replace it with what's on the timeline. Now you'll experience smoother playback and more precision over editing the project. Oh my. I tend to use MPEG Streamclip, get the portion of the video that I want and export it as an .avi. I know it can do Hi-def Mpeg 4 but not sure about the sound. Anyway the principle is still the same, convert the video into an .avi format and then work from that point. Hope you have an external hard drive or lots of DVDs for back-up. Gena --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jocelyn Ford" wrote: > > Hi-- > > I'm a radio broadcaster who is a newbie to video, and not much of a techie. > > > I'm trying to run Sony Vegas 8.0 on my Lenovo x61 thinkpad (Intel core 2 duo > cpu T8100 , 2.10 Ghz, 795 Mhz, 2.97 GB RAM) but the video is jerky, and the > audio and video are not in sync. > > I'm shooting HD AVCHD on the Canon Vixia HF100. I've tried Vegas with > low-quality SD (from an old Sanyo xacti) and it's also jerky and out of sync. > > Should my x61 thinkpad be able to handle editing this on Vegas? If so, any > suggestions where to begin trouble shooting? > > If not, what light-weight laptop would do the job? Ideally, I'd like to be > able to file from the field. (I'm based in Beijing and sometimes find myself > on very cramped buses in the hinterlands, and don't want to be loaded down > with heavy equipment.) > > I'd like to stick with Vegas, but may switch to Mac /FPC if I can't find a > workable lightweight solution. All advice welcome! > > Jocelyn > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Burning Man meetup
Any vloggers meeting up at Burning Man? I'm a BM newbie--any tips on keeping my camera safe from sand? Is there anything like a secret handshake I need to know ;) Jim
[videoblogging] Best Editing software for cutting out words?
I'm currently using VideoStudio 12 for my video blog editing, and find it quite difficult to edit out individual words (like "umm" and pauses etc). I have to split the scene at each point and it all gets very messy very quickly, not to mention it being very fiddly by having to continually play and pause to get the exact point etc. So I end up rarely doing this due to editing time constraints and general frustration with it. Can anyone recommend some editing software that is better suited at doing this sort of thing? The program must be able to output in H.264 Also, it would be nice if the software automatically duplicated the left channel audio (my camera records mono in the left channel only). At present I have to edit each clip individually which is a step I'd rather not have to do. Thanks Dave. http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/
[videoblogging] Re: Weekly virtual meetups
I'm on vacation this week ... shooting videos, but will be back and should be able to attend. Be nice to see some of you in front of a camera again. Vlog on bitches. Mike http://vlog.mikemoon.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy wrote: > > On Aug 24, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Jeffrey Taylor wrote: > > > I'm up for it, too. > > > > > +1 for video conference on "saturday night" > > (or perhaps sat afternoon here on the US west coast to account for > time differences) > > how about we reserve a block for this Saturday Sept 30th? > > markus > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
Re: [videoblogging] Does Blip.tv give stats on Itune views?
Hi Jim, After logging in, from the "dashboard" menu at the top, select "statistics" ...peace...richard On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 9:18 AM, jimmystroud wrote: > > > I am uploading videos to my Blip.Tv account and was wondering if I will be > able to get stats on how often my videos have been downloaded. Does anyone > know? > > -Jim > > > -- Richard (Show) Hall http://richardshow.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Guess Who's Back, back again, knighties back, tell a friend.
Welcome back Paul ... I haven't done much in a while, but still follow the list. ...peace...richard On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:05 AM, paul.knig...@btinternet.com < paul.knig...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > > It's almost been two years now since the last time I was in here, a lot has > changed and a lot of your prophesies have come to fruition. > > Hi Guys and Gals, > > Paul Knight from PJKproductions, back and ready to start all over, I am in > need of tips and tricks to get some of you lovely people watching the videos > I create and how to market them to others. In concentrating on other things > I have forgotten most of the tricks we used to use, so I'll be posting and > commenting quite regularly now, and you will find that as for my behavior it > has toned down because I have discovered facebook a great tool for venting > my frustrations. > > I still have the same old Blogspot, http://pjkproductions.blogspot.complease > don't be afraid to view it and some of my videos to find out what I > am all about, mainly it's just home made stuff, edited using FCE, (imovie > really sucks now,) trying out different techniques and adding special > effects from third party sources that usually people wouldn't use for > vlogging. > > That's my introduction, hopefully those who remember me, accept me with > open arms and to all the new people, new as in joined within the last 2 > years, I anticipate watching your vids with a new found appetite. > > Loves > > Simples > > Paul > > > -- Richard (Show) Hall http://richardshow.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Youtube and HTML5
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman wrote: > > Welcome back Steve. It's been a while. Thanks very much :) Im pretty busy these days so whilst my posts may still be long, at least there wont be too many of them :) > Im also interested to see what Google does with On2 and their newer > codecs. It might be a year till we see anything since Google is > currently in a lawsuit with the On2 shareholders (they claim they paid > too little). > > Remember that Google is making a big play in the mobile world...so > getting videos to play on the iPhone might not be that important. Im > sure itll come in stages. > > But as you say, I bet Google bought On2 to try to reduce patent > fees...and electricty use. > Im not sure why they bought them, I seem to recall Google is doing a desktop OS so it could be something to do with that as much as their mobile offerings. As for power consumption, my main observation was that flash is an inefficient way to watch h264, and that h264 in the browser using video tags on the mac seems to be quite efficient. I havent looked at any of On2's codecs to see how they compare, but the way things are going these days an important factor is to offload some of the decoding and encoding of video onto GPU's or other chips rather than the CPU, and this can save a fair amount of juice. Its happening with h264 to a certain extent, but not sure about other codecs. Still as Google have rather high energy use on the server side of things, they have other issues to worry about such as whether the size of video files can be reduced and encoding made much more efficient. Cheers Steve
Re: [videoblogging] Weekly virtual meetups
8pm?!?! I'll try and stay sober, lol. Not all Videobloggers are Geeks. Paul http://pjkproductions.blogspot.com On 25 Aug 2009, at 11:53, Rupert Howe wrote: > Also... in Britain, it's 8pm to 11pm, because we're on British Summer > Time at the moment, not GMT. > > On 25-Aug-09, at 11:44 AM, Rupert Howe wrote: > > > Works for me - I'm staying at my parents' house this weekend - so > I'll > > try to join with a glass of scotch after I've put the kids to bed :) > > > > On 25-Aug-09, at 2:08 AM, Markus Sandy wrote: > > > > > On Aug 24, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Paul Knight wrote: > > > > > > > Go for it Markus, but please remember when you book it, to > > remember > > > > that it's still August. > > > > > > good point, thanks! I don't know what calendar I got that original > > > date from. :) > > > > > > how about 12noon to 3pm on sat august 29 PST? > > > > > > I think that is 7pm-10pm GMT > > > > > > does that work for folks? > > > > > > here's a link > > > > > > http://fm.ea-tel.eu/fm/28db8f-18170 > > > > > > you can visit link anytime and test your video & audio and see a > > > countdown to your local time (sign in as guest to view) > > > > > > markus > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Does Blip.tv give stats on Itune views?
I am uploading videos to my Blip.Tv account and was wondering if I will be able to get stats on how often my videos have been downloaded. Does anyone know? -Jim
[videoblogging] Blip.Tv and Tivo
I noticed that Blip.tv distributes to Tivo upon approval. Does anyone on this list have a show that was uploaded to Blip.tv and later made watchable via Tivo? VERY curious... -Jim
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Weekly virtual meetups
i can do that time this sat. so that's be 3-6pm Eastern... hurray! Lauren Galanter www.laurengalanter.com www.linkedin.com/in/laureng 610-761-4435 On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:03 AM, thefauxpress wrote: > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com , > Markus Sandy wrote: > > > > On Aug 24, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Paul Knight wrote: > > > > > Go for it Markus, but please remember when you book it, to remember > > > that it's still August. > > > > good point, thanks! I don't know what calendar I got that original > > date from. :) > > > > how about 12noon to 3pm on sat august 29 PST? > > > > I think that is 7pm-10pm GMT > > > > does that work for folks? > > > > here's a link > > > > http://fm.ea-tel.eu/fm/28db8f-18170 > > > > you can visit link anytime and test your video & audio and see a > > countdown to your local time (sign in as guest to view) > > > > markus > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Psych. > > Jan > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Guess Who's Back, back again, knighties back, tell a friend.
Welcome back! I've been upload more videos lately... Mainly right here: http://raster.blip.tv/ That is all. (I've been so busy, I haven't had to time interact much with the community, but I still lurk now and then...) Pete paul.knig...@btinternet.com wrote: > It's almost been two years now since the last time I was in here, a lot has > changed and a lot of your prophesies have come to fruition. > > Hi Guys and Gals, > > Paul Knight from PJKproductions, back and ready to start all over, I am in > need of tips and tricks to get some of you lovely people watching the videos > I create and how to market them to others. In concentrating on other things > I have forgotten most of the tricks we used to use, so I'll be posting and > commenting quite regularly now, and you will find that as for my behavior it > has toned down because I have discovered facebook a great tool for venting my > frustrations. > > I still have the same old Blogspot, http://pjkproductions.blogspot.com please > don't be afraid to view it and some of my videos to find out what I am all > about, mainly it's just home made stuff, edited using FCE, (imovie really > sucks now,) trying out different techniques and adding special effects from > third party sources that usually people wouldn't use for vlogging. > > That's my introduction, hopefully those who remember me, accept me with open > arms and to all the new people, new as in joined within the last 2 years, I > anticipate watching your vids with a new found appetite. > > Loves > > Simples > > Paul > >
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube and HTML5
> I am returning due to these technologies sparking my interest, along with > the looming release of Snow Leopard which Im sure will give me something to > talk about. Welcome back Steve. It's been a while. >That youtube demo is interesting, especially when I compare CPU use. The html >5 example uses way less CPU than the flash >version of youtube. With a busy >site like youtube, this has the capacity to reduce waste of electricity in >quite a big way. Im also interested to see what Google does with On2 and their newer codecs. It might be a year till we see anything since Google is currently in a lawsuit with the On2 shareholders (they claim they paid too little). Remember that Google is making a big play in the mobile world...so getting videos to play on the iPhone might not be that important. Im sure itll come in stages. But as you say, I bet Google bought On2 to try to reduce patent fees...and electricty use. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
[videoblogging] Re: Weekly virtual meetups
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy wrote: > > On Aug 24, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Paul Knight wrote: > > > Go for it Markus, but please remember when you book it, to remember > > that it's still August. > > good point, thanks! I don't know what calendar I got that original > date from. :) > > how about 12noon to 3pm on sat august 29 PST? > > I think that is 7pm-10pm GMT > > does that work for folks? > > here's a link > > http://fm.ea-tel.eu/fm/28db8f-18170 > > you can visit link anytime and test your video & audio and see a > countdown to your local time (sign in as guest to view) > > markus > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Psych. Jan
Re: [videoblogging] Weekly virtual meetups
Also... in Britain, it's 8pm to 11pm, because we're on British Summer Time at the moment, not GMT. On 25-Aug-09, at 11:44 AM, Rupert Howe wrote: > Works for me - I'm staying at my parents' house this weekend - so I'll > try to join with a glass of scotch after I've put the kids to bed :) > > On 25-Aug-09, at 2:08 AM, Markus Sandy wrote: > > > On Aug 24, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Paul Knight wrote: > > > > > Go for it Markus, but please remember when you book it, to > remember > > > that it's still August. > > > > good point, thanks! I don't know what calendar I got that original > > date from. :) > > > > how about 12noon to 3pm on sat august 29 PST? > > > > I think that is 7pm-10pm GMT > > > > does that work for folks? > > > > here's a link > > > > http://fm.ea-tel.eu/fm/28db8f-18170 > > > > you can visit link anytime and test your video & audio and see a > > countdown to your local time (sign in as guest to view) > > > > markus > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Weekly virtual meetups
Works for me - I'm staying at my parents' house this weekend - so I'll try to join with a glass of scotch after I've put the kids to bed :) On 25-Aug-09, at 2:08 AM, Markus Sandy wrote: > On Aug 24, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Paul Knight wrote: > > > Go for it Markus, but please remember when you book it, to remember > > that it's still August. > > good point, thanks! I don't know what calendar I got that original > date from. :) > > how about 12noon to 3pm on sat august 29 PST? > > I think that is 7pm-10pm GMT > > does that work for folks? > > here's a link > > http://fm.ea-tel.eu/fm/28db8f-18170 > > you can visit link anytime and test your video & audio and see a > countdown to your local time (sign in as guest to view) > > markus > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Editing HD Video w Vegas on a Laptop
I'm surprised that you're having problems with 2.1ghz core 2 duo and 3 gig of ram. I've edited Xacti clips with Vegas on a Lenovo with a lower spec than that. The fact that your SD clips are also jerky and out of sync makes me wonder if you have something running/installed on your system that's causing the problem. Try turning off *everything* else: shutting down all the startup programs - find them in your Startup folder and in the icons at bottom right of screen. The Task Manager will also show you all the processes running, and lets you End them. Also try using an external monitor. Editing programs like having lots of screen space to play in, and don't like overlapping windows or scaled-down playback windows. A cleanup is always worthwhile - defrag the disk, maybe. Though probably not the issue here. If none of that works, try completely uninstalling Vegas and then reinstalling it without all the bells and whistles - see if you can do a really basic install. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 25-Aug-09, at 3:45 AM, Jocelyn Ford wrote: > Hi-- > > I'm a radio broadcaster who is a newbie to video, and not much of a > techie. > > I'm trying to run Sony Vegas 8.0 on my Lenovo x61 thinkpad (Intel > core 2 duo cpu T8100 , 2.10 Ghz, 795 Mhz, 2.97 GB RAM) but the video > is jerky, and the audio and video are not in sync. > > I'm shooting HD AVCHD on the Canon Vixia HF100. I've tried Vegas > with low-quality SD (from an old Sanyo xacti) and it's also jerky > and out of sync. > > Should my x61 thinkpad be able to handle editing this on Vegas? If > so, any suggestions where to begin trouble shooting? > > If not, what light-weight laptop would do the job? Ideally, I'd like > to be able to file from the field. (I'm based in Beijing and > sometimes find myself on very cramped buses in the hinterlands, and > don't want to be loaded down with heavy equipment.) > > I'd like to stick with Vegas, but may switch to Mac /FPC if I can't > find a workable lightweight solution. All advice welcome! > > Jocelyn > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] LiveStage Pro - does anybody have a copy they don't use anymore?
I really need a copy of LiveStage Pro, but Totally Hip appear to have gone out of business. Their site is still up there, but you can't access any of the trial download or support sections without a password, and they don't reply to emails. I don't know of any other interactive QuickTime authoring tools. Does anyone have a copy they don't use? Please email me offlist. Rupert rupert at twittervlog dot tv
