DV-L Wed, 30 May 2001 Volume 1 : Number 871
In this issue:
I need a device but I can not find it. Please, help!
Targa Video Codec
I need a device but I can not find it. Please, help!
Re: Dsr 11 or DSR 20?
CD Rom from Paper report
RE: DVCAM vs miniDV
Re: Virus Alert
Re: Targa Video Codec
Optical Image Stabilization
Re: WTB: Digisuite LE breakout box
Re: Targa Video Codec
Re: Targa Video Codec
Re: the lowdown on Frame Movie Mode
Re: DVD-R drives + Mac options
Re: newbie question
RE: the lowdown on Frame Movie Mode
Dsr 11 or DSR 20? - detailed comparison
Lights - shooting under metal hydride
Re: Panasonic new DVD burner
Re: newbie question
Re: miniDV cassette player/recorder
Re: Dsr 11 or DSR 20? - detailed comparison
Help about Messed up VX-1000--Recording Black but NO TC!???
Re: Training CD and CD programs
Re: Help about Messed up VX-1000--Recording Black but NO TC!???
Re: Dsr 11 or DSR 20?
Re: Mics for People Around a Table?
RE: Targa Video for sale
Re: DVCAM vs miniDV
Re: Targa Video Codec
Re: Targa Video Codec
Re: Dsr 11 or DSR 20? - detailed comparison
Re: Virus Alert
Re: Mics for People Around a Table?
RE: CD Rom from Paper report
Re: storm motherboard and cpu
DVC Pro Pal and FCP INFO copy
Re: Apple looking for speed?
RE: CD Rom from Paper report
Re: Best Production Music?
test, trash this one
Re: Apple looking for speed?
Re: Apple looking for speed?
RE: quality between mini DV and DV Cam
Re: Apple looking for speed?
best deal for DVCAM tapes
RE: storm motherboard and cpu
Re: DV-L V1 #867
Re: miniDV cassette player/recorder
Re: Optical Image Stabilization
Re: CD Rom from Paper report
Re: newbie question
re: Cooke primes
Re: newbie question
Video compositing-lite program for Mac
Re: newbie question
Error 119 successfully destroyed!
RE: Apple looking for speed?
Re: Best Production Music?
Re: Best Production Music?
Re: Cooke primes
Re: Best Production Music?
Re: Best Production Music?
Re: Video compositing-lite program for Mac
RE: Best Production Music?
Dual video cards instead of single dual-head board?
Re: Best Production Music?
Re: Best Production Music?
Re: Best Production Music?
DVC Pro Pal and FCP INFO copy
Anyone uses the Sony ECM-670 mike?
Re: Video compositing-lite program for Mac
Re: Best Production Music?
RE: Playback to DV device
RE: DVCAM vs miniDV
Seeking DV Videographers
Virus warning!
Re: storm motherboard and cpu
Re: DVD-R drives + Mac options
Re: Virus warning! - zlo's
Fix for John Haskins Virus
APOLOGIZE FOR this STUPID virus
RE: DVCAM vs miniDV
RE: Best Production Music?
RE: Best Production Music?
RE: Best Production Music?
Re: Virus warning! - zlo's
Re: Virus warning! - zlo's
Re: CD Rom from Paper report
RE: Best Production Music?
Re: Fix for John Haskins Virus
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:53:10 +0500
From: "Alexander Serov"
To:
Subject: I need a device but I can not find it. Please, help!
Message-ID: <001201c0e825$3d57c490$3a3e26c3@trinity_tm.infoteck.skyman.ru>
Good day!
I need three converters to convert:
1. Composite video to component video.
2. Component video to composite video.
3. S-Video video to component video.
Can someone give me advice where I can find its? Thanks in advance!
Alexander Serov
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:49:48 +0100
From: "Perry"
To: "DV-L"
Subject: Targa Video Codec
Message-ID:
Em posted:
>Does anyone know if it's possible to veiw Targa
video with out Hardware?<
Assuming they are wrapped in QuickTime and you have a Mac, you just need the
Targa MJPEG codec which is available from the web site. It'll now be buried
somewhere in the Pinnacle site, if you have any trouble send me a private
e-mail and I'll dig a copy out for you.
Perry Mitchell
Video Consultant
http://www.perrybits.co.uk
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:59:57 +0100
From: "Perry"
To: "DV-L"
Subject: I need a device but I can not find it. Please, help!
Message-ID:
Alexander Serov posted:
>I need three converters to convert:
1. Composite video to component video.
2. Component video to composite video.
3. S-Video video to component video.
Can someone give me advice where I can find its? Thanks in advance!<
Assuming you are PAL, you basically need a PAL encoder/decoder with the
appropriate interfaces and connectors. You should be aware that digging high
quality component video from a PAL composite video source is a difficult job
and a decoder will be expensive if you want good results. The best ones use
an 8 field store. If you are using NTSC it is rather easier, but you need to
look for a digital comb filter on the decoder.
I just did a quick Internet search for 'PAL decoder' and there were dozens
of hits on different products.
Perry Mitchell
Video Consultant
http://www.perrybits.co.uk
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Date: 29 May 2001 11:23:03 +0100
From: Bevis R W King
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Dsr 11 or DSR 20?
Message-ID: <991131783.22260.11.camel@terreis.ee.surrey.ac.uk>
On 25 May 2001 10:34:28 -0700, Charles wrote:
> It also auto detects PAL or NTSC and reads or writes either.
Ouch... be careful. Yes it does autodetect BUT the "default"
black after the recording has ended and before you roll tape
is governed by the switch on the rear panel (plus DFTC only
works when the switch is in NTSC mode). If dubbing to VHS
or similar, you can get a nasty mess on the start of the tape
and at the end if you're not very careful on this.
Other than for monitor replay, it is definitely worth setting
it to the right position before hand. Have the machine in
standby mode before changing the switch.
On the another point, Charles talks about the on-screen display
only appearing if you run it through a monitor. This is NOT SO.
The analogue outputs will have the counter/timecode burnt in if
it is selected via the display button on the remote. On the
DSR-11 only the Firewire output is unaffected by the display
button. If you're dubbing to VHS tape from the DSR-11 via either
composite or S-video, pressing the display button WILL add the
timecode display to the output.
What I think Charles is refering to here is that you can safely
have the timecode display on the monitor while capturing footage
to a PC/Mac. It will not become part of the captured footage.
And to answer vidiot's comments, the easiest way to have timecode
on the monitor and analogue video without time code would be to
use an external codec to provide the "clean" source. Just connect
up a Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge, Datavideo DAC-1 or Sony DMAC-MS1
to the DV in/out connector of the DSR-11 as it's playing back and
you can have timecode on the monitor and a clean output for dubbing
to VHS etc.
I do this quite often although I actually use my DSR-20 as the
external codec in my setup (at least at the moment).
Regards, Bevis.
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 17:26:17 +0700
From: "VideoIndonesia"
To:
Subject: CD Rom from Paper report
Message-ID: <005601c0e829$cf021fe0$053e9bca@indosat.net.id>
So now I have just come from a meeting were I am asked to quote on producing a CD Rom that was originally compliled on WinWord
2000 for a text based report. It is 200 pages long in A4 format. This is getting away from DV so without disturbing the group,
could someone direct me to a CD Rom creation group please....but while I'm here...what is a decent program to convert these
winword pages to cd rom. I will also add images and graphs to liven upo the page and break up the text.
Is InDesign any good?
TIA
Geoff
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Date: 29 May 2001 11:55:26 +0100
From: Bevis R W King
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: RE: DVCAM vs miniDV
Message-ID: <991133726.22260.12.camel@terreis.ee.surrey.ac.uk>
On 27 May 2001 10:11:02 -0700, Fred Greissing wrote:
> Are you saying that the TRV-900 has both 10 micro and 15 micron heads?
As a DV deck, it would have 10 micron heads.
> DVCAM recorder on a TRV-900 with it's memory page settings modified to
> record DVCAM is recognized as DVCAM by another Player.
OK, you're playing with fire here. I would imagine that the physical
tape transport in the TRV-900 is the same as that used in the DSR-100
and that by changing these registers you are telling the tape transport
that there is a DVCAM head fitted to the drum rather than a DV one.
As a result it increases the tape speed and positions the head for a
15 micron track width. What happens is that your 10 micron head
records a 10 micron stripe in the middle of where the 15 micron band
should go, leaving a 2.5 micron guard band on each side of the stripe.
While I guess most DVCAM decks will certainly detect DVCAM tape speed
they'd find that the off-tape signal strength is significantly down
because you're only using 66% of the expected media area. The rest
would be random noise (on a virgin tape), and potentially far more
seriously, print through on a previously used tape.
I really can't see that doing this particular trick buys you anything
but problems; it certainly doesn't buy you any of DVCAMs benefits,
those only come by using the wider head to record a wider track.
Regards, Bevis.
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 08:23:42 -0400
From: Neal Jacob
To:
Subject: Re: Virus Alert
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20010529081503.00a02ec0@pop.wch.adelphia.net>
A "PIF" file is a "Program Information File" it was used back in the days
of Windows 3.1 so that Windows would know how to run a DOS program within
Windows (memory requirements, etc...). a "SCR" is a screen saver. I would
be very careful about opening any file that has two or more extensions on
them. If you notice these new viruses have both a legit extension (TXT for
text or DOC for document) and then another extension such as (EXE for
executable). If you notice some of the viruses going around such as the
Anna Kornakova (sp??) virus have a JPG (for jpeg) and a VBS (for Visual
Basic Script).
Unless you are expecting an attachment from a known individual I would not
open any attachments, especially if it comes via a mailing list. My mom
sends me all those "Forward this to all of your friends" messages and a few
of them have attachments on them. I promptly delete them!
-Neal
At 12:51 AM 5/29/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 20:14:02 -0400
>From: Saman Faraz
>To:
>Subject: virus alert: John Haskins emails
>Message-ID:
>
>I received one from him too. It had the attachment called Humor.TXT.pif. I
>got it right after I posted to the list yesterday. Humor my @#$@#$. If I'm
>not mistaken, both .pif and .scr files are executable on a PC!!
>Saman
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 22:32:01 +1000
From: "dfboy"
To:
Subject: Re: Targa Video Codec
Message-ID: <006701c0e83b$5cea0910$25852dcb@PC220MT>
No way, it's a hardware (M-JPEG) codec so requires a Targa 1000 or 2000
card. What you can do is install the T2K software so that Premiere will
recognise the codec in AVI or QuickTime format and then convert it to a
software codec like cinepak or indeo which will play on any PC. Remember
that without hardware support you should probably not use original 640 x 480
@30fps of the Targa video. Suggest 320 x 240 @ 15fps and data rate of
300K/sec.
dfboy
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 23:11:45 -0400
From: Em
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Targa Video Codec
Message-ID:
Hi folks,
Does anyone know if it's possible to veiw Targa
video with out Hardware?
Thanks
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 08:55:32 -0400
From: Marc Couroux
To: DV-L@DVCentral.org
Subject: Optical Image Stabilization
Message-ID: <3B139C3A.7781FCFB@videotron.ca>
All,
Can anyone line up side-by-side the optical image stabilization
capacities of the reputed XL-1 with the VX-2000/PD-150? I'd love to hear
opinions on this...
Thanks,
Marc
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 09:20:44 -0400
From: Robert E Lamm
To: DV-List
Subject: Re: WTB: Digisuite LE breakout box
Message-ID:
I think we do...
We should have an audio one and a video one.
-Bob Lamm
CYNC Corp.
Video/Multimedia Equipment Dealership
Brookline, MA
USA-617-277-4317
www.cync.com
On Mon, 28 May 2001, Christopher Cardinal wrote:
> Does anyone have one of these beasties lying around? I promise to give
> it a good home!
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris Cardinal
> twofoot@snet.net
>
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Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 10:35:10 -0400
From: Em
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Targa Video Codec
Message-ID:
Hi and thanks,
I thought so...I just thought that their might of been a
new development or third-party software...
Em
>No way, it's a hardware (M-JPEG) codec so requires a Targa 1000 or 2000
>card. What you can do is install the T2K software so that Premiere will
>recognise the codec in AVI or QuickTime format and then convert it to a
>software codec like cinepak or indeo which will play on any PC. Remember
>that without hardware support you should probably not use original 640 x 480
>@30fps of the Targa video. Suggest 320 x 240 @ 15fps and data rate of
>300K/sec.
>dfboy
>Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 23:11:45 -0400
>From: Em
>To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
>Subject: Targa Video Codec
>Message-ID:
>
>Hi folks,
>
>Does anyone know if it's possible to veiw Targa
>video with out Hardware?
>
>Thanks
>
>
>
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:52:54 -0400
From: "Bob Gianni"
To:
Subject: Re: Targa Video Codec
Message-ID: <002601c0e84f$0b7ee5a0$aabeccc0@aries.volkor.com>
Yes, I have done this on a Mac using Targa universal M-jpeg plugin placed in
the extensions folder.
I have a targa 2000 nubus that I needed to convert various projects that I
began converting to DV rather than edit on my old radius 81/110. Of course
you will need to render them to DV after placing them on the timeline before
you use them in any dv project. I found it best to use Media cleaner to
batch convert my targa files to dv then using the new dv source. Once you
have the Targa universal M-jpeg plugin all quicktime apps will see your
targa footage. You just can't render new targa files without the hardware.
bg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Em"
To:
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 11:11 PM
Subject: Targa Video Codec
> Hi folks,
>
> Does anyone know if it's possible to veiw Targa
> video with out Hardware?
>
> Thanks
>
> Em
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 09:59:43 CST
From: "Bruce A. Johnson ORH 2-8503"
To:
Subject: Re: the lowdown on Frame Movie Mode
Message-ID: <67122CF3AF7@vilas.uwex.edu>
Marc wrote:
Well, I'm not gonna quote it, but it basically sez Canon's Frame
Movie Mode is hooey. Unattributed, to boot.
There is only one way to settle this, folks: Borrow an XL1, GL1 or
(old) Elura, set it up to FMM, and shoot some tape. Light it well,
use decent care in setting up your scenes, and don't go panning
and zooming like an crazed orangutang.
Watch the results. Edit it, if you like.
Decide if you like it.
What you WILL come away with is that Canon's FMM is a really
different "look" for video.
End of discussion. Your mileage may vary.
Bruce A. Johnson
Senior Videographer/Editor
Wisconsin Public Television Digital Production Unit
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:06:40 -0400
From: "Dany Coryet"
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: DVD-R drives + Mac options
Message-ID:
>
>There is a list at Apples website of DVD players that are compatible
>and from the heresay, I think it's a pretty decent list. The DVD-R
>format is pretty good in this regard.
>--
SET TOP BOXES MAYBE: but the real problem. None of the WINDOWS users out
there can read DVD-r discs!
You have to go out and buy a new DVD drive to read these MAC burns!!!!!
ONLY THE VERY NEWEST WINDOWS DRIVES are compatible... Mac G4's all read
DVD-r right outta the box...even if its not a DVD-R burner)
_________________________________________________________________
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:15:33 -0400
From: Joe Parker
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: newbie question
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20010529111320.0379e740@mail.speakeasy.org>
You're thinking of the ATA100 patch for Win2k. It's included in SP2 which
you should have already installed.
So it's a bigger problem than that if your BIOS couldn't see that first
primary drive and install Win2k to it at whatever speed.
At 12:34 PM 5/28/2001, you wrote:
>Hi, I am upgrading my computer to a asus cuv4-d with win2kPro. The
>installation went fine but Windows does not see my two ATA100 drives on
>the Primary channel. I remember seeing a post here that pointed to a site
>for a patch to allow windows to see these drives. Any assistance would be
>greatly appreciated.
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:16:22 -0400
From: "Stephen van Vuuren"
To:
Subject: RE: the lowdown on Frame Movie Mode
Message-ID: <001401c0e852$543844f0$4423a8c0@dell420>
>What you WILL come away with is that Canon's FMM is a really
>different "look" for video.
No argument there. But, I could not tell any difference in A/B switching
between Canon's FMM and the 50% superimpose method that kicked off the
thread. Can you tell a difference between these methods?
stephen
www.xiveren.com
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:16:50 -0400
From: "Walt & Sue Johnston"
To:
Subject: Dsr 11 or DSR 20? - detailed comparison
Message-ID: <3B138522.4608.E8D781@localhost>
A significant difference will then be the cost of tape used!!
The DSR-20 only records in DV-Cam so can get less play time.
What is the longest record time with DV-Cam tape?
Any low price retailers on DV-Cam or Mini-DV tape?
Walt
To:
From: DV-L@DVCentral.org (DV-L)
Send reply to:
Subject: DV-L V1 #868
Date sent: Sun, 27 May 2001 00:48:17 -0700
> Dsr 11 or DSR 20? - detailed comparison
_________________________________________________________
Walter & Susan Johnston
OMF International
Kaagapay Video Ministry
"Training the Filipino Church Thru Video"
2250 Loucks Rd., York, PA 17404
Phone (717) 767-5118
www.amdg.com.ph/members/kaagapay
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:19:22 -0400
From: "Walt & Sue Johnston"
To: DV-L@DVCentral.org
Subject: Lights - shooting under metal hydride
Message-ID: <3B1385BA.283.EB2970@localhost>
Factories and even grocery stores use Metal Hydride lights (not
sodium which are orang-ish). They are suppose to be color
balanced so people see products in the right light, ie. grocery store
produce.
Has anyone shot under these lights? Do you need a light or
camera filter to correct for the color balance? Do Metal Hydride
blend well with fluorescent or daylight?
(I shoot with a GL-1)
Walt J.
_________________________________________________________
Walter & Susan Johnston
OMF International
Kaagapay Video Ministry
"Training the Filipino Church Thru Video"
2250 Loucks Rd., York, PA 17404
Phone (717) 767-5118
www.amdg.com.ph/members/kaagapay
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:24:37 -0400
From: "Dany Coryet"
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Panasonic new DVD burner
Message-ID:
>From: Marc Couroux
>"ESBuy.com ships Panasonic DVD-RAM with USB 2.0 interface"
>
>http://www.cdrinfo.com
>
>Where's the catch?
>
>It says you can write to 9.4 GB DVD-Rs...does this effectively solve the
>problems I was outlining earlier re. 1-hour limitation with MPEG-2
>encoded video? Does this mean I can write true DVD-9 projects, of high
>quality? (I don't see that anywhere, but I'm anxious to find out.)
>
>And the price itself is somewhat shocking...
>
>Experts, please decode this announcement....
>
OK ---
the Type two media --even when taken out of the cartridge--
can only hold 5.6 GIG per sidee (only a little more than the single sided
burnable disc)...
An then when you have written all 5.6gig,
GOOD LUCK getting that disc to read in anything but the drive that made it
(or similar dVD-RAM writer)
THE ONLY DRIVE that is currently compatible (to read your disc) is a G4
eqiipt with DVD drive)Windos makers may never come out with compatible play
back drives, and set top dvds won't play it. Of course the 2 sided twpe one
media wont even go inna drive (ITS A TWO SIDED CARTRIDGE, silly)
I don't see any manufacturers making drives that read DVD-RAM with the
exception of PANASONIC (who also have a set-top DVD-RAM drive)
any way,
The discs you make with DVD RAM are not BURNED...they are a file transfer to
a big DVD-LIKE surface.. There is no "BURNING" process
The resultant volume cannot be used to master DVD_VIDEO projects...just to
store that much data until you can master them.
In a way, DVD_RAM is best suited to source footage archive (althogh its slow
to get the footage back off the cartridge)
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:36:59 -0400
From: "Joseph M. Fink"
To:
Subject: Re: newbie question
Message-ID: <00b301c0e855$34192060$6401a8c0@tosh333>
I just put together a new system a couple of days ago using the CUV4X-D
board, 2 Intel P3-1Ghz processors, 512 Megs RAM, and 3 IBM drives (45/75/75
Gb) running Win2k. The installation went without a hitch. I did install
SP2 after the fact. But, everything was working before that.
Premiere 6.0 is installed running with the Matrox RT2000 boards. So far,
everything works fine.
Check to make sure your BIOS settings are on Auto and the ribbon cables are
installed correctly.
JMF
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----- Original Message -----
From: "frank laviano"
To:
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 12:34 PM
Subject: newbie question
Hi, I am upgrading my computer to a asus cuv4-d with win2kPro. The
installation went fine but Windows does not see my two ATA100 drives on the
Primary channel. I remember seeing a post here that pointed to a site for a
patch to allow windows to see these drives. Any assistance would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank you
Frank Laviano
franklav@bellatlantic.net
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 09:37:13 -0600
From: "Nancy L. Spoolman"
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: miniDV cassette player/recorder
Message-ID:
>check this
>
>http://www.qtechnologies.com/imports/sony_1.htm
ah... a dream machine. At least for me! I wish the price of the JVC
HR-DVS2u would come down just a tad. Then I could justify it. Someday
they will.
Nanc
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Date: 29 May 2001 16:50:04 +0100
From: Bevis R W King
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Dsr 11 or DSR 20? - detailed comparison
Message-ID: <991151404.9899.0.camel@terreis.ee.surrey.ac.uk>
On 29 May 2001 11:16:50 -0400, Walt & Sue Johnston wrote:
> What is the longest record time with DV-Cam tape?
3 Hours (aka 184 minutes). Model nos for the Sony tape
are PDV184N (no chip) or a choice of PDV184ME (standard
grade, with chip) or PDV184MEM (master grade, with chip).
I mainly use the standard grade, no chip with the DSR-20
with one exception where I use Master series tape (but
that way lies dark obsession and even darker deeds, so
let's not go there! :-))
> Any low price retailers on DV-Cam or Mini-DV tape?
In the USA, I use (and would recommend) Tape Resources,
www.taperesouces.com.
In the UK, I use my local Pro-Video dealer - First
Choice Solutions - Guildford (01483) 302333
Regards, Bevis.
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 08:58:56 -0700
From: Richard Lin
To: DV-L
Subject: Help about Messed up VX-1000--Recording Black but NO TC!???
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010529085306.02539bd0@mail.3forces.com>
My VX-1000 did the worst thing yet to me this weekend. It actually
recorded black instead of video. This is what happened. I was re
recording over an existing miniDV tape, and my battery was low--but I was
trying to finish up the shoot. I confirmed I was recording by checking the
red record light. Half of what I shot was recorded properly, and then I
get a bunch of dropouts, the old recorded footage appears momentarily, and
then it's black. No timecode. If I rewind the tape in the camera or in my
DSR-30, back a few minutes, nothing plays back. ONly black. If I place a
pre recorded DV tape, it too plays black or distorted. A cleaning tape or
complete reset sometimes works.
Any idea what's going on? It's not my viewfinder. I've had that darn
ribbon replaced twice already. I can see what I'm shooting just fine, it's
just not recording reliably. No I didn't have the lens cap on--I wouldn't
have been able to see what I was shooting.
I know I hit record, because the previously recorded footage was now black,
however missing TC.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 09:14:06 -0700
From: Guillaume Iacino
To: DV-L@DVCentral.org
Subject: Re: Training CD and CD programs
Message-ID:
>About the QT...since this will be used commercially for a bank, will
>someone[me, or the bank] have to pay any licence fees to
>Adobe to use the QT in a commercial environment? After all, it will
>be used to train people.
QT (QuickTime) is a technology from Apple Computer not Adobe and you
don't have any licence fees to distribute the installer check out
Best,
--
Guillaume Iacino
][ QuickTime Wired Media Expert
][ Experience, Learn and Understand QuickTime Interactive.
][
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 12:13:31 -0400
From: "Dexter Mobley"
To:
Subject: Re: Help about Messed up VX-1000--Recording Black but NO TC!???
Message-ID:
Your tape MAY be shot. Yes, you can use them over a bunch of times, but
tapes are so cheap (NOW) that you dont need to reuse tapes, The one case is
the coating flacked off the tape and screwed/clogged the heads. Or maybe the
drum siezed.
Send it back and send out your bribes to get your camersa on the fast repair
list.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Lin"
To: "DV-L"
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 11:58 AM
Subject: Help about Messed up VX-1000--Recording Black but NO TC!???
> My VX-1000 did the worst thing yet to me this weekend. It actually
> recorded black instead of video. This is what happened. I was re
> recording over an existing miniDV tape, and my battery was low--but I was
> trying to finish up the shoot. I confirmed I was recording by checking
the
> red record light. Half of what I shot was recorded properly, and then I
> get a bunch of dropouts, the old recorded footage appears momentarily, and
> then it's black. No timecode. If I rewind the tape in the camera or in
my
> DSR-30, back a few minutes, nothing plays back. ONly black. If I place a
> pre recorded DV tape, it too plays black or distorted. A cleaning tape or
> complete reset sometimes works.
>
> Any idea what's going on? It's not my viewfinder. I've had that darn
> ribbon replaced twice already. I can see what I'm shooting just fine,
it's
> just not recording reliably. No I didn't have the lens cap on--I wouldn't
> have been able to see what I was shooting.
>
> I know I hit record, because the previously recorded footage was now
black,
> however missing TC.
>
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 09:23:31 -0700
From: Charles F. McConathy
To:
Subject: Re: Dsr 11 or DSR 20?
Message-ID: <1010529092333.5d14247.3f774447.ASIP6.3.1.231940@mail.promax.com>
Bevis R W King Wrote
>Ouch... be careful. Yes it does autodetect BUT the "default"
>black after the recording has ended and before you roll tape
>is governed by the switch on the rear panel (plus DFTC only
>works when the switch is in NTSC mode). If dubbing to VHS
>or similar, you can get a nasty mess on the start of the tape
>and at the end if you're not very careful on this.
snip
The switch on the back of the DSR-11 is used when copying via analog.
Other wise the deck auto detects NTSC or PAL via FireWire.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 09:57:05 -0700
From: Mitchell Gass
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Cc: Charles Molnar ,
"david e. kahn" ,
Karl Lohninger
Subject: Re: Mics for People Around a Table?
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20010529093836.0224dec0@pop.sfrn.dnai.com>
Chuck, David, and Karl,
Thanks for the suggestions! The Crown at US$900 list is a bit pricier than
ideal (I'd like to buy the mic(s) and have them for later use). I'm
interested primarily in intelligibility of often-animated conversations
that can have several people talking at once. Ruggedness, resistance to
overload, and good value are more important than precise tonal accuracy or
stereo imaging.
What sounds like the best suggestion so far are a couple of cardioid mics
suspended just above the camera field of view. I'd like to keep to total
budget under US$500. Suggestions for models, mic mounts, and mic
orientation all welcome!
Mitchell Gass
At 09:23 AM 5/27/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Would a Crown SASS-P suspended (out of camera field-of-view) above the
>table work? What's your intended use for the video/audio? Is a
>stereo (binaural) recording OK? If you use the Crown, the camera axis
>should be on axis with the camera.
>
>Chuck Molnar
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 22:02:53 -0700
From: "Jon DeMaria"
To:
Subject: RE: Targa Video for sale
Message-ID:
Hello all,
Targa 2000 Pro PCI for sale, Component and Composite I/O, Great card for
Analog capturing. $2500 OBO - Interested parties please reply directly to:
Jon@Stealth-Media.TV
Thanks
JD
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 18:03:04 +0100
From: "Perry"
To: "DV-L"
Subject: Re: DVCAM vs miniDV
Message-ID:
John Jackman posted:
>And multiple heads in these decks are not uncommon now. The DSR2000 has --
sheesh, I forget, but it's basically a separate head for every read/record
mode. Perry, do you remember?<
I believe it is 14 heads! (7 pairs) The point being that although azimuth
works to a degree, for the very best results you need to have a head pair of
the correct width. For non-standard play speed (e.g. slo-mo) it is
advantageous to have more than one head reading at once. The DSR-2000 is
extreme because it also does pre-read editing, where the drum reads and
writes to the same track.
Perry Mitchell
Video Consultant
http://www.perrybits.co.uk
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 13:15:10 -0400
From: Em
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Targa Video Codec
Message-ID:
Hi and thanks for the reply....but I have tried that...it wont
work...Maybe you might have a special way of doing it?
Em
>Assuming they are wrapped in QuickTime and you have a Mac, you just need the
>Targa MJPEG codec which is available from the web site. It'll now be buried
>somewhere in the Pinnacle site, if you have any trouble send me a private
>e-mail and I'll dig a copy out for you.
>Perry Mitchell
>Video Consultant
>http://www.perrybits.co.uk
Em posted:
>>Does anyone know if it's possible to veiw Targa
>video with out Hardware?<
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 13:18:38 -0400
From: Em
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Targa Video Codec
Message-ID:
Hi and Thanks....Funny how good the Targa is...
but yet DV has taken over.....
Em
>Yes, I have done this on a Mac using Targa universal M-jpeg plugin placed in
>the extensions folder.
>I have a targa 2000 nubus that I needed to convert various projects that I
>began converting to DV rather than edit on my old radius 81/110. Of course
>you will need to render them to DV after placing them on the timeline before
>you use them in any dv project. I found it best to use Media cleaner to
>batch convert my targa files to dv then using the new dv source. Once you
>have the Targa universal M-jpeg plugin all quicktime apps will see your
>targa footage. You just can't render new targa files without the hardware.
>
>bg
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Em"
>To:
>Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 11:11 PM
>Subject: Targa Video Codec
>
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Does anyone know if it's possible to veiw Targa
>> video with out Hardware?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Em
>
>
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------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 12:27:05 -0500 (CDT)
From: Vidiot
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Dsr 11 or DSR 20? - detailed comparison
Message-ID: <200105291727.MAA05535@mrvideo.vidiot.com>
>What is the longest record time with DV-Cam tape?
184 min.
>Walt
MB
--
e-mail: vidiot@vidiot.com
Bart: Hey, why is it destroying other toys? Lisa: They must have
programmed it to eliminate the competition. Bart: You mean like
Microsoft? Lisa: Exactly. [The Simpsons - 12/18/99]
Visit - URL:http://www.vidiot.com/ (Your link to Star Trek and UPN)
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 23:41:33 -0700
From: "masi"
To:
Subject: Re: Virus Alert
Message-ID: <006f01c0e8d3$a594a6a0$902b4fca@a6r2y3>
Hi all,
Regarding this .pif file virus. McAfee suggests to get rid of it in DOS. I
am very UNfamiliar with DOS. Would anyone know how or where I might get
step-by-step instructions to get rid of this virus in DOS?
thanks
masi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Jacob"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 5:23 AM
Subject: Re: Virus Alert
>
> A "PIF" file is a "Program Information File" it was used back in the days
> of Windows 3.1 so that Windows would know how to run a DOS program within
> Windows (memory requirements, etc...). a "SCR" is a screen saver. I would
> be very careful about opening any file that has two or more extensions on
> them. If you notice these new viruses have both a legit extension (TXT for
> text or DOC for document) and then another extension such as (EXE for
> executable). If you notice some of the viruses going around such as the
> Anna Kornakova (sp??) virus have a JPG (for jpeg) and a VBS (for Visual
> Basic Script).
>
> Unless you are expecting an attachment from a known individual I would not
> open any attachments, especially if it comes via a mailing list. My mom
> sends me all those "Forward this to all of your friends" messages and a
few
> of them have attachments on them. I promptly delete them!
>
> -Neal
>
>
>
> At 12:51 AM 5/29/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 20:14:02 -0400
> >From: Saman Faraz
> >To:
> >Subject: virus alert: John Haskins emails
> >Message-ID:
> >
> >I received one from him too. It had the attachment called Humor.TXT.pif.
I
> >got it right after I posted to the list yesterday. Humor my @#$@#$. If
I'm
> >not mistaken, both .pif and .scr files are executable on a PC!!
> >Saman
>
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:16:54 -0700
From: Richard Lin
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Mics for People Around a Table?
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010529111344.059ffa10@mail.3forces.com>
I came in late to this thread, but have you looked into a PZM boundary mic?
These are designed for doing just that--recording a group of
people--especially good on a conference table.
http://www.crownaudio.com/mic_htm/pzm.htm
http://www.worshipsound.com/boundary%20mics.htm
Richard Lin
editTRAIN.com
At 09:57 AM 5/29/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Chuck, David, and Karl,
>
>Thanks for the suggestions! The Crown at US$900 list is a bit pricier than
>ideal (I'd like to buy the mic(s) and have them for later use). I'm
>interested primarily in intelligibility of often-animated conversations
>that can have several people talking at once. Ruggedness, resistance to
>overload, and good value are more important than precise tonal accuracy or
>stereo imaging.
>
>What sounds like the best suggestion so far are a couple of cardioid mics
>suspended just above the camera field of view. I'd like to keep to total
>budget under US$500. Suggestions for models, mic mounts, and mic
>orientation all welcome!
>
>Mitchell Gass
>
>At 09:23 AM 5/27/01 -0400, you wrote:
>>Would a Crown SASS-P suspended (out of camera field-of-view) above the
>>table work? What's your intended use for the video/audio? Is a
>>stereo (binaural) recording OK? If you use the Crown, the camera axis
>>should be on axis with the camera.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:19:35 -0400
From: "Crittenden, Jan"
To: "'DV-L@dvcentral.org'"
Subject: RE: CD Rom from Paper report
Message-ID: <8FF8AAED9EE8D411836F0003472487A4AE79E2@mecasecu007.meca.panasonic.com>
I would use Adobe Acrobat.
Been there, done that, and put an index to it as well,
Jan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VideoIndonesia [mailto:images@indosat.net.id]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 3:26 AM
> To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
> Subject: CD Rom from Paper report
>
>
> So now I have just come from a meeting were I am asked to
> quote on producing a CD Rom that was originally compliled on WinWord
> 2000 for a text based report. It is 200 pages long in A4
> format. This is getting away from DV so without disturbing the group,
> could someone direct me to a CD Rom creation group
> please....but while I'm here...what is a decent program to
> convert these
> winword pages to cd rom. I will also add images and graphs to
> liven upo the page and break up the text.
>
> Is InDesign any good?
>
> TIA
> Geoff
>
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------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:27:09 -0400
From: Dave Haynie
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: storm motherboard and cpu
Message-ID: <20010529095220.D705.DHAYNIE@jersey.net>
On Mon, 28 May 2001 23:21:25 -0700, "Tyler A. Hawes" jammed all night, and by sunrise was heard saying:
> > "Support" is often a funny thing. Any proper EV6 bus chip should handle
> > SMP fine, but again, we don't know if maybe AMD screwed up something
> > that only pertains to SMP systems. On the other hand, it could simply b=
e
> > that they're only supporting, in the technically, we'll help you make i=
t
> > work sense, with the new chips. Much as Intel didn't support SMP on
> > Celeron, but in the old die, it worked fine.
> Indeed, that is the type of "unsupported" policy it sounds like they are
> applying. From the beginning 760MP was designed to work with Thunderbirds=
,
> and then just a few weeks ago AMD reportedly pulled the plug on official
> Thunderbird support for unknown reasons. However, some motherboard
> manufacturers are reporting success with Thunderbirds in SMP.
=46rom the URLs you posted, and a few others, it sounds like virtually
every rumor around is specific to the Tyan "Guinness" motherboard (but I
was drinking Dogfish Head Chicory Stout this week, thus the confusion),
not necessarily to every trick possible with the 760MP chipset.=20
Anyway, the implication is that Tyan (and, presumably, others) have been
developing the SMP systems with Thunderbirds, but now have been given
the official word that AMD only supports the Palamino. There's an
implication, at least, that there's a socket pinout change, which could
account for the declaration. Palamino may be better suited, just on
principle. AMD's been recommending 350W supplies for single Thunderbird
systems, and few if any of these are server/workstation class setups. So
the Palamino, another die-shrink, makes power-sense here. They also now
support Intel's SSE+ for 3D instructions (in addition to 3DNow!), which
might also be an issue with the corporate types, at least for
workstation use (eg, anything that makes Photoshop go faster :-)
As for the power supply, the extra conductors make sense. Intel added
four extra wires to the ATX connector for their P4 systems. I did the
math last year sometimes (forgot about this until so reminded), and
basically, by the spec, the ATX connector is only good for something
like 350-400W supplies, depending on how you split the +12V/+5V/+3V
rails, before you're going to overload the connector spec. If they
really need all 460W, it's probably true that the ATX connector simply
will not work. But it's not proprietary, it's an open spec, and
apparently, they have several PS makers lined up to build such supplies
(from the PS maker's point of view, it's nearly as easy to have three
wiring options as one).=20
> > > and new
> > > DDR ECC memory (the 762MP chipset also doesn't support non-ECC
> > registered
> > > DDR memory).
> > Again, reference? I can't believe they'd build a chipset and leave out =
a
> > simple enable/disable bit for this.
> Here are some links for you to check out.
Thanks. They didn't say the chipset doesn't support non-ECC memory. They
said it requires registered DDR-memory modules, which are _currently_
available only in ECC, about 10% more expensive than non-ECC modules.
This makes some sense, since registered modules are currently only used
in servers (DDR or SDR), not plain old everyday PCs, and most server
users tend to demand ECC. But there's no indication it wouldn't work
just dandy with registered non-ECC modules.=20
> > A pretty obvious one, and their name (eg, ServerWorks) pretty much says
> > it all -- practical in a server, probably too pricey for a consumer
> > machine.
> They are also coming out with a P4 chipset that will have dual-DDR buses.
Isn't that what we were talking about? Dual 64-bit DDR buses, or a
single 128-bit DDR bus, solves the bandwidth problem. But either way,
you can't feed this directly to a P4 as you can an SDR SDRAM bus to a
PIII chip. So rather than the 20 or so extra pins needed to add an
SDR-SDRAM controller to a PIII memory hub, or the 100 or so pins for
dual-channel Rambus, you need something like 170 pins for the dual DDR
bus. The nice thing is, once you've gone to that trouble, it's not a big
deal to decouple the SDRAM speed from the CPU local bus speed (much as
they do with Rambus or any AMD system, at least optionally), so they
might support faster SDRAM in such a system, opening up more I/O
bandwidth and reducing latency.=20
> Yes, they may be too expensive for a typical consumer, but I think
> workstation users will gladly pay in addition to servers.
A dual DDR-SDRAM system at 100MHz (200MHz data rate) should outperform a
dual-Rambus system st 400MHz (800MHz data rate). That would sell into
the server market, where even small performance improvements are worth
the price.
--
Dave Haynie dhaynie@metaboxusa.com http://www.metaboxusa.com=20
Chief Technology Officer, Metabox Corporation
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 20:27:59 +0200
From: didier lacoste
To:
Subject: DVC Pro Pal and FCP INFO copy
Message-ID:
Thanks Dennis,
I know that promax has develloped also a solution to use DVC Pro NTSC decks
with FCP but the output of my Pal version is slightly different.
So i'll have to wait for Apple's decision to devellop a codec compatibilit=
y
version which matches Pal DVC Pro requirements. Maybe in Quicktime 6?
But i'm interested in knowing the procedure , just in case, because i am
using NTSC also when i work with ABC News Paris or CNN. (only Beta SP or SX
by now, but you never know...).
I'm also on another track since this morning's Apple/Sony/Matrox's
conference in Paris at Le Theatre de l'Empire. I met a guy over there who
told me he has installed a hardware patch in a G4 (in place of the modem
card) enabling the use of a serial port in it. It drives a RS422 remote
connector.
I saw there an existing G4 driving a Betacam sp 75 Pal VTR. He explained
that in the case of DVC Pro pal deck , he was using the SDI output and
convert it (to DV ?) using a Miranda device. I should see it working next
week. I'll keep you informed if you're interested.
Best regards
Didier (derek) Lacoste
DLC =20
36 avenue de la Grande Arm=E9e
75017 Paris France
+33 147 23 92 00 voice/fax/adsl
+33 607 275 777 gsm/wap cell phone
http://www.tvnewsweb.com/briefing/newstalk/2000/03/22paris.shtml
http://www.tvnewsweb.com/briefing/newstalk/1999/09/09paris.shtml
http://www.tvnewsweb.com/pc/europe/france/dlc/dlc.htm
WAP page: http://wappy.to/dlcntsc
direct e-mails to mobile phone at : dlc@itineris.net
ICQ: DLC 87341226=20
Webcam chat: Ivisit.com/Derek paris
descriptif DLC
36 Avenue de la grande armee
Paris 75017
Contact: Didier (Derek) Lacoste
Tel / Fax: +33 1 47 23 92 00
Mobile Tel: +33 6 0727 57 77
Cameras / Editing:
NTSC: Sony bvw 300, 400a, 600 Ikegami hl55/bvv5
NTSC editing only indoor (no travel), 3 machines bvw70 / 75 / bve600
component, digital converter 4 frames interpolator pal / secam / 2 ntsc
digital ntsc conversion extra
PAL: Sony bvw 400a, digital 700 3:4 & 16:9, dvcpro25 Panasonic ajd800,
dvcpro50 ajd900, betacam sx dnw 7p low profile
shooting: mini dv laptop editors (travel): dvc ajlt 75, sony sx dnwa225 edi=
t
suite Avid mc1000/mc800 avr77
Audio kits: porta brace pc101, Sennheiser 416gun beyerm88, m56, m59, m160,
lavalier sony ecm 55, 77 tram tr55, sqn3, sqn4, cooper s, Shure fp31, 32a,
33 mixers, rycotes, ltm, vdb carbon micpoles, audio limited wireless
Lighting: sungun anton bauer ultralight, ltm 250 w, redheads kits
3x650w, ltm/desisti daylight hmi 575,1200,4000 luxarc & softarc
* OB van: 1 to 6 cameras thomson ttv 1657
* Exclusivity on good shooting locations in Paris: balconies, penthouses=
,
private roofs with views over the Arc de Triomphe or the Eiffel Tower.
clients: TF1, France2, France3, SFP, INA, Canal+, La Cinquieme, RFO, System
TV, ABC News, ARD, Arte, Asahi, BBC, CBC Radio, CBS, CNN, KRO, NBC access
Hollywood, MTV, Rias TV Berlin, Sat 1, TTV Taiwan, Thames, Tokyo
Broadcasting System, TV Osaka, USA Cable Network, WTN Nyk, ZDF.
Foreign Languages: English, German, Spanish
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:00:56 -0500
From: Michael Verdi
To: DV List
Subject: Re: Apple looking for speed?
Message-ID:
=20
> The problem is Apple's philosophy -- they seem to hate truely open
> systems. They don't mind a few companies putting hardware on PCI cards
> in Macs (well, some Macs, anyway), and they love applications. But they
> want to be the HW and OS company, and seem deathly afraid that no one
> will use either their hardware or their OS if they were to move to open
> systems, and yet, they go to special trouble to prevent their stuff from
> running on other people's hardware, or other software from running on
> their hardware.=20
>=20
> This perhaps made sense in the 70s, but it was becoming archaic in the
> 80s, and today, forgetaboutit.
What about being able to take a computer out of the box and plugging in a
camera and just having it work? I never have to troubleshoot my editing
setup. It just flat out works. As does creating and burning dual platform
CD-Roms, and connecting to a portable projector for presentations, and
creating and managing my company's website, and...
When you control the OS and the hardware it's a whole lot easier to make a
system that requires little maintenance. I run one of the coolest media
programs for high school students. I don't have time to mess with IRQ
conflicts and track down missing dll's. When I want to add another
workstation to our lab, I connect the power, plug in the ethernet, turn on
the power while holding down the "n" key (to Netboot from our OS X server)
and were up and running in 5 min. That's all the network administrating
duties I have to do. Just try that with Windows.
I hardly thing that that's archaic.
Michael Verdi
SAY S=ED - San Antonio Youth YES!
Director of Media Arts
http://www.saysi.org
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:40:46 -0700
From: Richard Lin
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: RE: CD Rom from Paper report
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010529113711.03547080@mail.3forces.com>
Actually, if you really want to do it fast and cheap, just get Win2PDF from
http://www.daneprairie.com
You can use it free or pay $35 to remove an extra page it adds which says
this is an unregistered version.
It's simple to use. It simulate your printer, so once installed, just
print to it from Word, and you've got your PDF file. No hassle, and when
viewed with Adobe Acrobat reader, it works fine. Of course, you don't have
the link features, and power of Acrobat, but it's cheap and fast.
Richard Lin
At 02:19 PM 5/29/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I would use Adobe Acrobat.
>
>Been there, done that, and put an index to it as well,
>
>Jan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: VideoIndonesia [mailto:images@indosat.net.id]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 3:26 AM
> > To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
> > Subject: CD Rom from Paper report
> >
> >
> > So now I have just come from a meeting were I am asked to
> > quote on producing a CD Rom that was originally compliled on WinWord
> > 2000 for a text based report. It is 200 pages long in A4
> > format. This is getting away from DV so without disturbing the group,
> > could someone direct me to a CD Rom creation group
> > please....but while I'm here...what is a decent program to
> > convert these
> > winword pages to cd rom. I will also add images and graphs to
> > liven upo the page and break up the text.
> >
> > Is InDesign any good?
> >
> > TIA
> > Geoff
> >
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:54:31 -0400
From: "Gary Bettan, The Electronic Mailbox"
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20010529145341.02999410@pop3.concentric.net>
At 11:48 PM 5/27/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Who has found a suitable collection along these lines, preferably something
>that doesn't cost a fortune? Would appreciate referral to any particular
>music offering URL or even a good source in general, as there seem to be
>thousands!
If you are using Premiere 6, check out the included SmartSound Quicktracks.
This allows you to create your own cusatom soundtracks. you can add
multiple audio pallettes for addition music to use.
Gary
The Electronic Mailbox 800 323-2325
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 03:28:56 +0800
From: "Dexter C Andrada"
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: test, trash this one
test pls ignore
__________________________________
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:29:38 -0500
From: Danny Grizzle
To:
Subject: Re: Apple looking for speed?
Message-ID:
on 5/29/01 10:00 AM, Michael Verdi at michael@saysi.org wrote:
> The problem is Apple's philosophy -- they seem to hate truely open
> systems.
Exactly what is not closed about the PC environment?
Oh, you get a choice between Intel and AMD. Big deal. Why is "open systems"
synonymous with boring uniformity and lack of innovation?
Most topologies have a physical layer and a logical layer.
I find Macintosh to be a far more open system at the logical, abstraction
layer. I can get from anything to anything. The administrators of our Novel
and NT networks work with their systems as flexibly as if they were wearing
a rigid neck brace. Everything has to be so-so.
For instance, we just purchased a megadollar Ricoh Color Copier with Fiery
RIP & LAN printing capabilities. A team of 3 Microsoft Certified engineers
plus 1 Novell guy, plus 2 more product specialists, all with over 10 years
experience, came to do the install. All totally aghast that trailer-trash
Mac users like me were in the building.
It took those guys over a week to install and debug that printer. On the
other hand, this lowly Mac user (I've never had 1 day's training, paid or
otherwise) downloaded his own software off the Ricoh website, did my own
install, and in minutes after the new Ricoh machine was plugged in, I was up
and running the full suite of administration tools. For days, the
career-specialized PC guys were having to access, test, and demo from my
office, because they couldn't get their stuff to work.
Even today, I can fly that machine around like an agile fighter plane, while
all the "real" users are frustrated and think it is a lumbering pig... this
from a machine and sales organization that is optimized and specialized
around the PC platform, with no support whatsoever for the Mac, except the
do-it-yourself stuff on the manufacturer website.
At the logical layer, this is consistently true: Mac users can do just about
anything except run proprietary, exclusionary systems written for
Microsoft's closed-system boxes and Microsoft-centric technologies.
The Mac has a wealth of software - more quantity and more quality than
anyone could possibly hope to be familiar.
Yes, the PC has more software. If you need to do something specialized like
ongoing monitoring of methane emissions from cow flatulence, the PC may be
your only choice.
I don't want to get into platform wars. It would be better to avoid
misrepresentation of capabilities, and particularly disparaging comments.
Like other religious arguments, these things prey on the weak. The Mac is
here to stay, and anyone concerned about "open systems" should avoid bad
mouthing the only real alternative on the market.
Danny Grizzle
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 12:46:06 -0700
From: Nick Schlott
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Apple looking for speed?
Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.20010529124606.026fded8@m4.sprynet.com>
>>I don't want to get into platform wars.
Me neither.
Are we done now? Good.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 13:28:56 -0700
From: "Bell, Christopher"
To: "'DV-L@dvcentral.org'"
Subject: RE: quality between mini DV and DV Cam
Message-ID: <2DFD7FC271F3D2118E0000C00D0092300B6B6D@CHXCHNG>
I've seen a greater noticeable degradation in quality and dropout frequency
when reusing DV tapes versus DVCam (Recorded in DVCam on Sony DXC-130).
First pass or two there is little difference. Other than the more rugged
case, if you are just doing a single pass, I would say save your money and
get DV.
Christopher J. Bell
CityTV18
(805)564-5311
citytv18.com
-----Original Message-----
From: David G Hill [mailto:dghill@easynet.co.uk]
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 1:22 AM
To: DV Central (E-mail)
Subject: quality between mini DV and DV Cam
I am about to take on an edit of a 2 hour documentary shot entirely on a
PD150. The director, and others keep asking me if there is a quality
difference between using Mini DV tapes and DV cam tapes.
Is there any real difference in picture quality with the two tapes shot on
the same camera? Or is it just the amount of quality checking on DV Cam?
As the tape runs faster in DV Cam mode. would it be fair to say that any
drop out that might happen would pass more quickly on DV Cam than the same
drop out on Mini DV?
Cheers
dh
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 16:32:34 -0400
From: Keith
To:
Subject: Re: Apple looking for speed?
Message-ID:
On 5/29/01 12:58 AM, Dave Haynie got thrown off a skyscraper and screamed:
> But for today, as things went? I barely even pay attention to MacOS
> anymore, it's just not relevant. Sad thing, too, because any real
> competition both keeps Microsoft in line, and maintains the public
> mindset that other OSs are practical. Linux, now on more systems than
> MacOS by the latest reports, is in that niche. And it'll do pretty good
> video, sooner or later, what with large file support, stability, etc.
Don't count on Linux taking desktop market share away from Apple.
Personally, I feel that Linux will soon be a dominant--if not the
dominant--player in the server space, but Apple will get a big chunk of the
Unix-based desktop space. Why? Larger established userbase, better UI, etc.
But Linux supports more CPUs than OS X, so it's perfect for servers.
Keith
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 13:56:26 -0800
From: mei-juin chen
To: DV
Subject: best deal for DVCAM tapes
Message-ID: <3B141B09.58A3A74B@earthlink.net>
Could anyone tell me what is the best deal for mini DVCAM tapes around,
and where? I got a quote from B&H for $15 per tape for Sony 40 min
advanced ME DVCAM.
Thanks in advance.
Mei
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 12:24:58 -0700
From: "Tyler A. Hawes"
To:
Subject: RE: storm motherboard and cpu
Message-ID:
> There's an
> implication, at least, that there's a socket pinout change,
The socket pinout will be identical. Not only is this evident from photos of
beta boards, but also from Palaminos that are now shipping for laptops as
well as AMD vocalizing that Palaminos will be backwards-compatible and work
on current motherboards.
> > > > and new
> > > > DDR ECC memory (the 762MP chipset also doesn't support non-ECC
> > > registered
> > > > DDR memory).
>
> > > Again, reference? I can't believe they'd build a chipset and
> leave out a
> > > simple enable/disable bit for this.
>
> > Here are some links for you to check out.
>
> Thanks. They didn't say the chipset doesn't support non-ECC memory. They
> said it requires registered DDR-memory modules, which are _currently_
> available only in ECC, about 10% more expensive than non-ECC modules.
> This makes some sense, since registered modules are currently only used
> in servers (DDR or SDR), not plain old everyday PCs, and most server
> users tend to demand ECC. But there's no indication it wouldn't work
> just dandy with registered non-ECC modules.
Right, it does not say it needs to be ECC, just registered. Yes, the links I
sent you refer to the Tyan board specifically. I could not find some other
links which were commenting on the AMD 762 chipset specifically and quoted
AMD officials as saying that the 762 chipset is designed for registered
DIMMs only and that they have no plans to change this "in the near future".
Of course, all things considered, this is purely rumors with some good
sources behind them. AMD has been very upset about this leaked information,
and it's always possible that the reason for that is because the specs were
not finalized yet. I only brought these things up because if people are
planning on buying single Athlon processor-based systems now and want an
upgrade path to dual Athlons, they should be aware of these potential
barriers.
I suppose we'll all know soon enough the real scoop...
Tyler A. Hawes, Director of Services
Krysalis Productions
incubating creativity . . .
Web Development | Video & Animation | Editing Systems
www.KrysalisProductions.com
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 17:20:18 -0400
From: jmerser
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: DV-L V1 #867
Message-ID:
>OK, so now I get it...a fine quality cine zoom that works - that is
>something to sing about. As Randy points out though, why buy
>an 11k lens when a Canon video lens is good quality and designed for
>these video cameras. This Cooke had better be something great
>otherwise I cant see it selling many.
You're right there. That is exactly what I said in my very first
post, but that doesn't
mean I'm not extremely interested in what the images look like. An
no, I'd be much more
interested in putting those lens on the front of a 720P camcorder
(when they come down to $11K ;)
jmerser
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 17:22:00 -0400
From: jmerser
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: miniDV cassette player/recorder
Message-ID:
>You might want to look into the JVC HR-DVS2u
>Also makes very, very nice VHS copies
>
>http://www.profeel.com/ Price: $1,299.95 USD
Do not buy this deck and expect to use it with iMovie and iMac.
Still lots of problems there.
jmerser
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 17:25:23 -0400
From: jmerser
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Optical Image Stabilization
Message-ID:
>All,
>
>Can anyone line up side-by-side the optical image stabilization
>capacities of the reputed XL-1 with the VX-2000/PD-150? I'd love to hear
>opinions on this...
>
>Thanks,
>
>Marc
I have both cameras and like the canon much more. The VX2K give a
much more strobed (sp?)
look when put to the test IMO.
jmerser
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 05:24:38 -0400
From: "frank laviano"
To:
Subject: Re: CD Rom from Paper report
Message-ID: <003501c0e821$2f441650$5db1fea9@victoria>
How about Adobe's Acrobat 5.0? You can export it from word and convert, when
burning the cd add a menu/autorun with the downloadable reader from Adobe.
----- Original Message -----
From: "VideoIndonesia"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 6:26 AM
Subject: CD Rom from Paper report
> So now I have just come from a meeting were I am asked to quote on
producing a CD Rom that was originally compliled on WinWord
> 2000 for a text based report. It is 200 pages long in A4 format. This is
getting away from DV so without disturbing the group,
> could someone direct me to a CD Rom creation group please....but while I'm
here...what is a decent program to convert these
> winword pages to cd rom. I will also add images and graphs to liven upo
the page and break up the text.
>
> Is InDesign any good?
>
> TIA
> Geoff
>
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 05:32:48 -0400
From: "frank laviano"
To:
Subject: Re: newbie question
Message-ID: <004d01c0e822$53627f30$5db1fea9@victoria>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Parker"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: newbie question
> You're thinking of the ATA100 patch for Win2k. It's included in SP2 which
> you should have already installed.
>
> So it's a bigger problem than that if your BIOS couldn't see that first
> primary drive and install Win2k to it at whatever speed.
>
>
> > Joe, thanks for the reply. You're right about the Sp2 patch, my os drive
is a scsi and for whatever reason upon installation of Win2K I didn't
partition those two other drives. What I had to do was install the recovery
component that it would appear in my startup and then I partitioned and
formatted. By the way I put a fairly new WD 18g HDD as a slave on the
secondary controller and upon bootup as the bios is loading it shows a error
message that states that a drive failure is predicted so backup data and
replace the drive. This drive was working fine up until I installed it on
the new computer. I'm sorry if this is ot but any help will be appreciated.
Thank you
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:35:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Barry G
To: dv-l@dvcentral.org
Subject: re: Cooke primes
Message-ID: <20010529213509.28183.qmail@web13501.mail.yahoo.com>
<>
Sort of, but not exactly. What changes is the field
of view. Some characteristics, such as depth of
field, will stay the same regardless of what camera
the lens is mounted on, but the field of view will be
much narrower on a smaller imaging device like the
XL-1.
This depth-of-field issue will be the same no matter
what lens you use on what adapter on whichever camera:
depth of field is determined by the optical
characteristics of the lens alone, not by the imaging
device.
<>
And herein lies the ultimate question: does the Cooke
adapter provide for altering the field of view?
If it's a simple mount adapter, like the Canon EOS
adapter, the field-of-view effect will still apply.
If it's a relay lens, as Adam Wilt speculated, then
yes indeed you will gain the full use of the lens
(minus whatever optical degradation takes place by the
relay lens when it shrinks the 35mm field of view down
to the 1/3" CCD field of view).
Side-by-side comparisons are definitely called for.
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 05:34:28 -0400
From: "frank laviano"
To:
Subject: Re: newbie question
Message-ID: <005901c0e822$8f38f2a0$5db1fea9@victoria>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph M. Fink"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: newbie question
> Thanks for your reply, see my repost.
frank laviano
> JMF
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "frank laviano"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 12:34 PM
> Subject: newbie question
>
>
> Hi, I am upgrading my computer to a asus cuv4-d with win2kPro. The
> installation went fine but Windows does not see my two ATA100 drives on
the
> Primary channel. I remember seeing a post here that pointed to a site for
a
> patch to allow windows to see these drives. Any assistance would be
greatly
> appreciated.
> Thank you
> Frank Laviano
> franklav@bellatlantic.net
>
>
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 16:38:32 -0500
From: lweinber
To: DV-L
Subject: Video compositing-lite program for Mac
Message-ID: <3311834420.991154312@PCLWEINBER>
Does anyone know of a Mac program that allows one to draw on top of a video
image so that the strokes of the drawing animate? I know Commotion does it,
but that seems like overkill. It's something that will be used by coaches
in our Physical Education department.
Lewis Weinberg
Academic Computing Coordinator
for Art, Performance & Recreation
Carleton College
Northfield, MN
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 17:47:07 -0400
From: Joe Parker
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org,
Subject: Re: newbie question
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20010529174250.038002b8@mail.speakeasy.org>
Um. I dunno if you're still having the original trouble, but this quote
reminds me of a short list discussion last week. It was about SMART drives,
and whatever else we learned we know that when you get that message you
better not even _try_ to get that drive working as it may not last long.
Either you damaged it moving it or your last system just wasn't querying
the drive's SMART diagnostics.
>formatted. By the way I put a fairly new WD 18g HDD as a slave on the
>secondary controller and upon bootup as the bios is loading it shows a error
>message that states that a drive failure is predicted so backup data and
>replace the drive. This drive was working fine up until I installed it on
>the new computer. I'm sorry if this is ot but any help will be appreciated.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 23:46:50 +0200
From: "Ton Guiking"
To:
Subject: Error 119 successfully destroyed!
Message-ID: <005801c0e888$f4046960$92a06dc2@default>
Hi, you helpful Mac-users,
I have a working Mac again. And it happens that I did it in a slightly /
partly different way then mentioned in the posts. As I said I had to do
quite some things first today. The main thing was checking a proof print of
a catalogue (film festival) I had edited and making the final changes
together with the DTP person. He is a Mac expert and I told him about what
happened and about the list - that I now could handle it etc. He told me to
press the space bar during starting up. And it worked (whereas the shift key
did not). I got the control and extensions panel. Disabled ATM - as most of
you suggested - in control panel (first looked under extensions, nope) and
voila!
Thanks very much for the input - I'm getting to know how to approach my Mac
in this way. And got a lot of other useful info in your message at the same
time.
Till next time...
Ton Guiking
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 13:16:45 -0700
From: "Tyler A. Hawes"
To:
Subject: RE: Apple looking for speed?
Message-ID:
> Exactly what is not closed about the PC environment?
>
> Oh, you get a choice between Intel and AMD.
Actually, Intel, AMD, VIA/Cyrix, Alpha, IBM (coming soon for
servers/workstations), and any other company with the will and the means
that wants to get in the fray (which is perhaps the most important aspect of
the "openness"). There's also the OS choices of Windows, Linux, BeOS, and
other UNIX variants.
> I find Macintosh to be a far more open system at the logical, abstraction
> layer. I can get from anything to anything. The administrators of
> our Novel
> and NT networks work with their systems as flexibly as if they
> were wearing
> a rigid neck brace. Everything has to be so-so.
> Yes, the PC has more software. If you need to do something
> specialized like
> ongoing monitoring of methane emissions from cow flatulence, the PC may be
> your only choice.
>
> I don't want to get into platform wars.
Woops! Too late!
> It would be better to avoid
> misrepresentation of capabilities, and particularly disparaging comments.
> Like other religious arguments, these things prey on the weak. The Mac is
> here to stay, and anyone concerned about "open systems" should avoid bad
> mouthing the only real alternative on the market.
>
> Danny Grizzle
Your post, and the whole thread, are quickly heading south into the
undignified realm of platform wars, and you certainly aren't helping. Most
of what you just said is very argumentative and even inflammatory to PC
users, and I don't think that after that you can then espouse that we avoid
"misrepresentation" and "disparaging comments".
It is truly amazing that there are not one, not two, but several wonderful
options for computer platforms. There are so many incredibly talented
engineers, designers, and marketers developing these platforms, and they
each deserve a degree of respect and consideration for what they have
accomplished. We are all now aware that we have choices, and that those
choices are largely personal preference as we weigh each platform's
pros/cons. Beyond that widely-accepted truth, this thread has digressed into
pointless bantering. So why don't we just end this before the forum Police
do?
Thanks,
Tyler A. Hawes, Director of Services
Krysalis Productions
incubating creativity . . .
Web Development | Video & Animation | Editing Systems
www.KrysalisProductions.com
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 18:08:18 -0400
From: "Stephen van Vuuren"
To:
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
Message-ID: <200105291808.AA541720802@mail.xiveren.com>
>>Who has found a suitable collection along these lines, preferably something
>>that doesn't cost a fortune? Would appreciate referral to any particular
>>music offering URL or even a good source in general, as there seem to be
>>thousands!
Every time this subject comes out I will chastize those that use music libraries and products like Smartsounds. Please support the talented local musicians in your area. Music libraries and automatic music generation programs in most every case lower your production value. Plus, think of the starving musicians. They are artists and professionals just as were are. Using software instead of real music composed for your project is a copout, the easy way.
If you need music in hurry, purchase one of the millions of songs all ready written direct from the artist. Or consider learning to write and compose music yourself or hire a musician in your company.
SmartSounds and like sound like canned porno tunes unless you happen to be a talented musician anyway.
Of course I know some of this software can make "professional" sound loops and beds and the local musicians can write crappy music. But that's not the point.
Software cannot write a song just as it cannot write a novel or screenplay. And I have a growing collection of CD's from local musicians just dying to get the work out and be compensated for their labors.
Just wait till the video equivalent of SmartSounds comes along "SmartVideo - it's generates video clips itself. No need for camera operators, producers or editors. Just run the wizard and voila - there's you finished video..."
--
stephen
www.xiveren.com
"It can only be attributable to human error"
-HAL
--
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 15:33:16 -0700
From: "Mark Williams"
To:
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
Message-ID: <000b01c0e88f$640e4cc0$19b01e18@socal.rr.com>
so how would I go about getting 3 min of hot rock and roll to go with my
surfing footage?
Mark Williams
714-891-9888
----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen van Vuuren
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
> >>Who has found a suitable collection along these lines, preferably
something
> >>that doesn't cost a fortune? Would appreciate referral to any
particular
> >>music offering URL or even a good source in general, as there seem to be
> >>thousands!
>
> Every time this subject comes out I will chastize those that use music
libraries and products like Smartsounds. Please support the talented local
musicians in your area. Music libraries and automatic music generation
programs in most every case lower your production value. Plus, think of the
starving musicians. They are artists and professionals just as were are.
Using software instead of real music composed for your project is a copout,
the easy way.
>
> If you need music in hurry, purchase one of the millions of songs all
ready written direct from the artist. Or consider learning to write and
compose music yourself or hire a musician in your company.
>
> SmartSounds and like sound like canned porno tunes unless you happen to be
a talented musician anyway.
>
> Of course I know some of this software can make "professional" sound loops
and beds and the local musicians can write crappy music. But that's not the
point.
>
> Software cannot write a song just as it cannot write a novel or
screenplay. And I have a growing collection of CD's from local musicians
just dying to get the work out and be compensated for their labors.
>
> Just wait till the video equivalent of SmartSounds comes along
"SmartVideo - it's generates video clips itself. No need for camera
operators, producers or editors. Just run the wizard and voila - there's you
finished video..."
>
>
>
> --
> stephen
>
> www.xiveren.com
>
> "It can only be attributable to human error"
> -HAL
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 18:47:14 -0400
From: "digifilm@atlanticdv.com"
To:
Subject: Re: Cooke primes
Message-ID:
yes in answer to a previous post - the cooke adapter is optical (that's
why it is $7,000) and does allow for the proper field of view and DOF-
however, a little clarification may be needed since I am under the
impression that the imaging device (mirror, gate, film, CCD, etc) does
figure into the DOF the diagram I have seen creates a relationship between
all three points - Subject, lens and image area. So when people say that
the CCD does not matter I am a little confused.
--
from the desktop of digifilm
www.atlanticdv.com
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 18:47:33 -0400
From: "Stephen van Vuuren"
To:
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
Message-ID: <200105291847.AA155058312@mail.xiveren.com>
>so how would I go about getting 3 min of hot rock and roll to go with my
>surfing footage?
>
Here's some ideas. I've used methods 1,2,4&5. I have more great custom-written music than I know what to do with. All of it deferred payment (i.e. free up front for percentage of future profits).
(1) Local Music stores - just ask, most of the people who work at these stores are in bands or know them
(2) Local music magazines, newspapers, websites
(3) the internet is full. mp3.com, napster etc. are full of unsigned bands promoting their stuff. Every musical category is out there.
(4) college musical departments
(5) go hang out at some live music clubs and just asked
--
stephen
www.xiveren.com
"It can only be attributable to human error"
-HAL
--
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 15:56:14 -0700
From: "Justus J. Schlichting"
To:
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
Message-ID: <200105292258.SAA04407@newman.concentric.net>
On Tue, 29 May 2001 18:08:18 -0400, Stephen wrote:
>
>Every time this subject comes out I will chastize those that=
use
>music libraries and products like Smartsounds. Please support=
the
>talented local musicians in your area. Music libraries and=
automatic
>music generation programs in most every case lower your=
production
..snip snip
>Just wait till the video equivalent of SmartSounds comes along
>"SmartVideo - it's generates video clips itself. No need for=
camera
>operators, producers or editors. Just run the wizard and voila=
-
>there's you finished video..."
>
I couldn't agree more. Furthermore, I think such advertisements=
(or
at least some that come perilously close) have already appeared=
-
under the sponsorship of Apple Computer.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 19:06:39 EDT
From: ScubaViz@aol.com
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Video compositing-lite program for Mac
Message-ID: <72.ae928f8.2845857f@aol.com>
In a message dated 5/29/01 5:41:26 PM, lweinber@carleton.edu writes:
<< Does anyone know of a Mac program that allows one to draw on top of a
video
image so that the strokes of the drawing animate? I know Commotion does it,
but that seems like overkill. It's something that will be used by coaches
in our Physical Education department. >>
It's not software, but it might be what you want. Check out the Videonics
StudioSketch device. Reportedly gives you the ability to do drawings over
the video similar to the sports broadcasters.
Don Stark
ScubaVision Productions
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 16:21:10 -0700
From: "Lone Orchard Productions"
To:
Subject: RE: Best Production Music?
Message-ID:
so how would I go about getting 3 min of hot rock and roll to go with my
surfing footage?
Mark Williams
714-891-9888
My friends band is located in HB/Westminster and can help you out, I am
sure.
They are at http://members.nbci.com/goforth/
Tell them Derek sent you and they may be able to work something out with
you. You can even listen to their music at mp3.com under goforth.
Thanks,
Derek "raised in Westminster" Loranger
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 09:37:32 +1000
From: "Carter, Gil (RSA, Brisbane)"
To: "'DV-L@dvcentral.org'"
Subject: Dual video cards instead of single dual-head board?
Message-ID: <9DDBE39552A9D411B6F400508BAF55C23EDD50@exaus01.local.aus.rsa.com>
Hi,
Anybody tried running a main AGP graphics board and a second PCI graphics
card to give dual head display for apps like Premiere? I'm tossing up going
for a GeForce 3 board in a new box, and I was going to couple it with a PCI
GeForce 2 MX, running W2K to get working dual head.
This configuration is instead of running a single board like GeForce 2 MX
which supports dualhead, or a Matrox G400/450. The machine will have to
some fairly heavy 3D work as well as NLE, so I'm reluctant to use the Matrox
boards, since their 3D performance is pretty abysmal alongside the nVidia
boards.
I'm not planning on using anything more than an ADS Pyro or Canopus EZDV
capture card, so clashes in that area shouuld hopefully be minimal.
Any positive or negative experiences from other people who've been down this
path are welcomed.
Thanks,
Gil
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 16:41:46 -0700
From: Kevin Marks
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
Message-ID:
At 3:56 pm -0700 29/5/01, Justus J. Schlichting wrote:
> >Just wait till the video equivalent of SmartSounds comes along
>>"SmartVideo - it's generates video clips itself. No need for camera
>>operators, producers or editors. Just run the wizard and voila -
>>there's you finished video..."
>>
>
>I couldn't agree more. Furthermore, I think such advertisements (or
>at least some that come perilously close) have already appeared -
>under the sponsorship of Apple Computer.
No, it's Sony that's shipping MovieShaker:
There's a big difference between making editing accessible and making
it redundant.
Yes, people have to learn about the grammar of film and the art of
editing, but they will, just as they learned about fonts and
typography in Apple's last desktop production revolution.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 16:42:00 -0700
From: "Mark Williams"
To:
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
Message-ID: <000901c0e898$f60b90c0$19b01e18@socal.rr.com>
Thanks, I'll check it out and let you know how it goes
mark w
----- Original Message -----
From: Lone Orchard Productions
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 4:21 PM
Subject: RE: Best Production Music?
> so how would I go about getting 3 min of hot rock and roll to go with my
> surfing footage?
>
> Mark Williams
> 714-891-9888
>
> My friends band is located in HB/Westminster and can help you out, I am
> sure.
>
> They are at http://members.nbci.com/goforth/
>
> Tell them Derek sent you and they may be able to work something out with
> you. You can even listen to their music at mp3.com under goforth.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Derek "raised in Westminster" Loranger
>
>
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 17:15:24 -0700
From: Bret Aguilar
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20010529171137.00b104c0@mail.46506.com>
At 06:47 PM 5/29/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>(3) the internet is full. mp3.com, napster etc. are full of unsigned bands
>promoting their stuff. Every musical category is out there.
mp3.com is an excellent source. Since most of the music there is being
given away free, just send the band an email and ask 'em if you can use
their music in a video. I've done several skateboard videos and used cool
stuff from mp3.com.
The music is grouped by genre and you can also search by title.
Bret Aguilar
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 01:14:49 +0100
From: "Perry"
To: "DV-L"
Subject: DVC Pro Pal and FCP INFO copy
Message-ID:
Didier:
As I understand it there is currently no support for the DVCPRO PAL codec on
the Mac. Matrox support it on their RT2000 and RT2500 boards but not on the
RTMac equivalent. Other PC solutions include Fast Purple, and Canopus DVCPRO
Raptor. You can of course use SDI or even analogue components, but then you
need a faster disk system to record what amounts to full 4:2:2 video. You
are correct that a suitable QT codec from Apple would solve the problem but
the very small potential numbers of users makes this unlikely.
The serial interface for RS-422 is no problem since you can also do this
with a USB converter.
Perry Mitchell
Video Consultant
http://www.perrybits.co.uk
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 02:35:30 +0200
From: "Ton Guiking"
To:
Subject: Anyone uses the Sony ECM-670 mike?
Message-ID: <000201c0e8a0$ed1bb000$c3a16dc2@default>
There's an offer of a second hand Sony ECM-670 mike at a local shop
here.($100). Anybody knows this mike? How does it compare to for example the
Sennheiser ME 66?
TIA
Ton Guiking
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 01:35:02 +0100
From: "Perry"
To: "DV-L"
Subject: Re: Video compositing-lite program for Mac
Message-ID:
<< Does anyone know of a Mac program that allows one to draw on top of a
video image so that the strokes of the drawing animate? I know Commotion
does it, but that seems like overkill. It's something that will be used by
coaches
in our Physical Education department. >>
Digital Origin RotoDV did this, but I'm not sure it is still sold since
Media100 bought them. It was being given away with EditDV quite recently so
a user of that application may have a spare copy.
Perry Mitchell
Video Consultant
http://www.perrybits.co.uk
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 18:38:48 -0700
From: "Justus J. Schlichting"
To:
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
Message-ID: <200105300141.VAA29438@cliff.concentric.net>
On Tue, 29 May 2001 16:41:46 -0700, Kevin Marks wrote:
>No, it's Sony that's shipping MovieShaker:
>
>
>There's a big difference between making editing accessible and
>making
>it redundant.
>Yes, people have to learn about the grammar of film and the art=
of
>editing, but they will, just as they learned about fonts and
>typography in Apple's last desktop production revolution.
I missed the MovieShaker ads, Kevin, so you are right. Sony has=
gone over the line, while Apple has merely come close. I=
completely
disagree with your comment about "people" learning about fonts=
and
typography after Apple's last desktop revolution, if by "people"=
you
mean the great unwashed masses of users. But that's a debate=
that
belongs offlist.
-- Justus J. Schlichting, justus-j@deltanet.com on 05/29/2001
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 19:39:47 -0700
From: "Fred Greissing"
To:
Subject: RE: Playback to DV device
Message-ID:
Hi Paul
I used a DV300 with Premiere for a couple of years. Worked fine for me.
Here are some suggestions.
Set your scratch disks in Premiere so that video plays from one or more
disks and audio from another.
That is capture video and audio to the disk D, also set video preview files
to this disk.
Set audio Preview files to disk C.
If you are doing a 50 minute project it sounds like you have video on your
system drive as well. This is a no no.
Fred
www.premieretools.com
-----Original Message-----
From: paul branfield [mailto:paulbranfield@telco4u.net]
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 11:28 AM
To: 'dv-l@dvcentral.org'
Subject: Playback to DV device
I have been trying for the last 8 weeks to transfer to my DV device Sony
GV-D900DE-PAL a 50 min long Project.
I am using a Pinnacle DV300 card with Premiere 5.1a.
After any length of time it skips frames, 34 mins is the longest, 3 mins
the shortest.
All I have running before launching Premiere is systray and explorer.
I have been advised that this is not the best card around and that I should
try the Canopus EZDV card bundled together with Premiere 6.
I downloaded from the Canopus site their EZDVtest and checked my system.
Which is
Windows 98 SE
Pentium III 500 MHz with 256 MB
DirectDraw overlay
PCI BIOS version 2.16
Chip Set Intel 82443BX
Drive C 20 GB Ultra 66 IDE Read / Write 18 MB/S
Drive D 20 GB Ultra 66 IDE Read / Write 17 MB/S
The PCI timer Latency is 32 and unchangeable on my Abit BE6 Motherboard.
The card uses IRQ 9 and this is not shared with anything else.
As this seemed to match their requirements I have bought and installed this
card after reformatting my C drive and reloading everything from scratch.
I captured 2 video clips with no problems. But when I try to play back in
either Premiere or EZEdit the system hangs after anything from 30secs to 6
mins.
I now seem to be in a bigger mess than before and feel that there must be
something fundamentally wrong with my computer.
I feel that I want to return the Canopus card which I only bought 3 days
ago and spend the money on updating the computer.
But what should I change ???
Paul Branfield
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 19:39:48 -0700
From: "Fred Greissing"
To:
Subject: RE: DVCAM vs miniDV
Message-ID:
Alright...can you explain why hacking the codes of a DSR-200 made it behave
just like a VX9000 and the "DV" tapes were read perfectly in a VX-1000. I
have poked around the net and have found reference to a 15 micro and 10
micron track, but not one mention of the head size????
I also recorded "pseudo" DVCAM over real DVCAM and played it back in a real
DVCAM player. No hassle played back just fine
I think that if DVCAM camera's had a bigger head than DV (aka all the
competition) they would be shouting it out "load and clear".
Fred
-----Original Message-----
From: Bevis R W King [mailto:B.King@eim.surrey.ac.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 3:55 AM
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: RE: DVCAM vs miniDV
On 27 May 2001 10:11:02 -0700, Fred Greissing wrote:
> Are you saying that the TRV-900 has both 10 micro and 15 micron heads?
As a DV deck, it would have 10 micron heads.
> DVCAM recorder on a TRV-900 with it's memory page settings modified to
> record DVCAM is recognized as DVCAM by another Player.
OK, you're playing with fire here. I would imagine that the physical
tape transport in the TRV-900 is the same as that used in the DSR-100
and that by changing these registers you are telling the tape transport
that there is a DVCAM head fitted to the drum rather than a DV one.
As a result it increases the tape speed and positions the head for a
15 micron track width. What happens is that your 10 micron head
records a 10 micron stripe in the middle of where the 15 micron band
should go, leaving a 2.5 micron guard band on each side of the stripe.
While I guess most DVCAM decks will certainly detect DVCAM tape speed
they'd find that the off-tape signal strength is significantly down
because you're only using 66% of the expected media area. The rest
would be random noise (on a virgin tape), and potentially far more
seriously, print through on a previously used tape.
I really can't see that doing this particular trick buys you anything
but problems; it certainly doesn't buy you any of DVCAMs benefits,
those only come by using the wider head to record a wider track.
Regards, Bevis.
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 22:54:29 -0400
From: Jeff Hamman
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Seeking DV Videographers
Message-ID:
I am passing this on to anyone that may be interested. I have
no further information and am not connected with the originator
of this posting... made to Backstage casting.
---------
"HA HA HOLLYWOOD"
http://www.backstage.com/backstage/casting/west/staff.jsp
Cetywa Powell (prod./dir.) is seeking camera operators to operate Sony
VX1000 and Canon XL1 digital video cameras for Ha Ha Hollywood, a digital
documentary about comedians. Shoots June 16. Copy and credit provided.
There is pay.
Send resume and reel to 7225 Hollywood Blvd. #316, L.A., CA 90046.
---------
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 23:06:04 -0400
From: "Joseph M. Fink"
To:
Subject: Virus warning!
Message-ID: <010b01c0e8b5$77836bc0$6401a8c0@tosh333>
Be aware! Mr. Haskins is still very active. His computer sent me a reply to
my earlier message along with an attachment - the virus we have been
discussing. Sent from: (redflags@megsinet.net)
JMF
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 22:05:36 -0500
From: Bill Finch
To: DV-L@DVCentral.org
Subject: Re: storm motherboard and cpu
Message-ID: <3B146380.FB775D8D@ix.netcom.com>
I currently run Canopus Storm with a Dell 330 Pentium 4 1.5 MHz system
with 256 Megs of RDRAM and two ATA 100 80GB hard drives using Windows
2000 OS. The things that I need in real time work that way. Some things
require rendering. Canopus site has a good chart about various system
designs vs what is realtime and what renders. The way I work I save the
stuff that renders for last. Rendering a 1 hour video with the usual
transitions and effects takes about the amount of time to pour a cup of
coffee and sit back down.
I realize that many people have different views on what system to use -
dual vs single cpu, AMD vs Intel et cetera. The reason I use the Dell
330 Workstation is because it comes with a free 3 year next day service
policy. Also Dell gets the better chip sets about 6 months before I can
get them. I'm not a fan of RDRAM. It works fine but it is just
overpriced.
Previous to this I was running Storm in a home built dual P3 700 MHz
system with raid SCSSI drives. I switched because I didn't want to be in
the computer business.
Anyway - this is my experience with Storm. I've never dropped a frame
with either of the above systems. Never crashed or hung up.
I absolutely love real time color correction.
I've tried AMD and it is cheaper than Intel for a given performance
level. I use the Intel chips because I sometimes saw compatibility
glitches with AMD. Most PC software is written for Intel and patched for
AMD where necessary.
Bill
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:35:51 -0700
From: Aleksandr Milewski
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: DVD-R drives + Mac options
Message-ID:
At 11:06 AM -0400 on 5/29/01, Dany Coryet commanded the electrons to
create a missive titled "Re: DVD-R drives + Mac options":
|>
|>There is a list at Apples website of DVD players that are compatible
|>and from the heresay, I think it's a pretty decent list. The DVD-R
|>format is pretty good in this regard.
|>--
|SET TOP BOXES MAYBE: but the real problem. None of the WINDOWS users
out there can read DVD-r discs!
|You have to go out and buy a new DVD drive to read these MAC burns!!!!!
|ONLY THE VERY NEWEST WINDOWS DRIVES are compatible... Mac G4's all
read DVD-r right outta the box...even if its not a DVD-R burner)
I disagree.
I have had excellent luck with DVD-ROM on DVD-R burned in a G4
reading on Windows machines. One of them did indeed have a new
DVD-ROM drive (Pioneer DVD-106), but the other machines have older
Torisan laptop-style drives. These machines are at least 18 months
old, and I doubt they were bleeding edge at the time.
Adding to the database...I have had stutter problems intermittently
with my Sharp DV-L70U portable. No problems with my Pioneer DV-414 or
DV-525.
-Zandr
--
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Aleksandr Milewski N6MOD
n6mod@milewski.org http://www.milewski.org/
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 10:41:26 +0700
From: "VideoIndonesia"
To:
Subject: Re: Virus warning! - zlo's
Message-ID: <002101c0e8ba$6ec773a0$053e9bca@indosat.net.id>
Haskins has sent me 4 attach file..all with different titles..none opened of course but deleted
Me_Nude.avi.zlo
New_Napster_Site.Soc.zlq
Set_up.zlo
fun.zlo
Geoffrey
=======
Be aware! Mr. Haskins is still very active. His computer sent me a reply to
my earlier message along with an attachment - the virus we have been
discussing. Sent from: (redflags@megsinet.net)
JMF
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 09:58:00 -0700
From: "masi"
To:
Subject: Fix for John Haskins Virus
Message-ID: <003401c0e929$b229f900$55274fca@a6r2y3>
This was just sent to me on another list. Cleaned me right up.
I promise stop e-slutting around and practice "safe email" from now on.
masi
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph M. Fink [mailto:jmfink@jmfink.com]
> Sent: 29 May 2001 02:48
> To: perry.mitchell@btinternet.com
> Subject: Virus
>
>
> Perry,
>
> I had been the recipient of glad tidings about a month ago. I researched
> the virus and managed to get rid of it. Sometime afterward, a friend of
> mine had the same problem. He can barely turn the machine on, so I guess
> the instructions I sent were clear enough for him to follow (or he just
> ignored the editing of the system file!). Anyway, you are welcome to give
> it a try. I am not sure that manually eliminating the code from the
> registry is really necessary. Over time, the registry get pretty badly
> filled up with old code, anyway. That's why they have programs like
> RegClean, etc., to take care of the problem. You can get that from the MS
> site if it is still there. Apparently, they put it on and take it off
> periodically. There are other similar programs available.
>
> Joe
>
> --
> Member of The American Hunting Dog Club, Inc.
> A non-profit organization dedicated to providing
> training and support for the sporting dog enthusiast.
> Please visit our web site at: "http://www.ahdc.org"
>
>
> > As I understand it, there are three files associated with this virus.
The
> > first, "inetd.exe", intercepts incoming messages, attaches itself using
a
> > variety of different names, and returns to sender. (Check your "sent
> items"
> > folder to see if you are sending more messages out than expected.) The
> > second, "kern32.exe", searches your computer for passwords, etc., and
> > forwards this information to a remote site. The third, "hksdll.dll", is
a
> > keylogger support file for the "kern32.exe" file.
> >
> > If you can delete these files using your file manager, then the virus
> > probably has not been able to activate itself in "win.ini" and the
> registry.
> > Using file manager, look in "c:\windows" for the "inetd.exe" file and
try
> to
> > delete it. If you are successful, then look in "c:\windows\system" for
> the
> > "kern32.exe" file and the "hksdll.dll" file. Delete them as well. If
you
> > are successful, then you probably escaped. If the system refuses
> > because the file is being used by Windows (resident in memory), you will
> > have to take other action.
> >
> > The minimum action I would take would be to boot your system into DOS
> > (Shutdown, Reboot in DOS mode). Then type the following:
> >
> > cd \windows (This puts you in the proper directory)
> >
> > dir inetd.exe (This will show the file exists)
> > del inetd.exe (This should erase file)
> >
> > cd \windows\system (This puts you in the proper directory)
> >
> > dir kern32.exe (This will show the file exists)
> > del kern32.exe (This will erase the file)
> >
> > dir hksdll.dll (This will show the file exists)
> > del hksdll.dll (This will erase the file)
> >
> > exit (This will return you to Windows)
> >
> > The above action will at least remove the active virus files.
> >
> > The following should be done to avoid slowing down the boot process
and/or
> > getting diagnostics about missing files:
> >
> > Using the start menu, "Run" the following: "sysedit" without the quotes.
> > Select the win.ini file with your cursor. You should see something
> starting
> > off like this:
> >
> > [windows]
> > load=
> > run=c:\windows\inetd.exe (change to "run=" without quotes, or just
> > delete the line.)
> > NullPort=None
> >
> > Erase the "c:\windows\inetd.exe" leaving only the "run=" on the line.
> > (Select the items you want to delete with the cursor and hit the delete
> > key.) Close the system editor. When it asks you if you want to save
the
> > changed file, indicate "yes". Reboot the system. (This was the easy
> part!)
> >
> > At this point, there may still be a reference to the "kern32.exe" file
in
> > your registry. It is not usually recommended for the novice or weak of
> > heart to venture into this territory. If you have managed to delete the
> > files in the \windows\system directory, at least those files can do no
> > damage. The reference in the registry may slow down the boot process or
> > give you a diagnostic (haven't tried it). But, otherwise should not do
> any
> > harm.
> >
> > If you get this far and are very brave. This is how you modify the
> > registry.
> >
> > (http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/win98/reg.asp provides some background
> > data
> > on the registry and why it is so important.)
> >
> > From the start menu, Run "regedit". Do not change anything other than
> > instructed.
> >
> > You will see a line "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Click on the plus sign to open
> it
> > up.
> > You will see subclasses. Open the "Software" class. Open the
"Microsoft"
> > class
> > and so on following each division in the line below.
> >
> > \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\kernel32=kernel32.exe
> >
> > When you get to the point where the RunOnce is in the left column and
the
> > kernel32
> > is in the right column, you have arrived! Click on the kernel32 on the
> > right side to
> > highlight it. And, then use the edit menu to delete that entry. Close
> the
> > entry and
> > reboot.
> >
> > Good luck. And, your guarantee has expired! No refunds, either.
> >
> > Joe
>
>
>
>
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:31:07 -0400
From: "Johnboy Haskins"
To:
Subject: APOLOGIZE FOR this STUPID virus
Message-ID: <001b01c0d12e$60b131a0$8b069b90@ameritech.com>
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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I am very sorry for this virus that my computer has spewed out. I am =
writing this from a DIFFERENT COMPUTER so you should not be afraid!
I DO NOT KNOW HOW or From WHOM i received this monstrosity but I am =
working to get it cleaned up. Meanwhile I will not post from that =
computer until it is CLEAN.
I promise you that I DID not do any of this on purpose.
I have been on the DV-L list for several years and value its info.
It has been a pain to say the least.
Again, I apologize for the mess and the waste of time.
John Haskins
Redflags
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I am very sorry for this virus that my = computer has=20 spewed out. I am writing this from a DIFFERENT COMPUTER so you = should not=20 be afraid!
I DO NOT KNOW HOW or From WHOM i = received this=20 monstrosity but I am working to get it cleaned up. Meanwhile I = will not=20 post from that computer until it is CLEAN.
I promise you that I DID not do any of = this on=20 purpose.
I have been on the DV-L list for = several years and=20 value its info.
It has been a pain to say the = least.
Again, I apologize for the mess and the = waste of=20 time.
John Haskins
Redflags
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 21:28:32 -0700
From: Aleksandr Milewski
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: RE: DVCAM vs miniDV
Message-ID:
At 7:39 PM -0700 on 5/29/01, Fred Greissing commanded the electrons
to create a missive titled "RE: DVCAM vs miniDV":
|Alright...can you explain why hacking the codes of a DSR-200 made it behave
|just like a VX9000 and the "DV" tapes were read perfectly in a VX-1000.
Oooh! Oooh! I know this one. By reducing the tape speed, the track
pitch was reduced to 10u. But your DSR-200 still has 15u heads. So it
writes a 15u track, and then 10u down the tape writes another 15u
track, and so on. When all is said and done, each 10u track contains
7.5u of the intended signal, and 2.5u of the next track.
This is what a DV head sees. Since the next track is recorded at the
other azimuth it contributes little noise, and the read signal is
only about 1.3dB down from where it should be.
With a DVCAM head, it will see 10u of the intended track, and 5u of
adjacent tracks. The read signal will be almost 2dB down, but again
the adjacent tracks are recorded at a different azimuth, so they
won't contribute much noise.
This situation is exactly analogous to the dreaded LP mode, BTW.
|I
|have poked around the net and have found reference to a 15 micro and 10
|micron track, but not one mention of the head size????
Furthermore, most references I've seen aren't consistent about track
width and track pitch. I can only assume from this that the two
numbers are the same. (Head size = track width, at least for this
discussion where there are no trim erase heads.)
|I also recorded "pseudo" DVCAM over real DVCAM and played it back in a real
|DVCAM player. No hassle played back just fine
I'm not surprised. It's pretty unlikely that the tracks will stay
perfectly aligned over any length of time, so the real DVCAM signal
will probably have a different azimuth than the pseudo-DVCAM.
-Zandr
--
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Aleksandr Milewski N6MOD
n6mod@milewski.org http://www.milewski.org/
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 22:34:31 -0600
From: "Richard H. Heeren"
To:
Subject: RE: Best Production Music?
Message-ID:
For my part I will use #6 which is SmartSound for Multimedia from Sonic
Desktop Software every time, thanks! This is probably one of the most
valuable pieces of software I have ever purchased. If you think I can
afford the cost or even have the time to get and use music custom
composed for each exact length that I need in a video production, you
are sadly mistaken. In just a couple of minutes of time, I can have just
about any style of music custom composed to the exact length I need and
import it into my video production. SmartSound ROCKS!!!
Richard H. Heeren, Consultant
Shoestring Studios--Video on a Wing and a Prayer!
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen van Vuuren [mailto:stephen@xiveren.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 4:48 PM
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Best Production Music?
>so how would I go about getting 3 min of hot rock and roll to go with
my
>surfing footage?
>
Here's some ideas. I've used methods 1,2,4&5. I have more great
custom-written music than I know what to do with. All of it deferred
payment (i.e. free up front for percentage of future profits).
(1) Local Music stores - just ask, most of the people who work at these
stores are in bands or know them
(2) Local music magazines, newspapers, websites
(3) the internet is full. mp3.com, napster etc. are full of unsigned
bands promoting their stuff. Every musical category is out there.
(4) college musical departments
(5) go hang out at some live music clubs and just asked
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 22:34:34 -0600
From: "Richard H. Heeren"
To:
Subject: RE: Best Production Music?
Message-ID:
I could not disagree more! By using SmartSound I AM supporting talented
musicians that just happen to compose music that can be custom composed
to any length. Yes, using SmartSound does lower my production costs and
lower my time spent finding and using music and lower my frustration
level for getting just the right style background music at the exact
length I need. SmartSound Rocks!!! I chastise those with closed minds
and pet soap boxes.
Richard H. Heeren, Consultant
Shoestring Studios--Video on a Wing and a Prayer!
Original message:-------------------------------------------
>Every time this subject comes out I will chastize those that use
>music libraries and products like Smartsounds. Please support the
>talented local musicians in your area. Music libraries and automatic
>music generation programs in most every case lower your production
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 01:26:54 -0400
From: "Stephen van Vuuren"
To:
Subject: RE: Best Production Music?
Message-ID: <001a01c0e8c9$23c1fc40$4423a8c0@dell420>
>I could not disagree more! By using SmartSound I AM supporting talented
>musicians that just happen to compose music that can be custom composed
>to any length. Yes, using SmartSound does lower my production costs and
>lower my time spent finding and using music and lower my frustration
>level for getting just the right style background music at the exact
>length I need. SmartSound Rocks!!! I chastise those with closed minds
>and pet soap boxes.
Well, I respectfully but directly object to your statements that SmartSound
"composes music".
(1) Smart Sound does not do vocals.
(2) Smart Sound does not "compose music" - if you don't understand this, you
don't understand music. It's just creatively applying looping technology
that any $100 Casio keyboard (and Hammond home organ) before it could do.
Just the digital samples and smoother loops make it sound "better".
(3) Smart sound does not compose or sing lyrics (this is actually a big
deal)
(4) Your Smart Sound loops sound just like other Smart Sound user loops
using the same settings - how much value is that for your production as it
is now free with the tens or hundreds of thousands of copies of Premiere 6
that are/will be sold?
(5) You are supporting talented musicians? - you mean Smartsound
shareholders, don't you? =)
If you want clichéd, generic music beds that are the bane of low video
production values (i.e. industrial training films, porn, infomercials) go
for it. If you want composed, original, custom music, see a musician.
It's not a soap box I'm standing on, it's a pulpit ;)
Plus, I can't afford the litter for pet soap box...
stephen
www.xiveren.com
"It can only be attributable to human error"
-HAL
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard H. Heeren [mailto:RHeeren@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 12:35 AM
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: RE: Best Production Music?
Richard H. Heeren, Consultant
Shoestring Studios--Video on a Wing and a Prayer!
Original message:-------------------------------------------
>Every time this subject comes out I will chastize those that use
>music libraries and products like Smartsounds. Please support the
>talented local musicians in your area. Music libraries and automatic
>music generation programs in most every case lower your production
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 18:07:46 +1200
From: Crazyhorse Pictures
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Virus warning! - zlo's
Message-ID: <3B148E323DD.4575SOUTHCAM@smtp.world-net.co.nz>
Its the same virus. It just changes name at random.
> Haskins has sent me 4 attach file..all with different titles..none opened of course but deleted
> Me_Nude.avi.zlo
> New_Napster_Site.Soc.zlq
> Set_up.zlo
> fun.zlo
>
> Geoffrey
>
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 06:13:59 -0000
From: "Eduardo Betanzos"
To: DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: Virus warning! - zlo's
Message-ID:
Haskins has sent me 1 attach file..HUMOR.txt.pif
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 23:28:48 -0700
From: Richard Lin
To: John Haskins , DV-L@dvcentral.org
Subject: Re: CD Rom from Paper report
Message-ID: <3B149320.5DA2D407@3forces.com>
John-
You are infected with a worm virus. As a matter of safety to the list, I have unsubscribed you until
you resolve your problem.
thanks
Richard Lin
Volunteer DV-L Admin
John Haskins wrote:
> 'Richard Lin' wrote:
> ====
> - Actually, if you really want to do it fast and cheap, just get Win2PDF from
> - http://www.daneprairie.com
> -
> - You can use it free or pay $35 to remove an extra page it adds which says
> - this is an unregistered version.
> -
> - It's simple to use. It simulate your printer, so once installed, just
> - print to it from Word, and you've got your PDF file. No hassle, and when
> - viewed with Adobe Acrobat reader, it works fine. Of course, you don't have
> - the link features, ...'
>
> > Take a look to the attachment.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Name: Me_nude.AVI.pif
> Me_nude.AVI.pif Type: Shortcut to MS-DOS Program (application/x-unknown-content-type-piffile)
> Encoding: base64
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 00:58:57 -0600
From: "Richard H. Heeren"
To:
Subject: RE: Best Production Music?
Message-ID:
You are wrong again, Stephen, on many of your points, IMHO! Some
SmartSound music DOES include vocals!!