DVinfoNet websites & Community forum updates...

Chris Hurd · January 1st, 2004, 12:20 PM

We get soooo many posts about DV tape, we decided to dump 'em all into a special forum dedicated specifically to the topic of "tape" which, as far as I know, is the first of its kind anywhere online. It's called "The Long Black Line." The other big message boards for digital video won't give you this kind of service, but we aim to please, baby! There's a lot to read in here, so before you pop your tape question, try reading through these threads, and I'll bet you'll find your answer. Kudos to Ken (or blame, whichever you deem appropriate) for the forum title. At least there's no Red Tape here! While we're at it, "The Long Black Line" will also be the home for all of the DV deck, VHS and S-VHS deck, and camcorder-as-deck topics. If it's tape, it's there. Hope this helps, and Happy New Year!

Chris Hurd · March 4th, 2004, 01:36 AM

Howdy from Texas,

With the growing interest in alternatives to tape, we've done some remodeling to our forum line-up. Announcing our new Tapeless Recording Solutions category, with a dedicated forum within for the FireStore FS3 and other hard disk recording solutions from Focus Enhancements, and another dedicated forum for the QuickStream DV tapeless recorder from MCE Technologies. Manufacturer's reps from both companies will each lead their own areas. Enjoy,

Chris Hurd · March 24th, 2004, 04:00 PM

Howdy from Texas,

We aim to please at DV Info Net, so here's your very own Adobe Premiere discussion board. Many thanks to Ed Smith, who has volunteered to moderate. The forum is open to topics concerning Premiere Pro, older versions of Premiere, associated plug-ins, optimizing a PC for Premiere, learning the software and much more. Enjoy!

Chris Hurd · March 29th, 2004, 03:23 AM

Okay, it's a minor policy reversal here at DV Info Net. If you abslutely must discuss rumors and whatnot, and you know better than to dare put it in our Industry News forum because you know it'll get booted, we've carved out a chunk of Nevada specifically for speculative thrillers.

Enjoy -- but don't take it too seriously!

Chris Hurd · March 29th, 2004, 12:10 PM

Several discussions in our "Film Look with DV" forum have become so popular that we've decided to move them to their own dedicated board. Alternative Imaging Methods is the new home of the outrageously intense "Homemade 35mm Adapter" threads such as the Agus35 and Aldu35 solutions. Among other topics such as "using digital stills to create motion video" and even a Super-8 film post or two, these make-your-own projects and related discussions now have a place of their very own. Enjoy!

Chris Hurd · June 3rd, 2004, 02:39 AM

Howdy from Texas,

Sure it's just a consumer-grade single-chipper, but they're so appealing that I just couldn't resist. We've had a good bit of interest in the Optura line around here before, so for anybody as impressed as I am with these little darlings, here's a couple of freebies for ya:

The Optura Junior Watchdog site, with news and articles; more content in the works.

The Optura Discussion Board here at DV Info Net; the chatter is already underway.

Thanks for checking them out,

Jeff Price · July 1st, 2004, 03:36 PM

Is there a forum where it is more appropriate to discuss soundtrack issues? I did a search for loops and see postings all over the place. It might be good to have one place to talk about the various looping software and where to find loops. How to score our videos, etc.

Just a thought.

Jeff Donald · July 1st, 2004, 04:37 PM

I would post in the Audio forum (Now Hear This). If it is very specific you may want to try a post in the respective platform forum (Mac or PC).

David Phillips · July 6th, 2004, 12:05 AM

'The Wedding Forum is about ready to go. So stay tuned'.

That was 2 weeks ago. I look every day, but cant find it.
Am I looking in the wrong place?
Regards.

Rob Lohman · July 6th, 2004, 04:50 AM

It really is ready to go. We have just been very very busy and
the last ends regarding moderating are being sorted out. I
will send a reminder to Chris about it, though.

Chris Hurd · July 6th, 2004, 08:30 AM

I promise!

Chris Hurd · July 13th, 2004, 12:02 AM

Coinciding with Canon USA's announcement of the XL2, and also coinciding with the fact that DV Info Net is simply the place to be these days, we've launched a new discussion forum dedicated to the Canon XL2, of course. See you there,

Glenn Gipson · July 13th, 2004, 08:22 AM

Rob's XL2 link in the news section does not work.

Rob Lohman · July 13th, 2004, 08:35 AM

Thanks Glenn. I just removed the link and just linked to the XL2
forum where all things XL2 can be discussed, ofcourse.

Chris Hurd · July 24th, 2004, 09:05 AM

Finally! After all this time! Our Wedding & Event Videography forum is now open. Sorry for the delay,

January 1st, 2004, 12:20 PM	#31
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	New forum about DV tape: The Long Black Line We get soooo many posts about DV tape, we decided to dump 'em all into a special forum dedicated specifically to the topic of "tape" which, as far as I know, is the first of its kind anywhere online. It's called "The Long Black Line." The other big message boards for digital video won't give you this kind of service, but we aim to please, baby! There's a lot to read in here, so before you pop your tape question, try reading through these threads, and I'll bet you'll find your answer. Kudos to Ken (or blame, whichever you deem appropriate) for the forum title. At least there's no Red Tape here! While we're at it, "The Long Black Line" will also be the home for all of the DV deck, VHS and S-VHS deck, and camcorder-as-deck topics. If it's tape, it's there. Hope this helps, and Happy New Year! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

March 4th, 2004, 01:36 AM	#32
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Tapeless Recording category for FireStore and QuickStream Howdy from Texas, With the growing interest in alternatives to tape, we've done some remodeling to our forum line-up. Announcing our new Tapeless Recording Solutions category, with a dedicated forum within for the FireStore FS3 and other hard disk recording solutions from Focus Enhancements, and another dedicated forum for the QuickStream DV tapeless recorder from MCE Technologies. Manufacturer's reps from both companies will each lead their own areas. Enjoy, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

March 24th, 2004, 04:00 PM	#33
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	New forum: Attend the World Premiere! Howdy from Texas, We aim to please at DV Info Net, so here's your very own Adobe Premiere discussion board. Many thanks to Ed Smith, who has volunteered to moderate. The forum is open to topics concerning Premiere Pro, older versions of Premiere, associated plug-ins, optimizing a PC for Premiere, learning the software and much more. Enjoy! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

March 29th, 2004, 03:23 AM	#34
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	New forum: Area 51 Okay, it's a minor policy reversal here at DV Info Net. If you abslutely must discuss rumors and whatnot, and you know better than to dare put it in our Industry News forum because you know it'll get booted, we've carved out a chunk of Nevada specifically for speculative thrillers. Enjoy -- but don't take it too seriously! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

March 29th, 2004, 12:10 PM	#35
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	New forum: Alternative Imaging Methods Several discussions in our "Film Look with DV" forum have become so popular that we've decided to move them to their own dedicated board. Alternative Imaging Methods is the new home of the outrageously intense "Homemade 35mm Adapter" threads such as the Agus35 and Aldu35 solutions. Among other topics such as "using digital stills to create motion video" and even a Super-8 film post or two, these make-your-own projects and related discussions now have a place of their very own. Enjoy! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

June 3rd, 2004, 02:39 AM	#36
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Canon Optura site and discussion board now online. Howdy from Texas, Sure it's just a consumer-grade single-chipper, but they're so appealing that I just couldn't resist. We've had a good bit of interest in the Optura line around here before, so for anybody as impressed as I am with these little darlings, here's a couple of freebies for ya: The Optura Junior Watchdog site, with news and articles; more content in the works. The Optura Discussion Board here at DV Info Net; the chatter is already underway. Thanks for checking them out, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 1st, 2004, 03:36 PM	#37
Jeff Price Major Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chico, California Posts: 357	New forum? Is there a forum where it is more appropriate to discuss soundtrack issues? I did a search for loops and see postings all over the place. It might be good to have one place to talk about the various looping software and where to find loops. How to score our videos, etc. Just a thought. __________________ Jeff Price Flickerflix Nature Videos flickerflix@yahoo.com

July 1st, 2004, 04:37 PM	#38
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	I would post in the Audio forum (Now Hear This). If it is very specific you may want to try a post in the respective platform forum (Mac or PC). __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 6th, 2004, 12:05 AM	#39
David Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Norwich Norfolk UK Posts: 112	New wedding forum 'The Wedding Forum is about ready to go. So stay tuned'. That was 2 weeks ago. I look every day, but cant find it. Am I looking in the wrong place? Regards. __________________ David Phillips

July 6th, 2004, 04:50 AM	#40
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	It really is ready to go. We have just been very very busy and the last ends regarding moderating are being sorted out. I will send a reminder to Chris about it, though. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 6th, 2004, 08:30 AM	#41
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	I promise! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 13th, 2004, 12:02 AM	#42
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	New forum added: Canon XL2 Watchdog Coinciding with Canon USA's announcement of the XL2, and also coinciding with the fact that DV Info Net is simply the place to be these days, we've launched a new discussion forum dedicated to the Canon XL2, of course. See you there, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 13th, 2004, 08:22 AM	#43
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	Rob's XL2 link in the news section does not work.

July 13th, 2004, 08:35 AM	#44
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Thanks Glenn. I just removed the link and just linked to the XL2 forum where all things XL2 can be discussed, ofcourse. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 24th, 2004, 09:05 AM	#45
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Finally! After all this time! Our Wedding & Event Videography forum is now open. Sorry for the delay, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!