EventDV articles from September 2005

EventDV archives from September 2005

Talking books.(the nonlinear editor)
September 1, 2005... In Heart Earth, his strikingly evocative memoir of early childhood on Montana's Rocky Mountain front, Ivan Doig writes, "Time, like light, is both particle and wave." Brett Culp, award-winning wedding videographer, EventDV WITHOUT LIMITS...

Pieces of 8: Flash Professional 8 offers higher video quality, more encoding options.(current events)
September 1, 2005... A few years back, a friend of mine showed up wearing a pin on his jacket lapel. Bright gold, it featured the letters "TCB" and a lightning bolt. I'd seen it before, but I couldn't quite place it. "Elvis, man," he said. "Stands for 'Taking...

Now we are six: Sonic DVDit Pro 6 launched at WEVA Expo 2005.(DVDit Pro 6)
September 1, 2005... Sonic Solutions' Chris Taylor and James Manning visited the palatial midwestern office suites of EventDV in mid-July to give us a sneak preview of what they intend to be a major release in the event video space: DVDit Pro 6, a full-step upgrade...

Survey says.(current events)
September 1, 2005... EventDV Spotlight Survey #18: How important is the 180-degree rule in event videography? I never break it 48% It's all relative 44% Made to be broken 8% Note: Table made from pie chart. EventDV Spotlight...

Event calendar.(current events)(Calendar)
September 1, 2005... The 4EVER Group Video Summits www.4evergroup.org * Seattle, WA FALL 2005 * Chicago, IL FALL 2005 (Check www.4evergroup.org/ videosummits.html for latest date and venue info) Videomaker Expo East www.videomaker.com...

The wedding videographer's resource series: presented by Joel Peregrine.(continuing education)
September 1, 2005... Joel Peregrine is an industrious sort of fellow. His wedding work is, simply put, beautiful. His business acumen is, without a doubt, best described as shrewd. And his personality is very open and generous. As a regular contributor to...

Dreaming the perfect wedding video.(the main event)
September 1, 2005... As I stare out of my fifth-floor hotel window over beautiful Rome, I am deeply moved. I can see the duomo of St. Peter's, the largest, most famous, and most magnificent basilica in the world. Within its wails lie works of art (including...

He shoots, he scores.(studio time)
September 1, 2005... What do event videography and NHL hockey have in common? Plenty, if you're Canadian videographer army Sayson--or a growing number of his clients. Sayson owns and operates Sayson Video Productions in Richmond, British Columbia with his wife...

Stacking the DVD decks: how do the latest "pro" DVD decks stack up to one another? More importantly, how well do they measure up to the task of live DVD production for professional event work? Here we sample three new contenders from Panasonic, Pioneer, and Sony for live production out in the field.
September 1, 2005... I recently had a multi-day, multi-camera production of a dance recital that was to end up as a two-DVD set. When I looked at the time required to digitize the hours of video and then compress the video for the DVDs, I concluded that the recent...

Using sound bites.(the inside story)
September 1, 2005... We've discussed the who, what, when, where and why of the Storyteller Wedding Movie Biography. The next logical step in the process is to talk about the how: how to use the sound bites you've gotten to keep the viewers' interest and tell the...

A/D video converters.(gear & now)
September 1, 2005... The market for bridge devices between legacy analog equipment and digital computer-based video systems continues to grow. In fact, according to industry analyst InStat, worldwide media adapter shipments will see a compound growth rate of some...

Technology train.(class act)
September 1, 2005... Technology has been compared to various things, but I suggest that technology is like a train in many ways. We use trains to take us from one place to another. We also use trains to transport important goods/supplies from place to place. ...

Battle of the software NLEs: editing HDV: Part 2.(Cover Story)
September 1, 2005... In August we kicked off a four-part series comparing five leading NLEs--Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Xpress Pro, Pinnacle Liquid Edition, and Sony Vegas--based on key aspects of their performance in pro postproduction. Here we...

FAQs for wedding videographers.(the reel deal)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... A lot of videographers have FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) on their Web sites regarding what questions brides should ask videographers. Here's a list of questions that you, the videographer, should be asking the bride during her initial...

The upscale wedding video: part 4: ceremony tips & tricks.
September 1, 2005... In Part 4 of our series on producing upscale wedding videos, we'll follow up Part 3's overview of ceremony production by exploring tips and techniques that will get you the outstanding footage and audio your upscale productions require. We'll...

How H is your HD?(hd today)
September 1, 2005... Back in the day, we watched broadcast TV that was shot on smeary tube cameras and recorded our favorite shows at home on VHS tapes that delivered some 360 lines of resolution. That was fine for many years. But as broadcasters raised their...

Serious Magic ULTRA 2.
September 1, 2005... SYNOPSIS: ULTRA 2 is one of the easiest, most efficient, and effective chromakey tools we've seen. Having the ability to see real-time previews while tweaking a chromakey shoot is terrific, and the fast rendering times (with appropriate...

Echoes from the backyard.
September 1, 2005... Not long ago, I had an interesting phone conversation with a young lady looking for some advice about starting up a wedding video business. Let's call her "Jane." Jane started right in asking about what cameras to buy, what editing system she...

The birth of OpenHD.(the moving picture)
September 1, 2005... A decade ago, nonlinear editing system buyers had a choice: save money by building a system from "open system" components or bite the bullet and buy a more expensive professional turnkey system. The great price disparity between the two used to...