Re: What harwares & softwares do the Professionals use?
From: PapaJohn \(MVP\) (PapaJohn_at_CharterMI.net)
Date: 10/17/04
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Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:04:06 -0400
99% of the crashing is resolved by the info on the Problem Solving >
Acceleration and Codecs page of my website....
I agree with your thoughts about the tools versus the ideas.... if you have
an idea and some tools don't work, there are always others....
-- PapaJohn Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org . "Basil406" <Basil406@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DF0EED19-30F9-48B5-973B-DB46AF0CC377@microsoft.com... > Hi PapaJohn, > > Thank you for obliging my curiosity. You have a fascinating collection of > hardware and software! These things become out-dated too soon, owing to > the > speed at which new versions keep coming. Whatever said, it is the brains > of > the videographer that is the ultimate machinery that makes the quality of > the > movies. > > I agree, WMM is an excellent capture/edit core software. My challenge is > still how to stop WMM from crashing as the movie is being built. I use it > for > smaller projects and for creating the excellent animated titles that many > commerically available packages do not include as basic. WMM's transitions > and title animations are awesome. > > In conjunction with WMM, I use MovieMixer (Pixella's Sony version), > Pinnacle > Studio 9 and MyDVD (Sonic) - usually in that order, to take advantage of > the > neat features of each of them. My cameras are Sony DSC-F707 (for stills) > and > Sony DCR-DVD200 (video). > > I must get to the root of the problem of WMM crashing so that I could use > it > for longer movies. > > Thanks & regards. > > Basil > Canada > ------------------------------------------------------- > > PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote: > >> Thanks Basil, >> >> In that case, here are some notes about the primary items I use. I'll >> give >> you costs in USD: >> >> First off, I make maximum use of what I own, and very seldom purchase >> something new.... when I do get something new like my laptop 1-1/2 years >> ago >> and my first digital camcorder the first of this year, I think about it >> for >> a long time and then get the best I can afford. >> >> Hardware: >> >> 2 camcorders: Sony TRV615 Hi8 camcorder - about 7 years old and about >> $750 >> at the time - does great in low-light situations, has S-Video connection. >> I'm writing an article right now about editing a video using footage of >> the >> same scene from 2 camcorders... this Hi8 one, and my Sony TRV80 digital >> one. >> The digital one did the brighter clips and the Hi8 the darker. >> >> Sony x0.6 wide angle lens on the TRV80.... it was a free extra when I >> purchased the camcorder. For $1,100 USD, this $200 extra helped swing the >> purchase. If it wasn't included, I'd probably not purchase it....but now >> that I have it, I use it much of the time. >> >> extra battery for each camcorder >> >> Tripod... old generic low-end one and little tiny lower end one for >> table-top use >> >> Digital camcorder tapes - Maxell DV60 - $20 at Sam's Club for a 6 pack >> >> >> Primary capturing/editing/DVD computer - Toshiba laptop - Satellite >> 5205-S705 purchased in May 2003.... about $3,200 - 60 GB hard drive.... >> Windows XP Media Center Edition. >> >> Other computers in my home network have internal and external drives with >> lots of space. Maybe 1000 GB spread around 8 computers, all connected by >> Linksys BEFW11S4 router/switch (relatively slow now - wireless transfers >> at >> USB1 speeds).... some of the computers are hard-wired and some are >> wireless. >> >> Dazzle 80 for analog capture - $30 after rebate (and it included Pinnacle >> Studio 8) >> >> A note about hard drive space..... we all know that lots of space is >> needed. >> Here's an economical way to get a significant boost in space, something I >> just finished testing only 10 minutes ago: keep your eyes open for good >> deals on internal hard drives - I had a 160 GB Western Digital (I >> currently >> prefer that brand) drive in a closet for 3 months, one I got because it >> was >> too good a deal at $30 after rebates (Circuit City) to pass by. It's been >> waiting for a desktop computer that needed more space. But I decided to >> make >> it more portable and flexible in use, so yesterday I put it into an >> external >> drive case from www.micer.com - a Coolmax CD-309-U2 for $26. The case >> included a USB2 connection and came with a USB cable.... 5 minutes to put >> the drive in the case, plug it into the laptop and start using it. >> >> I just finished testing it attached to my Toshiba laptop (USB2 >> connections >> on it).... capturing via firewire to DV-AVI files on the external drive >> is >> smooth, as is playback of the DV-AVI file in WMP. It'll be an easy way to >> move a fast 160 GB drive around for use on any of my computers, >> >> >> Software: >> >> Movie Maker is the core of my capturing and editing work. >> >> Sonic's My DVD4.5 is the core of my DVD work, only because I make very >> few >> DVDs and the software was included on my new laptop. >> >> Other often-used software: a personal home-made database to store all the >> info about tapes, scenes, etc (something I'm going to start selling >> soon).... Total Commander for file management and ftp connections.... >> IrfanView for image management... PhotoStory of course.... Pinnacle >> Studio 8 >> was free with the Dazzle 80 and it's great for copyright free background >> music generation.... Motion DV Studio came with the laptop and has some >> neat >> special effects.... TMPGEnc for going to and from MPEG files..... Virtual >> Dub for specialized work on clips.... Windows Media Encoder for screen >> capturing.... RadVideo Tools for conversion of MOV to AVI.... and lots of >> seldom used utilities, mostly free. >> >> -- >> PapaJohn >> >> Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org >> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org >> >> .. >> "Basil406" <Basil406@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:F7DB8016-D352-4B7A-A977-3999A7BA3FAF@microsoft.com... >> > Hi PapaJohn, >> > >> > In my books, you are a pro :) >> > >> > Regards, >> > Basil >> > Canada >> >> >>
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