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Re: Sony vs Panasonic Camcorders
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 2 Comments

In my experience, I've found Sony cameras are more expensive but better built than equivilently equipped Panasonic cameras. If you have a good Sony tech close by, it might be a better choice for...

Digital Rain
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 2 Comments

I am looking to make rain digitally. I need to add it in post. Can anyone point me in the direction of a tutorial, or program, video application, etc. I would be greatly appreciative. Thanks Jim

Re: Another spawn of satan mother of the bride
Posted on July 4th, 2003 | 1 Comments

"Howie" <here@spamstop.com> wrote in message news:lpsLa.7551$Fe3.1178060@news20.bellglobal.com... Excuse me please, but did you just say that he erased the RAW FOOTAGE? Why the hell would anyone do...

*** Winproducer help-need to burn multiple DVDs ****
Posted on July 3rd, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi all, I am a newbie to DVD creation. I have gotten WinProducer to capture from my digital movie camera...creating either a mpeg or avi. When I go to burn the DVD, Winproducer goes thru this...

Re: Matrox vs Nividia vs ATi dual head cards?
Posted on July 3rd, 2003 | 1 Comments

The only problem with Matrox is the newer cards are much more expensive than for example a dual head nVidia based card. And when you're not editing, an nVidia card is awesome for gaming besides. 3D...

Re: Matrox G400TV field order in TMPGENC
Posted on July 2nd, 2003 | 0 Comments

If I remember correctly, someone recently posted some information about that indicating that TMPGENC uses the terms "A" and "B" reversed from others ... I just love "standards". I can't find...

Recording DVD from S-Video Out from hp Pavilion ZE5468
Posted on July 1st, 2003 | 0 Comments

I have found out how to get the S-Video to send the DVD to the S-Video Port through the VCR and onto the TV. For those that want to do this, plug a 4 pin s-video cable into the s-video out use an...

Re: HELP please.. burning DVD's for public distribution
Posted on July 1st, 2003 | 1 Comments

Max Volume <macsvolume@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<300620032246478463%macsvolume@yahoo.com>... I've been creating DVD's now for about 8 months. I use a VX2000, edit in Premiere 6.5 using...

Re: Burn mpeg-2 with AC3?
Posted on July 1st, 2003 | 1 Comments

Thanks to all for the great discussion. I had found an online forum afterwards and, from it, Acid Pro 4 and Ulead Media Pro v7 can do what I want. Joe, I'll look into Vegas DVD and ReelDvd. ...

copyrights and trademarks
Posted on July 1st, 2003 | 15 Comments

Isn't it illegal for someone to take clips of a popular movie (like HArry Potter), use the clips and make your own dialogue, then release it online ? I recently saw this atrocious piece of garbage...

copy from RAM to +/-R using ezcd 6?
Posted on June 30th, 2003 | 2 Comments

I'm considering getting a Panasonic dvd-recorder (like the e50) which records to dvd-ram and dvd-r. Suppose I have it write to a ram disc. Assuming I can read the RAM disc on my dvd-rom drive (which...

Re: Burn mpeg-2 with AC3?
Posted on June 30th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi Rua, Ulead DVD Workshop AC-3 can. Workshop is more intuitive and easier to use than Sonic Foundry's DVD Architect. It's also more powerful and has more -- and more polished-*looking* --...

Re: Burn mpeg-2 with AC3?
Posted on June 30th, 2003 | 0 Comments

"Madra Rua" <ZZZ@ZZZ.net> wrote... I use Vegas+DVD, which can encode to Stereo and 5.1 AC3 and authors DVDs with AC3 fine. ReelDVD can encode to Stereo AC3. Those are the only two I am familiar...

Re: DivX news - Greatest thing since sliced......??
Posted on June 29th, 2003 | 0 Comments

"Keith Clark" <clarkphotography@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3ED65A39.C0481F54@hotmail.com... Thanks Keith. I think I'll stick to the mpg for now. I find the result from the VHS tapes to be...

Re: Xvid (Mpeg4) & variable rate encoding?
Posted on June 29th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Yes, I was looking at that, but the documentation to Xvid seemed to say that that was not really a variable bit rate selector (ie. all frames still are the same size), in the sense the Ogg VBR might...

Re: Best TV Tuner\Capture Card ???
Posted on June 27th, 2003 | 0 Comments

three@two.com wrote in message news:<98g3ev827022s7bjp3vp6cu09selqunv8t@4ax.com>... I just did this. PVR-250 -> SVCD, and I think the results are very nice looking. I know that a still doesn't do...

Re: Mics on a budget
Posted on June 27th, 2003 | 1 Comments

"Robin Davies-Rollinson" <robin@ffilmiau-fflur.co.uk> wrote in message news:bd9riu$oap$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk On PC's we have a function similar to that built into our "wheel mice".

Re: About Divx and Xvid
Posted on June 27th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Once upon a time in the faraway land of rec.video.desktop, Clover <cloverleafland@mail.hongkong.com> said: Technically there isn't much difference between them, they are both implementations of...

Re: Buying new DV camcorder
Posted on June 26th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Thanks to all for the advice and comments. I found a discontinued JVC 820U at Sam's Club for $352 (and paid even less since I bought his display model). Looks like a keeper, does all I wanted and...

Capture Question for the ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon 7500?
Posted on June 26th, 2003 | 1 Comments

I just want to know if anyone else has found this problem.... I have been able to successfully capture video from my TV with this card and save it as different formats. I can then view them with...