DVL-Digest 1141 - Postings: Index Creating title page in photoshop for premiere 6 - (2) DVCAM Time/Date stamp question G4 question - dual processor worth it? How about a G4/500 upgrade on G3/400 B&W? wet-dry question re: DV tape [DV-l] Re: dirty heads or bad tape? - (2) Creating title page in photoshop for premiere 6 - "Perry Mitchell" From: John Jackman >A common solution is to make a background color (blue, green, or something >unique that is NOT a part of your title colors) in your Photoshop document. >Then, when you import the file, chromakey out the background color. > >It can be any color, really. I'm doing a line-art animated movie and my >"chroma"key is actually gray. Actually, while this works, it is not the best way of creating transparency. The best way (in PS) is to define alpha (transparency) channels -- read the manual on transparency channels. This does not work with PS-LE, which does not have channels. To save that alpha channel, you have to save the graphic as a 32 bit Targa. Creating title page in photoshop for premiere 6 - "Perry Mitchell" From: Chris Oates Importing a photoshop title as a white pre-multiplied alpha produces a perfect key with no rimming DVCAM Time/Date stamp question - "Perry Mitchell" From: Steve Mullen According to the Avid XDV 3 manual -- XDV's DV Scene Extraction function (which use time-of-day/date data) will not work with DVCAM because DVCAM does not have this data. Somehow, this simply doesn't seem true. Is there a difference between DV and DVCAM in TIME/DATE stamping? G4 question - dual processor worth it? - "Perry Mitchell" From: Blain Is the dual processor on the G4 Mac worth the extra money - for editing, and especially for After Effects processing? How about a G4/500 upgrade on G3/400 B&W? - "Perry Mitchell" From: George Loch Well, according to the website specs (http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs.html) Minimum is a G3 300 they do mention built in FW but, if you are running FCP2 with the MotoDV then you should be alright. There is a number of user reviews at this website: http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/cpureview.lasso wet-dry question re: DV tape - "Crittenden, Jan" > From: Crittenden, Jan [CRITTENDENJ@PANASONIC.COM> To: DV-L [dv-l@dvcentral.org> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 4:39 AM > Subject: [dv-l] RE: [DV-l] Re: dirty heads or bad tape? > > > > > Two last tape questions: Will you get head > clogs if you mix > > > Panasonic wet and dry tapes? > > > > I have not had it happen but then I would run the head cleaner for 5 > seconds > > between. But because of the head wear issue I would only > use the Dry > tape. > > > > Is the head clog issue just > > > associated with > > > changing brands? > > > > Primarily, because it is the wet lubricants, when mixed can > form a gooey > > substance and thus start to pull stuff off your tape. If > left there, two > > things can happen. The go can become permanently burnished > on to the > head, > > not good, premature head replacement. And second just > before that tragedy, > > the tapes themselves will start to act weird. All of a > sudden there will > be > > drop outs every where. The gooey will shed from the > machine and attach > > itself to the tape and then the next machine you put the > tape into will > now > > have the crud, and it will poison the next tape that shows up. > > > > The main cure to all of this is to use one brand of DV > tape. But there > are > > situations where this is not possible. In these cases it is best to > > manually clean the device. This wet lubricant attached to all tape > contact > > surfaces and thus all surfaces should be cleaned. I would > learn how to do > > this manually as the little cleaning tapes are abrasive, > but if I had to > > choose between using not using the cleaning tape or not > getting the images > I > > thought I was going to get, I would use the cleaning tape. > > > > The problem with digital recording is that on the little DV > machines there > > is no indication the Error Correction and Concealment has > kicked in during > > playback. I just does it. And there is nothing the tells > you until you > > have hit the proverbial brick wall and it then it is too > late. Let's make > > the analogy of buying a new car and choosing to never > change the oil. And > > further, never add any oil. Those of you that understand > this analogy > know > > what will happen if this behavior is really carried out. > It will take > time > > to happen but the problem will eventually show up, it may > take a year or > two > > depending on the frequency and conditions under which you drive. > > > > Okay so the moral of the story, learn how to care for your > professional > > equipment. Those professional photographers out there have > their cameras > > cleaned once a year or so depending on how dirty their > assignments are. > So > > you too need to recognize and take responsibility for keep > your tools > clean. > > > > Hope that helps, > > > > Jan > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to dv-l as: npoese@fone.net > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > -- (cut off when replying)----------------- > > This list is made possible by Lifetime DV-L Benefactors such as > http://promax.com, http://videoguys.com, > http://panasonic.com/broadcast and > the contributions of its members. > > > > > > To contribute money: http://dv411.com/dvl.html > > All about DV-L, to subscribe & unsubscribe: http://dv-l.org > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to dv-l as: crittendenj@panasonic.com > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > -- (cut off when replying)----------------- > This list is made possible by Lifetime DV-L Benefactors such > as http://promax.com, http://videoguys.com, > http://panasonic.com/broadcast and the contributions of its members. > > > To contribute money: http://dv411.com/dvl.html > All about DV-L, to subscribe & unsubscribe: http://dv-l.org > [DV-l] Re: dirty heads or bad tape? - "Perry Mitchell" From: Ed Jan! I have no idea where all this from: >Or if you use DVCAM tape, nothing gets mixed. You rarely see anyone that >uses strictly DVCAM tape complain. Why s that? It is a wet lubricant tape. >And btw it isn't my story, and it isn't a story. Why does it get derailed >as a story? It is based on facts. If you don't like the facts, I am sorry. >If you want to use a Wet Lubricant Tape, fine, stay with the same one. If >you change, clean. > > You take this a little too personally. [DV-l] Re: dirty heads or bad tape? - Jon Burkhart Well, Perry, this year marks 50 years for me and I still marvel at the miracle of video tape. I do think that it's still best to use one brand or the other and stick with it. I generally us Panasonic AY-DVM63MQ and find it an excellent tape. However, much of my work requires ALSO using Sony tape from time to time in my DSR30. From time to time, I do still do experience head clog after these "brand" changes. I try not to use a head cleaning tape more than absolutely necessary. I may have to change over to Sony tape for my personal use (with all due apologies to Ms. Crittenden) just because I have to deal with a considerable amount of Sony tape in other aspects of my work. Aloha, Jon Burkhart Perry Mitchell wrote: > > After more than 30 years in the industry I have never deviated from > believing that tape is pure black magic hocus-pocus dreamed up by > witch-doctors! > See: (diese posts stammen von der DV-L Mailingliste - THX to Adam Wilt and Perry Mitchell :-) [up] |
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