The DV Show Podcast

NAB 2008 Coverage

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:10:05 +0000

Thousands of attendees are set to visit the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters show - and you’re one of them - at least electronically.

NAB is an assault on your senses and we’re taking you there with all the details from our exclusive reporter in the field Marty Feldman from the Camera Company. He plans on giving you the latest equipment information and show details with daily podcasts for The DV Show:

Start here:
http://thedvshow.com/podcasts/nab2008/

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Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:07:00 +0000

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Broadcast Safe for Non Broadcast?

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:40:00 +0000

Question: Do I have to be concerned about using “Broadcast Safe Color” correction when doing a video for use as an MP4 that is for display on a computer screen? How about a closed circuit loop? If I’m only outputting to DVD? should the DVD be filtered for “broadcast safe”?

Answer: Broadcast safe means that all colors within the video fall within the legal gamut of NTSC transmission standards. In short, if it’s not going to be aired or sent through cable/sat, then it doesn’t really apply to your stuff.

Broadcast Safe is really just enforced by the FCC or the Federal Communications Commission. They put a regulation on how a video will look in order for it to be broadcast on television only.

The requirements for NTSC (which is used in North America and various other parts of the world) are as follows.

DVD Rewinder

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:25:00 +0000

Finally, no more fines at the Video Store! My crappy DVD player doesn’t rewind at all. These guys deserve the nobel prize!The DVD Rewinder is a great gift for the technical savvy, the couch potato, teens with too much time on their hands, and the gadget buff!

Rewind all types of disc media DVDs, CDs, and Console Games. But not just novelty, the DVD Rewinder has utility. It has a built in compartment that holds a disc cleaner. This compartment can be used to hold the cleaner, loose couch change, tooth picks, keys or other small items. A truly unique product with a truly unique design!

NAB 2008: All Said and Done

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:19:00 +0000

Thousands of attendees feverishly trampled the show floor at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters convention to get the scoop on what’s new in and around the industry.

If you didn’t get to be there live here is your chance to listen in without all the work and hassle. Thanks to the Camera Company, you can relax and soak in all the important highlights with exclusive podcasts from all four days of the event, direct from the show floor.

Backstage 101 - Sony’s Online Learning Community

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:01:00 +0000

Sony’s Backstage 101 is a great location for free online learning, but now with new expanded services. Visit Backstage 101 today and rediscover your destination for online learning and the collaboration on the technology of everyday life.

Access free online courses on demand, 24/7, share ideas through discussion forums, enjoy flash tutorials and videos or rate a course or write a review.

Featured courses:

Digital Home Video Editing Techniques
Improve the Sound Quality of Your Videos
Shooting Techniques for Better Videos
Video Editing Made Easy
Tell a Story With Video
Enhancing Your Video with Transitions and Special Effects
Selecting the Right Camcorder
High Definition Makes the Move to Home Video
Simplify Your Home DVD Workshop with a Checklist

Sony PMW-EX3 Video Review

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:34:00 +0000

Sony reveals the PMW-EX3 Full HD professional digital at the 2008 NAB show and Philip Bloom was there to give an immediate review. The Sony PMW-EX3 features 3 0.5-inch CCD image sensors, support for XDCAM HD EX recording, HS-SDI output and 24p support.

The camcorder has dual SxS flash card slot and you can attach an external 60GB hard drive.

Getting Screwed

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:06:00 +0000

Question: As media professionals we work hard to please any client. We’re there and attentive during the initial production phase, we answer numerous questions, we prepare our equipment for a shoot the night before, wade through hours of traffic the next day to get to the location and take control of a full day’s shoot.

We then return to the studio to capture, diligently edit and tweak what we shot into a pretty video tailored out of the client’s every wish and demand until that video is absolutely polished and delivered on deadline! We even go the extra mile and create DVDs and small outtakes for all to see.

Now comes the reward: the payment! Long hours of hard work finally compensated.

But wait…

Hello? anyone home? Why are my emails and phone calls not being returned? We were promised a check upon delivery of the video but got nothing. HELLO!?!? Where did the client go?

Brian, are we getting screwed? I can’t help but see red flags and need your advice on what to do.

Answer: Sandra, we feel for you. We’re going to dedicate an entire podcast on how to professionally prepare for and solve this epidemic later on this month so be sure to tune in. Help is on the way!

Capture QuickTime Video Frames with Quick Look

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:26:00 +0000

There are lots of ways to capture single frames from QuickTime videos. You can, for instance, open the movie in QuickTime Player, find the frame you’d like to grab, then press Command-C to copy that frame. Switch to Preview and press Command-N, and you’ll see your copied frame in a new document. You can also use the built-in region capture screen shot tool - press Shift-Command-4, then drag around the frame you’d like to capture. Here’s a third method that takes advantage of Quick Look in 10.5.

First, find the video from which you’d like a screen capture. Select it in Finder, then press the Space Bar to watch the video in Quick Look. Press the Pause button at the bottom of the Quick Look window, then use the timeline slider to find the exact frame you want to capture. Now for the hard part - not! Just click and hold somewhere over the image, then drag and drop it on your Desktop (or other open Finder window).

The result will be a Movie Clipping file that will open in QuickTime when double-clicked. From there, you can use Command-C to copy the image and paste it in Preview, or (if you have QuickTime Pro) you can paste it into a new QuickTime document or use File -> Export to save it in another format.

Rob Griffiths
Macvideo.com

XDCAM Dishwasher Test

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:46:00 +0000

I took a risk and wanted to see how tough an XDCAM HD disc is. So I put a Sony professional disc in the dish washer for a full cycle to see if it would still work after being washed. View video