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By way of introduction. . .

Postby AgileMktg » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:03 am

Hi folks. My name is Scott. I've had a subscription here for over a year, and I'm still using Steve's book on PRE9, although I've upgraded my software to v10. I've shot a lot of video over the years, mostly for one client - a karate school. I'm tasked with shooting their seminars and black belt tests and editing the video into salable DVDs. A million years ago I went to the University of Bridgeport (CT) for cinematography, and although the tech has changed I still haven't - editing is not my favorite thing to do. Hehe!

I'm gradually gathering other clients who want me to shoot promo pieces for them. I've been using a two-camera standard definition setup for the karate stuff: a MiniDV-based prosumer Panasonic and a tiny harddrive-based Sony consumer camcorder. Amazingly enough, when I shoot things correctly, the DVDs are decent enough. The school owns the Panasonic, which I sourced for them 5+ yrs ago. For my other clients, I have two HD cameras: a Sony harddrive-based HDR-XR160 and a Samsung that records to SDHC cards. I use the latest version of Elements to edit whatever I shoot. I was using Pinnacle Studio, but their support answer for everything was, "Ask our other users." I switched over around 3 years back.

Anyway, I'm here to hang out, read the posts, grab info, inspiration and (im)moral support wherever I can. Looking forward to interacting with you all! Thanks for taking the time to read this.

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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby John 'twosheds' McDonald » Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:14 am

A warm welcome to Muvipix, Scott. :wcm:
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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby Dave McElderry » Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:34 am

Great to have you aboard Scott! From your background it sounds like you have a lot to share too.
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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby Ron » Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:51 am

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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby Steve Grisetti » Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:06 am

Great to have you aboard, Scott!!
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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby Peru » Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:16 am

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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby slushparlor1 » Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:00 am

Hi Scott,
Welcome. There is no finer site around for people that enjoy movie making. Everyone here is so helpful and giving of their time. We are a group that gets excited when others borrow our ideas. There is no question too small to ask.

Again, welcome to Muvipix.

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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby momoffduty » Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:29 am

Welcome Scott to Muvipix! Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself. It is interesting to hear the variety of video projects of the members.

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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby VernonRobinson » Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:27 am

Welcome on board Scott. Keep posting. That is how we all learn.

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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby Chuck Engels » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:54 pm

Welcome Scott, glad to have you here in the community :TU:
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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby AgileMktg » Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:12 pm

Thanks all for the warm welcome! Sorry I didn't reply sooner - I was on Nevis in the Caribbean trying out my latest HD camcorder (and taking my first vacation in abt 5 years). I posted a clip on my FB page, but it should be open to everyone on there. Try viewing it full page.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php ... 6114430250
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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby momoffduty » Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:31 pm

Beautiful video Scott. What camera did you use? We went to St Kitts many years ago on a Windjammer.
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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby AgileMktg » Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:39 pm

Thanks for the compliments, Cheryl! It's a Sony HDR-XR160, records full HD video onto a hard drive. Recently discontinued, so I got it at a discount. My local Sam's club has a similar model - also discontinued - on closeout. I'm keeping an eye on the HDR-CX160, which uses flash memory cards.
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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby momoffduty » Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:36 pm

The HDR-CX160 looks like a good camera and very good reviews. I have 2 HD tape based, HV30 & HV20 and may migrate away from tape and would like full HD. My wish list is for the Cannon T3i.
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Re: By way of introduction. . .

Postby Chuck Engels » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:24 pm

I'm going to a DSLR next, the image quality, color and depth of field are amazing on those things :)
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