http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: everio - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:17:07 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/ext-mic-for-everio#post-69306 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:02:46 +0000 PanaDocs 69306@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I saw on the VM community forums a post to a blog where it shows how to open a jvc everio. However, it seems that JVC found it was too easy to open their older camcorders. The recent hybrid Hard Drive / micro SD series GZ-HD500, 520, 620, are not anymore easy to open unless one breaks something. The bottom panel next to the microSD slot is no longer easy to open. I would not like to break mine (HD500BUS) but it has been a hassle to record with an external recorder. I have used so far  a Sony ICD-UX71 recorder with a stereo Azaden SMX-10 boom mike or a ECM-CS10 stereo lavalier (when I attached the mike to the subject in an interview) and then edit the sound (sync is done using a key sound signal or a clapper board), which is like going back to the 8mm ages. If someone has been able to open the new Everios without damaging, it will be helpful for many.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/ext-mic-for-everio#post-65351 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:04:33 +0000 vid-e-o-man 65351@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I've seen some tutorials on adding mic jacks for other camcorders (google search). I don't recall exactly where off hand but they were done on some tight spaces. You coulod try some of the DIY forms. The tutorials decribed the wiring changes necessary. Some level of handyman skill is essential. If that is not an option, some other poster with this unit might be able to help with the A/V jack info or you could try JVC's support. Another direction that you might go to use an external audio recorder with a mic and join the audio and video in your NLE, although you were probably trying to avoid this.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/ext-mic-for-everio#post-65336 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:27:55 +0000 jimeditorial 65336@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I'd like to experiment with an ext mic for my GZ-MS100U...I understand that it may be possible to drive an audio in signal through the A/V jack.....anyone try this? I think the built-in is a condenser mic, so would a small preamp be needed with an external? I tried opening the unit up to add a jack but there's just no room in this tightly packed cam...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47731 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:56:40 +0000 torumsie 47731@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks for the replies, guys.</p> <p>cfulton:  Well, to tell the truth I don't think it's fully preprocessing it in Streamclip.  One huge problem I'm having right now is that I record in 16:9, but the bit isn't present in the video file so any player I use thinks it's a 4:3 source unless I tell it different... and I've not had the best of luck so far, probably because I'm a neophyte at video editing so am not as familiar with terminology and such as I should probably be.  When I process the video in Streamclip I make cuts and set the 16:9 flag, it only takes a few minutes to process when I do that after I save it to an *(edit).mpg file.  At that point I take into TMPGEnc and work with it there.</p> <p>XTR-91:  Thanks for the advice, and that information is something I needed.  I do dislike having to do re-encodes for no reason into MPEG-2 format, because of the level of encoding that is already in the format.  That's one reason I was so disappointed in Premier when I used it.  I've got the MPEG-2 plugin for it, but even when I just made cuts it would want to re-encode the ful thing instead of just assemble the cuts.  I always make sure to cut on a keyframe too, and I have a couple of tools which can retime the clip if needed but I normally don't need that.  So with Premier I was getting successively lower quality clips unless I did all my work without saving, which ate alot of memory and would eventually crash the program.  :-(</p> <p>Thanks for both, and I hope I'm not being too confusing.  I'm truly not trying to be obtuse, just getting a grip on things.  I'll probably see about transcoding it to DV-AVI and work with that file for edits, then finalize the work into MPEG-2 and author from there, I just have to get a handle on how large the files are going to be when doing that.  :-)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mountable-mics-good-for-filming-skateboarding#post-47590 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:29:51 +0000 qre 47590@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>What about these mics?</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/shop/8902/Consumer_Microphones_Shotgun_On_Camera_Mics.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/shop/8902/Consumer_Microphones_Shotgun_On_Camera_Mics.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p>I'm on a budget, and the shotguns you mentioned are too expensive.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mountable-mics-good-for-filming-skateboarding#post-47589 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:34:00 +0000 butterflyguy 47589@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I know they make shotgun mics with 1/8" plugs since I have one, but it's a cheapy and certainly not professional. </p> <p>If you just want fair audio quality, I'd just use the microphone that's part of the camera.</p> <p>If you want to do interviews, I'd get a "good" microphone and an adapter like Rob says - I've got that setup also.</p> <p>I usually video from a tripod and the adapter attaches easily to the tripod.</p> <p>Go to <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.bhphotovideo.com</a> and search for "shotgun" they have all sorts of good shotgun microphones.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mountable-mics-good-for-filming-skateboarding#post-47584 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:17:01 +0000 robGRAUERT 47584@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>have you ever seen a shotgun that plugs into an 1/8" jack? I haven't.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mountable-mics-good-for-filming-skateboarding#post-47583 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:21:59 +0000 qre 47583@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Why couldn't I get a shotgun mic that plugs into an 1/8" jack? </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47582 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:02:22 +0000 XTR-91 47582@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>It looks like you are importing MPEG-2 video and exporting it in MPEG which is a lossier format. To preserve quality, you are better off exporting in MPEG-2. If your editor can't produce MPEG-2, I would use the virtually lossless DV-AVI format.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mountable-mics-good-for-filming-skateboarding#post-47579 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:00:33 +0000 robGRAUERT 47579@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>well mics use XLR cable, and since you're camera doesn't have XLR connections, you need an adapter. Whats the big deal? It's not like they're a huge nuisance. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mountable-mics-good-for-filming-skateboarding#post-47578 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:40:16 +0000 qre 47578@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'd rather not have to carry around an adapter, and I'm looking to make videos just good enough for Youtube.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47543 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:32:43 +0000 cfulton 47543@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm a little surprised that you're having to preprocess the video with MPEG Streamclip before you put it through TMPGEnc. I've had very good luck with TMPGEnc, though I have to find a little quality time to spend with the new CyberLink tools before I can comment further on them. But yeah, from my experience, TMPGEnc's tools are very solid.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47532 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:58:16 +0000 torumsie 47532@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> <blockquote>Is there any way I can make my edits any easier, without having to<br /> re-encode and lose quality from an already finicky source?  I'm mainly<br /> either cutting a full performance video into individual songs, taking<br /> out camera shifts and such between songs during the cutting process, or<br /> combining multiple song footage into 1 file so that I then can create<br /> the chapter breaks in the authoring software.</blockquote></p> <p>Hmm... looks like the above would be my question, quoted from the original post for clarity...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47529 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:32:23 +0000 XTR-91 47529@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>So what exactly is your question? Looks like you are only telling a story of your experience.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47527 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:14:12 +0000 torumsie 47527@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have some questions about source editing for DVD creation using Everio .mod files as the source.  I currently film for a halau in my area using a JVC GZ-MG330 camcorder.  Now, I realize that the source I'm pulling from the Everio, even on highest settings, are not going to be of the best quality but as of this time it's all I've got to work with.</p> <p>Onto my questions -&gt;  I've tried various different programs and techniques for editing my videos and authoring them to DVD and I keep coming back to the TMPGEnc suite of programs as coming out with the best quality, for me at least.  I've worked with the videos using PowerDirector and PowerCinema which come with it, and I've also tried Sony Vegas and Adobe Premier.  Believe it or not, the Cyberlink solutions came out with some decent looking video output to the DVDs.  At this time what I'm doing is using MPEG Streamclip to convert the video to a compliant MPEG format and make my cuts then using the TMPGEnc tools to tweak and then finally author the DVD.</p> <p><strong>Is there any way I can make my edits any easier, without having to re-encode and lose quality from an already finicky source?  I'm mainly either cutting a full performance video into individual songs, taking out camera shifts and such between songs during the cutting process, or combining multiple song footage into 1 file so that I then can create the chapter breaks in the authoring software.</strong></p> <p>TMPGEnc has so far given me the best results, and it's somewhat frustrating because I will spend an unbelievably long time working with a new piece of software, because I'm stubborn and just 'KNOW' there has to be an easier/faster way, and then the result comes out of such low quality that I am unwilling to let it out of my hands so I go back with TMPGEnc and make short work of it to finish it out for production.</p> <p>Now, I do this work for the halau for free, my wife dances and teaches hula for them and I video performances for their teaching purposes and for the families of some of the dancers.  But even though I perform this service gratis, I still have some pride.  I am going to be upgrading to a better camera, but for now this is the only one I have.</p> <p>Thanks for any assistance that you can provide.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mountable-mics-good-for-filming-skateboarding#post-47520 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:15:26 +0000 robGRAUERT 47520@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>you probably want a Shotgun mic and a BeachTek XLR adapter. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mountable-mics-good-for-filming-skateboarding#post-47507 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:22:13 +0000 qre 47507@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a JVC Everio GZ-MG555, and need a good mic that I can mount on my camera. I'll be talking into it, but I will also be shooting skateboarding videos very often. I know VERY little about this stuff. So what you recommend? </p> <p>Thanks!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/playback-pauses-between-scenes-on-dvd-player#post-34366 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:45:50 +0000 lanczar 34366@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a friend with a JVC Everio. When he burns a DVD on his computer, the playback is perfect on the computer. When he uses a standard DVD player for playback, their are pauses between the scenes. He can't find the casue. Any ideas? He has tried several different DVD burining programs including what is provided with the camera, with the same outcome.</p>