http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: first time - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:49:32 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/just-enough-to-buy-imac-fcs-and-canon-hf200-need-advise-badly#post-54912 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:00:45 +0000 meta 54912@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi there,</p> <p>I am a first time/amatuer and would like someday to go pro. My experience is only with a digital slr camera. I owned a Canon 350D DSLR and a sony Laptop running Windows Vista Business. I sometimes use Adobe Photoshop but I prefere not to "cheat/enhance" those photos. I do know that there is a huge diff between a camera and a camcorder and is willing to take up the challenge.</p> <p>My friends and I (all not professional climber) attempted 6,962 m (22,841 ft) Mount Aconcagua and was documented. The documentary cost was sponsored by local TV. To make the story short, the documentary was done professionally by 2 cameraman and unfortunately we failed only 300m to the summit due to bad weather. They used 2 sony pro video camera with DV tape type which I forgot which model it was.</p> <p>The group now is trying for another attempt in January 2011. Unable to secure a sponsor, our budget is kinda tight this time around that we cant afford to hire professionals to the the documentary again. Since I have a long interest with video making, I am now jumping into this oppurtunity to document the journey. I am thinking of submitting the end product to local tv or competition if it is good enough! It is about normal people trying to do the extra ordinary. We do have a list of mountains to conquer!</p> <p>My budget allows me to purchase:<br /> <br />IMAC 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 with 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM. ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB and 1TB Serial ATA Drive.</p> <p>Final Cut Studio.</p> <p>Canon HF200.</p> <p>My questions:</p> <p>Will this be a good computer that doent take forever to render or complete my work and software for a first time documentary? I do hope to go pro in the future but I do not wish to buy another computer in the next 3 years. Yes I cant afford the macpro just yet.</p> <p>Is that a good choice for a starting camera that can handle "some/little" outdoor abuse? I wish to shoot the documentary in HD and it MUST not be heavy!</p> <p>Will the camera take the cold weather? My research tells me that flash memory handles cold weather better than any other type... is this correct?</p> <p>Am I going the right path by choosing Mac over Windows?</p> <p>My budget is REALLY tight... please advise.</p> <p>Thanks in advance.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-gear-do-i-need-to-start-making-good-internet-videos#post-50503 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:02:53 +0000 apples 50503@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi everyone.</p> <p>I have a small website here: <a href="http://www.learn-how-to-weld.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.learn-how-to-weld.com</a></p> <p>I do have a few crappy videos on youtube but would now like to step it up a notch and really start to make some reasonable quality videos on welding.</p> <p>So basically I'm asking for advise on what camera to buy and what else do I need to get? Tripods, mics etc.</p> <p>I have been eyeing off the Canon HFs 100 camera's as they look pretty damn good. So that's about my budget for the camera.</p> <p>But what else would I need in terms of mics, boom, lav, lights etc. Once again I don't have much cash to buy very good quality equipment. But I know that having the basic equipment will make the videos all that much better.</p> <p>I'm pretty sure that I'm gong to need to use a proper mic as opposed to the built in mics on the camera's.</p> <p>What about video editing? I have used a trial of Sony Vegas (Pro ?) before and it was pretty easy to use. </p> <p>I'm on a normal windows PC so is Sony Vegas okay for this or not.</p> <p>Once again I'm a small hobbiest looking to make instruction welding videos for online viewing.</p> <p>Ohh, and what a bout a DOF adapter. Are they used in instructional videos, and/or should I use one to give it more of a profession look.</p> <p>Are there any links to pages that list of the basic components I would need, with pricing etc?</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> Peter<br /> Australia </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-im-making-a-documentary-and-need-help#post-35562 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:49:36 +0000 JoeKerr 35562@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>     I'm in the planning stages of creating a documentary. I want to shoot it in HD. The problem is the crux of it will be shot while climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. It's really cool except: I may not have electricity after we leave base camp. I need to have the lightest equipment possible while still having quality equipment, and of course how do I keep the costs low.</p> <p>    Luckily I'm working witha a very good fundraiser and my local PBS affiliate, but I still need all the advice that I can get. Thanks in advance.</p> <p> GO4IT!</p> <p>will</p>