http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: setup - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:20:47 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/studio-reno-need-some-suggestions#post-74196 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:54:20 +0000 Shawn Speller 74196@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey all,</p> <p>I am new here, and fairly new to the business. The company I work for is looking to do improvements to their small studio and I have been elected to spearhead the project. I have looked around on the net a bit for some of the items we were looking into getting and I thought I would try here to see what your suggestions are.</p> <p>What we are looking into getting is...</p> <p>1. Tile flooring (suggestions on what I should be looking for, what I should avoid? We are hoping to be able to paint the tiles chroma green/black/white when needed)</p> <p>2. Track/rail for curtains (a cyc) ( what should I be looking for? Do I have to get the rails from a video equipment dealer or is there a cheaper more readily available choice?</p> <p>3. Looking to put up a grid for small studio lights (What should I be looking for and where? Just at the local hardware store?</p> <p>4. Sound proofing for a small v/o studio and in the main part of the studio (Should I go with sound proofing blankets/foam made for that or can I get away with hardware store items?)</p> <p>5. Blacking out windows (Paint, stick on vinyl, what else, what would be the best option?)</p> <p>6. Paint (What is my best choice, obviously matte but is there something I may miss?)</p> <p>Thanks ahead of time for any response, it is greatly appreciated. I can't wait to get this project going, I will have to post some before and after pictures at a later date!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-setup#post-65930 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:51:22 +0000 Chris Morlang 65930@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have my current setup with dual 27" displays running on a QuadCore Desktop, its nothing special but it gets my work done. Friends have been wanting me to upgrade my stuff so that I can edit their Indy projects. I have been wanting to upgrade anyway as I got a new job as a commercial editor and I would like to do some of my work at home.</p> <p>I am going to build my own computer to use Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere, my budget is 15,000$ </p> <p>I can build a computer myself as I have built several what I have no clue about is more advanced setups for video editing. I keep hearing about Kona3G and BlackMagic but I don't know exactly how they integrate.I would love to have scopes to check all my stuff for broadcast, speakers for surround sound setup and editing.</p> <p>Honestly I'm just at a complete loss of where to start once I get the base computer setup. Here is what I have so far (I'll store all my video/projects on my server):</p> <p>Two Video Editing Monitors - Asus VH242H</p> <p>Motherboard - Asus P6X58D-E</p> <p>Processor - Intel Core i7-970 Gulftown 3.2Ghz</p> <p>RAM -Corsair XMS 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 (x4)</p> <p>Hard Drive - Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURS 1TB 64MB Cache SATA</p> <p>Graphics Card (for two monitors) - PNY VCQFX3800-PCIE-PB Quadro FX 3800 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16</p> <p> </p> <p>That is my base to work with now what I need is to figure out the rest of the setup</p> <p>Capturing HD, SD and being able to Listen to and Edit Surround Sound. Should I just buy a Surround Sound card and get some quality speakers (I was thinking KRK Speakers) and somehow to hook up a broadcast CRT monitor and then also support a HD TV connection for previewing to clients and stuff, do I just need another graphics card or should I look into something like Blackmagic or Kona?</p> <p>I'm sure you'll have questions for me to help figure out more of my needs, I'll answer what I can.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/pc-hard-drive-set-up#post-57070 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:25:36 +0000 segpie 57070@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm in the process of building a new PC dedicated for editing.</p> <p>My question concerns how to set-up the hard-drives.</p> <p>My current HD set-up is as follows:</p> <p>1-HD for the OS</p> <p>1-HD for programs</p> <p>1-HD for projects</p> <p>1-Hot-swap HD with captured video</p> <p>How should I make use of the HDs in my new PC and should I use RAID0 or RAID5?</p> <p>Here's what I was thinking for the new PC:</p> <p>1-HD for the OS?</p> <p>1-HD for programs?</p> <p>1-RAID (0 or 5?) for projects and captured video?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/connecting-camera-to-large-screens-for-live-events#post-52019 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:46:03 +0000 mckielvideos 52019@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I just finished recording a Dance Competition where they wanted to hook up my video camera (Sony HVR-Z5U) to the large projection screens set up by a professional company (TEL-AV).  They had a 16 channel switch-box and I tried two different outputs (composite and component).  The switch-box then went into their transmitter amplifier box (not sure of the right terms) because it had a long feed to the lcd projectors (100 ft).  My camera was set at 480i/1080i output.</p> <p>The resolution that came up on the large screens looked terrible (low resolution and white washed) while the same output on the monitor screens (HD-televisons placed around the conference centre) looked great.  Is there something i should have had between my video camera and the switchbox to make adjusting easier or better for projecting onto large venue screens?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/working-with-wvga#post-51865 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:07:31 +0000 ohjames 51865@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey hey! I am using 853 x 480 video and i cant seem to figure out a way to set up my project to edit in that resolution. Of course i can go 720 x 480 but i don't want the black bars. Any help would be great. Thanks!</p> <p>Using Final cut express by the way.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-shoot-three-person-interview#post-43452 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:15:13 +0000 Peterson 43452@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I came to video production just recently and my main area is shooting events and possibly documentary. In two weeks I am flying to London to shoot interview of three persons. I have read several articles explaining setup for lights and camera, but only for one or two people. Does anyone have good suggestion how to setup interview of three people? I have two cameras with tripod, three lights: one with umbrella, one soft light /Rifa/ and one is pro-light. How to arrange people and lights with this limited equipment - I cannot take more on the board of the airplaine. Thank you for any possible advices or hints.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/jvc-gz-hd7-multi-cam-setup#post-41055 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:18:12 +0000 bishop1884 41055@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I need help with multi-cam setup. I have two JVC GZ HD7's for live talk show. Do I need an audio and video switcher?  How do I sync the cams? Should I just shoot and edit?  This is a new church project with no real experience and cost is out of my pocket. The studio room is complete with pro lighting. I also have Sennheiser lav mics. Thanks for your help,</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-webcast-setup#post-35622 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:45:01 +0000 krazykid035 35622@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>   I am going to be producing a web cast for a company i work for. I need to know the best camera to use for this. It has to have GREAT/BEST quality out there, be able to have multiple microphones/audio inputs, be able to capture computer screens via a connection, and i also need to know the best lighting system, back drops, green screens etc. Basically right now i have a "cheap-o" in which i sold the idea of the show, and now they want it produced full scale. Also, what is the best software out there for editing videos, not just creating good videos from raw film, but also the special effects part of it.</p> <p> Needs:</p> <p>Camera</p> <p>Lighting</p> <p>Audio Inputs (microphones)</p> <p> Software</p>