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Final Cut Studio 3 Tutorials
Here are a few FCS3 tutorials that I’ve found for those wanting to expand their understanding of these programs. For anyone who’s serious about their craft, you have below several “must watch” videos that will make you sit back and say “Cool. I didn’t know you could do that!” The first one briefly touches on
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Canon XH-A1
Follow up – I purchased the Canon XH-A1 in my search for a HD camcorder with Firewire. Now anyone who has one please call or e-mail me. I got a couple of questions… thanks.. David Cooperstone 604-612-9767
Special Guest Meeting Sep 15 with One Time Offer!
On September 15th, 2010, we are having a special guest meeting with superb food, great prizes, and fantastic presenations.
Vice – Pres David Cooperstone
OK.. You all win…. I have come around and now can not hope I can retire before HD takes over the world!!! So first off I need a camera… FCP will come BUT meanwhile I am STUCK with Casablanca/Macro System’s Solitaire meaning I have to get HD with Firewire out. Second I use a Sony
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Online Payment Now Available at BCPVA
Online payments are thriving in the real world so we at the BCPVA are jumping on the bandwagon. You can now pay for your annual membership dues, meeting fees for guests, and the year end dinner online.
BCPVA Summer BBQ August 18th 2010
If you will be attending the BCPVA Summer BBQ this August 18th, 2010, please RSVP using this online form.
FOR SALE
32 INCH 10 YEAR OLD HUGE SONY TV $100 14 inch BENQ VGA MONITOR $50 CONTACT DAVID @ 604-612-9767
Battery Sense
Please go to the link below to learn about the proper care and feeding of lithium ion batteries. This type of battery is the most common in use today and we all want to get the maximum life possible from these miraculous little gems of engineering. http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/sony/story/choosing_and_using_lithium_ions/
iPhone Apps for Video
As promised at the last BCPVA meeting June 16th 2010 (albeit a little late) here are the links to some very useful iPhone/iPod Touch apps for video and still photography production. The first one on the list is a freebie but the others are retail cost. TechScout Touch You can create your lighting order using
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Final Cut Pro and Apple lessons
I have decided to expand my business field to include Final Cut Pro, Apple lessons and/or trouble shooting. As an introductory price, I will offer 2 hours of instruction or advice for only $60.00 (plus tax). Every hour after that first session will be $40.00. Many of the calls I’ve been fielding lately go far
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HD Editing
Hey guys , some advice – would like to know what you all think I am starting to experiement with HD as a production format becasue I had someone give me a whole bunch of HD clips as source I used a program to downgrade them to SD for the project but I wanted to
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HVX200 Accessories For Sale
I have the following items for sale and there’re all in great working and aesthetic condition: 1 – P2 Store AJ-PCS060G – $1100 1 – Century Optics wide angle adapter $700 1 – Century Optics tele adapter – $600 1 – Letus Extreme 35mm adapter with HVX ring and nikon mount. It comes with the
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Why No One is Visiting the BCPVA Website
A lot of people don’t understand why or how websites shows up on a search enginge’s search results and in what order they are placed. Look at the short video and you’ll see the number one reason why the BCPVA web site is not showing up in the search rankings and what you can easily and quickly do to fix it.
A Videographers Worth
It seems these days there is a perception that professional videographers are willing
to work for not much more than a coffee. Granted a cup of Starbucks isn’t cheap, but
it certainly doesn’t come close to covering our time let alone our gear, gas, vehicle,
administration and even training. When was the last time you were able to get a
dentist to do a filling for $50 or your mechanic to rebuild your motor for $100?
Painting with Light
Hi. Came across this neat lighting tip (and what looks to be a YouTube page with lots of other tips). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Cvy_eIu_E
Review of Vancouver Film School
I was searching for video production companies in Vancouver and through the power of google and a few links later, came across this review about the Vancouver Film School. It got me thinking again on if film school is really worth the money.
How to Register, Submit, Subscribe, and Discuss on the BCPVA Web Site
Both a written and video tutorial on interacting with the BCPVA web site.
Why the new BCPVA Web Site and How to be Active in it
Hooray! The new site is up. What does it all mean? What now? Greg helps answer those daunting questions in a youtube video.
Multiclip Editing in Final Cut Pro
This is a variation on the basics of multiclip setup and editing in FCP. Normally, it’s just a simple matter of selecting two or more video clips, syncing them using T/C, audio or video hits common to all the tracks, then creating a multiclip. The trouble with this is that during the editing process every
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How to capture 4 channel camera audio in Final Cut Pro
Go to Audio/Video settings in the Final Cut Pro Menu. Click the capture presets tab, highlight the one you usually use, duplicate it then click on “edit”. In the capture preset editor window rename the preset and make sure you have something like “32K” audio instead of “48K” so you can keep track of it.
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What do You Think About the New BCPVA Site?
After promising this site for months, we finally have it up. What do you think?
Top 10 Reasons to Hire a BCPVA Member
Top 10 Reasons to Hire a BCPVA Member By Anthony Kupnicki We are professionally trained & highly motivated! We use a high quality cameras & pro audio equipment. We provide real and true audio & visual representation unattainable through still pictures. Events are experienced so quickly a video preserves the past documenting for the future
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Stage and Dance Recital Video Panel
BCPVA Members walk you through a dance recital video production.
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