• Video

  6 answers, most recent on 3/8/2006

  RE: OT: HDMI to DVI cables
  I was just kind of repeating what they were saying on the AVS forum. They are into this stuff real heavy so I just assumed they were knowledgable in this area. There is a guru type near where I live who recited to me over the phone what you can and
• Video

  81 answers, most recent on 6/12/2006

  RE: OT: NY City Suggestions...
  In your mid-twenties! Then I definitely stick by my list. My girlfriend and I are old folks -- I'm approaching 30 this year :D I think you'll be able to weather the adventure of 10th ave or the LES... Otherwise, I completely forgot...
• Video

  81 answers, most recent on 6/12/2006

  RE: OT: NY City Suggestions...
  The Oyster Bar is one to check out. Sit at the counter and watch the cooks make oyster pan roasts. The Flatiron Building always makes me smile. It's right where Broadway and Fifth Ave cross. I was a bike messenger one summer and one the keys to
• Video

  81 answers, most recent on 6/12/2006

  RE: OT: NY City Suggestions...
  Pizza is the priority. John's of Bleeker St, as mentioned above is 1st class. There's also one just one or two blocks north of Ground zero, but I don't recall the exact street. Remember, though, that exploring pizza in NYC is a harsh science. You
• Video

  7 answers, most recent on 2/22/2006

  New Sony HDR-HC1 Not Connecting
  Hello, Well I've got a new toy and had it out to an indoor track meet tonight for the first time. Must say that it's smaller than I expected. Also note that it's a bit nose heavy and gave my arm a cramp. Not enough time to really judge it and I
• Video

  17 answers, most recent on 2/20/2006

  RE: Analog transfer unit(s)
  USB 1.0 devices were notorious for audio / video sync problems. The newer USB 2.0 devices don’t seem to have this problem. The ADS Tech USBAV-701 (DVD Xpress) is only $85 and captures MPEG via USB. The ADS Instant DVD 2 that I have is also MPEG via
• Video

  14 answers, most recent on 2/16/2006

  OT - Inexpensive Light Kits
  Would the following kit be suitable for video work? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AJB80/ref=e_deav_acc_1_1/104-4739740-9928741?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A17MC6HOH9AVE6 Sorry 'bout the long link. Hope it works...cause I just lost the page.
• Video

  14 answers, most recent on 2/15/2006

  RE: Tweaking the Virtual Memory?
  i've found telling the anti-virus to NOT scan files on access but to instead scan all net in/out traffic is almost transparent. AKA when I render in Vegas with my AV just scaning net trafic & with it disabled I get the same render time
• Video

  2 answers, most recent on 2/11/2006

  RE: How do I use AVISynth?
  AVISynth is a head-scratcher at first, especially compared to VirtualDub, which is pretty straightforward. Why bother? Because it is about 1000% more powerful and it is a LOT faster (partly because it works in YUV colorspace, but also because of how
• DVD Architect

  11 answers, most recent on 2/9/2006

  RE: Fitting file to disk. Extreme frustration
  Sorry to be away for so long ... had a system crash/roach system drive thanks to Norton AV. 200GB of video down the tubes. I tried rendering the files separately which helped some but I'm still getting a total DVD size of about 2.2GB for 42mins of
• Video

  8 answers, most recent on 2/2/2006

  RE: 1080i HDV to 720p WMV - going nuts!
  Espen, I've reviewed the clip on my PC and the motion is perfectly fine. This is all you can expect from 25p. If you want smooth motion, use either 25i (= 50 fields per second) or 50p (= 50 frames per second). Please make sure your monitor is set
• Video

  16 answers, most recent on 2/2/2006

  RE: Completely OT: Infected XP Computer
  Reformatting would be your best option. Then have the client install XP and the updates. After that have him create a crippled user account with a lot of permissions that the administrator account normally has - DISABLED, but just enough to
• Video

  7 answers, most recent on 1/24/2006

  RE: Dear Sony, thank you for HDV capture...BUT...
  Yes, try that. But one of our German user has seen here strong artefacts, capturing form his PAL-FX1. Another utility is capDVHS - then the conversion to Cineform Intermediates, and then the automatic scene detection in AV-Cutty, using the
• Video

  11 answers, most recent on 1/19/2006

  Sort of insane render time!
  How on God's green earth can a 1 minute and 45 second timeline take 2 hours to render to a new track? (I'll admit, I haven't installed 6.0c yet - so maybe this has been fixed) Something just seems wrong and I'm hoping someone can help. I have two
• Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

  74 answers, most recent on 2/20/2007

  RE: OT: Poll - How many of you swtiched ?
  I have the Studio AV/DV card and I can capture using the Vegas capture utility but it only recognizes the resolution as 320x240 or something similar. By changing the capture pin settings to anything higher causes VegasCap to crash with an error. It
• Video

  14 answers, most recent on 1/12/2006

  RE: Another Capturing HDV question
  And I'm able to capture on both laptop and desktop with preview and no stuttering Well, I can't. I have a 2.8 GHz computer. Is there a horsepower issue here? I wouldn't think so, since the data stream is the same rate, but perhaps the CPU speed
• Video

  26 answers, most recent on 1/16/2006

  RE: HDV to SD Crop Procedures
  John, given the nice support, that you have spent to a lot of people in terms of scripts, I think there are enough people here willing to support you - as I do. :) Think about following workflow - maybe that fits better your needs: 1) capture
• Video

  4 answers, most recent on 1/4/2006

  OT: Sony announces Blu Ray Products
  http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=626235 LAS VEGAS (CES Booth #14200), Jan. 4, 2006 – Sony Electronics today unveiled a variety of Blu-ray Disc™-based products, offering a host of new high-definition entertainment possibilities.
• Video

  17 answers, most recent on 1/5/2006

  OT: HD DVD Toshiba Player $500
  http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=626114 Seems like these folks are more in the know about things like this. Toshibas Press Release: TOSHIBA INTRODUCES LINE-UP OF FIRST HD DVD PLAYERS FOR THE U.S. MARKET CES, LAS VEGAS – JANUARY
• Video

  7 answers, most recent on 1/4/2006

  RE: OT the age old anti virus question.bitdefndr?
  Norton, Panda, McCaffee, are all system hogs. The trick is to run an antivirus program as needed with no antivirus guard running. I use AntiVir which has a good success rate and is free. I do not have the Virus Guard activated (although it is not
• Video

  13 answers, most recent on 12/25/2005

  RE: I can't believe it.....
  First a few words: bStro - you will find this forum on main page in "drop-down" menu under SUPPORT! They did not specified WHAT or - support from WHOM? pmasters - you are the one who start bitching about me for reselling this "professional"
• DVD Architect

  5 answers, most recent on 12/23/2005

  RE: Can a capture card be used externally?
  There is one item which most PC users (who run WinXP) do not know about, and it DOES affect how fast rendering and such happens... It's called the SECTOR SIZE when talking about an NTFS HD partition (a.k.a. drive letter). The WinXP default size is
• Video

  19 answers, most recent on 12/10/2005

  RE: OT - What to look for in Headphones
  So far, I haven't had any problems with the cables on my Sony 7509 headphones. I suppose it's only a matter of time... Nevertheless, I am so absolutely impressed with the way they sound. I've heard slightly better sounding headphones, but they were
• Video

  6 answers, most recent on 12/5/2005

  RE: OT: Sony BMG faces the music
  Sony closes in on new program to cleanse PCs Sony at first offered an uninstall program to get rid of the software, but that was found to attract viruses. On Nov. 18, the label said that it planned to release an updated virus-free uninstall