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CNET Reviews Final Cut Pro X

jyearego — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:41:29 +0000

Hey all found this to be an interesting read.

CEAC-Space Travel Greenhouse on Martha Stewart Show

jyearego — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:55:54 +0000

Here is the clip we have been working on when I started posting comments regarding the Canon T2I problems. The entire video was shot using the Canon XHA1 and T2I. The project was edited using Final Cut, Motion and Soundtrack.

CEAC-Space Travel Greenhouse with voice over

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Canon T2I Overheating part 2

jyearego — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:22:10 +0000

OK, My love for the T2I is starting to fade a bit. We had a full day shoot that was broken up into four 2 hour demonstrations. We used the Canon XHA1 as the primary camera and used the T2I as b-roll. During the 1st segment the T2I overheated twice. I shot 78 sequences non of them more than :30 seconds long. I think its good to note that we were shooting in a greenhouse and the temperature was pushing 80 some degrees. We then moved over to an indoor conference room that was AC controlled and quite nice. I only shot about a dozen clips in this room and again it overheated. To make a long story short during the next 2 segments, both being in a very cool environment it overheated another 2- 3 times and I never shot more that 30-40 clips in the remaining segments. I also should note that we had lunch break and the camera sat for a good hour before the last two segments. We were able to get everything we needed but it is very frustrating to not know when or if it will overheat. As i said it my last post regarding the T2I, it should NOT be your primary camera. I have decided to contact Canon today and I will let you guys know what I find out. I am hoping it is something stupid like it needs a firmware update or that maybe I just have a bad camera. If anybody out there has any suggestions or info regarding this problem please feel free to post. Thanks.

Joe

DIY Steadicam

jyearego — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:45:17 +0000

We stumbled on this website a few months ago while researching steadicams. If your not familiar with steadicams or stabilizers they are used to provide smooth motion while walking with a videocamera. If you are familiar with them, then you know they are really expensive. We actually used the information on the site and followed directions to create our own unit. Johnny Chung Lee is the guy who developed this, and posted it on his website http://littlegreatideas.com/stabilizer/diy/. I have included a pic of our finished stabilizer. We purchased all the materials except for the weight at our local big box home store and I happened to have a weight laying around here.

Joe

Free open source software

jyearego — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:33:10 +0000

Hey all. I wanted to share this website with all the Mac users out there. www.opensourcemac.com If your looking for free open source software for you Macintosh operating system you should check this place out. There are many usable applications there.

Side note I went there to confirm the web address as I was composing this and they have open source software for everybody. Windows, Mac, Linux, and Unbuto? you know what I’m talking about.

If anyone has more they want to share please post them. Thanks everybody.

Joe

Canon T2I Overheats.

jyearego — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:01:38 +0000

Well I had a new problem with the Canon T2I over our last shoot. While shooting many small segments about 2-5 minutes long for about 2 hours or so, I received a red temperature icon on the screen. I had to quickly do a google search to confirm the code, (thank you iphone) but I had a really good idea that it was overheating. I let the camera sit for about 10 minutes while I switched over to a back up Canon HV40 mini dv tape camera. After sitting about 10 minutes we got through the rest of the shoot no problem. I am loving this camera but be aware it should not be your primary. We now use it primarily for cutaways or b-roll footage. Its also good to keep in mind that it only shoots for about 12-14 minutes before it will break into a second clip. I have avoided doing this by stopping the recording during a natural break in the action. I plan on revisiting the two T2I posts with footage we shot as soon as I get a minute or as soon as this job is over. Ill also post some pics of how we have modified the cam for our shoots. Thanks all!

Canon T2I red dot problem.

jyearego — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:14:46 +0000

Shot HD video and stills today in some low light settings and noticed a red dot and a blue dot on my images and video. I believe they are called hot pixels. I remedied by placing the lens cap on and running the manual censor clean. It will tell you to power off when you are finished. I let it sit for about 10 seconds before switching power off then back on. Problem solved. I’ll try to post some pics shortly.

Pulsar 2.2 Not working

jyearego — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:28:19 +0000

Not sure if anyone else has had this problem with Pulsar not working. They seem to be working on it. Below is the email I received.

Hi Joseph,

Pulsar is currently experiencing an issue where SiriusXM often gives an unexpected response when you attempt to play a channel. This issue results in the following error message:

“Stream Playback Error: Flash: Failed to connect”

We are aware of this issue and are working hard to solve it permanently. In the meantime, you should still be able to play SiriusXM in a web browser with their web player:

https://www.siriusxm.com/player/

Pulsar itself will automatically notify you of any additional updates. We’ll also be posting messages on our company weblog (http://rogueamoeba.com/utm/) and our Twitter account @RogueAmoeba (http://twitter.com/rogueamoeba).

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XXXXX XXXXXXX
Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC

Apple ipad2 release today.

jyearego — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:41:14 +0000

March 2,2011 Apple will announce the release of the new iPad. Details will follow.

Here is the link for new features.

Big thanks to Johnny!!

admin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:32:54 +0000

Wanted to send much love to Johnny A. for pulling the new site together for us. He is the man and has the patience of a saint. Check them out at www.signalhouse.net