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system: You are Mark Shander, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Kevin Morris about "Starting Business?".

They wrote:
KM> I'm not looking at going into it full time, but
KM> am looking it as a revenue stream to keep me in school.  I
KM> also believe that this will give me great experience for
KM> when I do graduate (in two years) with my bachelors, I will
KM> be able to go into it full time.
KM>
KM> Any advice you could share would be appreciated.
KM> I believe that I have the abilities to produce products for
KM> the corporate world (with my years of production behind me
KM> along with my continuing education) on the upper plateau.

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assistant: My personal suggestion is to invest in S-VHS gear, preferably, a Panasonic
3-CCD camcorder and 7000-series editors, with a MX-12 or similar switcher and
a decent VGA-based CG program w/genlock.  You can't create an income stream
with an investment in BetaCam on a "part-time" basis...at least not
easily...but you CAN use S-VHS for professional purposes and do consumer
projects as well...like weddings and special events and the like, as well as
entry-level commercial production.  S-VHS is easier to make back your money
on.  If you were to go into it full-time right now, my advice might be
different...but if you're ready to invest in the broadcast stuff, the
investment needs to be both time and money to succeed.  The risks are much
higher.
You need to make your clients believe that.  That means an excellent demo
tape, good marketing and packaging techniques, and excellent business skills.
It's more than shooting and editing.
Again, my recommendation is to start with S-VHS.  When you can put 100% of
your effort into the business, upgrade your equipment and go full-blast.
Your returns will be greater each step of the way....
system: You are Gian Fazio, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "More On Pbs           2/2".

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assistant: (Continued from previous message)
axes are people with *money*. What airtime is left over after
the corporations have sated themselves gets stuffed with
whatever the left-wing/liberal agenda for the day is. When was
the last time you saw *anything* that could be classified as
"politically incorrect" on PBS? Having a hard time remembering
a single instance?
     What actually is the difference between "commercial"
television and PBS anyway? "Commercial" television is
beholden to its sponsors. Isn't PBS beholden to its sponsors?
How many Bible-Belt Baptists send in their $25 to get a tote
bag, huh? I'll bet a lot fewer than the upper middle class left-
wing Democrats do. Is it any wonder why you never hear any
of those Bible-Belters on PBS talking about something they
hold near and dear that might be offensive to those tote-bag
owners from the suburbs of New York, Boston, or L.A.?
     So far as I've been able to tell, PBS doesn't understand
or doesn't care that if they want to do politics, they have to do
*everybody's* politics. Frankly, I think they're incapable of it.
They have time and again amply demonstrated that like their
commercial counterparts, freedom of speech is fine as long as
it agrees with their sponsors, management, and agenda. As far
as I'm concerned, let them get out of politics completely or
afford everybody true equal access (...don't hold your breath
waiting for that to happen.) If they can't or won't provide true
equal access, then let them slide the remaining 10% into
complete commercialism and let my tax dollar out of it. Maybe
they could rename themselves, "People's Broadcasting Service."
Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket...
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system: You are Jim Rose, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Rich Wiesen about "Digital Switcher".

They wrote:
RW> VHS editing system - I have been looking at the
RW> Panasonic WX-AVE5 & 7, can anyone give their
RW> opinion on these units or others in the $1500 to
RW> $1800 price range ?  I am looking for a unit that

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assistant: Consider also the MX-1.  At about $1000 it's a pretty good deal.  A friend of
mine has one and it does a good job.  I don't know how it looks beside the
Panasonic, but it's an alternative for you.
Jim
system: You are Kevin Freeman, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Legrande Blount about "Desktop Video".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Legrande Blount to Barbara Rosenfeld <=-
LB> Assuming less than $20 K in working capital research the market
LB> for instructional and corporate policy productions.  A non-linear
LB> editor (MAC or Amiga) plus one camera Hi-8 and one production deck Hi-8
LB> and VHS record deck, ALL USED will fit that plan.

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assistant: You seem to have forgotten the Intel platform <g>! A complete
D/Vision Pro system (capable of either 3/4" on-line quality or
creation of EDLs in a variety of professional formats) can cost
well under $15K new with a 9Gb drive!
I assume one can find a good 3-chip camera for the remaining $5K
and not have to deal with anything used...
Kevin
... Out of the fog and into the smog <kof>
system: You are Kevin Freeman, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Gary Wilson about "digital editing".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Tim Hutzler to Gary Wilson <=-
GW> You might look at the Truevision TARGA 2000 board, MATROX
> Illuminator-pro board and Digital Processing Systems Inc. DPS DR-2100
> These systems are from what I hear the top of the line for this kind
> of stuff.

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assistant: Hello Gary...
Well, the T2000 is a nice board, but presently limited to 640x480
and the editing software is limited to the EMC and Adobe Premiere.
I believe they will add NTSC resolution capability in the future.
I can't speak about the Matrox but the PAR (DR-2100) is really
used for rendering animation from programs like 3D Studio for
real-time playback. If you add the TBC IV from DPS and in:Sync's
Razor Pro you should be able to get some great video but, like
premiere, each frame will have to be rendered.
Although DVI technology is somewhat dated, you *can* get good
industrial quality out of a system like D/Vision Pro or Cineworks.
For the price I don't know any other true non-linear system that
can touch them.
All my best,
Kevin
... Revenge is a dish best served cold
system: You are Bj Mckinney, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Jim Rose about "Digital Switcher".

They wrote:
RW> VHS editing system - I have been looking at the
RW> Panasonic WX-AVE5 & 7, can anyone give their
RW> opinion on these units or others in the $1500 to
RW> $1800 price range ?  I am looking for a unit that
-> Consider also the MX-1.  At about $1000 it's a pretty good deal.  A friend
-> of mine has one and it does a good job.  I don't know how it looks beside
-> the Panasonic, but it's an alternative for you.

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assistant: I agree!  A friend of mine also has the MX-1 and I am getting one hopefully
soon.  It does a very nice job and actually helps preserve a lot of quality
even with VHS.  It has its quirks, though.  You can't transition to or from a
still (only the main output is frozen, not individual inputs), can't have
strobe mid-transition.  Has some other little quirks, too.  But, complete
ith
a rock-solid TBC and some great effects, my personal opinion is that it puts
the Panasonics to shame.  Especially for the $1000 price tag!!
system: You are Manuel Coats, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to JAMES LILLIS (Rcvd) about "Video & Animation Busines".

They wrote:
> MC>I was wondering if any of you have found a nice niche for your
> special
> MC>video/animation talents that you have had good success in?
> MC>Also, have any of you gotten work from the chamber of commerce?  Is
> it
> MC>worth becoming a member?
> MC>Would it be in my best interest to get a 1/4 page or 1/2 page ad in
> the
> MC>yellow pages or just have my business name and phone number listed
> (free) ?
> MC>I hope some of you will help out a beginner just breaking into the
> field (a
> MC>few months now).
> what equipment will you be offering and using...?
> Best of luck on your new adventure, and I would personally go with a
> minumum of 1/2 page ads, if your budget can support it, go for a full
> page!  (those really work well!)

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assistant: I will be using SVHS Panasonic equipment, and hopefully will be editing
non-linear sometime in March/April.  Editing will be done currently on a
Video Toaster system, and again in March/April, the Flyer system.
Thanks for your imput!  By the way, how much are they charging in your area
for 1/2 to full page ads in the yellow pages?  Take care.
_Manny
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system: You are Kevin Morris, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Mark Shander about "Starting Business?".

They wrote:
MS> not easily...but you CAN use S-VHS for professional
MS> purposes and do consumer projects as well...like
MS> weddings and special events and the like, as well as
MS> entry-level commercial production.  S-VHS is easier to
MS> an excellent demo tape, good marketing and packaging
MS> techniques, and excellent business skills. It's more
MS> than shooting and editing.

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assistant: I would never do wedding videos (no offence).  There are
two problems with them-1) you get labelled, ie, as soon as
you start doing them, you do get "typecasted" into it and
the word spreads and the higher end project creators (big
businesses) don't want to deal with a "small fry."   There
is a company in town that tried to start in the wedding video
market and then convert, but it's been four years of frustration
for them with no success.
2)  It's just too much work for too little money.  There are
some "big gigs" out there with the wedding video market, but
a lot more money can be made in the corporate production market
and a lot easier.
As well, I wouldn't invest in buying my own equipment (except
for perhaps a offline system) because there are production
companies that specialize in providing that service, thereby
they can afford to upgrade their gear, you can get the top
end equipment, and you don't have to worry about paying
off a big system, you can include your rentals into the
costs of production.
That's why I'm taking my bachelor's in commerce-business
skills are more than half of it-you need to know how to
sell, what sells, and be able to manage it.  The actual
production is a very small part of the overall system.
system: You are Barbara Rosenfeld, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Legrande Blount about "Desktop Video".

They wrote:
>    If you are just starting DTV you have an advantage because now
>you'll start with non-linear editing as opposed to owning all the
>equipment for previous editing meathods.  If your shooting for
>commercial quality you need Beta-Cam SP or better.  You can try with
>Hi-8 but that would be "Semi-Pro" level, great for weddings and
>instructional videos but look like heck on Commercial TV.  Pick your
>market first.  Base that on who you want to compete against.  The big
>time boys get the big bucks for a reason.
>    Assuming less than $20 K in working capital research the market for
>instructional and corporate policy productions.  A non-linear editor
>(MAC or Amiga) plus one camera Hi-8 and one production deck Hi-8 and
>VHS record deck, ALL USED will fit that plan.

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assistant: Legrande Blount wrote 
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Newtek recommended an IBM clone system with a video capture board.  What
is the industry standard and can an IBM type system work with other
formats?
I'm planning to do promos and documentaries.
system: You are Rich Wiesen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Manuel Coats about "Video H head cleaning".

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assistant: It would be a long time to sand down your heads to the point that you speak
of.....I just shudder at the thought of the abrasive cleaners - but I imagine
it would take years of using the "tape" variety cleaners.  There is a happy
medium though, if you get one of the cleaners that is a "wet" type, that is
that you place the cleaning solution on the cleaner first, it's not as bad.
In my humble opinion though, the BEST method is the open themup method, as
you can inspect all your pieces/parts and look for trouble before it starts !
  Happy Video-ing !!!!
system: You are Rich Wiesen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Jim Rose about "Digital Switcher".

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assistant: Thanks for the reply Jim,  I assume you are speaking of the Videonics
MX-1......I have had one person already tell me they like the unit also - I
am going to have to try to get more info on it from the Videonics Company -
ask your friend more about it if you get as chance and let me know how he
likes it, and how well it handles dissolves between two live
sources.....Thanks again !!!
system: You are Brent Smith, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Feed through video for the PC ??".

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assistant: I am looking for something simular to the Supergen 2000 for AMigas
that I could use for a PC base system...
A unit with sepate fading bars would be great if there's such a unit...
Anyone know of suck a unit???
brent...
... I am Homer of Borg prepare to be assi....OooooHHH Donuts!!!!
~~~ ReneWave v1.00.wb2 (unregistered)
system: You are Manuel Coats, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Kevin Morris about "Starting Business?".

They wrote:
> I would never do wedding videos (no offence).  There are
> two problems with them-1) you get labelled, ie, as soon as
> you start doing them, you do get "typecasted" into it and
> the word spreads and the higher end project creators (big
> businesses) don't want to deal with a "small fry."   There
> is a company in town that tried to start in the wedding video
> market and then convert, but it's been four years of frustration
> for them with no success.
> 2)  It's just too much work for too little money.  There are
> some "big gigs" out there with the wedding video market, but
> a lot more money can be made in the corporate production market
> and a lot easier.

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assistant: How do you approach a corporation to offer your video skills in one of
their productions?  I for example have a demo tape, but it is mainly of 3D
animation and a bunch of high quality flying logo's.  I have never done a
corporate video so I have nothing from which to make a demo from.  I would
like to get into this as another source of income but can't seem to come up
with any ideas to get a large business to go with me over the competition
which has been around for some time doing corporate videos.
Take care.
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system: You are Larry Deleo, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "CAMERA LIGHT PROBLEM".

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assistant: I HAVE A PANASONIC AG450 .GOOD CAMERA BUT A SHOOT WEDDINGS AND THE PROBLEM
WITH THIS CAMERA IS THAT IF YOU POINT YOUR CAMERA AT YOUR SUBJECT AND
THERE IS A WINDOW NEAR YOU GET THE LIGHT. KNOTE THE MASTER TAPE COMES OUT
OK IT IS JUST WHEN YOU EDIT  YOU GET ALL BLUE .  IS THIS SOMETHING I CAN
DO TO STOP THIS BESIDES DONT POINT NEAR A WINDOW. SOMETHING YOU CANT
AVOID IT
   I WAS THINKING OF GETING THE NEW SUPERCAM BY PANASONIC NOW I GUESS THIS
HAS F STOPS TO AJUST AND BUILT IN FILTERS
IS THIS THE ONLY WAY ?
system: You are Chris Baugh, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Kevin Morris about "Starting Business?".

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assistant: Kevin, Mel London has a handy book, "Breaking Into Video."  It has
lots of interviews with people who are working in the industrial /
corporate video field.  AV Video magazine is a useful reference about
this field as well.
The federal government considers Video Producer a GS-12 rank job,
because of the extensive amount of supervision, coordination and
planning, as well as technical knowledge, it requires.
If you have email or netmail, why not write me at
chrisb@teleport.com
or use Fidonet to 1:105/290.5, and we can explore some more of your
ideas.
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system: You are Chris Baugh, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Manuel Coats about "DESKTOP VIDEO".

They wrote:
MC> Would it be in my best interest to buy one of the lowe end
MC> betacams I have seen advertised for around $8,000 or go with the
MC> very high end $8,000 SVHS camera? Since I will be working
MC> Non-Linear, I won't have any incompatabilities as far as editing
MC> decks go. I have never used anything but SVHS so I am curious
MC> about these matters.

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assistant: On (02 Feb 95) Manuel Coats wrote to Kn4aq Gary...
Try renting each for a week, putting them next to each other as you
shoot the same shots - some in a studio, some outdoors, in a variety
of lighting challenges (backlit, sidelit, spotlit, high contrast, fog
or smoke, reflections from water, etc.).  Then put both of the tapes
into your nonlinear system (rent it for a couple of days if you don't
have it yet), and have someone else cut the shots at random and keep a
record of which shot came from which camera.  Check if you can tell
the difference with a high-quality studio monitor, then also run off a
VHS copy and check it on a home VCR.
If you can't tell a difference, or it's very minor and you think your
clients wouldn't mind, go for the SVHS.  It's more widely available
and the tape and equipment costs less.
if you see that Betacam has a much better picture quality, and you
like the sturdier professionalism of the equipment, and you think it's
worth having to spend twice as much for blank tape, and perhaps also
more money for the equipment, go with Beta.  You'll be able to use the
same gear longer before needing to trade up, you'll be able to get
some higher-end jobs because of the better equipment, and you'll have
a slightly more impressive looking demo tape of your early work when
you go looking for additional jobs.
Try it out for yourself!  I think it would be worth spending 10% of
your total budget on rental fees and tape stock, just to be confident
in your final decision.
... Head for the roundhouse, they can't corner you there!OJW
system: You are Tom Witte, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Manuel Coats about "Starting Business?".

They wrote:
>
MC> How do you approach a corporation to offer your video skills in one of
MC> their productions?  I for example have a demo tape, but it is mainly
MC> of 3D animation and a bunch of high quality flying logo's.  I have
MC> never done a corporate video so I have nothing from which to make a
MC> demo from.

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assistant: The obvious answer is to make a coporate video selling your company. :)
system: You are Tom Witte, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Tape to digit".

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assistant: I am looking for information on transfering analog information (from a
LaserDisc or its 3/4" tape) to digial.
Anyone doing this?
  Will the digital output be good or ok?
  How much better is it to go back to the original 3/4"tape?
And idea on cost or service providers.
system: You are Kevin Morris, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Pro Video message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Mark Shander about "Starting Business?".

They wrote:
MS> Sorry to give you advice you disagree with...but you did ask.  Let me
MS> COULD live on it if I had to - I'd have to do some
MS> advertising to build business, though), AND because as
MS> a professional, you're doing someone a tremendous
MS> service by making yourself available for their smaller
MS> I wish you much success!  I only wanted to let you know
MS> that you can do both - shoot and be successful with
MS> small-format production and handle the big
MS> stuff...even in a market the size of Phoenix.  I agree
MS> with your statement about typecasting to a certain
MS> extent - I've found that it's made my employer
MS> appreciate the fact that I'm flexible, and that I don't
MS> consider any project to be "below me"...not even
MS> painting the studio floor!

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assistant: Exactly-if I knew everything I wouldn't ask for help.  I appreciate
all help and input.
How much do you get for an average wedding video?  In
this market (which is a LOT smaller than Phoenix) the
average guy gets around $500 for a video.  I was approached
by a friend of a producer I work for to shoot her wedding
video (which as a favour I thought I'd do for basically
peanuts), I got turned down because I hadn't shot a wedding
before!!!  Come on now, I've shot news, corporates, heads
of government, a wedding isn't that tough! <g>  But I
agree with you-it is a special moment in people's lives
so they want to make sure that you don't "screw it up."
Exactly.  As a friend of mine said "if we wanted to make lots
of money, we wouldn't be working in television."  I've done
(and am still doing) a variety of tasks (from grip to exec
producer) and love every part of it.