Comments for fxguide quick takes

Comment on Red Centre #5 by jmalmsten

jmalmsten — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:07:52 +0000

Ah, that explains it even though it was really confusing to read the article and find no link to the audio on site… I knew I had listened to some before, but couldn’t for the life of me find where. Surely I’m not the only one with this confusion or am I wrong?

oh well… since I find no other simple way of remembering where they are I’ll just bookmark it. (being an avid resistant against almost anything apple, I won’t use iTunes)

Why isn’t there a link to the podcasts on these quick-takes? or again. is it me that’s blind?

Comment on Money, webcasts, podcasts: A few facts and a few thoughts by Zander

Zander — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:03:17 +0000

Great job mike, As i was saying over on phd, there may not be the most money to be made by putting these on, like tv shows or movie exclusives for the net. That being said there is still some (not enough for every one, but enough for some to do well) for people to work on the content, freelancers and shooters. My good friends wife got a contract today for a large amount of money to shoot something. The cost of production at the moment is about 1/4 of what she was offered. She was given a number w/o asking for budget or anything. Not that I encourage taking advantage of people in any way. But there are people almost literally throwing money around out there to get some of this stuff done.

Comment on Keynote Comes of Age by Wally

Wally — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:33:46 +0000

We use Keynote and lots of video sequences and have been able to create many memorable presentations that go beyond the normal Powerpoint-type stuff.

The key to playing video that does not stutter (in our experience) is to use a codec that has a constant data rate and you need a computer that can handle it. For example, to play back HD video you would need a heavy duty mac pro and fast disks.

We regularly use it with lighter loads and it runs great on a MacBook Pro.

Another thing is that the presenter’s display does add quite a bit of headroom, so don’t use it unless you really need it.

Comment on Keynote Comes of Age by Ed

Ed — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:10:06 +0000

Nice work. Even though Motion was not used on this project I think it is cool that you can’t tell the difference between the two apps. You use to be able to tell the difference, maybe it’s just me. Anyway Keynote rocks and I would like to see it expanded also. As far as advance motion graphics for Keynote, there are plugins available. Such as particles and effects.

Comment on Keynote Comes of Age by Rob

Rob — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:36:04 +0000

I use keynote on a daily basis and find inserting video elements can cause sputtery playback and even flash frames, how did you get on in regards to inserting the video? any chance you could let us know what codec you used for playback?
Keynote is a great advancement over powerpoint and should be developed further, even a “designer” edition with more complex design/motion features for us that would like to push the bound’s….

Comment on Money, webcasts, podcasts: A few facts and a few thoughts by Gareth

Gareth — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:33:59 +0000

Thanks guys love everything your doing. This is sure to be of interest to the vast majority of FXPHD members and FX Guide readers.

Comment on Red Centre #5 by Mike Seymour

Mike Seymour — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:42:38 +0000

So fixed the monstercine link… thanks

Re podcasts audio… as with ALL fxguide podcasts you can use itunes or go to
http://www.fxguide.com/fxpodcast.html

to listen from our site.
enjoy

Mike

Comment on Red Centre #5 by Tom Dearden

Tom Dearden — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:39:13 +0000

In keeping with the theme - I think there are one too few double-yoos in the Monster Cine link, too …

Comment on Red Centre #5 by jmalmsten

jmalmsten — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:20:57 +0000

I must be blind or stupid or both… I’m clicking away on every link I can find on this page, but I cannot seem to find any way to make the audio play… What am I doing wrong?

Comment on Money, webcasts, podcasts: A few facts and a few thoughts by Las Vegas Video Production

Las Vegas Video Production — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:09:00 +0000

This is really insightful for me. I want to be on top of the whole “web 2.0″ move thats
happening now, but I wasn’t really sure how to even utilize the RSS or Podcast areas
for promoting videographers in Las Vegas. I guess I kind of got a framework here but
content-wise, I’m still trying to land on something that will keep potential customers
‘coming back for more’. I’m in the middle of a web re-design, so I better pull this
together quickly. Thanks FXguide for the post, you guys kick ace.

Hamilton International Productions
http://www.hiproductions.com