Recent content by Chronically Confused

Hi everyone My station got new Panasonic 380 cameras. Apparently, these cameras have the ability to stream live video to a computer program to help expedite logging. The manual is not being very helpful to me for some reason, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this camera...

Anyone have any experience with these cameras? My station just got these new cameras and the default settings appear to be incredibly dark and I can't figure out how to get them brighter. I work nightside, and from what I have experienced, I have the need to flip the camera to 12db gain in...

I tried searching for this but im in the field right now and on my phone so its a bit difficult. Does anyone know if its possible to change the duration of the pre record on a p2 370? It only records ONE SECOND of preroll and as im sure you all know thats barely enough time to get your finger...

Hi all I feel I have a very stupid question but I was wondering if any of you know what frame sync is and how to use it. A lot of our live trucks have the option to frame sync on the side panel with sdi inputs and outputs but no one seems to know what it is. Ive tried finagling around to see...

I was wondering how I should handle making a resume to a competitor station? I've only been employed at this place for a few months (less than 6) but a position opened up at a station I would rather be at. Is it even appropriate to try to go to a competitor? I'm not even sure about references...

Wow, it's been a few years since I've been on here--had an editing/photog job that was not necessarily news, but I'm back in news with a P2 camera With that said, I have a P2 camera whose viewfinder mount is extremely loose and cant figure out how to tighten it. You know that ring that allows...

It's been a few years since I've been on this board, but that's because I've primarily been an editor for the past few years and a photographer second. But I work for a lifestyle show, meaning the hardest story I've shot and edited would be either someone dealing with Alzheimer's disease, or a...

I am a news photographer at heart that has been shooting lifestyle type pkgs for the last 1.5 years. Needless to say, I have not shot any hard news in that time. It's just stories like haunted house stories, dirty jobs type things, wine tastings, speed dating...nothing newsy. The hardest thing I...

I have recently been diagnosed with a herniated disk on my cervical spine (more specifically c5 and c6) which is in the neck area. After getting the MRI done, the doctor noticed the bulge in the disk is happening on the right side of the spine, or in other words, the same side where a 25 pound...

Is there a way to get rid of audio pops from a microphone in avid? Here's what I'm trying to get rid of: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2FCzgpXaxE I am pretty sure you can't, but I figured I'd ask before I finally gave up. thanks

Hey guys I haven't been here for awhile because I don't shoot nearly as much as I used to (I want to be a photog again so bad!), but I have a question that some of you editors out there may be able to help with. I have to edit a nat pak with no sots. Are there any tips you may have that can...

I'm unsure how to handle this demo reel, perhaps someone on here could help me out. I'm a photog, turned editor, wanting to be a photog again. I haven't shot actual news for about a year now. I still shoot stories, but they're more feature type and they're longer pkgs, some running 2 minutes to...

I have a question regarding a demo reel I'm putting together. I'm applying for a photographer/editor position at a nearby TV station. I just recently left my old station for a new one, and found another one I'd like to go to. The first place I left to go to my current job I was a...

I'm trying to access all of the settings on an xdcam so I can change the date/time. For some reason this menu was kept out of the rotation. I know there's a way to access all the menus but I can't find it online. All i want to do is change the date and time to be correct. I have to use many...

I'm trying to find a good combination in the export menu that keeps file size down without sacrificing video/sound quality for normal length packages with Avid. Does anyone have a good combo they use when doing this? I am having a hard time finding one. I'm used to Edius where it gave me many...