Recent content by Flaca Productions

UPDATED: Decimator MD-Quad - HORRIBLE customer service Hello All, Just wanted to pass on my experience - your mileage may vary... I bought the Decimator MD-QUAD October 2012. Great little box - 4 SDI in and a quad split out - among other things. Producers love it and it makes it very easy to...

Anyone have one? thinking about picking one up for a "weenie cam" - the equivalent of a DV cam or something to plant in a car, the dirty two-shot, etc...

I need this option - anyone know the installation procedure? Something I can do myself? Before I order a new one, anyone have access to one they want to sell? Thanks, B

Hi all, I'm currently running my nano from a d-tap, but wondering if i could just build a cable and run it from the 4-pin hirose on the back of the cameras. I don't want to blow that internal camera fuse, but i've run 411's off of that spigot and i can't believe that the nano would pull too...

Full link: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120724/15385919815/dc-police-chief-lays-down-new-cellcamera-policy-dont-seize-dont-delete-dont-interfere.shtml "However, some good news (disguised as common sense) has arrived in the form of the Washington D.C. police force's new cell camera policy...

i recently bought a Nanoflash for use on my 2700 Varicam to record LongGOP and mimic my F800 for two-cam XDCAM shoots. really slick. I was playing with it today and couldn't get the XDCAM browser to write back to the disc - so on a whim (with very low expectations) i called the sony pro "help...

Greetings all, I have a client that cannot see the full-rez files recorded on two 23GB XDCAM disc. He can only see the proxy files. Details: Recorded 1080/60i on PDW-F800 Attempting to see it on: XDCAM browser 2.1, Media Composer 5.5.3 on Snow Leopard using PDW-U1. Seems like it should be...

Any thoughts about the differences between the HDVF-C30W (NOT the WR) and the HDVF-C35W? How are they in the real world? Thanks, Brian

Greetings - any suggestions for smooth moves with a lipstick camera when shooting b-roll of tabletop items such as books and documents? I have the panasonic AG-HMR10 AVCCAM recorder and the AG-HCK10 POVCAM camera.

Greetings, What's the story for freelancers and California workers comp? Is it required if I'm incorporated? thanks, b

A producer friend of mine passed this along... On a shoot this afternoon, they shot an interview on xdcam SD gear. (a 510 or a 530) upon playback on MULTIPLE DECKS, starting 1 minute into the interview he experiences NO VIDEO (black) for about 6 minutes, and then it comes back. during the...

for the panasonic 8.4" monitor BT-LH80 anyone have one sitting on a shelf??

Greetings, I'm looking for suggestions as to what material to use in an I-ring to approximate the look of a Soft/FX 1 filter. Thanks, Brian

Greetings, As some of you know, I've moved from Miami to Los Angeles. My wife took a new job here and we're excited to be on the west coast. A lot of us have communicated through b-roll over the years and it's become an invaluable resource. I'd like to ask that if anyone has suggestions...

wow - this isn't good. I've always found michael and john to be great people to work with. hopefully they'll pop up someplace where their years of experience can help with the future of this business. i'm sure a lot of you got the same email that i did today: June 2010 The End Broadcast...