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Video editing production software...

 
 


X-Andre
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Apr 16, 2004, 8:09 AM

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Greetings all...wondering if anyone can provide some information.
Senario: local band playing, going thru a mixing board for sound, i capture the audio from the mixing board to pc or another media to be placed on a pc, I also use digital & regular video cameras to capture the video, also to be transferred to pc. Are there software products to edit the audio and video, and sync them together to then be able to burn them to a cd or dvd.
thanks for any info provided


X-james
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Apr 17, 2004, 3:20 PM

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hey buddy i'm not entirely sure if you have already shot this event(because it sounds like you talking in the pre tense of this job) so if you are setting up to this then the programme isn't so important,use premiere,final cut pro, avid dv or what ever you can get your hands on.
the more important thing is talking steps to make your post production alot easier.
1)first thing is you need cue's for the sync this has always been done by marking the shot and audio, this is were some spotty intern stands in front camera and anounces the take and marks the shot with a slam of the board. this will give you a visual and audible "mark" which you use to que the to components together.
2)because this will be hard to do during an avent try and keep your cameras running continuesly so as top maitain the sync and your sanity in post.
3)use new tapes with zero timecodes so you can work from each camera with a fairly good idea of where you are in the show. a good thing is to start both cameras running(running) and mark the shot from the stage in full view of both cameras that way you can have a true mark/sync for both cameras.
as for capturing the audio straight to a computer i'm not sharp on as i usually use DAT recorders which stote the audio very nicely to be captured later. however i i'm sure if you search the web for a pc based digi audio recording programme that would suit you just fine. just try and keep the computer as close to the mixing desk so as not to get too much noise(fuzz) through the cable(uless your using xlr which i don't think you will be)
ooh i just had a last thought too if you can find someone with a good mini disc recorder, i have seen, and heard the out put and it's good. just make sure you have a constant power supply fir it and your good to go.
hope this all helps feel free to ask anything eles and i'll see if i can help.


X-aaron
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Apr 18, 2004, 11:08 PM

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Don't use an audio feed from the mixing board. It is mixed for the acoustics of the room, not the acoustics of video.
: hey buddy i'm not entirely sure if you have already shot this event(because it sounds like you talking in the pre tense of this job) so if you are setting up to this then the programme isn't so important,use premiere,final cut pro, avid dv or what ever you can get your hands on.
: the more important thing is talking steps to make your post production alot easier.
: 1)first thing is you need cue's for the sync this has always been done by marking the shot and audio, this is were some spotty intern stands in front camera and anounces the take and marks the shot with a slam of the board. this will give you a visual and audible "mark" which you use to que the to components together.
: 2)because this will be hard to do during an avent try and keep your cameras running continuesly so as top maitain the sync and your sanity in post.
: 3)use new tapes with zero timecodes so you can work from each camera with a fairly good idea of where you are in the show. a good thing is to start both cameras running(running) and mark the shot from the stage in full view of both cameras that way you can have a true mark/sync for both cameras.
: as for capturing the audio straight to a computer i'm not sharp on as i usually use DAT recorders which stote the audio very nicely to be captured later. however i i'm sure if you search the web for a pc based digi audio recording programme that would suit you just fine. just try and keep the computer as close to the mixing desk so as not to get too much noise(fuzz) through the cable(uless your using xlr which i don't think you will be)
: ooh i just had a last thought too if you can find someone with a good mini disc recorder, i have seen, and heard the out put and it's good. just make sure you have a constant power supply fir it and your good to go.
: hope this all helps feel free to ask anything eles and i'll see if i can help.