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Problem solved. Upgraded to Platinum 11 and works fine. Anything new I will notice editing with 11 over 9?

Look around. You can find a cx100 on e-bay.

So would it be better / more cost effective to update to Pro 9 or to 11?

Studio Platinum 9 (latest version), yes legal copy and DVD architect installed. From what I can gather it is an issue with the latest quicktime upgrade but don't know what to try to correct. Thanks.

Just got a GoPro that I was shooting a couple of underwater dives and tried to upload to Vegas. Won't recognize MP4. Hate to convert to AVI so what are my options?

Difficult to say since I was not there. Realize that every one on which you cannot find a pulse in the field is in cardiac arrest. He would likely have had the same recovery with supportive care and no CPR. Glad he made a recovery.

In blunt trauma (and blunt trauma only), no CPR.

You state that my saying that bystanders should start cpr because the person may have such a low BP that a pulse is not palpable is illogical, yes basically confirm what i said, saying that "it cant hurt". if a person has such a low pulse that its not palpable, the major organs. are not being perfused, so pulse or no pulse, they are still in need of chest compressions to supplement what their heart is not doing/attempting to do. the issue to contamination of bodily fluids, to some extent i could see that a justifible reason not to attempt resuscitation, in some situations, DZs SHOULD have at least gloves on site if they dont, theyre useful for more things other than scraping up squished people. i know some have more things available, but thats a different debate in itself

In a traumatic arrest, yes, but im sure people have died by other reasons than going splat at a DZ. But someone can have a pulse and the people first responding may not be experienced enough to find it, or it may be so soft that its not noticible. So i dont think swearing off all CPR efforts pre-EMS arrival is a good idea. You lack a radial pulse around 90 systolic, carotid at around 60 systolic, and femoral around 30(if you can find that damn one in the first place). just last night i ran a guy who after majorly losing a fight, being hit in the head with a bat causing a MAJOR avulsion, and a ton of other injuries, had a BP OF 60/20. Initially, and was all but unresponsive, barely had a carotid....to the layperson hes dead....but after some fluids and positioning we got his bp up around 90 systolic. Hes doing "ok" last i heard tonight. Long story short...without a blood pressure cuff and a cardiac monitor not many people are too dead for me to not attempt CPR at least untill EMS arrives. Caveat to above: if they have brains hanging out or his head is 30 feet from his body then yes, id withhold CPR. You've got the pressures at which you can palpate various points a little turned around, but that's neither here nor there. Your point about having laypeople start CPR because the injured person may have a pulse but the BP is low and they are too inexperienced to find a pulse is illogical. They should do CPR because the person may have a heart beat but they can't find it? I do agree there is little harm in doing CPR in the field with one caveat. With a lay person there is a significant risk of body fluid contact with a traumatic arrest and I doubt if there are many protective devices readily handy at most DZ's. If bystanders feel better starting CPR, by all means do so. Even if you are unsure of how, you can't hurt dead.

Hate to throw cold water on the subject but; while there is a place for basic first aid for an injured skydiver, cardiac arrest from blunt trauma (hitting the ground) is not a recoverable injury. There is no chance of survival. I have recommended against CPR for injured skydivers at our DZ. Sounds harsh but it is what it is.

And boy would it take FOREVER to turn a video!

Interestingly enough, going through the USPA's new insurance connection, they have found a carrier that says they are willing to underwrite an umbrella policy for me as an individual tandem instructor. Won't write for anyone who is part of a buisness. As an independent contractor they will cover me. Now have to wait and see what the quote is. If it's cost effective (may be a big if) for TI work I'll let everyone know as they seem to be interested in providing this to others.

My home DZ. I'm biased but great place with great instructors. Have done nearly all of my jumps there. Also try to spend a little extra time there if possible to knock out your 'A' since they provide coaches free of charge. Also be sure to budget some weather time in April....The whole "April showers brings May flowers" thing.

Checking into a few umbrella policies. Don't hold out much hope as I think the cost will be more than makes sense given the fact I'm already doing video. If I cannot get an umbrella policy I won't be doing the tandem course.

I'm familiar with personal liability (I'm an ER doc) so it goes with the territory. Not having insurance definitely doesn't keep you from getting sued just keeps the judgement from stinging. I currently do videos, just wanting to get TI. Just have to shield myself. Can't afford 50+k to fight a lawsuit.

I am getting ready to get my tandem rating. I am lucky enough to have a good job and am concerned about personal liability. Are there policys that cover the TI against liability?

Probably should have a good number of jumps. I have headphones in my camera helmet with an N-3 audio. I find I tune it out during freefall because I'm paying such close attention to tandem. When tehy open and I flip back over I start to be aware of it again and the N-3 interuupts the music to announce the altitude every 1k and for freefall alarms. Under canopy it's nice to have something to listen to. Filming tandems their is usually not much traffic as we are usually on seperate loads and only a few of us camera guys so pretty clear patterns and we see each other in pattern. As a side note (not that I'm superstitious) but I have removed every song on my skydiving playlist after several incidents going to the door listening to things like Dave Matthews' "Grave Digger".

Yep, nothing will make you work harder than a wing that's unattached while filming. That being said I'm a big boy weighing in at 235 pounds and film people 120 pounds and up without difficulty. With my camera suit I have measured fall rates from 114-154 mph. Also helps you sit your upper body upward to get below the tandem and film their face instead of the top of their head.

I archive all to external hard drives and just keep them sitting in the locker. Had one guy who sat on his DVD about a year out and a 90 year old that no one could open the DVD with her stills when she got home. Both people called the DZO. Gave him copies within 10 min. for each. With how cheap storage is these days I'll just keep 'em piling up.

Huh??

Thanks. Have it set to that but still VERY fuzzy. I'll go back and watch your video again for the plug ins. Thanks.

At the end of the tandems video we do a two or three shot montage of the jump. The guys with imovie use freeze frame and grab pics that are of very good quality from their cx100's. I use save image from the viewer window when scrolling across the time line. When blown up to TV size the image quality sucks (even set on "best") any better way to do this without having to import stills, too time consuming. Thanks.

Ask your video guy not to fly in a position where an early deployment kills you both.

Wish I had sweet backflying skills. I belly fly until opening then go to back to film opening but even on belly I'm looking up. True enough I don't spot. I have the luxury of jumping at a place where the pilot has been dropping jumpers so long the spot is nearly always good. Not saying I shouldn't double check but I don't. Never have landed off as our routine is the TI's watch the spot for us and adjust to pull high if needed.

If the spot is long I'll never know it until I flip back belly to earth. I just have to trust the TI notices and deploys high for me (which they do). I never see the ground until after their deployment and go off timing. When I flip over and look at my alti. and it still says 5k+ I know to look for DZ and pull high.