PharmerPhil

The same people who read waivers at DZs.

Nice! Very clean.

Buy a tutorial on how to use the search function.

If it were I,...... I sure as hell would make a copy (or three) ASAP and send them away from the scene to somewhere else and someone else safe. If at all possible, before any authorities show up. Hell, they could get a warrant or subpeona and take anything I have, or anything from my home/work, etc. If someone else has it, well then they'd first have to get me to drop a dime and tell them who has what... Additionally, I'm not a lawyer but,...if it were a criminal investigation, and they declare the area a crime scene, I believe you would have a hard time getting anything out of there without their permission. They wouldn't even need a subpoena.

Although it can be difficult to find out who actually makes a given blank disk, there are methods listed on this web site, and ratings (opinions?) on the quality and viability of various brands of DVD media. IMHO, this is good information for choosing disks for any use other than simply sneaker-netting files around. http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

CORRECTION!!! The History Channel show is at 8:00PM Eastern time. http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=358316

I am pretty sure he was talking about prices in the States where an HC-5, lens and battery would cost you well under half that.

Just a thought.. You know, I've heard this for years. And I have so far heeded these warnings and have done as you suggest. But I have a question. Have you EVER heard of this ACTUALLY causing a problem? Like I say, I do practice "better safe than sorry" (hell, I don't want ANY dust on my electronics) but so far these recommendations have only been theory. I have never heard of anyone really toasting their electronics via errant carbon fibers. (BTW, I also adhere to the recommendation of using clear nail polish to coat the freshly disturbed CF., but that also makes it look better...)

The correct tool is a "tapered reamer." Indispensable in my shop, particularly for helmet work and Fiberglas. Although I have mounted a Cam-eye button cleanly by using a stepped drill bit (it was the button you wanted to mount, right?). I believe "multi-bit" was the brand. (BTW, drill bits do cut perfectly round holes, but drill bit operators often don't.)

Disregard my last comment. I just tried it again, and went up one directory level to a folder named "BDMV," and it saw the files fine on my hard drive.

I don't have FCE, but if it is anything like FinalCutPro, there is a "Log and Transfer" function which is used for file based capture. Not to be confused with "Log and CAPTURE" which is used for tape based capture. The one and only time I tried to use Log and Transfer, I couldn't get it to see the files on my hard drive, but I could get it to see the files when they were on a Thumb drive. If the files were still on your camera, it shouldn't be a problem (YRMV). BTW, I have FCP open, and when I just now tried to capture the .mts files using Log and Transfer, I got the message: "'STREAM' (my folder name) contains unsupported media or has an invalid directory structure. Please choose a folder whose directory structure matches supported media." So it must be a directory thing. But again, the same files with the same folder on a thumb drive worked fine.

Like I said, I haven't used them yet, but that wouldn't be a problem. They are little straps that velcro around the leg strap, and then have a ring on them. If you disconnect the wings, the strap is still wrapped securely around the leg strap.

After my leg strap repair, a rigger friend made me a couple of little straps that wrap around the leg straps of any rig, and have an anchor for the wing clips to attach to. He made them so I could put them on any rig and have a wing attachment. In theory it's a great tool, but I have yet to actually use them.

I'd be careful doing that. I did that with a rig several years ago, and after less than a summer of jumping, the clips had worn the leg straps so much I had to have them replaced. Fortunately, it was an older Javelin with an articulated harness, and only two short pieces had to be replaced. If it had been a different rig (even newer rigs with articulation), the whole webbing up into the rig would have had to be replaced.

I disagree. The second shot got rid of the horrendous fisheye distortion in the horizon, 50% of the lens flare, and drew more attention to the subject matter...skydivers. I vote for the second image. The original is a good shot, but the crop brought out the best of it.

Wendy Smith. http://wendysmithaerial.com/

Mega-pixels don't mean squat. Don't get caught up in judging a camera by that (or by most specs). It is still a miniscule sensor, and very marginal optics for a still camera.

It would also need to take better quality stills than any video camera ever....not likely.

Industrial/urban setting, light reflecting off the canal, sunset load. Haven't seen that stuff on the cover in a while. FWIW, that photographer is one of the tops in the industry and is often hired to shoot things like World Team jumps, event footage at the U.S. Nationals, etc. I can't convince you to like something you if don't like it, but like I said, I do.

I just had the first opportunity to use some AVCHD files on my Mac on Friday (I don't have an AVCHD camera, but someone sent me some files for a project I'm working on). I grabbed them off a USB drive using Final Cut Pro's Log and Transfer function, and it worked fine (no other software needed). It converted them on import to Apple's ProRes 422 format (which is their intermediate codec), and they dropped right in my HDV timeline without a problem. ProRes is 14.6 mb/sec versus DV (or HDV) at 3.2mb/sec, so they are definitely larger. But so far they work fine without a hitch, and without any new or third-party software. (P.S. using a dual-quad MacPro w/6g RAM)

I like the cover shot too. Too many of the covers look the same, or are of the same subject matter. This one was different, and I like the light. My too sense...

I don't use iMovie, but I seem to remember reading that it used to capture files in a different format than normal Quicktime movies. i.e. you couldn't just take the imported clips right into iDVD or something. You had to export the video out of iMovie. The fact that you are using what to me seems to be a non-standard size ("960 x 540 16/9") makes me think that it is something in your import settings. edit: I just opened iMovie and there is a preference for importing 1080i footage that gives you a choice between "Full - 1920x1080" and "Large 960x540." But the note under it says "This setting has no effect for DV,..." A PC330 is just DV. Is it possible that you are just viewing the clips on your computer and seeing interlace artifacts that don't show up on your TV monitors? Here's a blog that may or may not be of some use in how exporting from FCS to a "Quicktime Movie" versus "using Quicktime conversion" differs. Don't know if it's relevant to iMovie or not: http://videoediting.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=123085

Either one is stupid at your level of inexperience. The fact that you do both (whether at the same time or not) also reflects poorly on your judgment, and therefore recommends that you take even more time than the average jumper before trying these things. The fact that you also disregard the preponderance of advice from vastly more experienced skydivers, makes me question whether you should be in this sport at all.

Step 1: Pay for a tandem skydive Step 2: Buy the video package Step 3: Have fun ...Step 4: Review the pictures that the professional camera flyer took, and ask him for some serious advice. Once you have figured out that you like professional photography, you can stop paying others to do it and learn how to really use your camera. Or, you can do what Dragon says...

A screw (1/4-20) is all most anyone uses. Usually it is the screw in the quick release plate. I do have a little bungee cord that goes over the lens as a (very) slight back-up in case the quick release lets go. But I wouldn't even bother with that if I didn't use a quick release.