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In message , SjT writes As subject, i really want a cam that will give me a nice soft background as you see in the movies. Done, I believe, by opening up the aperture giving smaller depth of field. I'm guessing with the characteristics of miniDV there's going to be no viable options.. but hey, someone out there may know otherwise, or have...

Hi I have the following for sale: Sony CSS-PHA Cyber-Shot Docking Station with remote and all cables and box for use with the DSC-P100/P120/P150 As new, Price includes postage: £40 If interested can you please email me at:

On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:50:16 GMT, (SjT) allegedly wrote: As subject, i really want a cam that will give me a nice soft background as you see in the movies. You'd need a bigger camera. I'm guessing with the characteristics of miniDV there's going to be no viable options.. but hey, someone out there may know otherwise, or have some great tips for me. :D

What is involved in copying a home-made video DVD (recorded on a standalone DVD recorder as opposed to a computer)? Is it as simple as using a PC with a DVD writer drive to copy the file and directory structure from one DVD (eg DVD-RAM) to another (eg DVD-R), maybe by copying to HDD with a simple Windows Explorer copy and then from HDD to new DVD using Nero? Obviously the drive has to be capable...

I have an old Canon EX1 which has not been used for some time because there is a problem with the tape mechanism - play/record and eject are working intermittently. Is it really worth spending £200 to get this fixed and then try to sell the camera? I have no further use for it as I now have a new DV camcorder. Thanks, Bob

When I shoot in auto mode, the bright areas of the scene seems like 'flickering', I have to manually adjust the sharpness level down to 2 (settings 1 to 10) in order to eliminate that problem. I don't know if that adjustment affects overall picture quality. Is that normal?

Panasonic NV-DV2000EC Mini DV editing deck (starting at 99p no doubt it won't stay there for long) Retails for £1200 :- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3878131743&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Capturing VHS with my PC Questions: I have connected my VHS recorder directly to my pc using scart with an input and output switch. I have also connected using S-Video lead but find that even though I can get picture and sound, there is no colour. I am using Ulead VideoStudio 7 and have adjusted the configuration accordingly ie to PAL, but no matter what I choose there is no colour. I...

Following up from a previous thread, I got a wide angle adapter - a Raynox DVM-700 from Jessops for 35 quid. I took the camera with me, filmed a short clip with each of the adapters I was interested in, and then checked them out at home. Here's a review of the four that I tried... -------------------------------------------------------- Raynox QC-303, 0.3x, £20 Stars: and a half Optically bad...

Hi, We have been shooting some video in school to help kids with their Maths. Using a camcorder we have fixed the camera on a A4 piece of paper whilst the teacher draws various mathematical diagrams. Our first attempt produced too dark an image on the A4 paper so we borrowed a light from our Drama department and used that to illuminate the paper. The result was a much brighter image but as the...

After toying with the idea of buying a DVD recorder, I decided that it would probably be more sensible to upgrade my computer and use that instead. At the moment I'm running a K7S5A motherboard with a Duron 700 CPU, 250M of memory and I'm using an external Humax Freeview receiver connected to a Win TV card via the S\video input. I realise that this set-up pretty inadequate, so I'm looking for...

Anyone here actually use these cards with Premiere Pro 1.5? I'm a bit worried that a few 'hard-core' Matrox users I know say the RT's have always been very 'picky' with hardware (motherboard etc). Does Premiere Pro 1.5 still 'integrate' better (eg show real-time transitions etc) with the RT's than any other card, or have Adobe made it work with other semi/pro (or whatever the marketing hype is)...

Is there software (free?) that will allow me to create a version of my recording which plays back at double speed? I want to maintain DV quality in a clip that I can then pull into an editor to make a movie in the normal fashion. -- Wally www.artbywally.com www.wally.myby.co.uk

I have a Sony TRV33 and have tried to creat a CD from the digital tape using USB connection. I follow all software instructions on screen but only get Video and no sound. Can Video and Audio both be recorded simultaniously using USB Any suggestions. Bill

I'm considering whether to get our Panasonic NVGS3 camcorder repaired (it doesn't seem to play back tapes although it seems to record ok - at least the screen says it's recording!) or whether to just get a new one. Are there any good deals out there (with dv in and out)? -- I used to be indecisive but I don't think I am now. Well, maybe I am, just a little, possibly. But on the other hand ..

Been looking at various web sites with respect to this camera, and one thing is confusing me. It says in the canon blurb that this camera is 'true' widescreen in that it uses the full width of the CCD. Now if they've stretched it anamorphically, surely they'd be using the full _height_ of the CCD? In a camera in this bracket, the CCD couldn't be widescreen could it? or perhaps it's because for...

I have just got a Sony SCR HD 1000 3CCD camcorder. When I shoot and playback, there is a blue screen gap (5 seconds) between sceens. Is there something I can do, or should I live with it? THANKS NIKOS

I frequently upload video clips to the web and I am cheesed off with the appalling low upload speeds of most Brit ISPs. I am currently with the NTL £25 a month 750k download/128k upload package. I also read that this will be upgraded to 2MB download and 200 kB upload without an increase in charge. I have no complaints about that in general - it seems like a good deal--for people who don't...

Hi All I bought a fire wire card and cable for about £25 the other week and when I connect my camera to me computer the connection is intermediate. When, for instance the light to my room is turned on the connection drops out or if there is other electrical noise then the connection drops out. does this sound like the cable is not shielded? Should it be shielded? Thanks

Found this info when surfing around at http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1027228977;fp;2;fpid;1 , could be the answer to some unusual wirefire problems? SP2 patch for fireWire glitch Microsoft has recently released a fix for the way Windows XP Service Pack 2 handles FireWire connections. The SP2 glitch could radically reduce the download speed of devices (such as digital video...