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Does that cover your stuff if you have to ditch it? Does it cover the helmet and accessories as well? Skydive Radio

Glad you had a good time Ray. You are always welcome here. Hope to see you at Couchfreaks. Skydive Radio

Miss Couchfreaks? NEVER! LSPC will be there in force. Skydive Radio

I've done it in certain situations to either change the perspective or if I need to stay further away from the subject. I have not experienced the problems with camera shake the above poster mentioned, but I am very carful to keep my head as steady as I can. Skydive Radio

I'm with Andyman. Not only is the stroboframe cheaper (and proven), but they also have anti-twist plates and attachments for other cameras and flashes. Skydive Radio

What do you mean by "more powerful"? As far as I can tell you can do all the same things with either method. It just seems easier to me to set up transition overlaps right where you want them at with A/B editing. Premiere Pro does have an A/B type interface in the Effects Control Window for transitions, but it's just not the same as doing it in the timeline. Skydive Radio

Is anyone else out there frustrated with Adobe for some of the changes in Premiere Pro? I HATE not being able to use A/B editing anymore. Also, the volume ruberbands are gone. Does this mean I have to use keyframes for audio fades now? Seems like both these changes made the program less intuitive. I'm going to stick with it and learn how to use it before I decide for sure, but at this point I think I may end up going back to 6.5. Any comments or words of advice? Skydive Radio

I guess it all comes down to opinion and taste. Personally I would rather have a bit of blur in the edges of the jumpsuit than a soft background. To me a skydiving photo is an action shot not a portrait, and should show as much of the environment as possible, especially on those days with good visibility and puffy white clouds in the background. Skydive Radio

Is'nt 1/500th a much faster shutter speed than you should need. The subject should not be moving in the frame if you are flying your slot smoothly so why sacrifice the depth of field? On a sunny day I use shutter priority set to either 1/180th or 1/250th with an ISO of 200. This usually gets me somewhere around F8 - F11. At 1/500th I think you would be closer to F4.5 or F5.6. Even at 1/180th I see very little blur in the jumpsuit edges and at 1/250th I can't detect it at all so past that it seems to me like you would be wasting your depth of field? Skydive Radio

Ive been using the Go Video VR-4940 DVDR/VCR combo. So far no problems at all. It records to DVD-R or VHS tape. The DVD side works just like a VCR. You can pause recording and then start again, or if you hit the stop button then the next time you start recording it will make a new DVD chapter. After you finish editing you have to finalize the disc so that it will play in home DVD players. This takes about 2 minutes but other than that it is just like editing to a VCR. Here is a link to the unit. Hope this helps. Go Video VR-4940 Skydive Radio

This is exactly opposite of what I found in my research. DVD-R is the most widely compatible with home DVD players. I have had no problems with compatibility so far using DVD-R. Below is a bit of information from dvd-recorders-guide.com that may help you. DVD Recorder Formats - DVD-R/-RW This format has two sub-formats, of which the first is DVD-R, a write-once format just like the CD-R burning format you might be more familiar with. Then there’s DVD-RW, which is a re-writable format. You can record and then re-record over the existing information on the DVD-RW disc. The DVD-R is reportedly the most widely backwards compatible DVD recorder format. Therefore, you can play your DVD-R recording in most existing DVD players and DVD-ROM computer drives. DVD-RW discs offer a high-degree of backwards compatibility with existing players as well, but the recordings have to be made in straight DVD-Video mode and the discs have to be finalized. To find recorders with DVD-RW format, look primarily for Pioneer, Sharp, and Sony recorders. DVD Recorder Formats – DVD+R/+RW The DVD+R/+RW format was developed, unlike the other two major DVD recorder formats, outside of the DVD Forum. The DVD Forum has the most active DVD industry participants as members, and has traditionally been a forum for standardizing DVD formats. As a late entrant to the standards arena, the format was developed as an answer to the incompatibility problems other standard formats have. For example, you don’t need to finalize the DVD+R/+RW discs (as you would have to for the other formats) in order to be able to use them in standard DVD players. To find recorders with DVD+R/+RW capability, look for offers from Philips, Apex, Sony, RCA, and Mitsubishi. Skydive Radio

Gotta agree with the above posters. It looks nice and all, but you can buy stroboframe qrc's for $55 complete, and anti twist plates, and extra bottom plates for like $15. This new quick release seems overpriced to me. As for stroboframes being hard to get, I have only heard that as gossip on these forums. I have had no problems ordering them within the last few months from both Calumet and B&H. Skydive Radio

Sounds like you would be gambling the money you are giving up on the video in hopes of getting it back on a second tandem that we all know most people will never do. Plus, like some of the above posters said, you need to offer the customers what they want. Remember, it's their skydive. Instructor: "I'm sorry, but we don't offer video of your FIRST jump. If you want that you will have to make a second tandem." Student: "Whats the name of that other dz down the road?" Skydive Radio

I purchased one about 2 weeks ago. It's easy to use. It has lots of input and output choices. So far I've really liked it. The -R format is supposed to be compatable with like 95% of home DVD players. Finalizing the disk takes about 2 or 3 minutes which I don't really mind. The only thing I don't like is that you can't record onto both medias at the same time. If the customer wants both DVD and VHS you have to either hook up a second VCR, or edit the DVD first and then do a transfer to VHS afterwards. Skydive Radio

Yes I see now that there are some consumer end printers. The ones I was looking at started at $1000 and went up from there. I will probably get one down the road but right now I have 50 DVD's that are not printable. So I guess I'm back to my original question about using labels. Skydive Radio

I am reading that it is not a good idea to put labels on your DVD's because it can cause them to get out of ballance and not play right. But when I walk into any store that carries DVD media I see multiple choices for DVD labels and applicators so they must be working for most people? If the Label is put on correctly (perfectly centered) is it safe to do? I would like a proffesional looking product but I cant justify spending over $1000 on a CD printer. Any thoughts? Skydive Radio

Wow. How long do you save them? Skydive Radio

How much do you charge tandem passengers to upgrade their video from VHS to DVD? Skydive Radio

Hmmm...I think that if the home DVD player supports +R it does not have to be finalized. My understanding is that this is one of the big selling points of the +R format. Skydive Radio

From what I can see the Phillips only records +R/+RW. It supports playback in -R/-RW but not recording. The Sony will record in both formats. Nice feature, but I really like the Go Video Combo unit. It can't record the + format but you have your VCR and DVD recorder in one unit. I wonder if there are any Combo units out there that record DVD's in both formats? Skydive Radio

I have been looking at the Sony for that reason. But I have also been looking at the Go Video VR4940. It has a DVD -R/-RW recorder and VCR in one so I could do VHS or DVD. It says in it's manual that finalization takes about 2-4 minutes which would'nt bother me too much. Do you think this is streaching the truth? The -R is more attractive to me as well if it really is more backward compatable with home DVD players. Do you find this to be true? Edited to add URL Skydive Radio

Yes I have already done that but many of the threads are several months or old. Some are clear back from 2002. I would like to hear some more current thoughts on it. Skydive Radio

For making tandem videos, should I go with the -R which I've heard has better backward compatibility, or the +R which does not require finialization. I would rather go with the +R to cut down on editing times but I don't want unhappy customers. Also, can I preload a leader onto the blank DVD's and still do the tandem edit later on the same disc? Can I do this on the same chapter or does it have to be a seperate chapter. Skydive Radio

Oh god, I feel sick. Skydive Radio

I had the same problem trying to buy a policy from State Farm to cover my cameras. If you find another carier that will cover it please let me know. i would love to have mine insured. Skydive Radio