Daily Objective

I'm not going to try anything with the camera until I get Alec's help (which I'm trying to arrange, it will happen soon). But in the meantime hopefully we can get the dvd ripping software downloaded onto my computer so I can use some footage from last year and at least get started with this movie.

Daily Objective

I didn't bring in the camera today. But I did bring in discs of all the footage (on DVD) that we had made. It plays like a movie, so hopefully we can download some software to rip the dvds to the computer so I can import footage that way. Because then I'll have everything that was already on my camera and I'll also be able to import my snowboard movie from last year so I can have some snowboard footage. And I think I can put footage from my camera onto a dvd via my pc and just have the list of files reping all the shots, and then I can use them as I wish. That way would be much easier I think, but I have yet to try it, which will be a weekend project of mine.

Daily Objective

I was really late today because I went to try and pick up the camera and the disc which has footage on it. However, the place was closed (I was told it would be open) so no camera or disc. But I'm thinking that if alec and i can't get the camera to import directly onto a mac or its too complicated or whatever, then I could possibly import the footage onto my PC at home, copy it to a disc and then bring it here and just transfer the files onto final cut. I know the latter works because I did it last year after receiving a disc full of footage from my snowboard coaches. So that's my plan b. still need to meet up with alec though.

So instead I'm going to explore with livetype today. Maybe make myself some titles. But of course you typically make the titles after you've got the footage in. But I like finding out what my options are ahead of time, so that's what I'll be doing today.

Daily Objective

I don't have the camera with me today because my dad took it in to some software guys in Denver or someplace to get all the footage copied onto a disc. He's doing this because he's afraid that in the process of modifying the camera to work for macs, I'll lose or erase some footage. He's filmed a lot with that camera on different vacations throughout the year and really doesn't want to take any chances with it. This process costs money and lots of time so it's not an option for me. But the camera should be in by tomorrow and then I'll be free to do almost whatever I want with it and not have Mr. Paranoid on my case.

Daily Objective

Since we only have 40 minutes in class today I don't really have a goal for this class period, just to catch up on this blog. I didn't bring in any of my stuff so I can't really do anything anyway. And like I said below I need Alec's help to figure this out, so until I meet with him I'm kind of at a dead end with that.

Daily Objective for Tuesday, Nov. 4th 2008

I brought in the camera and it was charged and ready to go. I brought in the deck too and had all the cords i knew of so i was set to go. I couldn't figure it out though. I tried everything with the equipment I had and nothing worked. My only option now is to get Alec's help, so i will be contacting him about that asap. It might have something to do with the fact that I'm using Final Cut Express instead of Pro, or that I don't have that TV that's in the room in the library. Because that's where we figured it out last year (although the process was so complicated that I don't remember at all how he did it.) If this doesn't work, then I will just have to resort to using the school's cameras (preferably the sony handycam) because I can import my footage onto a PC, but not yet a Mac.