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Lurker.RemoveThis@The.Threshold wrote:
> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]" wrote in message
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>>Lurker@The.Threshold wrote:
>>
>>>Never, EVER view yourself on a regular set if the video was shot with a
>>>HD camera. Unless the person knows JUST what they are doing when they
>>>adjust the video for playback. A REGULAR camera "adds" 10 lbs, an HD
>>>camera can add 20 (or more).
>>
>>Person? Adjust? What are these peculiar concepts you speak of? Stick
>>camera on tripod, point camera at front of classroom, push "record".
>>Cross fingers.
>>
>>(Adds 20lbs, huh? Urp. Best not done in the happy holiday season, then.
>>Holiday cookies do not need a camera to help a person look rounder.)
>
> A regular camcorder you can do just that with (and only worry about the "10
> lb. wt. gain )
>
> If something is shot with one of the newer HD capable cameras the output
> setting would need to be adjusted to playback on one of the "older" square
> shaped TV screens.

I'm not overly worried about having excessively new machinery, since I work
at a public university. I figure I'll be lucky if the camera isn't older
than I am. :>

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> <snip>
>>> Yep, that's that the videocamera would be for. Though it would be
>>> more useful if I could tape what is going on inside student heads.
>>> (Comprehension? Confusion?) Don't have the technology for that!
>>>
>>> Ever seen yourself on video? Very disheartening. (My nose is really
>>> *that* big? OMG!)
>
>> Never, EVER view yourself on a regular set if the video was shot with a
>> HD camera. Unless the person knows JUST what they are doing when they
>> adjust the video for playback. A REGULAR camera "adds" 10 lbs, an HD
>> camera can add 20 (or more).
>
> Person? Adjust? What are these peculiar concepts you speak of? Stick
> camera on tripod, point camera at front of classroom, push "record".
> Cross fingers.
>
> (Adds 20lbs, huh? Urp. Best not done in the happy holiday season,
> then. Holiday cookies do not need a camera to help a person look rounder.)

A Person to Adjust the focus?

And it seems to me that IF you shot it in wide-screen format (16:9),
then squeezed it to 'regular' (4:3) instead of cropping or letterboxing
it, THEN you would appear to be 0.75 times as wide, or at 133 pounds you
would appear to be 100 pounds, a loss of 33 pounds!!! YMMV.

Happy Holidays!

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>Purrt wrote:
>> I have now received cards from Dave, Kat & Jesse and John!
>>
>> And I got all of mine out to the post office this past week.
>> <smuggrin>
>>
>
>I've received from Dave, John, Kat & Jesse and the ghatta.
>One of these days I'll get enough energy to send mine.
>
>'wyrm (where we're supposed to get 6-10 inches of snow today -- topped
>off with sleet/ice. Oh, goody.)

OK - I have all of the USA cards done and in the mailbox.

The out of country ones will have to wait till I can go to the post
office.

Purple Kat
who is seeing rain fall instead of nice pretty snow.. snif
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