I was trying to get away without using paid-for music and I found it extremely difficult to get even close to what I wanted.... I have some soundtrack for some things, but it doesn't always fit with the on-screen action, so it was left out.

I'll leave it at "this stuff is a *lot* more difficult than it looks"

Thanks for the comments, I've taken them on board for the next video.

Bret

OK, UFRaw 0.18 is out (was pushed out last week) and I figure that will support things. Installing it on another machine in about... ooh, three minutes

Bret

... no problems here using a K5 in -30....

Bret

After having processed and looking through and uploaded... I need a 501HDV or so. Really really.

OTOH, this is "just" a hobby - and the results are OK. I still want a better tool, but this will do for the moment.

'Final' video right now is here: http://vimeo.com/20354916

I'll probably try and cut something else together using Final Cut Pro at some point in the very near future.

Comments welcome!

Bret

another point that occurred to me after writing this: ACLs and UAC are seperate. Disabling UAC will not help; the only way to go is "take ownership", either with cacls on the command line or via explorer. of course, at that point you'll break the present permission set...

Bret

disabling UAC should never be necessary: if you "need" to, you're doing something wrong.
Even Admin passwords don't work on NTFS drives if you've been working with an installer - installers get higher privileges, so disabling UAC will essentially *never* help. In this case, it's an ACL issue and the SIDs are different, so formatting is the right way to go.

Bret

absolutely. And a shedload of video, huskies small and large, coffee that tasted as it should, serious cold (-31) and a bunch of very happy guests. Never mind the very cool Sunday evening laughing together throwing dodgy jokes around

Bret

Now I've done the weekend's filming, without further processing:

- I HATE THE AUTOEXPOSURE adjustment! it's crap!
- Why can't I have 60fps in 720p?
- Why no *really* obvious indicator that it's recording?
- I killed one battery over a day in -20 or so; the camera works well at those temperatures without any problems at all
- AF is slooooow with LV on, but kinda usable if you can read the screen
- I've got a bunch of shots where I didn't know I was shooting.....

The sound is awful but SR rocks hard, dude. I'll post up some footage including a husky ride over significant drops and the camera just soaks up the bumps. Very nice.

Don't like the autoexposure at all. I now lock it, every time. Stupid, stupid. Please let those of us who want to set exposure do so - or, better still, ramp it slower or make the ramp speed settable. Or let me change EV compensation while recording because not being able to do it stinks.

I'm almost impressed (though I'm far more impressed with my Zoom H2) with the K5; 400mm with SR means I can touch the lens and I get *minimal* shake without using a focus puller, and this is on a 222 head. If I were to use, say, a 501, then I think I'd get close to zero. Not bad at all.

34GB of video over the weekend, which is about what I was expecting. The 10min limitation is a pain - it would be rather good if it decided to autostart the next file.....

Bret

back in the land of the living - wow, that was a seriously cold and very fulfilling weekend for all the right reasons

Bret

tomorrow night is another story.....