Tomas Szklarski

an op named Jonathan Labby was there, I think he was shooting film, saw his pictures on FB.

thanks for all the info guys!!! Walter and I have talked and he is sending me some padded inserts that we are gonna try and see if it makes the vest a little tighter since I think the vest is creepin down after long takes. So we'll see how that goes! -Tom

Hey, Just wondering if anybody has come up with a good solution to legs falling asleep with the Walter Klassen Vest? Ever since a couple years ago when I lost all feeling in my leg and fell over, I haven't really come up with a good solution. I still have the fears and it has come close again on a few occasions. It's seems to be a hit and miss, some days I am okay and others I just have all kinds of issues with my leg "falling asleep" I am having some health issues in that I have trouble keeping weight on, so I am skinnier than when I got the vest fitted. is there some kind of padding that I can add to make myself fatter that won't hamper operating of the vest fitting? Thanks

I posted before I met with them. When I went to do tests with my wireless systems, they thought maybe they could deal with the delay if it was stable...they said they couldn't. The are gonna try using my RF system, even though I told them I can't guarantee anything with it. The tech crew understands about using RF systems and what not, but they are gonna test it out anyway, they are still in developments and I asked why not cabled and why they needed the camera since one will already be out there, and they said it was needed for the play, but they are seriously thinking of just cabling it or putting drops around the stage since apparently it doesn't need to be "on" while it moves around the stage. And they are just thinking of scraping the second camera too. We shall see. -Tom

Anyone looking to sell their IDX CamWave Wevi SD version? or possibly rent it for a couple months? Or anything else that has a stable, "broadcast quality" signal? I am open to ideas. It's for a theater that wants to have a live camera that can move on stage during the play and I don't want to give up my camwave for it. Thanks! -Tom

Hey guys, I have the Nebtek NEB70HDS HDSDI monitor. I got a demo and liked it a lot. It does HDSDI and is 7 inches. It is 550 NIT, even though I was told once the initial production was sold off they are going to work on a 1000 NIT one. So I think if enough people ask for it, they'll make it. It isn't as bright as I would want in a monitor, but the only time I can't see an image is if bright light is directly shinning into the monitor, otherwise the picture is there. I did take it out in the sun, and the only time I lost the image was when the sun was directly shinning into it, granted, there were some other angels where the image looked darker depending on my angle to it, but I could always make out a picture. I haven't tried it with a sunshade, but I think if I had one, it would be better. I have used this monitor as a hand held for clients, I have to say the viewing angle is way better when on the rig, when you hold the monitor closer to your face, the viewing angle isn't so good, but when on the rig, the viewing angle is so much better. Just like a lot of people I was looking for an HDSDI 7 inch monitor. I didn't want a big monitor, even though I like the idea of a 8 inch monitor, but I have found them to be a little big for me. (that's what she said) :P sorry, I know immature. This isn't the end all to end all monitors but it is pretty good, works well for me and I am happy with it. FYI, I got the Film style back which means the connectors come out the side instead of coming straight off the back. I don't know which one would be better, but I made the theory in my head that I didn't need any cables coming straight off the back to get caught on anything. I don't know if that is a good theory but it sounded good when I tried out the monitor. -Tom

Hey guys, I did get an iPhone!!! I didn't wait in line for days or anything..I actually went to an apple store about 7:30pm...wasn't even thinking about buying it figureing they were already out...but just wanted to see it, touch it, play with it. I loved what I saw, asked how quickly they sold out...and she said there still was quite a few in stock. So, then came the decision to buy or not...obviously I bought. I am loving it so far, for being a first edition...it is fantastic, still trying to get used to the keyboard, but I have big clumsy fingers. But overall, very easy to use. Being on the slower network kind of blows...but I can deal...but you can hop onto anybody's wifi network that will let you and use that for internet. The phone will atomatically switch over to the faster network. Also, I don't know if people realize...it is a Mac OS on there...so they can update the software just like you would your iPod or on your Mac. So if there are bugs...you can update to get rid of them. Haven't found any yet. -Tom

Hey Matt Burton, Exactly what are you saying is funny about the link you posted? That was a workshop I was at, it is actually one of Janice Arthur's workshops...I didn't post the video...didn't even know there was a recording from the workshop. But if you are making fun of the op....that was his first time putting the rig on and trying to walk. I don't think there is anything funny about that. I don't think anybody was perfect the first time they put on a rig. If it was supposed to be making fun of the guy shooting the video...I don't think he was wearing a rig, it had to be a cameraphone or something small. Why did you post the link...I don't think it had anything to do with Cybotcam or "seasick" cam? Maybe it does, but knowing the backround of the video, I don't think it applies. -Tom

Thank you guys for the info! I still haven't made a decision yet but I am gonna think about it till Monday, since I actually have the weekend free!!! then I'll make up my mind. So if anybody else would like to chim in that would be great. Thanks again, -Tom

Hey guys, I am trying to incorporate myself, and have been reading a lot of info, but am still stuck as to which would be best, the S-Corp or LLC. Are there any others I should be looking at? Which ones are you and why did you choose them? Thanks, Tom

hmmm...I don't know what to tell you, I haven't had that problem, talk to Archos. If you recorded the 16x9 image in 4x3...the Archos is going to playback the picture in 4x3 no matter if you hit "original picture" because you recorded it in 4x3. All I know is that on playback no matter what aspect ratio you record it in, it always zooms in on the picture...and the only way to get it to playback full frame in what ever aspect ratio you recorded in is to choose "original picture." So let's say I record something in 16x9, well when I go to play back, the Archos zooms in on the picture for playback so the top and bottoms are cut off, but if I go and choose "original picture," it will play the 16x9 like it was recorded in full frame. It's irritating to me that by default it zooms in on the picture, I still can't figure out why it does that. But it's a small irritation, I love it and it's great to be able to playback right away. I'm sorry if I am making points you are well aware of, I just wanted to make sure other people reading understood the whole zooming in thing that it does. Anyway, sorry I couldn't help -Tom

Hi, I have the 700 so I am not totally familiar with the 500, I have only seen it in the store. But do you mean on playback that it's cut at top and bottom? I have that problem...but to fix it, you have to go into the menu on the side of the screen and choose "video format"....then choose "original picture"...and then it will play the original without cropping. I have never had a problem with it cutting off the image during capture, the whole picture has always been there. The only time I have ever had a problem with "auto format" while capturing was when I hooked it up to my Avid and tried to lay a sequence down to it, the Archos would always say the footage was 16x9 even though it was 4x3...so I just set it manually now for everything. Hope that helps! -Tom

Hey Bryan, Do you think you could post some pics of the holder...I was always thinking about that ever since I looked at the vest and I got my vest, but never did anything about it. I'd like to see what you came up with. I have only used wireless once, but even then, I couldn't talk back, I could only hear, every other time it's just been from the camera. But the time I used it, I just clipped the belt pack on the right side shoulder strap right above the waist door. I was just doing walk back and forths in the back of the house, so I wasn't really moving around too much, but it worked. But getting some kind of holder on the vest would be cool I think. -Tom

On the right side of the screen when you playback, there is that menu system....well the second item down is your screen size seletion. It's called Video Format.... You can choose auto...Maximized Image....or Original Picture....if you choose original picture right as the video starts...it plays it in however you captured it, no cropping. -Tom

Hi Marc, I don't know the name of the regulator, I just ordered it from Fred. You should be able to get it for any Archos. You just need to know the Volts that your particular archos operates at so he can downconvert (is that the right term) from 12V to what ever volts your Archos is. I sent a pic to you. -Tom

Hey, I'd thought I would post pics for everybody to see. It's a pic showing the volt regulator and the travel adapter for the Archos. I have the MK-V lite and the plate that the archos sits on is custom made. It's made of aluminum and just painted black with some grill paint.

Hi, I have the AV700. You should be able to power it off the sled, I don't know your sled however, BUT you will need a power regulator. I ordered mine from Fred at Production cable services and it works great. I think the AV500 is 5V...but I am not sure. You can recored with out the TV docking pod thing. You need to buy the travel kit. The travel kit comes with an little adapter so you can just plug in the cable without the docking thing. Those are hard to find though. The only place that I found that had them in stock was http://www.newmp3technology.com/ If you want pictures of mine on my rig I can send them to you or if you want to know more information just let me know. -Tom

it kinda looks like this marshall monitor http://www.lcdracks.com/monitors/v-r65p-HD.html this one lists at $3799

Hey guys, I was wondering who the ops were for the show. It seemed like there were two, but it could have been just one. One op seemed to be cabled while another was wireless. Was that the case? I only say wireless because there was one shot towards the begining of the show where the op was going circles around Kenny Chesney (I think that's who it was) and if that was done with cable, amazing. I didn't see any when the op went back behind the band, but some cable is sometimes hard to see. If it was wireless, what kind of system was it? What kind of focus did you use? In any event, I only saw the first half hour to an hour of th show, but what I saw was great. Good Job!

as far as I know, the flyer arm won't work with Walter's vest. This information is from NAB.

Hey Chris, Your right, the tape wasn't virgin, it was a window, I noticed that too when I was watching it. I don't know where that window is from, but the tape was a used one. Sorry, no Acid flashbacks this time. :) -Tom

Thanks guys for caring! I do feel lukcy to have gotten out of that with as little damage as I did. I also do feel lucky to still be able to move and function properly. I know it could/should have been worse. I am also glad I wasn't out for 20 seconds like they said I was. I think I was only out for at the most 10 seconds, probally only like 5 or 6 seconds, not good either way. Definitly better to be out for less time than more. This accident definitly makes me think more now about percautions when flying. Not that I didn't think of them before, but even more so now. I know for a little while at least, I won't be so quick to say, "Yeah, I can run." :) -Tom

So I finally was able to get a hold of the footage of the fall from my camera and the what the truck cameras recorded. The Truck cameras got the ending where I am hitting the ground. So I made the clips in three different speeds. The video following the fall is from another truck camera after they noiticed I fell. There is probally 4 or 5 seconds inbetween the two shots. 25 % percent http://www.tliquest.net/cameratom/Steadica...ent%20speed.mov 50 % percent http://www.tliquest.net/cameratom/Steadica...ent%20speed.mov Normal speed http://www.tliquest.net/cameratom/Steadica...mal%20speed.mov Here is the view from the camera I was recording with http://www.tliquest.net/cameratom/Steadica...icam%20View.mov So I don't know if it's interesting to anybody but me, but I'd thought I'd share since there was at least something of it. -Tom

I took the one in Penn. in October 2004. Sure we had 20 people or so, but we were split up into 4 groups of 4, if I remember correctly. There were 4 different instuctors that we saw all day as the groups switched instructors. Instead of just getting the view from one instructor/operator, we got 4 views on how they each operate or what they have experience operating. Telling us tricks they use or how to combat certain problems. Plus they had "helpers", I don't know how else to explain it, that were also operators but weren't the main teachers and you could talk to them about operating or ask them what your doing wrong or just whatever. I have learned stuff about the business from the SOA workshop with talking to all the operators there that would have taken me years to figure out for myself. I have done both kinds of classes, the SOA and just a single teacher, both were great for me, I learned and still learn from these classes. The SOA one was great to have a bunch of students with you who also were learning this thing and you all could talk about it at breakfast, lunch, dinner and learn from eachother about what works and doesn't work. It's worth the investment if you can afford it. I am not sorry I paid the money for it and don't regret it. You can't think about it as a per hour basis, just becuase your not in the rig the whole time doesn't mean you aren't learning, you are watching another person doing it and seeing what he/she is doing wrong or right and comparing it to what you are dong. You see what works for other people and then you can try it and see if it works for you or vice versa, what doesn't work. You are always learning at the workshop even if you aren't flying the rig. -Tom

I did have a spotter, from what he told me, he was right behind me but then some players got inbetween him and me. The players make a "tunnel" that the player runs down to the 50 yard line. Well these players I guess turned and got in front of my spotter. So he was blocked off from me and I was running/falling away from him. He took his eyes of me for a second, because he was going to run into the players and when he looked back up I was horizontal. I don't know how much he would have helped either though, I might have brought him down with me and then he might have landed on me and that could have caused more problems. I don't know. -Tom