Filming and Editing

Quite a few people pick my brain for info on filming and editing. With the YouTube revolution many companies as well as individuals now use this popular media service.

However there are some pitfalls! Editing being the main one!

Think how are you going to do this?

What program are you going to use?

This is important as I have found that some camcorders do not work well with some editing software. (eg) Sony Camcorders work extremely well with Sony Vegas but are very poor with programs such as Adobe Premier Pro CS4.

YouTube seems to prefer MP4 files for quick and easy uploads, again you need to ensure that that editing software can handle this type of video encoding.

That aside most modern camcorders can produce excellent results and with carefully planned  storyboard, script and narration you should be able to produce a half decent video.

I have noticed that many company/corporate video clips on YouTube sound poor and are badly lite,  this comes across as very amateur! Personally I've found that video clips made this way do the company more harm than good.

To give you a feel of a professional video on YouTube, here is one we did a few years back please check out the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBb75gKCV6k

For more advice on producing a video please check us out at...

http://www.gregoryav.co.uk/serv01.htm

Thanks Nigel

Goverment Use Gregory Audio Visual

Gregory Audio Visual were asked to provide PA and Technical Support for a meeting of MP's and Football Directors in a Question Time type meeting at Burnley Football Club. The PA supplied was a 12 x 4 Mixer Amp, 4 Speakers, 11 Desk Microphones, 1 Radio Mic and a distribution mixer with multiple outputs for SKY TV and a legal recorder of the event. 

The studio at Gregory Audio Visual is very busy with several assignments underway.

In the meantime more installation work is to be carried out this Friday which will involves more projectors and Promethean active boards.

Installs, Hires and Sales

Another very busy week, all our departments are working flat out. On the installation side of the business we have been busy fitting three Promethean Active Boards and Projectors, and quoting for a number of install jobs.

The hire side of the business was a mixture of events at local football clubs, conference centres and hotels. We also had a number of dry hires. We were happy to add a new venue in Chorley to our list for hiring equipment this week. Our customer requested a comprehensive list of equipment which included PA, Screen, Projector and Flipchart Easels, Pads and pens.

We repaired a NEC Projector for a client this week the problem was identified to a faulty lamp cover and the repair was fixed on site within the hour.

Gregory Audio Visual also asked to help out at a local mosque that needed a PA System before Friday prayers, the equipment was installed and we have assested the requirements to fix the poorly installed system. Hopefully work will comence within the month.

Draper Screens

Gregory Audio Visual is now a authorised dealer for Draper Screens. Draper is a international company.

Draper® projection screens are manufactured in the US.

Euroscreen® projection screens are manufactured in Sweden.

Oxygon™ projection screens are manufactured in the Far East

Gregory Audio Visual aim to bring our customers the very best in audio visual products and being authorised dealers for the Draper Company goes a long way to show this. If you what more information about the products we sell or services we offer please (CLICK HERE)

Monday's Blog

In work at 6.15am for a refit at a local conference centre. We had ordered a replacement lamp for a Sanyo XP100 Professional Projector but the supplier sent the wrong one, so they sent out the correct one on a "Pre 9am" special delivery, which we were told would arrive between 7am and 9am, it arrived at 10.25am!!! City Link Couriers!. So refit was done later than expected but in time. (Picture shows our installation of 2 x Sanyo XP100 projectors working via a AMX Touch screen control desk) 

Next job channel cut through a concrete floor for a heavy armour covered mains cable that was sunk in the floor for ongoing job. It's a dirty dusty job but someone has to do it!

The studio was also busy with more work for RB Entertainment and DVD Duplication for Elevation Entertainments.