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Hey bro, if you are into downloading stuff via torrent, it should be fairly easy to get. The only thing is you need a very fast internet connection because the file is about 8GB and would take a WHILE.
Here is one link:
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4391288/Alpine_Honda_Acura_Navigation_Double_Layer_DVD_-_DL_-_2008_Versi

I swear by the Panasonic cameras anyday jo! That's my personal choice now. The pictures from the Sony look too harsh and too much like video to me. The Panasonic gamma curves are second to none.

It is difficult to nominate or create award categories when there aren't too many great movies. By the way, I saw the show and thought the technical glitches were too many.
For instance they were mistakenly playing the TV promo for the awards (which I produced anyway) during the awards presentation.
My advice to Nigerians is this:
IF YOU ARE NOT READY FOR LIVE BROADCAST, DON'T GO NEAR IT!!!!!!!!

Thanks all for the compliments. We are just trying to raise the bar and do the best irrespective of all the challenges in our country.
I strongly believe in bringing talents together to work. THat's the only way we can get the best.

Any insurance company in Lagos would insure the camera but you have to ask about their depreciation value. I recommend GTA anyday. By the way, what camera is it?

@L_funk,
The man has said all he has is 50k. I am sure he won't mind a loan from you, abi paxson?

Thanks for the comments. As for the kiss, You want NBC to pull down the ad abi?

Hyra Motors Ltd (http://www.hyramotorsnigeria.com) contacted the creative team of 601 Realtime to write and produce a series of 3 TV commercials for their Chinese-manufactured luxury car brand, Brillance and the 601 Realtime Team did nothing short of brilliance to the brief. The shoot was a fantastic one shot with the HPX 170 camera in glorious HD (720p). Watch the ads below and comment.

http://www.601realtime.com/1.php

Sorry if I was asking for too much. I am looking for a good way to replicate the kind of effect used in A Scanner Darkly

Oh really? Would like to know that studio.

oooh!!! aaah!

IGNORANCE, IGNORANCE, IGNORANCE. That is what I hate most about every Nigerian culture.

Do you animate these images?

Wilsonhaze! Wilsonhaze!! Wilsonhaze!!!
You cannot finish the work I gave you but you are posting on Nairaland abi
Nice one anyway. Now oya back to work.

@ alexxie, The second attempt has a major flaw. As you can see in the original image, the major light source comes from the left ie the direction of the guy's face. The part you used to replace the inside of the jacket has an inappropriate lighting. For safety, you could have used a white material, afterall most jackets like that have a separate lining material (white). Match your lighting. It is the key to believable manipulation.

nice!!!!! you got me.

Hi alexxie,
Find below the following comments:
- Points 1 & 2: You need to follow the weave pattern as it would be on the original sweater. Point 1 should have horizontal weaves not vertical in your replacement. (I am guessing you used the healing brush tool). Point 2 should have vertical weaves instead of diagonal.

- Point 3 is too dark. Detail is important.

Well done.

Nice job. My own reservations are:
1. What is the general theme of this concept? In a nutshell, "WHAT ARE YOU SELLING?"
2. Maybe it is because I am a colourist in video but when the skintone of humans is unrealistic, it is a total turn off. Yes I know you want a cooler tone for the image but you could make the skintone warmer. It is photoshop and possibilities are endless.
Well done!!!

Hey CGKing. If it is that pressing, you could stop over at the office anytime for a few tips.
N.B: Why do you want to do compositing in Avid?

@ poster, Very nice. I think the final image is a bit too dark. That's why Gamine couldn't appreciate the head removal/replacement.
Others could try fixing horns growing out of the guy's head and probably a third eye on his forehead.

Nice slim. Your designs have this dark edge to them. What about your animation skills? Do you animate these nice models? I mean for TV?

This is the first thread that has impressed me until the anticlimax. Well done guys. I really hope to do work with you guys.

It is a fair camera and uses mini dv tapes solely. You will need a deck ($3000-$4000) because if you use the camera to capture footage, it shortens its life span by about half. I would suggest sticking to a hard disk based camera.

wilsonhaze is one individual that always impresses me. I am not saying this from an "internet" perspective. We have worked together on several projects and more to come and he has the right attitude. I want to implore Nairalanders to watch this genius grow to the top.
Nice one bro!

Canopus Edius really had a wonderful introduction into the NLE business as they were one of the first to incorporate hardware acceleration with HDV sources via their NX cards. They are pretty good and even the software only version can provide fairly decent realtime playback. But the parent company had issues and was acquired by Grassvalley and I honestly cannot guarantee their future in the NLE business. It is not an NLE I can advise as a primary system and it lacks 3rd party support (plugins and all)
Adobe premiere is a more comfortable way to go. Adobe is one of the biggest multimedia software companies that exist right now (Their acquisition of Macromedia should tell you that). I think they have the widest 3rd party support. But what the hell! Most people use the pirated versions of these NLEs so you don't have much to lose.
N.B: Don't categorise after effects with premiere or Edius because it is a compositing app, not an editing app.

zPilxel, if you be teacher you go tough oh! You call an Alienware desktop an easy model? Na wah oh. I think you should set an easier model. Maybe a simple mobile phone so modelling should take 1-2 hours. Like stiyke said, I don't think you should commit people to too much work just for bragging rights. I would really love to meet the contestants.

@slimworks, I would really wish to see that battle and you in the centre of it. One more thing: WHy are you insulting our work in Nigeria when you have made no effort to make them better? Let us see your work!

Bishop, I advise you should do some sort of internship over there in SA.

As long as you have the rights to duplicate the movies, you need dvd authoring software. The number of movies you can put on a single DVD disc (in DVD player format) depends on both the bitrate and the video frame size. The less the bitrate, the more movies you can put on the DVD but it is at the expense of quality.