New Member - Again.

It is nice to see everyone again. I have to say that I've missed the place.

WileE

WilEEE! Welcome back. Good to have you aboard mate!

Howdy, again!

Omegaman wrote:WilEEE! Welcome back. Good to have you aboard mate!

Thanks OMan. I hope things are going well for you. I like the look here.

WileE

MandoSquirrel wrote:Howdy, again!

Thanks MS. Congrats on the future Gibson Oval A. IMHO those are THE coolest mandos. The oval Fs are pretty cool too and maybe a little more "upscale" but the oval As are the best.

WileE

Hey WileE! Glad to see you here.

Thanks WileEEE,

You take the cake for coolest avatar. Well Portland Rain's dog is a close one, but this one is a feel good avvie. PR's kinda scares me. Afraid I'll get bit thru the screen actually. Thanks again for the well wishes.

The other "O"

WileE wrote:

Omegaman wrote:WilEEE! Welcome back. Good to have you aboard mate!

Thanks OMan. I hope things are going well for you. I like the look here.

WileE

Welcome WileE, know exactly how you felt about missing the place.

WileE,

Welcome aboard. Glad to see you made it over this way.

Tele wrote:Hey WileE! Glad to see you here.

Thanks Tele. How do you like that new Zoom HD recorder?

Oh yeah, congratulations on the new house.

Tom Bombadil wrote:Welcome WileE, know exactly how you felt about missing the place.

Hi TB/FP. I have to say that I don't recall the Tom Bombadil character but I read the books a long time ago. In looking it up though, it is a shame that he wasn't included in the movies.

Oh well, I'm looking forward to hearing how the Aga works. My wife has wanted one for years.

MLT wrote:WileE,

Welcome aboard. Glad to see you made it over this way.

Hi MLT. How have you been?

Thanks O. Your avatar is cool too. I like the size of them in this forum - nice and clear.

Omegaman wrote:Thanks WileEEE,

You take the cake for coolest avatar. Well Portland Rain's dog is a close one, but this one is a feel good avvie. PR's kinda scares me. Afraid I'll get bit thru the screen actually. Thanks again for the well wishes.

The other "O"

WileE wrote:

Omegaman wrote:WilEEE! Welcome back. Good to have you aboard mate!

Thanks OMan. I hope things are going well for you. I like the look here.

WileE

WileE wrote:

Tele wrote:Hey WileE! Glad to see you here.

Thanks Tele. How do you like that new Zoom HD recorder?

Oh yeah, congratulations on the new house.

Thanks WileE.

The Q3 HD is good. The only issue is the included "Handyshare" software they include for PC/Mac. If you use it even to only edit the video for length (which is all I usually do) The video and audio will be out of sync when you upload to YouTube or whatever else. That means I have to edit on the camera itself, and I've lost a few really good takes because I pushed the wrong button at the right time. Really, three of the best tales I had got eaten because I had to edit on the camera. I'm hoping that Zoom issues a fix in a software update, but I'm not holding my breath. You still need VERY GOOD lighting (I dont care what anyone says) in order for the HD to be it's best. That's true with any camera though.
I did rate it on American Musical Supply's website. Easy to find if you want to read it.

WileE wrote:

Tom Bombadil wrote:Welcome WileE, know exactly how you felt about missing the place.

Hi TB/FP. I have to say that I don't recall the Tom Bombadil character but I read the books a long time ago. In looking it up though, it is a shame that he wasn't included in the movies.

Oh well, I'm looking forward to hearing how the Aga works. My wife has wanted one for years.

Tom would have been very difficult to portray correctly and taken up too much valuable time needed for the main story to be told. Heck as it is the extended versions are 3, 3.5 and 4 hours long as it it. Jen and I have a LOTR day about twice a year, start to finish only stopping for food and other necessities and to be honest we wish they were longer. But most people don't feel this way. < grin >

Yeah same here about the AGA. Jen is like a little kid waiting for her birthday concerning the AGA. I'll try and take a couple of pics during the install and of the finished stove and post em.

Tele wrote:

WileE wrote:

Tele wrote:Hey WileE! Glad to see you here.

Thanks Tele. How do you like that new Zoom HD recorder?

Oh yeah, congratulations on the new house.

Thanks WileE.

The Q3 HD is good. The only issue is the included "Handyshare" software they include for PC/Mac. If you use it even to only edit the video for length (which is all I usually do) The video and audio will be out of sync when you upload to YouTube or whatever else. That means I have to edit on the camera itself, and I've lost a few really good takes because I pushed the wrong button at the right time. Really, three of the best tales I had got eaten because I had to edit on the camera. I'm hoping that Zoom issues a fix in a software update, but I'm not holding my breath. You still need VERY GOOD lighting (I dont care what anyone says) in order for the HD to be it's best. That's true with any camera though.
I did rate it on American Musical Supply's website. Easy to find if you want to read it.

Well, that's not good. Have you tried it with any other editing software? And, did that problem exist with the non-HD version?

Tom Bombadil wrote:Tom would have been very difficult to portray correctly and taken up too much valuable time needed for the main story to be told. Heck as it is the extended versions are 3, 3.5 and 4 hours long as it it. Jen and I have a LOTR day about twice a year, start to finish only stopping for food and other necessities and to be honest we wish they were longer. But most people don't feel this way. < grin >

Yikes. I think I've watched the whole thing twice. I couldn't do it in one sitting though.

Hi Wilee! Good to see you again

PR

I was holding my breath until the Ides of March for the Forum to reform, and just 1 day later, lo and behold... it's finally here. Yeah!!!

My new Avatar is titled the Twisted Pair. I asked my wife if I could make them Triplets (using our tax refund), but she seems to have other ideas at the moment. Oh well, maybe next year! Hmm, maybe I can sneek that Zoom Q3HD in under her radar?

Glad to be back and to see so many of our old forum friends have returned. I looking forward to our continued chatter!

Welcome back Harry! Long time no see and good to have you aboard. I love the pair! Man we are cookin' up some avatars from hel*. This is great.

Omegaman wrote:Welcome back Harry! Long time no see and good to have you aboard. I love the pair! Man we are cookin' up some avatars from hel*. This is great.

Rinse, lather, repeat.

Hi Harry! Good to see you again.

PR

Hi Harry. Good to see you.

Whatever happened with that stomp box purchase?

WileE

WileE wrote:

Tele wrote:

WileE wrote:

Tele wrote:Hey WileE! Glad to see you here.

Thanks Tele. How do you like that new Zoom HD recorder?

Oh yeah, congratulations on the new house.

Thanks WileE.

The Q3 HD is good. The only issue is the included "Handyshare" software they include for PC/Mac. If you use it even to only edit the video for length (which is all I usually do) The video and audio will be out of sync when you upload to YouTube or whatever else. That means I have to edit on the camera itself, and I've lost a few really good takes because I pushed the wrong button at the right time. Really, three of the best tales I had got eaten because I had to edit on the camera. I'm hoping that Zoom issues a fix in a software update, but I'm not holding my breath. You still need VERY GOOD lighting (I dont care what anyone says) in order for the HD to be it's best. That's true with any camera though.
I did rate it on American Musical Supply's website. Easy to find if you want to read it.

Well, that's not good. Have you tried it with any other editing software? And, did that problem exist with the non-HD version?

Nope. The SD versiom worked great. I'm sure it has more to do with YouTube than Zoom, but the Q3HD has been out for months and no software update from them as of yet. It's aggravating because editing on the camera is a easy way to completely loose the take. I havent tried any other software because I dont want to deal with more software. It's really a matter of working around it for now. Copy the files to my PC unedited, so I dont loose the take if I hit the wrong button while editing on the camera, edit on the camera and hope like hell I dont have to do it again. It seems everyone is aware of the software issue except Zoom. Or at least they havent addressed it yet. I'm sure it's affecting their sales. Who wants to deal with it when (I'm guessing) 90% of the people buying them are using them to upload music to youtube and related sites? I still would have bought it if I had known about the issue, I just wouldnt have lost so many good takes.

And Hey Harry! Great to see you here!

Tele, isn't one of the main advantages of the Q3HD (vs the Q3 of old) is the ability to "input" an external audio source? Is that what you do, or do you just use its on-board mics? Seems like if you are using the on-board mics you should not have any editing problems.

And thanks for sending me the email about this new forum!
-Harry