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There is no way I would ever test it on a real person for the first time. I'm gonna do it on the ground or something.

I didn't really understand that. 18 GA leads? Nichorme wire? Here is a little step by step thing I'm gonna make, to see if I understand. 1.I take a wire and wrap it around the - side. 2.I take 2 inches of nichrome wire and wrap it around the standard wire.(The - one) 3.Then I take another length of ...

Ok guys, I got a 6 volt battery, or so it says on it. It is fairly big. Its around 4.5 inches high, and around 5.5 inches wide. I think thats big enough. Yes, I am going to put some padding on the back off the metal plate.(Saftey First :D ) Ok, I might test tomorrow depending on the weather. Hope it...

I might go to the home depot tomorrow, so I might get a battery with enough power to set off the firecracker, some sort of wire that would work, a piece of wood with some nails, and a lead plate to put on the actor.

Ok, I finally think I am going to use squibs in my movies. But I have a few questions before I start testing. My friend has a bag full of firecrakers.(You light them, they blow up) OK, here goes what I think might work. 1.First you put a metal plate on the actor. (Safty first) 2.Then you take the fi...

Glad I can help.

Ya Grant, I also picked up the smoke from the fuse. But if you ignited the squib with a igniter, there wouldn't be smoke right?

Try TMPGEnc 2.5. I think you can get a demo of it somewhere. I know I have once converted a WMV to a MPEG 1 before. It should work fine.

OK, so if I bought one of those model rocket kits, I could use the igniter to set off the squib? How much do these model kits cost? If I did buy the model kit, does it already come with everthing I need to set off the squib? Is there alot of smoke when you do ignite the squib? And my last question, ...

I know this has been asked before, but how can I light up the squib with out lighting the fuse with flame? Would I need a little metal wire attached to the fuse, and the other end of the metal wire attched to the big battery? With the battery method, would it light the squib up right away?Someone pl...

I like it! It looked so real. How did you make the squib?

Lightwave-Newtek
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I have not really expiranced with blank firing guns yet, but the bullets getting jammed is probley because the inside of the gun is dirty. You should clean it, then see if they jam. And yes, it would be a really good idea if you got ear plugs. I heard around the net that these can really damage your...

Thanks, got it.

OK. I made some shells (2) flying to the right in Lightwave 7.5. I used I think the Key Frame type of process. Where in the Cordinates you move the shell then by the timeline you click Create Key every time. Here's the question, How can I export the animation to AVI or something else?

As much as I don't know about animation, I want to learn how to use it. How long did it take for you users out there to learn it? I really liked the umbrella scene scene in "Chemical Ali.":D First I'm gonna screw around with some software. (Thats how I learn) I hope sooner or later, I'll l...

I know it doesn't come with a LCD screen. Who cares. Can't you connect a little external LCD screen via RCA ports? Thats what I would do. And what do you mean it shoots in Widescreen without the black bars? Is there a way you can put the black bars in?

Anybody got it? I've read the Specs for it and everything. Looks like my dream camcorder. So if anybody's got it, are you happy with it?(If it's a $3000 camcorder, or more, you better be) Does it shoot in real 16x9 mode?(AKA widescreen) I would really want this more than the Sony DCR-VX2000.

Thanks mark_essex_87, I got it. It's vary time consuming, but it's really worth it.

No. Adobe Premiere Pro is Adobe Premiere 7.0.(They call it Pro because its a new profesenal Editing Program.)Adobe Premiere 6.5 is the old version.

Ok. I found out how to add a text. But now I need to know how to cut the text to a certain time on the timeline. And how to make the title fade in, then fade out. Please, somebody help.

Anybody? I know most of you guys got After Effects.

I need help animating titles in Adobe After Effects 6.0. I do not know how to use this really good. All I can do is make a new project, import a clip, and mostly screw around with it then. I want to add a title, fading in, then fading out. Can somebody explain how to do this step by step? Thanks.

Anybody?

I need to know what software is out there to make beats for movies.(I've got Fruty Loops already) And hope it is easy to use. And hopefully free.