It was an amazing trip. Rachel and I have both came to the conclusions that the stigmas regarding New York from the “old days” are still around, at least where we live. We felt safe at all times, and only saw a handful of homeless. I saw many people out trying to help the homeless. They seem to have people on every block asking for donations.
The first day we arrived late in the day due to plane delays, so we just walked around a little bit and ate dinner. Our hotel, the Marriott Marquis is located right in the heart of Times Square. We could see a sliver of the new years ball from our hotel room.
Enjoy the slideshow containing all of our pictures from the trip!
I’ve restarted this adventure I started over 3 years ago, by working full force on season 1 of ROX again. I was working on 2 seasons and I believe I got way over my head. There were just too many problems to handle at once.
I started over the weekend by transferring what I only had on VHS onto my computer. I then worked several hours on the first episode of season 1, Special Mish-Mosh Episode.
One of the reasons I had abruptly quit working on the series was the amount of heat damage (i believe) associated with many of the episodes. I tried to correct this issue using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Sony Vegas, but only came up with juvenile results. I started posting questions and viewing others’ questions on a forum that specializes in just these sorts of things, videohelp.com. It has helped tremendously.
I have uploaded 1 minute segments of episode 8, so you can see the differences made. This episode had a vast array of problems, from over saturation, to needing color correction in the worst of ways and needing some sharpening. All of these fixes added together make for a “better end product” I believe. I still have some work to do on the audio, as I want to normalize the volume and filter it to remove tape hiss, etc.
I’ll leave that up to you though, please let me know what you think.
Living, learning and searching for where I belong in life. This blog chronicles the ups and downs of my life. From home improvement, my never ending job search, parenthood, education to running a small business. I'm a student of all, but a master of none. If you have a question, I might have an answer for you, or know where you can find it. Magic is my middle name, Btown is my home, and knowledge is what I'm always seeking.
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