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# 16 27-02-2003 , 03:43 PM

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For the most part, VHS is the standard.. anywhere you send your VHS, people will be able to view it on their VCR. DVD is slowly coming into the scene as acceptable to send demo reels, but not all companies allow them. Best thing to do is find out what the company you're sending your reel to, is asking for.

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# 17 27-02-2003 , 07:33 PM

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In general, VHS is the best way to go. DVD might be ok, but there is no guarantee that whoever is viewing the reel has easy access to a DVD player. Check with whomever you are sending your reel to. Many studios will ONLY look at VHS; some are more flexible.

If you do decide to go with a DVD, make sure it works flawlessly on a variety of set-top boxes. The last thing you want to send out is an unreadable disc. And, unless you're going for a interface designer position, make the menu navigation as simple and as fast as possible. People want to see your animation/modeling reel, not your DVD authoring skills. user added image

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# 18 27-02-2003 , 07:57 PM

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Yep... And don't forget the compatibility issues with home made DVDs. The jungle of standars is... hmm... can't even describe it user added image

DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM.... it's sick user added image

Best bet would be a real DVD-ROM but that will cost... don't know how much though...

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# 19 27-02-2003 , 08:29 PM

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From my experience with having both a DVD+r abd a DVD-R, DVD+R seems to work in alot more Dvd Players.
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# 20 27-02-2003 , 11:05 PM

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According to statistics on some well-informed website I've seen, DVD-R and DVD+R tend to each work on around 80% of set-top players out there. Some players are better with one than the other.

This is most of the reason that studios don't like DVD submissions.

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# 21 03-03-2003 , 05:40 AM

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how do you get a demo reel from maya to a vhs ??

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# 22 03-03-2003 , 08:23 AM

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I personally would create a DV avi and send it out to my camcoder and let it take care of the D/A conversion. Hook it up with my VHS recorder and voila user added image

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# 23 03-03-2003 , 11:33 AM

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You could also load the .avi into somthing like AVID, the hook up the VCR to the computer and record away. user added image

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# 24 03-03-2003 , 02:11 PM

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KBrown,

Thats exacltly what I do, I put it on my GL-1 and record it onto VHS thru a VCR. Woks pretty good!
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# 25 03-03-2003 , 02:22 PM

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GL1... Isn't that the NTSC version of XL1? I have the XL1s (PAL) user added image

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# 26 03-03-2003 , 03:44 PM

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Well, The Gl1 can be pal or ntsc depending on where you are. The Xl1 model is like the Big brother of the GL1. its like 4 grand here, and the GL1 or GL2, is about 2700. its alot smaller, but still has good video quality and still has frame mode! user added image

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