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Apple Mac Editing Suite & HD Underwater Camera Equipment
Apple Mac Editing Suite & HD Underwater Camera Equipment
Liquid Media HD Underwater Productions
Is based in Mae Haad near the Songserm Pier, Our office with its central location makes it easy for customers leaving the island to view and purchase their dive video souvenir's before departure. It's also very close to the Beach, Bars and several Popular Restaurants, easy access for an after edit beer at sunset.
Using the latest Apple Macintosh Computers with a Mac network, large storage space on or hard drives , file exchange and distribution is made simple and easy even between PC user's. Combined with Final Cut Pro Studio or Adobe Premier, trainees gain knowledge of incredibly powerful and user-friendly editing suites, which are used throughout the film and Broadcast industries. Our preference leans towards Final Cut Pro because it's more widely used, which we have been using for the last 12 years. The office editing suite has Air-conditioning, Camera Servicing Equipment Room, bright, a beach view, Free Wifi Internet, free coffee or Tea and has several Bungalow Beach Resorts close by where are trainees can stay for very reasonable rates.
At Liquid Media we believe that in this day and age, trainees should be not just masters of the Camera, but should also right from the beginning get to grips with computer editing. And this is evident by just watching our daily videos; solid camera skills and a good working knowledge of post-production go hand in hand together and should be contained within the same course and not split just to make more money from you.
HD1080i & 3CCD Broadcast Standard Underwater Video Equipment Sony High Definition Cameras with Gates Housings. We are using both file based Sony HD Cameras and HDV cameras with a big viewfinder window making the Camera LCD easy to see, even from wide viewing angles. The Housing is small and compact, perfect for the fast pace which is need to film our daily resort videos, yet produces Big HD images. Combined with Gates Premium line of distortion-free Ports provides the clearest, sharpest images for all projects including Promotional videos. With full access to Manual Controls including White Balance, Tele Macro, Exposure, Shutter Speed and AE Shift, customers are always amazed when they see just how clear and colourful their videos turn out. DSLR Film makers Although we are mainly using Sony Video Cameras with Gates housings, we do get a lot of DSLR film makers coming through and have lots of experience using DSLR. We don't currently stock them ourselves but if you wish and have your own equipment it is possible to do you course with your own Camera and housing. We have extensive experience with Canon 7d and 5d mkii cameras and can advise you on the best brands of housings to get the most from your equipment setup. Green Force HID Squid Lights. Long Known in Europe as a sturdy and flexible lighting system, long burn times, aluminum light head construction and nearly indestructible bulbs. Perfect for Night Dive videos and incredible for filming critters hiding in small cracks resulting in true colour with no nasty video noise or banding. Liquid Media is the only production company on Koh Tao where you can experience and learn about lighting. Ports or Lenses, The Best Camera in the world can’t make up for poor optics. Flat Ports, these ports contain a single, flat, uncorrected element. The field of view becomes narrowed underwater, subject to the same refraction as a diver looking through a mask. Flat Ports allow full camera zoom and diopters maybe used to increase the magnification of a small or macro subject.
Fathom Wide-angle ports costing more then some of the competition video housings are constructed of an aluminum shell and coated glass elements that provide the sharpest, clearest underwater images possible. Field of view is approximately 70 to 90 degrees depending on the camera port combination. Designed specifically for underwater use, free from distortion and are very high resolution and ideal for underwater TV productions.
