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As many of you are aware, this winter, I embarked on a project to bring together the best underwater cave diving videos in the world. Mostly amateur, but some professional. I chose a marvelous site called Stage6.com. Unfortunately, Stage6 ran into some difficulty and had to be shut down...

So here is a question to some of you more advanced shooters. Why do we insist on white balance? What purpose does it serve? As closely as I can tell, the main purpose of white balancing a video camera is to prevent the camera from over saturating and clipping any particular color channel...

Now I'm no video expert, though I do my fair share of working with HD, SD, and CrapD files. But people, PLEASE do yourself a favor. If your camera has Auto White Balance, turn it OFF. And if you can't turn it off, Ebay your camera! :) We all know that trying to white balance your camera to...

In looking at some of the videos posted, I thought I would share a version of some of the color correction I am doing on a current project. This video shows the subtle, and sometimes NOT so subtle amounts of color correction that happen scene by scene when correcting video...

It's late and I can't sleep, so I thought I'd offer a post detailing some posting work I am doing with a member here on SB. In this modern world of HDV (which should be dead in a year or two with AVCHD taking it's place) editing has gotten more difficult and costly. Those who need to edit...

I was made aware of an upcoming meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 concerning the Wakulla Springs area. A group is trying to expand the area of the map that defines Wakulla Springs. The initial information that came out was from Madeleinie Carr. It was as follows: I emailed her and asked...

*** Attention Wakulla Area Divers *** The Wakulla County Dive Club will meet this Saturday evening Feb 2, 2008 Please join us for our fourth General Meeting! Meeting to be held at St. Teresa Church Saturday, February 2, 2007 at 5pm (St. Teresa Church is at the corner of Highway...

*** Attention Wakulla Area Divers *** The Wakulla County Dive Club will meet this Saturday evening Jan. 5, 2008 Please join us for our third General Meeting! Meeting to be held at St. Teresa Church Saturday, January 5, 2007 at 5pm (St. Teresa Church is at the corner of Highway...

So I've been trying to get a cold day in a Florida spring for a while now. Hoping to test my drysuit undergarments in a proper environment. While speaking to a friend, he noted that his pool was now COLD. I asked how cold and he said he'd go check the thermometer. "Fifty Five" he says...

For those of you who do not frequent the Deco Stop, I have been working with some Polish cave divers to publish their videos on a site with good bandwidth. I took this on because these are some of the best videos of North Florida caves I have ever seen, and the authors were not trying to make...

Is there any way to ignore a particular forum or group of forums?

I have worked with video for a long time. Never have I been more frustrted trying to get something simple done. No matter WHAT export settings I try to use, I cannot get them to upload. The site says to use DrDivx if you are having trouble. Then takes you to a site that doesn't exist. I...

Announcing the Wakulla County Dive Club For the last several months, several divers in Wakulla County Florida and surrounding areas have been nurturing a vision to open more local diving areas. Many people are familiar with areas like Cherokee Sink, but there is so much more available in...

Not sure if the WKPP guys are back from Europe yet, so I'll ask this here for now. Do any of you have the skinny on making drop weights? I know the one's I saw were basically hard lead weights with a snapbolt attached somehow and shrinkwrap tape. But has anyone made one of these or have a...

*** Attention Wakulla Area Divers *** The Wakulla County Dive Club will meet this evening Dec. 3, 2007 Please join us for our second General Meeting! Meeting to be held at St. Teresa Church Monday, December 3, 2007 at 7pm (St. Teresa Church is at the corner of Highway 98 and Renwinkle...

Does anyone know offhand if any of the Alabama or Georgia quarries operate through the winter? I need some cold water dives this winter to check some gear. Thanks.

Anyone going to the DUI shindig? Neither of my buddies can make it and I need a dive buddy.

It's been some years since GI3 proclaimed the Weezle crap, and the DUI 400g as the clear choice for WKPP (and by association DIR) diving. I am curious to know if people still feel this is the case. In looking at things, it appears that the older DUI suits were using Thinsulate Type C. It...

While not strictly a DIR question, it is borne out of some DIR literature I read regarding undergarments. One one hand, the DIR literature cautions against wearing wool next to the skin because of it's poor wicking characteristics. On the other hand is literature from Smartwool, Wigwam...

*** Attention Wakulla Area Divers *** Announcing the formation of the Wakulla County Dive Club A group of local divers have formed the Wakulla County Dive Club, for the purposes of drawing those who love the sport together to: 1. Promote safe participation in recreational SCUBA diving...