Looking for Video Studio Lighting help

I am fairly new to Final Cut and the whole video production thing and I need some direction for purchasing and setting up lighting for studio production. I know this is probably not the place for this discussion but I figure there are several people who would know of a better forum for this discussion and might be willing to pass on some links.
I am doing interview/documentary type work and need to light individual subjects to small groups (5-6 people at a time) in a small studio environment.
Thanks,
-Matt

http://www.3drender.com/light/3point.html
this site loks like a good quick tutorial on lighting. doing multiple subjects is a little harder to set up but similar in concept. You need a main light to light your subject(s) a dimmier light on the other side to remove shadows and then a rear or back light to pull your person from the background and make them pop out abit. Set it up to almost make a halo effect on the crown of their head.
you seem to realise how import lighting is. practice your set ups a few times so you can get your best lighting.
i have done the econo set up and bought 2 cheap painter lights with diff. watt bulbs and one with a dimmer, then i use a small spot light for the back light. Then when i want to have proff. lighting i go to the renatl store and get a 3 point kit

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then i erased the whole thing, and used the Mac OS X 10.5 install DVD that came with my mom's iMac (still happens)
This is not recommended. The install disks that come with specific Mac models do not necessarily install the same things or do all the error checks that the retail Leopard installer disk does. (It is also a violation of the software license to install it on another Mac.) If you want a trouble-free, supported installation of Leopard, use only the retail installer or a disk specifically intended for your exact Mac model.

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I'm looking for a utility that can produce thumbnails of
videos that my clients upload. Java or whatever will work on a
Windows server platform. Free, pay, whatever. It has to handle wmv,
mov, mpg, avi, etc., or perhaps there's a few different utilities
that will cover all the various types.

I've been using
ffmpeg and it works great.
HTH

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