Letus Flip + XL2 HELP!!!!!

Jeff McElroy · March 13th, 2006, 08:13 PM

You can select 24p “advanced” (2:3:3:2) in the menu/camera setup submenu.
It changes the display on the LCD to an orange color.

Eniola Akintoye · March 14th, 2006, 03:00 AM

I love this site!.

Thanks Jeff. I will try that in some few minutes.

Eniola Akintoye · March 14th, 2006, 07:21 PM

By the way, what do you guys think about the clip itself and can someone please send me a link that I can upload footages so that every one can see it?

It seems there's something wrong with Putfile.

Any comments please?

Declan Smith · March 15th, 2006, 07:18 PM

You may want to take a look at this neat bit of software for slow motion.

http://www.goodervideo.com

Instead of just slowing the frame rate down, it will reconstruct intermediate frames. I have found the best results are to film in interlaced (50i as I am in PAL land), then use combustion to de-interlace into frames (halving the speed), and then using this software. You could just use the software though!

Eniola Akintoye · March 16th, 2006, 04:21 PM

Declan,
That is such a nice add-on to my slow mo plugins. Thanks. I see in their test footage how they use the software to reconstruct lost frames.

I found out that putting the shutter speed at 1/48th is not ideal thereby causing the strobing effects in my shots. So this brings the question, if 1/48th shutter speed is the industry standard when shooting on 35mm film camera, can I still go up to 1/120 +?.

I am sure some of us has noticed this also while shooting, if you pass in front of your camera and you are previewing on an external monitor, the whole area your camera is point at becomes brighter.

What's the reason for this please?

Richard Hunter · March 16th, 2006, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eniola Akintoye

Declan,
I am sure some of us has noticed this also while shooting, if you pass in front of your camera and you are previewing on an external monitor, the whole area your camera is point at becomes brighter.

What's the reason for this please?

Hi Eniola. This is what can happen when you use Auto exposure. You can avoid it by selecting manual exposure or by using the Exposure Lock button. There is a similar (sort of) effect on the focus if you are using auto-focus and somebody walks past. Again, you can avoid this by slecting manual focus.

Richard

Eniola Akintoye · March 20th, 2006, 09:44 PM

Richard, I selected the exposure lock but nothing came up.

I also think the issue is also an interlace problem.
How do I de-interlace the footage?

Richard Hunter · March 21st, 2006, 08:16 PM

Hi Eniola. When you say "nothing came up", what exactly do you mean? The viewfinder should have an indicator that confirms the exposure lock is on. Are you not seeing this?

Regarding deinterlacing the footage, I'm not sure what software you are using for editing, but it should have an option to deinterlace. However, if your footage is progressive NTSC, what you need to look for is how to apply the correct pulldown.

Richard

March 15th, 2006, 07:18 PM	#19
Declan Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gloucestershire, UK Posts: 187	Slow Motion You may want to take a look at this neat bit of software for slow motion. http://www.goodervideo.com Instead of just slowing the frame rate down, it will reconstruct intermediate frames. I have found the best results are to film in interlaced (50i as I am in PAL land), then use combustion to de-interlace into frames (halving the speed), and then using this software. You could just use the software though!

March 13th, 2006, 08:13 PM	#16
Jeff McElroy Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 91	You can select 24p “advanced” (2:3:3:2) in the menu/camera setup submenu. It changes the display on the LCD to an orange color.

March 14th, 2006, 03:00 AM	#17
Eniola Akintoye Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Duluth GA Posts: 238	I love this site!. Thanks Jeff. I will try that in some few minutes.

March 14th, 2006, 07:21 PM	#18
Eniola Akintoye Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Duluth GA Posts: 238	By the way, what do you guys think about the clip itself and can someone please send me a link that I can upload footages so that every one can see it? It seems there's something wrong with Putfile. Any comments please?

March 16th, 2006, 04:21 PM	#20
Eniola Akintoye Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Duluth GA Posts: 238	Declan, That is such a nice add-on to my slow mo plugins. Thanks. I see in their test footage how they use the software to reconstruct lost frames. I found out that putting the shutter speed at 1/48th is not ideal thereby causing the strobing effects in my shots. So this brings the question, if 1/48th shutter speed is the industry standard when shooting on 35mm film camera, can I still go up to 1/120 +?. I am sure some of us has noticed this also while shooting, if you pass in front of your camera and you are previewing on an external monitor, the whole area your camera is point at becomes brighter. What's the reason for this please?

March 20th, 2006, 09:44 PM	#22
Eniola Akintoye Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Duluth GA Posts: 238	Richard, I selected the exposure lock but nothing came up. I also think the issue is also an interlace problem. How do I de-interlace the footage?

March 21st, 2006, 08:16 PM	#23
Richard Hunter Trustee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lipa City Batangas, Philippines Posts: 1,110	Hi Eniola. When you say "nothing came up", what exactly do you mean? The viewfinder should have an indicator that confirms the exposure lock is on. Are you not seeing this? Regarding deinterlacing the footage, I'm not sure what software you are using for editing, but it should have an option to deinterlace. However, if your footage is progressive NTSC, what you need to look for is how to apply the correct pulldown. Richard