True 25p on XM-2 (GL2 PAL)?
 

Ok, so here's a discussion that has been going on on European boards for a while. It seems as if by switching the shutter speed on the XM-2 (the PAL version GL-2) to 1/25 while still in interlace mode will give you a true 25p image. To illustrate this I have these pictures online:

http://www.drachenauge.de/XM2-1-25.jpg

http://www.drachenauge.de/XM2-1-50.jpg

I think the difference is obvious. The problem in outdoor conditions is that you need a lot of ND filters because so much light is caught on the CCD. However, the look is great and nobody can tell me how it is technically achieved. Is this a true progressive mode?

Jan

The 1/25 image still isn't a true progressive image but due to the slower shutter speed the blur is enough that the interlacing appears to blend almost entirely. The 1/25 image sure does look better in the still shot and you will get a nice filmic look from the video as long as there isn't any fast action in the scene.

Are those shots yours, if so I like the lighting, it's quite eyecatching.

Sorry to say that the pictures are not by me but by a colleague. I don't think the blurring explanation does the job - the girls on the 1/25 frame are not blurred at all and still there are no interlace artifacts on them.

It could be a result of the 25fps and the 1/25 shutter speed being equal. The bottom line is it is still interlaced which is evident from the lines in the 1/25 shot. If it was true progressive there wouldn't be any lines at all.

I heard from someone else who saw these very pictures that since the only lines that exist are red it might well be an artifact of the DV compression.

" so here's a discussion that has been going on on European boards for a while "

Jan, what is the link to the european board ? Thanks

Progressive captures 1 frame at a time; frame mode captures 2 fields at almost the same time via rapid shutter and interpolation. Progressive is "cleaner."

Anyone know for sure, what settings on the XM2 will get the best "film look". i mean, shutter speed, exp, and so on?

Is it frame mode with 1/25 shutter? i supose it depends a lot on light and so on... anyone that has tested all modes, and played around on the xm2 a lot have a final thought on which gives the best look?

Thanks

<<<-- Originally posted by Charles King :
Jan, what is the link to the european board ? Thanks -->>>

The discussion I followed was in German so it probably won t be helpful to many of you but here it is:
http://216.127.95.21/47332

Thanks Jan