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5d video of Longwood Gardens · January 25th, 2009, 12:10 PM

Elizabeth Lowrey · January 25th, 2009, 12:34 PM

Very nice! Thanks so much for sharing that.

Where is Longwood Gardens, BTW?

Julius Tan · January 25th, 2009, 12:38 PM

As usual, an amazing video spurned out by a Canon 5D MKII.

It makes me work more just to own one. Thanks for sharing anyway.

Dee Joslin · January 25th, 2009, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elizabeth Lowrey

Very nice! Thanks so much for sharing that.

Where is Longwood Gardens, BTW?

Longwood Gardens is near Philadelphia.

Jon Fairhurst · January 25th, 2009, 01:21 PM

Hi Dee,

You've captured some gorgeous shots in this video. I especially liked the rotating tree.

I think your final render is over compressed though. It's only ~100 MB for ~4 minutes.

If you look at your opening shot, the bricks on the driveway have detail in some areas, but not in others. The first fountain shot has a similar look in the background trees. These artifacts remind me of what I've seen from the D90 - and why it's worth the extra bucks to get the 5D. I would guess that your original files didn't have these artifacts.

Vimeo allows encoding of up to 5,000 mbps. We had better luck with 4,000 mbps. The 5,000 mbps files were hard for some PCs to decode smoothly.

With your style of videography, you deserve the best output quality you can get. You might try higher bit rates and see if the end quality doesn't improve.

All the best,

Dee Joslin · January 25th, 2009, 02:39 PM

For some reason the Vimeo encode doesn't look well. I'll encode again. I think the Exposureroom version looks better.

5D Mark ll @ Longwood Gardens By Dwight Joslin On ExposureRoom

Jay Bloomfield · January 25th, 2009, 02:47 PM

I visited Longwood Gardens for New Years 2008 and was most impressed with the outdoor tree lights. Your outdoor video shots of the tree lights are incredible. This is a perfect example of how well the video in the 5D MKII performs when lighting conditions are challenging.

Dee Joslin · January 26th, 2009, 08:35 PM

Thanks. It really is great for photography and video capture. I red-did the encode and the best one to view is

5D Mark ll @ Longwood Gardens By Dwight Joslin On ExposureRoom

January 25th, 2009, 01:21 PM	#5
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	Hi Dee, You've captured some gorgeous shots in this video. I especially liked the rotating tree. I think your final render is over compressed though. It's only ~100 MB for ~4 minutes. If you look at your opening shot, the bricks on the driveway have detail in some areas, but not in others. The first fountain shot has a similar look in the background trees. These artifacts remind me of what I've seen from the D90 - and why it's worth the extra bucks to get the 5D. I would guess that your original files didn't have these artifacts. Vimeo allows encoding of up to 5,000 mbps. We had better luck with 4,000 mbps. The 5,000 mbps files were hard for some PCs to decode smoothly. With your style of videography, you deserve the best output quality you can get. You might try higher bit rates and see if the end quality doesn't improve. All the best, __________________ Jon Fairhurst

January 25th, 2009, 02:39 PM	#6
Dee Joslin Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Scranton, PA. Posts: 91	For some reason the Vimeo encode doesn't look well. I'll encode again. I think the Exposureroom version looks better. 5D Mark ll @ Longwood Gardens By Dwight Joslin On ExposureRoom __________________ "There are 10 types of people in the world: Those that understand binary, and those that don't!"

January 26th, 2009, 08:35 PM	#8
Dee Joslin Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Scranton, PA. Posts: 91	Thanks. It really is great for photography and video capture. I red-did the encode and the best one to view is 5D Mark ll @ Longwood Gardens By Dwight Joslin On ExposureRoom __________________ "There are 10 types of people in the world: Those that understand binary, and those that don't!"

January 25th, 2009, 12:34 PM	#2
Elizabeth Lowrey Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Milton, FL Posts: 27	Very nice! Thanks so much for sharing that. Where is Longwood Gardens, BTW?

January 25th, 2009, 12:38 PM	#3
Julius Tan Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cebu Philippines Posts: 69	As usual, an amazing video spurned out by a Canon 5D MKII. It makes me work more just to own one. Thanks for sharing anyway.

January 25th, 2009, 02:47 PM	#7
Jay Bloomfield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Voorheesville, NY Posts: 433	I visited Longwood Gardens for New Years 2008 and was most impressed with the outdoor tree lights. Your outdoor video shots of the tree lights are incredible. This is a perfect example of how well the video in the 5D MKII performs when lighting conditions are challenging.