HXR-MC1 Sample clip. at DVinfo.net

Alister Chapman · September 3rd, 2009, 10:11 AM

Here is a little short I put together using a PDW-700 and a couple of HXR-MC1 mini cams.

YouTube - The Great War Display Team. Shot with PDW-700 and HXR-MC1P

Chris Hurd · September 3rd, 2009, 10:22 AM

Wow, great work Alister! Thanks for sharing this. It's really nice to see these guys in the air, although twenty-somethings in the cockpits with leather caps would have been a tad more historically accurate. Not a serious complaint, though -- it's wonderful to see these machines flying. Much appreciated,

Alister Chapman · September 3rd, 2009, 10:48 AM

Given that some of the aircraft are replicas I think there are a few instances where the pilots are older than the planes. You are quite right however that in the Great War many of the pilots were teenagers.

Duane Adam · October 15th, 2009, 09:44 AM

Alister,

Your video seems to play better/smoother than most internet videos. Can you share how it was rendered? (Resolution, frame rate etc.) It really is superb work.

Alister Chapman · October 18th, 2009, 02:14 PM

Hi Duane.

It was shot at 50i 1920x1080 then de-interlaced (I normally shop progressive) and encoded as a Quick Time .mov using H264 compression at 4Mb/s 1280x720, then uploaded to YouTube. One of the secrets is to have a clean image with low noise.

Duane Adam · October 21st, 2009, 02:05 PM

Thanks Alister, I'll try that sequence. I have a feeling my embedded flash players are more choppy than the Youtube or Vimeo players.

Marcus Martell · November 19th, 2009, 05:03 AM

Awesome footage, have you ever tryed the GOPROHD or CONTOURHD 1080p helmetcams?

Your footage is very pro!

thx

September 3rd, 2009, 10:11 AM	#1
Alister Chapman Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,963	HXR-MC1 Sample clip. Here is a little short I put together using a PDW-700 and a couple of HXR-MC1 mini cams. YouTube - The Great War Display Team. Shot with PDW-700 and HXR-MC1P __________________ Alister Chapman, Cameraman/Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.ingenioustv.co.uk http://www.wild-weather.com http://www.xdcam-user.com

September 3rd, 2009, 10:22 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 23,172 Images: 513	Wow, great work Alister! Thanks for sharing this. It's really nice to see these guys in the air, although twenty-somethings in the cockpits with leather caps would have been a tad more historically accurate. Not a serious complaint, though -- it's wonderful to see these machines flying. Much appreciated, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DV Info Net Sponsors \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

September 3rd, 2009, 10:48 AM	#3
Alister Chapman Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,963	Given that some of the aircraft are replicas I think there are a few instances where the pilots are older than the planes. You are quite right however that in the Great War many of the pilots were teenagers. __________________ Alister Chapman, Cameraman/Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.ingenioustv.co.uk http://www.wild-weather.com http://www.xdcam-user.com

October 18th, 2009, 02:14 PM	#5
Alister Chapman Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,963	Hi Duane. It was shot at 50i 1920x1080 then de-interlaced (I normally shop progressive) and encoded as a Quick Time .mov using H264 compression at 4Mb/s 1280x720, then uploaded to YouTube. One of the secrets is to have a clean image with low noise. __________________ Alister Chapman, Cameraman/Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.ingenioustv.co.uk http://www.wild-weather.com http://www.xdcam-user.com

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October 15th, 2009, 09:44 AM	#4
Duane Adam New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 22	Alister, Your video seems to play better/smoother than most internet videos. Can you share how it was rendered? (Resolution, frame rate etc.) It really is superb work.

October 21st, 2009, 02:05 PM	#6
Duane Adam New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 22	Thanks Alister, I'll try that sequence. I have a feeling my embedded flash players are more choppy than the Youtube or Vimeo players.

November 19th, 2009, 05:03 AM	#7
Marcus Martell Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 507	Awesome footage, have you ever tryed the GOPROHD or CONTOURHD 1080p helmetcams? Your footage is very pro! thx