Various XDCAM EX posts from 2008

Paul Chiu · June 19th, 2008, 12:01 AM

this short 1080i video used the litepanels micro led light on hotshoe from about 4 feet from table with the micro's diffusion filter attached to led light.

the effect is what some on forum wanted with a medium level of softening.
similar to the effect between a zeiss softar 1 and 2 filter.

for products shots, this diffusion filter maybe too much.

http://www.vimeo.com/1196896

paul

Ronn Kilby · June 19th, 2008, 07:56 AM

I'm sure this link has already been listed somewhere herein before, but in case it's not, now it is.

http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowC...=1205831217039

Paul Chiu · June 22nd, 2008, 10:24 PM

Just got a Zylight Z90 and a Tekkeon MP3450 battery friday and ran it at daylight and full power on a fully charged battery.

after about 100-105 minutes at near full power, the lights went out. poofed!
lucky for me, i had the litepanels micro as backup, although the light from Zylight Z90 with the anton bauer softbox was so much more pleasing.

anyone has this battery and can share you run time?

paul

Mark Slocombe · June 24th, 2008, 02:53 PM

shot 720/25p, editing native, changed audio in some sequences to stereo pair, pulled all sequences into a new master seq, added some text graphics on top, when unrendered, audio goes out of synch after a graphic - just like a DV sequence..... but unlike a DV seq, where the audio is synched once rendered, this audio remains OOS in exported FCP ref file, and thus in WMV transcode in Episode.

Exported sequences' audio was not set to dual mono - would this have been the problem? Any other checks to ensure synch?

Alex Raskin · June 26th, 2008, 04:05 PM

:)

OK, I'm taking a delivery (probably one of the first?) of this Decklink HD Extreme capture card on Fri Jun 27th:

http://blackmagic-design.com/products/hd/

Will test it with Sony V1U over HDMI, as well as analog in.

If you have Sony EX1, join in and we'll test the HD-SDI route as well.

Green screen set up is ready, it'll be especially interesting to see how EX1's footage stands against V1U for keying.

Email me from this forum, or from here:

http://primehd.net/contact.htm

Cheers!

Mick Wilcomes · June 28th, 2008, 12:03 AM

Hi,
Would anybody have any ups on hotshoe 2 x extenders for the EX3 to increase zoom?
Cheers, Mick

Leonard Levy · July 7th, 2008, 11:28 PM

Does anyone know if the P+S mini adapter will work with an Ex-1?

By work - I mean does it have an achromat that is designed for the EX-1 lens and will stay sharp at wide open apertures.

Lenny Levy

Matt Burton · July 8th, 2008, 04:39 PM

I'm loving this cam at the moment.
http://www.vimeo.com/1274572

George Strother · July 11th, 2008, 08:09 PM

Just posted a new balanced and saturated PP in the Recipes sticky, for those that might want to give it a try.

Real Color 1 and Real Color 2 are color matrix settings to raise saturation to or near maximum while holding all vector angle as much as possible.

These settings give a fully saturated look without color shifts on my EX1. YMMV. Let me know how it works for you.

(It does not, unfortunately, address the reddish black problem)

John Peterson · July 13th, 2008, 09:16 PM

I am finally starting to use my new EX1 and I noticed that the first 30 minutes contained a lot of wavy footage when panning. I set everything to default and auto mode and noticed that the images waved when panning - even slow panning produced this. It happens sometimes when tilting but not as bad. Anyone know why.

I also noticed it here on this person's video:

http://hawaiigoesfishing.com/videos/hgf_103_ulua.mov

and this one's:

http://www.vimeo.com/1230454

Is it normal for the image to wave when you pan? Is there any way to set the camera to avoid it?

Could it be normal when OIS is on?

Also, when using Clip Browser, I can't find a setting to play all the clips in the preview window. Every time I start and stop the camera it creates a new clip folder that can only be played one at a time in Clip Browser as far as I can tell. That is really annoying.

John

Jason Bodnar · July 16th, 2008, 12:16 AM

Can someone with the Sony WA please post a screen gram of the EX1 full wide with and without the attached Sony WA...I have searched and have not found this, lots of discussion but no direct compare pics...If there is a thread I missed by all means just point me the right way.

Thanks!

John Gilmore · July 18th, 2008, 08:04 AM

Has anyone compared these?

Ray Bell · July 18th, 2008, 11:12 AM

might be of some interest....

http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowC...=1209376196252

Michael Rehfield · July 19th, 2008, 09:13 PM

I thought for sure I'd read some recipes for improved LCD settings on this board but can't seem to find them anywhere. Can anyone point me the right direction and/or repost?

Thanks.

Jonathan Bland · July 23rd, 2008, 09:08 AM

I'm not sure how this goes but I started another thread here:

http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=126358

and I need to get it sorted ASAP

Anyone want to take a shot at it?

June 19th, 2008, 12:01 AM	#106
Paul Chiu Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: new york Posts: 231	Samples using LitePanels Micro and diffusion filter this short 1080i video used the litepanels micro led light on hotshoe from about 4 feet from table with the micro's diffusion filter attached to led light. the effect is what some on forum wanted with a medium level of softening. similar to the effect between a zeiss softar 1 and 2 filter. for products shots, this diffusion filter maybe too much. http://www.vimeo.com/1196896 paul

June 19th, 2008, 07:56 AM	#107
Ronn Kilby Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fletcher Hills, CA Posts: 211	EX1 Tips From Sony UK I'm sure this link has already been listed somewhere herein before, but in case it's not, now it is. http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowC...=1205831217039

June 22nd, 2008, 10:24 PM	#108
Paul Chiu Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: new york Posts: 231	Zylight Z90 runtime on battery at full blast Just got a Zylight Z90 and a Tekkeon MP3450 battery friday and ran it at daylight and full power on a fully charged battery. after about 100-105 minutes at near full power, the lights went out. poofed! lucky for me, i had the litepanels micro as backup, although the light from Zylight Z90 with the anton bauer softbox was so much more pleasing. anyone has this battery and can share you run time? paul

June 24th, 2008, 02:53 PM	#109
Mark Slocombe Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 120	FCP audio synch shot 720/25p, editing native, changed audio in some sequences to stereo pair, pulled all sequences into a new master seq, added some text graphics on top, when unrendered, audio goes out of synch after a graphic - just like a DV sequence..... but unlike a DV seq, where the audio is synched once rendered, this audio remains OOS in exported FCP ref file, and thus in WMV transcode in Episode. Exported sequences' audio was not set to dual mono - would this have been the problem? Any other checks to ensure synch? __________________ Mark Slocombe, CreationVideo http://www.creationvideo.com

June 26th, 2008, 04:05 PM	#110
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	Do you have EX1 in NY/Northern NJ? Lets' jam! :) OK, I'm taking a delivery (probably one of the first?) of this Decklink HD Extreme capture card on Fri Jun 27th: http://blackmagic-design.com/products/hd/ Will test it with Sony V1U over HDMI, as well as analog in. If you have Sony EX1, join in and we'll test the HD-SDI route as well. Green screen set up is ready, it'll be especially interesting to see how EX1's footage stands against V1U for keying. Email me from this forum, or from here: http://primehd.net/contact.htm Cheers!

June 28th, 2008, 12:03 AM	#111
Mick Wilcomes Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Gold Coast, Tweed Heads Australia 2485 Posts: 29	Ex3 Hotshoe Adaptors Hi, Would anybody have any ups on hotshoe 2 x extenders for the EX3 to increase zoom? Cheers, Mick

July 7th, 2008, 11:28 PM	#112
Leonard Levy Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,684	Does P+S Mini work correctly with EX-1? Does anyone know if the P+S mini adapter will work with an Ex-1? By work - I mean does it have an achromat that is designed for the EX-1 lens and will stay sharp at wide open apertures. Lenny Levy

July 8th, 2008, 04:39 PM	#113
Matt Burton Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leeds uk Posts: 38	green-screen plus wobble board test promo I'm loving this cam at the moment. http://www.vimeo.com/1274572 __________________ Matt Burton www.donutshop.tv

July 11th, 2008, 08:09 PM	#114
George Strother Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 204	New Picture Profile in Recipes Just posted a new balanced and saturated PP in the Recipes sticky, for those that might want to give it a try. Real Color 1 and Real Color 2 are color matrix settings to raise saturation to or near maximum while holding all vector angle as much as possible. These settings give a fully saturated look without color shifts on my EX1. YMMV. Let me know how it works for you. (It does not, unfortunately, address the reddish black problem)

July 13th, 2008, 09:16 PM	#115
John Peterson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Monroe, NY Posts: 703	New User Questions I am finally starting to use my new EX1 and I noticed that the first 30 minutes contained a lot of wavy footage when panning. I set everything to default and auto mode and noticed that the images waved when panning - even slow panning produced this. It happens sometimes when tilting but not as bad. Anyone know why. I also noticed it here on this person's video: http://hawaiigoesfishing.com/videos/hgf_103_ulua.mov and this one's: http://www.vimeo.com/1230454 Is it normal for the image to wave when you pan? Is there any way to set the camera to avoid it? Could it be normal when OIS is on? Also, when using Clip Browser, I can't find a setting to play all the clips in the preview window. Every time I start and stop the camera it creates a new clip folder that can only be played one at a time in Clip Browser as far as I can tell. That is really annoying. John Last edited by John Peterson; July 14th, 2008 at 05:14 AM.

July 16th, 2008, 12:16 AM	#116
Jason Bodnar Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 376	Sony WA pics Can someone with the Sony WA please post a screen gram of the EX1 full wide with and without the attached Sony WA...I have searched and have not found this, lots of discussion but no direct compare pics...If there is a thread I missed by all means just point me the right way. Thanks!

July 18th, 2008, 08:04 AM	#117
John Gilmore Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 103	Rycote Softie Mount versus Rode SM5 Has anyone compared these?

July 18th, 2008, 11:12 AM	#118
Ray Bell Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,414	XDCAM EX Capture and Back-ups might be of some interest.... http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowC...=1209376196252

July 19th, 2008, 09:13 PM	#119
Michael Rehfield Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York, New York Posts: 34	EX1 LCD settings I thought for sure I'd read some recipes for improved LCD settings on this board but can't seem to find them anywhere. Can anyone point me the right direction and/or repost? Thanks.

July 23rd, 2008, 09:08 AM	#120
Jonathan Bland Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Way Far Away Posts: 230	SXS Media Dump TO SATA Drives Through MBP Via USB 2.0 or Firewire? I'm not sure how this goes but I started another thread here: http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=126358 and I need to get it sorted ASAP Anyone want to take a shot at it?