August 7th, 2008: We're taking a close look at the Canon VIXIA HF11 Dual Flash Memory AVCHD camcorder. Austin Meyers, of Austin, Texas takes the little camera to Auditorium Shores to shoot some comparison video with it and the Canon HV30 HDV camcorder. Plenty of downloadable video clips included.
July 19th, 2008: From one of our community message board discussions, Stephen Gradin offers some useful tips and helpful hints for covering weddings and similar event videography in his guide to focus and low light shooting with the Sony HVR-Z7U.
June 30th, 2008: Charles Papert, S.O.C. takes the Steadicam Pilot for a test drive and provides an engaging three-page report as well as a sample video for your review. Continue on to read Page One and Page Two. The video clip is on Page Three.
March 1st, 2008: Josh Chesarek called nNovia directly to make sure about the NTFS support and the devices ability to capture long takes without breaking up a file. He bought the QC HD 120 and shares his thoughts about it in his review of the nNovia QuickCapture HD and Small Camera Mount.
February 27th, 2008: Adobe Premiere Pro 3.1 introduces support for Panasonic P2 cameras. This means that native ingest, editing and output of content are all possible. The Panasonic P2 Workflow Guide for Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 describes the workflow and advantages of using Adobe Premiere Pro with Panasonic P2 content.
February 2nd, 2008: Chris Soucy of Fairfield, New Zealand (a suburb of Dunedin) graciously provides us with an extensive hands-on review of the Vinten FiberTec video tripod system.
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Any experiences with authorized Canon repair? I'm pretty bummed right now.
While setting up for a shoot on the rooftop of a building, my bagged A1 and tripod were being hoisted up on a rope, which snapped. The whole payload fell about 4 feet.
End result, the camera cracked where the lens assembly joins with the camera body. When...
Keeping DSLR Focused on the crane. So I am interested in none other than what the title suggests. What are some ways you can keep your DSLR focused during a crane shot?
BBC Green Lights Use of VideoDSLRs I thought this was worthy of its own thread. BBC4 has approved the use of the 5DII for a recent drama. Here's the link.
HD Magazine - HD Mag - BBC Green Lights Use of VideoDSLRs (http://www.definitionmagazine.com/journal/2010/9/2/bbc-green-lights-use-of-video-dslrs.html)
According to this...
Sony Service I carefully checked with Sony Service that I would be able to get my camera repaired in a window of time that I had available. I was told that the time would be between 10-12 days. I sent my camera in but no person has even looked at it and I am running out of time. I have a very small company...
Short showcase for Enduro-Cross This is a short, basically, music video to showcase Enduro-cross and show people what it is all about. Personally don't care for all the branding they wanted but hey, not my decision I guess. Feedback is always appreciated.
Enduro Cross At Glen Helen on Vimeo
Beta 5.1.2.271 should address many issues This version mainly adds the missing libraries that made many features in 5.1.1 not work correctly, so the release notes are short. Learned lesson, this version will be label beta. Do not install if you are in the middle of a project.
Added: support for the 3D video mode of the Fujifilm FinePix...
Batch Renaming in FCP 7 Browser - Possible? Say I have a batch of 100 clips in FCP's browser and I want to rename them, sequentially.
Originals are
Project-8
Project-9
Project-10
But I'd like to quickly rename them to
Project-08
Project-09
FS-CONUS: Tiffen 72mm Digital HT Ultra Clear Multi-Coated Glass Filter Got this filter is excellent, new condition. Perfect to use in front of a video camera lens for protection.
Tiffen 72mm Digital HT (High Transmission) Ultra Clear 72HTDUC -
Looking to sell cause I have 2 and only need 1 at this point. These are Tiffen's top line filters.
Let me know if...
Matching footage Hoping to get some info or advice about the EX1. I've been shooting on a year long project with a JVC HM100, three months into the project and I'm looking at possibly switching cameras to finish the project. I know, I know, not the most optimum time to decide this. I've shot a small amount of...
I am developing a NanoFlash mount for the HDX900 I am developing a NanoFlash mount for the HDX900.
Is there anyone in the New England area, that has a HDX900 that I cold use to develop the bracket attachment. It could be done in a few hours. And you would get a free bracket out of it, and maybe some other goodies.
It will be similar to the...