Jason Wyatt
March 17th, 2005, 03:45 AM
Anyone out there have any difficulty getting a quality image out of their X?
I mean, I also have a gl2, which seems to consistently tape better looking footage than its big brother. I am getting noise in the dark areas of the picture, usually on black colored objects, or in shadows. Subject is well lit, I put the gl2 right next to the xl1s, ran s-video cables to both cams from a passive switcher, out of the switcher, I ran into a studio monitor, and from there, output again to a waveform monitor. When switching back and forth, I was not surprised to see that the gl2 was outputting better video. Anyway, after 2 hours of tweeking with custom presets, sharpness, color gain, color phase, and the setup level, I still could not get the X to quit with the noise in the dark areas, not to mention the fact that the gl2 simply looks better, with more resolution and clarity. I could get the noise to go away mostly when I brought the black level up, but it washes out and looks to hazy, and when I’d crush the blacks, picture went to hell, and so did the definition. Do I have to shoot everything with boosted black levels only to take them out in post? I don’t know the answer yet, but I will try it. I purchased the X because it seemed to have more image control than the gl2, better lens, XLR input capability( Of course, with the purchase of the MA 200 for a measly $350) Perhaps I am not setting it up correctly, but on two cam shoots, its a real headache to match the 2 cams. And the gl2 has a noticeably better picture- ALWAYS. I WB on the same card, same settings in the menus, matched custom preset values, but still, no bueno. I don't want to have to put the gl2 behind another teleprompter again, clients kinda laugh at that. It is funny looking though. In the client’s eyes, the bigger the cam, the better they feel about spending their money. (another reason I bought an XL1s)
Thx for any Input on this issue, I wonder If this is a problem with the camera, bought it new from B&H, have a 4 year warranty on this bad boy. Im thinking I may put it to good use. Any one else have this problem?
jonboat
I mean, I also have a gl2, which seems to consistently tape better looking footage than its big brother. I am getting noise in the dark areas of the picture, usually on black colored objects, or in shadows. Subject is well lit, I put the gl2 right next to the xl1s, ran s-video cables to both cams from a passive switcher, out of the switcher, I ran into a studio monitor, and from there, output again to a waveform monitor. When switching back and forth, I was not surprised to see that the gl2 was outputting better video. Anyway, after 2 hours of tweeking with custom presets, sharpness, color gain, color phase, and the setup level, I still could not get the X to quit with the noise in the dark areas, not to mention the fact that the gl2 simply looks better, with more resolution and clarity. I could get the noise to go away mostly when I brought the black level up, but it washes out and looks to hazy, and when I’d crush the blacks, picture went to hell, and so did the definition. Do I have to shoot everything with boosted black levels only to take them out in post? I don’t know the answer yet, but I will try it. I purchased the X because it seemed to have more image control than the gl2, better lens, XLR input capability( Of course, with the purchase of the MA 200 for a measly $350) Perhaps I am not setting it up correctly, but on two cam shoots, its a real headache to match the 2 cams. And the gl2 has a noticeably better picture- ALWAYS. I WB on the same card, same settings in the menus, matched custom preset values, but still, no bueno. I don't want to have to put the gl2 behind another teleprompter again, clients kinda laugh at that. It is funny looking though. In the client’s eyes, the bigger the cam, the better they feel about spending their money. (another reason I bought an XL1s)
Thx for any Input on this issue, I wonder If this is a problem with the camera, bought it new from B&H, have a 4 year warranty on this bad boy. Im thinking I may put it to good use. Any one else have this problem?
jonboat