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Forum: Canon Cinema EOS Camera Systems November 10th, 2015, 09:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,042
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: Canon C300 Green Cast / Green Footage

Thanks for the help everyone, I appreciate it.

Barry, I download the Eos Match profile off a website and it's working well. The EOS std looks way over saturated. I have just been turning it to...
Forum: Canon Cinema EOS Camera Systems October 28th, 2015, 07:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,042
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: Canon C300 Green Cast / Green Footage

Thanks for the reply Jon. We are using Premiere CC 2014. It's unfortunate that I'd have to pay $79 for a plug-in to fix a brand new camera. I reached out to Canon support and so far no help there.
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Forum: Canon Cinema EOS Camera Systems October 27th, 2015, 09:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,042
Posted By Oliver Darden
Canon C300 Green Cast / Green Footage

I am currently working in a food studio that uses Canon C300 cameras. When filming things like eggs or butter we are seeing a very weird green cast / tinge on the footage.

Camera settings - 1920...
Forum: Sony XDCAM PXW-FS7 / FS5 March 22nd, 2015, 02:21 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,343
Posted By Oliver Darden
Anamorphic Adapter

I am shooting a short film in a few months with an FS7, and the filmmakers would like me to shoot anamorphic. I was wondering what the best setup for the FS7 would be. I will be shooting in 4K 17:9...
Forum: Sony XDCAM PXW-FS7 / FS5 February 18th, 2015, 08:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,833
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: Shooting Mode & Color Space

I bought Doug's master class on vimeo and it answered every single question I had about the fs7. It was worth every penny.

I went on a documentary shoot last week and I captured some of the best...
Forum: Sony XDCAM PXW-FS7 / FS5 February 8th, 2015, 08:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,833
Posted By Oliver Darden
Shooting Mode & Color Space

I recently purchased an FS7 and I had a few questions about the Shooting Mode and Color Space. I read the user guide and searched online, but I couldn't find anything that really broke each of these...
Forum: All Things Audio August 12th, 2014, 07:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,500
Posted By Oliver Darden
416 Upgrade Help

I am looking to finally upgrade my old Sennheiser MKH-416 to something better.

Can anyone recommend a short shot gun to replace my 416? Something that would work well on a boom pole / pistol grip...
Forum: Open DV Discussion June 16th, 2014, 01:13 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,104
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: Adding text to a film

Thanks John, very helpful indeed.

Do I need to worry about dpi on the png files?

Also, when I say soft I just mean to lower the sharpness of the text so that it's not so "HD". I'm a big fan of...
Forum: Open DV Discussion June 12th, 2014, 03:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,104
Posted By Oliver Darden
Adding text to a film

I just finished a documentary film and now I want to add text including: opening text statements, a few simple lower thirds and end credits (not scrolling and no animation). I would like to do this...
Forum: Panasonic DVX / DVC Assistant March 25th, 2014, 02:55 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,083
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: FCP export dimensions and sequence settings

Thanks for all the info Les. I will do some experimenting, but it's good to know that CCIR 601 and 720x480 16:9 is considered "correct". Sometimes when I look at different size options, it's hard to...
Forum: Panasonic DVX / DVC Assistant March 22nd, 2014, 07:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,083
Posted By Oliver Darden
FCP export dimensions and sequence settings

If I am shooting 24pa (squeeze) with my dxv100b, what should the export dimensions be in FCP? The only recommended size I could find online was a custom size of 853x480. Is that correct or should I...
Forum: Panasonic DVX / DVC Assistant February 26th, 2014, 11:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,733
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: DVX100b Focus Ring Not Smooth

Thanks for the reply. The camera was used with a "Camplex Multiplexing System" exclusively in a television studio (never outside etc), and an external switcher and recorder were used so the tape...
Forum: Panasonic DVX / DVC Assistant February 26th, 2014, 04:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,733
Posted By Oliver Darden
DVX100b Focus Ring Not Smooth

I just picked up a dvx100b on eBay in like new condition, but the focus ring is not smooth and is rather hard to turn. It's almost impossible to smoothly manually focus with my just my finger. The...
Forum: Panasonic DVX / DVC Assistant February 26th, 2014, 04:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,288
Posted By Oliver Darden
Forum: Panasonic DVX / DVC Assistant February 22nd, 2014, 04:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,288
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: What Tapes to use for the DVX100b? (2014)

Thanks Don, I will send you a PM.

Ken, thanks for the info - how do you personally clean the deck? Run a plain old tape cleaner through it?
Like this? -...
Forum: Panasonic DVX / DVC Assistant February 21st, 2014, 06:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,288
Posted By Oliver Darden
What Tapes to use for the DVX100b? (2014)

I just picked up a dvx100b from eBay, and I was wondering what kinds of tapes to buy? The camera was used in a television studio and an external switcher and recorder were used so the tape heads...
Forum: Open DV Discussion July 5th, 2013, 02:23 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,952
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: Data Recovery (please help)

Ya, especially considering when I was freaking out and desperate I called a few local companies, and they told me it would be anywhere from $1500 - $3000 for them to restore my files...
Forum: Open DV Discussion July 4th, 2013, 01:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,952
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: Data Recovery (please help)

Thanks for the reply everyone. I can't believe it, but I got all my videos back.....



That's exactly what I did Javier! The Wondershare program found and restored all my video files, but...
Forum: Open DV Discussion June 30th, 2013, 06:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,952
Posted By Oliver Darden
Data Recovery (please help)

I accidentally formatted a 3TB external HD on my mac that had a TON of videos on it - including ProRes files, FCP files, XDCAM footage, raw dslr footage and more (about 2TBs worth). I tried Stellar...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 11th, 2013, 06:24 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,596
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: Overexposed vs Underexposed (The Battle)

Hey guys, thanks for the reply.

I do not have a crew, only me and the sound recordist. I'm filming in a observational style so I don't really have time to set up a reflector or foam board, and...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 10th, 2013, 09:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,596
Posted By Oliver Darden
Overexposed vs Underexposed (The Battle)

I went on a shoot the other day at 1pm, the sun was directly above me, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. I found myself struggling to keep the sky and backgrounds not blown out, while keep my...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds October 16th, 2012, 12:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,371
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: EX1R Workflow

Thanks guys, I think I have decided to edit natively and do renders in ProRes. Thanks again for the help on this.

This was also reassuring -
Final Cut Pro 7 Professional Formats and Workflows...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds October 15th, 2012, 01:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,371
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: EX1R Workflow

Kevin, so far for me the EX1R footage compared to the XHA1 is much better. I would highly recommend switching.
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds October 15th, 2012, 12:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,371
Posted By Oliver Darden
Re: EX1R Workflow

Thanks Les.

So once I import the clips directly into FCP using the plug-in I can either edit with them natively or I can use compressor to convert them to ProRes?

Which do you recommend?
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds October 15th, 2012, 12:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,371
Posted By Oliver Darden
EX1R Workflow

Just switched from an XH-A1 to an EX1R and I needed some advice on the workflow. This is my first time working with XDCAM footage so any help is appreciated.

Should I convert the footage to ProRes...
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