Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
January 7th, 2008, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,278
Short XL2 piece
Hey guys,
This is a short piece that I did for a dialogue class. I shot and edited it in 2 days. All the footage was shot on the XL2 and the footage has not been altered or color corrected in any...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
January 6th, 2008, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,880
Hello Juan,
I would suggest not shooting...
Hello Juan,
I would suggest not shooting 24pa for your specified workflow. It is not necessary considering that you will never be going to film with your footage. Please keep in mind that even...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
January 6th, 2008, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,695
Dimensions (WxHxD)
3.6 x 3.6 x 5.3
This is...
Dimensions (WxHxD)
3.6 x 3.6 x 5.3
This is taken directly from B&H's website. I did not measure it myself, but it seems right. The photo that they show on their site shows the lens without the...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
January 4th, 2008, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,651
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
January 3rd, 2008, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,651
Motion Match Move Problem
Hey all,
I am having problems with the match move feature in Motion 3. I am trying to match an object for a mask, but it will not hold. I create the object (circle) and apply a mask to my footage,...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
December 13th, 2007, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,092
Hey Andreas,
I believe the benefit of...
Hey Andreas,
I believe the benefit of canon's adapter is it's size. It is much smaller than the standard plates that ship with most tripods. This could definitely have its advantages. Trust me, I...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
November 21st, 2007, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,705
Hey Alex,
My suggestion would be to sell the...
Hey Alex,
My suggestion would be to sell the XL1S and then purchase an XL2 with the money that you receive from the sale. I believe that it will be more difficult to "trade" for an XL2.
Ryan
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
November 20th, 2007, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,950
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 29th, 2007, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,742
Hey Bruce,
I think you are on the right...
Hey Bruce,
I think you are on the right track with the XL2. The stock 20X lens has amazing zoom capabilities, so you can really get in on your subject. You can purchase an adapter that will allow...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 28th, 2007, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,534
Hey Mark,
Yes, I am using a 1TB firewire800...
Hey Mark,
Yes, I am using a 1TB firewire800 external drive that is configured for raid0. While it is not required to use a raid drive, it sure helps. The only thing that is kind of a downer is...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 26th, 2007, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,478
Hey Zia,
I just captured a live feed...
Hey Zia,
I just captured a live feed directly into FCP with the XL2. My feeling that you have to set the "Device Control" under capture settings needs to be set to "Non-Controlable Device" is...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 26th, 2007, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,534
Hey Mark,
Just curious where you are getting...
Hey Mark,
Just curious where you are getting your pricing from for the XH-A1 and the XL2. I just checked on B&H and the prices are exactly the same. Of course there is a $300.00 mail in rebate for...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 26th, 2007, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,478
Zia,
I am not able to run any tests at the...
Zia,
I am not able to run any tests at the moment, being that I am away from home, but I am pretty sure that you need to set the "Device Control Preset" to "Non-Controllable Device" for the XL2....
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 25th, 2007, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,478
I have found that the best way to capture...
I have found that the best way to capture directly to my macbook pro is through DVMonitor Pro. It's designed exclusively for macs and works very well and is extremely easy to use. Of course it's not...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 20th, 2007, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,732
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 10th, 2007, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,613
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 9th, 2007, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,613
I was shooting 24P at a fixed shutter speed of...
I was shooting 24P at a fixed shutter speed of 1/48, adjusting the iris for proper exposure. I also used the camera's pre-calculated daylight white balance setting, believe it or not. It actually...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 9th, 2007, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,613
Hey Dale,
Thanks for the vote of confidence!...
Hey Dale,
Thanks for the vote of confidence! I try to get the images to my desired look in camera as much as possible. I have tried adjusting in post and most of the time I can get it to look the...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 9th, 2007, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,613
My main adjustments involved slightly boosting...
My main adjustments involved slightly boosting the color gain, setting the color phase slightly towards the red side, and bumping up the red gain by one notch. I also dropped the master ped and setup...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
October 8th, 2007, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,613
Some Fall Stills
This is the first time I've posted any of my work so let me know what you all think. All of them were shot with my XL2 with a preset I designed for the fall colors. None of the pics have been...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
September 17th, 2007, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,865
Hey Christopher,
The macbook pro should have...
Hey Christopher,
The macbook pro should have full functionality when running windows. The only thing that I cannot get to work in windows is the DVI connection. The footage that you capture will...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
August 28th, 2007, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,864
If you do have your heart set on capturing via...
If you do have your heart set on capturing via camera, I have done this once before and it turned out superb. I shot 16x9 considering I have a widescreen LCD monitor. I used the stock settings of the...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
August 12th, 2007, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,690
It all depends on what codec you are trying to...
It all depends on what codec you are trying to export it with. Some of the codecs don't support anamorphic export. If you are trying to export it as an animation, or other lossless codec, for import...
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Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software
July 16th, 2007, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 148
Views: 52,799
XL2 on camera monitor
Yes, I know the topic of monitors has been covered in many other areas of DVInfo, but I have read most of them so please don't rip my head off for this because I do not believe my question has been...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 7th, 2007, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,262
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