Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
January 17th, 2009, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,952
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Forum: EOS Full Frame Sample Clips Gallery
January 14th, 2009, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,635
Vladimir,
This played good for me too. I have...
Vladimir,
This played good for me too. I have to say this is the best 5d footage I've seen. Great stuff. I too was a little thrown off by the people talking with no audio. I wanted to ask about...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
January 14th, 2009, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 858
Views: 258,313
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
January 14th, 2009, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 858
Views: 258,313
Michael,
I don't use the original truecolor...
Michael,
I don't use the original truecolor because I find it too soft. I was trying this one out, so that's the only reason I even used it. I don't necessarily like it, but in the dark it was...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
January 14th, 2009, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 858
Views: 258,313
PFVision vs Trucolor
Hey Guys,
Just some real world testing here of a modified trucolor preset vs. PF vision. Shot in a DARK reception, so certainly real world testing. thoughts?
www.grantdigitalmedia.com/presets.wmv...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
January 3rd, 2009, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,952
Jerrod,
I think this looks just aweful. Like a...
Jerrod,
I think this looks just aweful. Like a low budget church film without all the churchiness. It looks, feels, and acts like video. It's strange to see Jason Statham and Amy Smart in that type...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
January 2nd, 2009, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,256
Jeremy,
There are many pieces where the...
Jeremy,
There are many pieces where the dramatic music works. It did not here because the shots were not dramatic. I would say that my biggest issue was the dragging. The music was slow and the...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
January 2nd, 2009, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 5,989
I shoot alot of 4:3 SD and never really had a...
I shoot alot of 4:3 SD and never really had a problem until late fall. I do local sports and a local music show, and lately, I have been getting complaints from them about "out of focus" footage. I...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
December 31st, 2008, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,612
Thanks for the response guys,
This has been...
Thanks for the response guys,
This has been with ND on and off, but primarily off. The trouble comes in with 2 scenarios. Number one if I have a light background, number 2 is if I have a complicated...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
December 30th, 2008, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,755
Preset causing focus issues?
Hey Guys,
Lately I have had some issues with focus in both SD and HDV modes on both cameras, and was wondering if there was something about my preset that could be causing my focus issues. Here's...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
December 30th, 2008, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,612
Preset causing focus issues?
Hey Guys,
Lately I have had some issues with focus in both SD and HDV modes on both cameras, and was wondering if there was something about my preset that could be causing my focus issues. Here's...
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
December 29th, 2008, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,057
playing with the 5D mkII
I have to live vicariously through my friends, so this is some playing around we did on a night out with my friend's 5D. This is on camera audio with the 70-200IS and the 16-35 2.8L be sure to watch...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z5 / HDR-FX1000
December 21st, 2008, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 11,293
Jeff,
I sweat quite a bit over my decision to...
Jeff,
I sweat quite a bit over my decision to move to canon. When I got into the business a short 3 yrs ago canon was the GL2 or the Xl1s or whatever. Neither a great camera for weddings. The only...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
December 20th, 2008, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 858
Views: 258,313
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
December 19th, 2008, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,795
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 19th, 2008, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,752
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z5 / HDR-FX1000
December 18th, 2008, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 11,293
Jeff,
I am not a FX1000 user but as an ex...
Jeff,
I am not a FX1000 user but as an ex VX2100 user i wanted to comment. I am using Canon A1s and am consitently blown away with this camera compared to the VX2100. I never liked the picture from...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
December 11th, 2008, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,577
Hey Ken,
Sorry it took me so long to get back...
Hey Ken,
Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I have been really slammed. Yes, if there's a complex background like leaves or a pattern wall. Or if it is a high contrast situation like a...
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
December 5th, 2008, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,303
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
December 4th, 2008, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,303
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 4th, 2008, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,483
Tom,
I would say try to watch your pacing. It...
Tom,
I would say try to watch your pacing. It seemed to really drag for me. Alot of the shots were way to long and repetetive in alot of cases. Also, I think an overuse of the glidecam type shot....
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 3rd, 2008, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,816
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
December 3rd, 2008, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,577
Chris,
In general I'm having trouble finding...
Chris,
In general I'm having trouble finding focus at all. I have been using these for almost a year now, and all of a sudden in October, my primary cam doesn't seem to hold focus. And I say that...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
December 3rd, 2008, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,846
Andrew,
I echo all of these sentiments as well...
Andrew,
I echo all of these sentiments as well as try to light the subject with a little more flattering light. The shadow behind him gives him a little more size than neede. Skin tones look good....
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
December 3rd, 2008, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,577
Brian,
I am having the exact same problem....
Brian,
I am having the exact same problem. Anytime I have a complicated backgroud, the autofocus chooses the background. Even when I manually adjust the focus, it pulls it back to the background. Is...
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