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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques May 6th, 2008, 04:20 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
I have used the one in FCP and with 24p footage...

I have used the one in FCP and with 24p footage it does not look good. I hate that strobing slow motion look it produces. I have not tried motion's, but I'll give it a go. I have just found that...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques May 4th, 2008, 08:14 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
Ok so apparently I'm retarded, cause it's not an...

Ok so apparently I'm retarded, cause it's not an FCP plugin. After checking again I figured out it's a free plugin you can download from here - www.mattias.nu/plugins/

It comes with a bunch of...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques April 11th, 2008, 11:46 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,933
Posted By Joe Simon
Any lens at the top or bottom of its fstop range...

Any lens at the top or bottom of its fstop range will be soft. I know that the 1.2 50mm is supposed to be softer then the 1.4. For that reason I purchased the 1.4.

I haven't used my Brevis at a...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques April 11th, 2008, 11:05 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
Yang - I always shoot with one other person. I...

Yang - I always shoot with one other person. I have a quick-release set up on the glidecam so I can pull it off quickly and mount it on the mono-pod.

Oscar - The "flash frame" burn comes stock...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques March 6th, 2008, 09:12 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
Yes it's HD, Shot with the Canon XHA1 The...

Yes it's HD, Shot with the Canon XHA1

The plug-in is tough at first, but the more you work with it the more you know what its going to do. A little trick you can do is use the speed control in FCP...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques March 5th, 2008, 09:32 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,715
Posted By Joe Simon
I always shoot on Manual. On the XH-A1 I don't...

I always shoot on Manual. On the XH-A1 I don't like how the instant auto focusing system works, it jumps into focus and doesn't look natural.

I think it also depends in what format you are...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques March 5th, 2008, 08:32 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
Frame size is 640x360. It streams great. My host...

Frame size is 640x360. It streams great. My host is quite fast and I've never had a problem......Even something like this -

www.joesimonproductions.com/condellopreceremony.html

This is 109 mb...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques March 4th, 2008, 08:16 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
John - The glidecam 2000 does get heavy quick,...

John - The glidecam 2000 does get heavy quick, I've been using it for so long that I gotten used to it. Although its not as smooth as I wish it could be. I've haven't tried the forearm brace so I'm...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques March 3rd, 2008, 11:44 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
John, This was shot in 2 hours time. The editing...

John, This was shot in 2 hours time. The editing took about a day.

I've been shooting for about 10 years and I still have a lot to learn. The best advice I would give you is practice shooting...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques March 3rd, 2008, 11:37 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
Patrick, thanks for the comments. The couple...

Patrick, thanks for the comments. The couple really loved the photo shoot montage so I think it really worked out well. It would have been nice to incorporate some photos in but I wasn't able to get...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques February 19th, 2008, 10:01 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
Peter, Twixtor does not work perfectly for...

Peter, Twixtor does not work perfectly for slowing down everything. There can be some warping on certain types of shots. From my experience when you have a shot with windows in the background or lots...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques February 19th, 2008, 03:33 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
I mostly shoot at 48 shutter speed. I have shot...

I mostly shoot at 48 shutter speed. I have shot as high as 120 but more then that the footage get really choppy, like a war movie look. But as far as slow-mo everything is this clip was shot at 48.
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques February 19th, 2008, 12:45 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
Niall I use some blurring filters as well as...

Niall I use some blurring filters as well as color correction filters that allow me to customize the look I'm going for. I also shoot in 24p which gives the image a nice "filmic" feel.
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques February 14th, 2008, 08:45 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
I'm not using the pro version just the normal ...

I'm not using the pro version just the normal 4.5 version.
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques February 14th, 2008, 06:49 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
Thanks for the compliments! I had a great time...

Thanks for the compliments! I had a great time making this piece.

Like I said it was shot on the XH-A1. I did however shoot the time-lapse's with the HVX-200. The moving shots were done with the...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques February 13th, 2008, 11:28 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,847
Posted By Joe Simon
Fun with Motion!

I shot this with a couple after there wedding. We had some extra time and thought it would be cool to put together a little extra edit.

It was shot on the XH-A1 in 24p. I've been using this...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques February 11th, 2008, 05:31 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,298
Posted By Joe Simon
The slow-mo was done with Twixor only. The pull...

The slow-mo was done with Twixor only. The pull back shot of the flowers and shoes was at about 20% of normal speed same with the bride down the isle shot.

The exit of the couple with the pedals...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques February 11th, 2008, 04:14 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,298
Posted By Joe Simon
I use 24f at the weddings I shoot. I love the...

I use 24f at the weddings I shoot. I love the look of the 24p as well as the better low light advantage. I do however shoot on Manual focus the whole time. I have been slowing down my footage with...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds December 2nd, 2007, 01:15 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,856
Posted By Joe Simon
EX1 in Austin

Does anyone in Austin TX have the EX1? If so would you be willing to spend a few hours with me doing test and also comparisons with the HVX and XHA1?

I could post the clips on my site so we can...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders October 2nd, 2007, 10:59 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 24,379
Posted By Joe Simon
I always use the onboard LCD when shooting stock...

I always use the onboard LCD when shooting stock lens with this camera. Once you get used to what it needs to look like it works great!
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders October 2nd, 2007, 10:55 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,953
Posted By Joe Simon
Not sure where it went here is an updated one - ...

Not sure where it went here is an updated one -

www.joesimonproductions.com/behmtrailer.html

Theres a lot more on our site all shot with the XHA1
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders September 16th, 2007, 09:07 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 24,379
Posted By Joe Simon
I have to compensate the settings for the H.264 ....

I have to compensate the settings for the H.264 . In compressor I bump the saturation up to +5 and the brightness down -2, this way it equals out the same as my original footage.

I pretty much...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders August 21st, 2007, 09:39 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 24,379
Posted By Joe Simon
I use compressor to export to the web. It is done...

I use compressor to export to the web. It is done at 1300 kbits. I found this to work great for all web videos.
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders February 12th, 2007, 07:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,589
Posted By Joe Simon
I don't have both cameras connected at the same...

I don't have both cameras connected at the same time. I'm trying each camera separately.

So I hook up camera one. Works as it should. I disconnect that camera and connect the other camera an that...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders February 11th, 2007, 06:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,589
Posted By Joe Simon
XHA1 Firewire Problem!

I have two of these cameras but only one will connect to my computer via the firewire. In FCP when you go into the capture screen, camera 1 works as normal, "device is found" and capture works. But...
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