Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
July 2nd, 2009, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,314
Any idiot or blind person could catch focus in...
Any idiot or blind person could catch focus in NTSC - it was designed soft and broadcast one fuzzy line over the other (yeah it was quick and fuzzy - I really do understand the old technology but I'm...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 30th, 2009, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,347
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
June 29th, 2009, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,508
That's probably the answer - the camera store...
That's probably the answer - the camera store swore they did the update but it is behaving like the earlier descriptions.
Off to download and load some firmware, and figure out a couple more...
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
June 29th, 2009, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,508
Exposure drifting with new software
Pardon the basic question, I've read the manual and I am still confused....
My camera has the new firmware (ver. 1.0.7). I'm using manual Nikkor lenses and set the camera in M manual mode, center...
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
June 28th, 2009, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,735
No way to start a video recording
When I saw the LIVEVIEW support I jumped, but I should have read further - there is no way I can find to start a video recording.
AM I missing something?
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Forum: EOS Full Frame Sample Clips Gallery
June 27th, 2009, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,725
First day with the 5D Mark II - WOW!
Hello all,
Last week I tried out the 5D in Philadelphia - here is a link to the video
A couple moments in Manayunk on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/5250399)
I learned quickly that hand holding...
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
June 27th, 2009, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,504
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
June 27th, 2009, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,712
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
June 25th, 2009, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,504
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 25th, 2009, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,037
Thanks for the info Craig. Trying to get...
Thanks for the info Craig. Trying to get producers (and sometimes camera crews) moving forward is like herding cats - this makes sense to someone paying the bills, not to me.
Due to lack of sleep I...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 25th, 2009, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,037
Canon 5D video to XDcam EX
I tried to encode video from the Canon 5D to XDcam EX 30P with Quicktime pro, then write the files to a card so I could playback via SDI (it is a long and painful tale but it makes a little bit of...
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
June 25th, 2009, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,504
downconvert to SD anamorphic
As much as it breaks my heart, I have to downconvert the Canon HD to betacamSP 4x3 squeezed.
IT is running through Streamclip now, hoping that works well but looking for options. If I go through...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 18th, 2009, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,071
Hey Gabe....
Sorry, I didn't mean to give the impression you or I would take a still guys work, I was more lamenting the fact that sometimes budgets dictate these things and if you can help out the client they...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 17th, 2009, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,071
I've gotten some good frame grabs - just opne a...
I've gotten some good frame grabs - just opne a clip in the browser software and the lower right of the bar has an icon of a still camera.
Click it, save the frame as a tiff and you are ready to go....
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 16th, 2009, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,068
thanks
brilliant! all works just as expected now - indeed I did not flip the "shutter" switch under the lens.
amazing how quickly the answers come.....
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 16th, 2009, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,068
Slow shutter effect
When I used to have a Z1u once in a great while I used the slow shutter speeds for a blurred time effect - everything in the frame that was moving, or when the camera moved it would leave a trail....
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 13th, 2009, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 12,337
These are some excellent ideas. I've spent...
These are some excellent ideas. I've spent considerable time trying to make the EX3 comfortable for handheld shooting too.
In my hands, my right hand to be more precise, I find the lens grip is too...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 12th, 2009, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,371
Hello Dennis! I was hoping one bigger box would...
Hello Dennis! I was hoping one bigger box would do two or three jobs - composite 4x3 HAS to go away soon (doesn't it?).
Guess I'll get a mini converter to keep in the bag, the issue has come up 3 or...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 12th, 2009, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,408
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 11th, 2009, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,371
Yes, the EX3 has a monitor out but the picture...
Yes, the EX3 has a monitor out but the picture quality is terrible. The small plug and wires coming out of the composite jack are an accident waiting to happen, so I don't care to use them either....
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 10th, 2009, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,371
Once in a while I have to feed NTSC and don't...
Once in a while I have to feed NTSC and don't trust the little plugs and wires. It is a shame they monitor out is so crappy, it would save me some money. I've been about to buy an SDI-composite...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 10th, 2009, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,371
MXO 2 or something else - suggestions please
On occasion I need to send an SD composite feed from the EX cameras so I was about to buy a small converter and have some suggestions from this forum which to look at.
I've been looking at the...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 9th, 2009, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,391
Darker background
Is this possibly the result of the camera setup? THe EX 3 is most likely set at 0 ire for deep black, but the DSR camera would most likely be set at 7.5 ire, opening up the shadows a bit. Raising the...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 7th, 2009, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,198
Red Rock rocks!
I've been using the Red Rock mattebox for almost a year now with my EX3 and with the Letus Extreme. The swing away feature is a great bonus with the Letus, it has two small rails on the side for...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 5th, 2009, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,185
Jeez - lighten up a bit
you asked a question - well meaning and informed people answered it well, and quickly. We are all in flux, the only standard is that nothing is really standard. NTSC and PAL are not any flavor of HD...
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