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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders October 26th, 2010, 05:43 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,928
Posted By Danny Winn
I agree 100% with Perrone! Light is...

I agree 100% with Perrone!

Light is important, camera movment is important, but the camera (for proper DOF), clarity, and CC work is a huge part of this video.
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD October 26th, 2010, 01:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,118
Posted By Danny Winn
Thanks Zach and Andy, The thing that really...

Thanks Zach and Andy,

The thing that really makes me want to get the 7D is the fact that last years Doritos Superbowl ad contest winner (and 2nd place USA Today admeter commercial with an extra...
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD October 26th, 2010, 07:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,118
Posted By Danny Winn
I appreciate your efforts Andy but I stick by my...

I appreciate your efforts Andy but I stick by my statement about the Search engine.

For example, before I posted all these questions I searched the following "7d Headphone Jack?", then it took me...
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD October 25th, 2010, 09:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,118
Posted By Danny Winn
Ah, now I get it! The max duration in one...

Ah, now I get it!

The max duration in one recording session is 12 mins til you press record again, not 12 mins and you need a new card.

Thanks so much again, and it also looks like I can use...
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD October 25th, 2010, 09:20 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,118
Posted By Danny Winn
Perrone, Thanks for the quick response, I...

Perrone,

Thanks for the quick response, I did search all of these but the dvinfo search engine simply sucks:(

I appreciate all of your answers but I am still a little confused on the shooting...
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD October 25th, 2010, 08:33 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,118
Posted By Danny Winn
Got some 7D questions (some confusion)

I'd really love to buy the 7D but I need to clear some things up first;)
BTW, I shoot mainly commercials. Sorry if some of these are a little nutty.

1. The specs at BandH for the 7D say you can...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders October 23rd, 2010, 01:07 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,928
Posted By Danny Winn
The secret to that video is Depth of field and...

The secret to that video is Depth of field and larger CCD's.

The XH A1s is a great camera but a true Pro camera will have much larger CCD's and depth of field capabilities (However you can aquire...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders August 21st, 2010, 10:06 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,346
Posted By Danny Winn
Well, for me I shoot everything at 30fps anyway...

Well, for me I shoot everything at 30fps anyway and I almost always us manual focus so those features dont really effect me, I do like the larger sensor and higher resolution options with the 5D that...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders August 19th, 2010, 12:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,346
Posted By Danny Winn
Believe me! you want the 5D. The number 2 ranked...

Believe me! you want the 5D. The number 2 ranked supebowl commercial for Doritos this year was shot with the 5D (link below). I can't imagine that the 7d which is about $2000 less than the 5D could...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders August 18th, 2010, 07:26 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,346
Posted By Danny Winn
If you're going to sell both you really should...

If you're going to sell both you really should set your sites on the Canon 5D, you wont be sorry;)
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders July 24th, 2010, 10:21 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,379
Posted By Danny Winn
If you plan to export as HD then DO NOT export as...

If you plan to export as HD then DO NOT export as any kind of AVI as the file would be too large and the bitrate too high to play, I would suggest exporting as MPEG2. Uncompressed HD footage is a bad...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders July 15th, 2010, 05:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,452
Posted By Danny Winn
Well, 1/60 is the standard base shutter...

Well,

1/60 is the standard base shutter speed, a "sports" shutter is usually higher. 1/60 does have some motion blur to it. I don't think you'll start getting a real strobe effect till probably...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders July 15th, 2010, 01:08 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,452
Posted By Danny Winn
Yeah Norm, I use those all the time when I know...

Yeah Norm, I use those all the time when I know I'll be a bit far away from the action.

Oh, you also might want to bump your shutter speed up a tiny bit to eliminate a bad motion blur during the...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders July 15th, 2010, 01:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,452
Posted By Danny Winn
Hey G. Randy Brown, What I do when I know...

Hey G. Randy Brown,

What I do when I know I'll be shooting some distance is just go to walmart and get one of those big white cardboard sheets that school kids use, they're only about a buck fifty...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders July 14th, 2010, 08:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,452
Posted By Danny Winn
I would position the cameras where they will be...

I would position the cameras where they will be used and then set the white balance, you have to remember factors like light intensity and distance. You'd probably be ok but the best place to set all...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders July 14th, 2010, 12:53 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,452
Posted By Danny Winn
The professional thing to always do is to...

The professional thing to always do is to manually set the white balance. I NEVER use AWB, in fact I don't know anyone in the video business that does unless you absolutly had to for some strange...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders June 25th, 2010, 07:22 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 6,197
Posted By Danny Winn
Butterfinger Commercial shot with XH A1s

Here's a Butterfinger ad that I shot with a stock XH A1s.

LINK: YouTube - Hilarious Butterfinger Commercial - (In HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMXsZEwBV10)
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders June 18th, 2010, 05:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,647
Posted By Danny Winn
Sure Alex, All actor shots were shot in...

Sure Alex,

All actor shots were shot in Manual mode with NO presets at all but some color correction in post.

The product shots (Beer pouring and ending beer foam shot) were shot with "Black...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders June 13th, 2010, 04:39 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 8,836
Posted By Danny Winn
Yeah Phil, All ya do is make one of your own...

Yeah Phil,

All ya do is make one of your own Custom Presets and set it to "Black Press", that's it, you can also mess with noise reduction, knee, and coring to suit your taste but you'd be amazed...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders June 13th, 2010, 11:06 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 8,836
Posted By Danny Winn
Well if you have had luck with +6 gain in low...

Well if you have had luck with +6 gain in low light then I applaud you, but early on when I started messing with gain settings in low light it came down the the old "Gain equals grain" for me.
...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders June 13th, 2010, 09:21 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 36,173
Posted By Danny Winn
I bought a "Dynex" 15 inch, 720, 16:9 HD...

I bought a "Dynex" 15 inch, 720, 16:9 HD Monitor/TV at Best Buy for around $140, it has componant inputs that will allow you to use your HD cable that came with the XH A1s. It doesnt attach to the...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders June 13th, 2010, 09:06 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 8,836
Posted By Danny Winn
You are correct Alex, the XH A1s is very bad in...

You are correct Alex, the XH A1s is very bad in low light no matter what some people say on this forum. I love my A1s in every other aspect exept low light. Your best bet IMO in low light is to shoot...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders June 6th, 2010, 12:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,286
Posted By Danny Winn
No disrespect but I disagree with Ann. If...

No disrespect but I disagree with Ann.

If you're shooting at 30 or 24fps and exporting in progressive it gives a more "Movie Look" than interlaced footage. Think about it, when you see a movie in...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders June 5th, 2010, 01:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,217
Posted By Danny Winn
Very cool, I guess I'm still confused about...

Very cool,

I guess I'm still confused about the whole Youtube sometimes not having a 1080 option thing, all my HD videos on Youtube are in fact 1080 so I guess I'm missing something.

Also most...
Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders June 5th, 2010, 11:17 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,286
Posted By Danny Winn
Hey Alex, I use CS4 and my Xh A1s too and I only...

Hey Alex, I use CS4 and my Xh A1s too and I only edit in non-interlaced progressive.

I shoot at 30fps then capture with the PPro preset of HDV - HDV 1080p30. You should do all your editing then...
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