Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
November 30th, 2005, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,749
FYI...
Rack focus is changing focus on the...
FYI...
Rack focus is changing focus on the 35mm lens to shift focus from one object to another.
Follow focus is a device that remotely controls the focus of the 35mm lens, and usually allows...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
November 30th, 2005, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 15,558
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
November 29th, 2005, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,988
Meryem,
The green moon looks like a lens...
Meryem,
The green moon looks like a lens flare or reflection. What camera and filters were used on this shot?
The blue moon simply looks like indoor white balance was used, turning the moon...
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Forum: Photon Management
November 29th, 2005, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,710
Steve,
What camera do you have?
What...
Steve,
What camera do you have?
What would a professional do? Cover the window... not shoot in front of the window... shoot with the window at the shooters back... add more light to the...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
November 29th, 2005, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,349
Maybe 30p looks strange because its not a very...
Maybe 30p looks strange because its not a very common format? We see 60i and 24p nearly every day on TV. 30p is somewhat of an oddity. I wouldn't recommend messing around with slowing it down or...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
November 28th, 2005, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,314
Jimmy,
If you convert from 29.97fps (60i)...
Jimmy,
If you convert from 29.97fps (60i) to 23.976fps (24p), then your 48kHz audio will be in sync. If you convert to straight 24.000fps (24p), then your audio will drift by one frame every...
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Forum: Panasonic DV / MX / GS series Assistant
November 28th, 2005, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,090
Steve,
The pixel aspect ratio (PAR) is...
Steve,
The pixel aspect ratio (PAR) is encoded into the tape. Vegas should detect this as you capture, and embed it in the properties of the files. I know Premiere does.
Josh
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
November 28th, 2005, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,061
Bill,
With DV compression it is both fixed...
Bill,
With DV compression it is both fixed and adaptive. Yes, there are only 25Mbps to work with. How those bits are allocated is part of the compression scheme. If some areas of the image are...
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Forum: Photon Management
November 25th, 2005, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,400
Josef,
As a leaning resource, I'd really...
Josef,
As a leaning resource, I'd really recommend reading the cinematography.com (http://www.cinematograhpy.com/forum2004/) boards. You'll learn tons just lurking around for a month there.
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
November 18th, 2005, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,977
Brian,
20 minutes, 220 shots, 8 scenes, 8...
Brian,
20 minutes, 220 shots, 8 scenes, 8 actors. It sounds daunting, but the very fact the you know exactly how many shots you have is a testament to the pre-production planning you must have...
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
November 18th, 2005, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 2,100
Views: 419,214
Brian,
You can also use the Levels filter,...
Brian,
You can also use the Levels filter, lowering the master gamma adjustment to bring up the shadows. The highlights should gently roll up but not clip. There is a limit to how much you can...
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Forum: Show Your Work
November 18th, 2005, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 960
Views: 202,094
Meryem,
I'm downloading the audio now, will...
Meryem,
I'm downloading the audio now, will have to listen later.
Be prepared to get flooded with independent films to review. Coming from the music side, all the review zines start small and...
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Forum: What Happens in Vegas...
November 17th, 2005, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 1,555
Views: 294,038
Glenn,
A little over or under won't hurt...
Glenn,
A little over or under won't hurt anyone. Particularly, super-whites up to 110% IRE (255) tend to work just fine. Plus, you're going to run everything through a Broadcast Safe plug-in...
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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC
November 16th, 2005, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,079
Robert,
Which aspect of the film look are...
Robert,
Which aspect of the film look are you trying to achieve? You mention deinterlacing, so I am assuming you are after 24p. DVFilm Maker, Magic Bullet, and all the others have free...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
November 14th, 2005, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,719
Jean-Philipe, the GS400 has 1/4.7" CCD's, and...
Jean-Philipe, the GS400 has 1/4.7" CCD's, and it's a 3CCD camera. I'm not picking a fight, but I have to stick up for my Panasonic. ;)
I do respect Canon for continuing to have models with...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
November 14th, 2005, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,719
Michael,
If you can afford $1000, the...
Michael,
If you can afford $1000, the Panasonic PV-GS400 is the cheapest camera I know of that has a nearly-full set of manual controls (which are key to controlled filmmaking). It even has...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
November 14th, 2005, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,034
James,
If you can post a sample image of...
James,
If you can post a sample image of yours, and a sample of the look you are going for, I'm sure there are a few out here that will take a crack at creating a look to replicate it.
Josh
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Forum: Panasonic DVX / DVC Assistant
November 14th, 2005, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,796
Michael,
Yes, you will lose vertical...
Michael,
Yes, you will lose vertical resolution in both modes. In Slow Shutter 1/30, the shutter speed in 1/30 (obviously. In Frame Mode, by default, the shutter speed will be the default...
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Forum: Distribution Center
November 11th, 2005, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,961
Graham,
Is your footage true 25p? If so,...
Graham,
Is your footage true 25p? If so, you should instruct your NLE and DVD encoder/authoring that it is "progressive" or "no fields." MPEG-2 encodes progressive and interlaced in a...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
November 10th, 2005, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,940
James,
I believe we were both saying no...
James,
I believe we were both saying no tape at all. If you add pulldown to go back to tape, you're adding a DV compression generation and decreasing the quality. You can deliver your footage...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
November 10th, 2005, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,711
Shooting 24p with 2:3 pulldown will only add...
Shooting 24p with 2:3 pulldown will only add complex interlacing that the web video encoder will have to deal with.
Shoot 24p 2:3:3:2, edit in a 24p timeline, and encode at 24p. Most of the...
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Forum: Photon Management
November 10th, 2005, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,226
Alec,
If there is a wall that is not used...
Alec,
If there is a wall that is not used in the scene, you can get some cheap halogen worklights and bounce them off that wall and the ceiling to raise the overall light level of the room. If...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
November 10th, 2005, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,767
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
November 10th, 2005, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,630
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
November 10th, 2005, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,755
Marco,
What you describe should cost at...
Marco,
What you describe should cost at most a few pounds through the official Great Brittain postal service, Royal Mail. That's for airmail, which will take about a week. Surface (boat) mail...
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