Z7 shots just for fun at DVinfo.net

Gary Nattrass · August 31st, 2008, 05:17 AM

Edradour Distilery on Vimeo

I recently went to scotland for a holiday and took the Z7 along:
The video above was shot in available light with autofocus on with no tape and just a transcend 16gb card on board. The clips were then transcoded in clipwrap and edited in final cut studio 2. The final was outputted in compressor using pro res 422 and then compressed for desktop web playback in quicktime.

One thing I cant understand is that even though compressor says the clip will be 16x9 it seems to come out anamorphic, hence the stretched screen. Sorry I cant upload in HD as we only have 500k broadband here in the countryside.

P.S. I own a pub so its a tough life researching the products we sell!!!

Scott Caplan · December 15th, 2008, 07:21 PM

Hey Gary, on your moon video (can't find the thread here) how did you achieve the time lapse over the course of several hours? Or did you just speed up the final footage?

Gary Nattrass · December 16th, 2008, 04:06 AM

The moon shot was done in real time!

Yup real time, when you zoom in that much the orbit of the moon comes into play!

The camera was locked off on a manfrotto 503 tripod:http://www.vimeo.com/1034579

August 31st, 2008, 05:17 AM	#1
Gary Nattrass Trustee Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornsay Durham UK Posts: 1,992	Z7 shots just for fun Edradour Distilery on Vimeo I recently went to scotland for a holiday and took the Z7 along: The video above was shot in available light with autofocus on with no tape and just a transcend 16gb card on board. The clips were then transcoded in clipwrap and edited in final cut studio 2. The final was outputted in compressor using pro res 422 and then compressed for desktop web playback in quicktime. One thing I cant understand is that even though compressor says the clip will be 16x9 it seems to come out anamorphic, hence the stretched screen. Sorry I cant upload in HD as we only have 500k broadband here in the countryside. P.S. I own a pub so its a tough life researching the products we sell!!! __________________ Over 15 minutes in Broadcast Film and TV production: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1044352/

December 16th, 2008, 04:06 AM	#3
Gary Nattrass Trustee Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornsay Durham UK Posts: 1,992	The moon shot was done in real time! Yup real time, when you zoom in that much the orbit of the moon comes into play! The camera was locked off on a manfrotto 503 tripod:http://www.vimeo.com/1034579 __________________ Over 15 minutes in Broadcast Film and TV production: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1044352/

December 15th, 2008, 07:21 PM	#2
Scott Caplan Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kansas City (NJ/NYC transplant) Posts: 81	Hey Gary, on your moon video (can't find the thread here) how did you achieve the time lapse over the course of several hours? Or did you just speed up the final footage?