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Effectivly avoiding moire
Other than a VAF filter, or lowering the sharpness is camera, is there another effective way to avoid bad moire in your footage?
I understand the science behind it and why this happens in DSLR, but I still can’t determine a good workaround. And it’s always the footage where you didnt realize it was there beforehand, that you see it.
I recently shot Cinestyle, and I wonder if THAT may have been the cause and I would have been better shooting a standard picture style on my Canon t2i.
I also looked through the forums and saw other suggestions such as blurring or using a channel effect in post processing. Am I overlooking something, or have I covered all the bases and just have to pay attention to what I shoot more effectively?
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Here’s a very good article on why moire happens and how to lessen the odds of it happening:
https://www.dvxuser.com/articles/article.php/20
and a very good reply from Stu Maschwitz:
https://prolost.com/blog/2009/12/3/you-didnt-believe-me.html
Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com -
Dave – I got rid of moire by selling my T2i and buying a Panasonic GH2 a couple of years ago.
Since then, I have upgraded to the Panasonic GH3. Still zero moire (except in one specific mode – 72mpbs ALL-I).
When I switched to Panasonic, it was the only moire-free large sensor option. Today, there are two large sensor interchangeable lens cameras below $1000 that are resistant to moire. Sadly, neither of them are Canons.
1. Panasonic G6
2. Nikon D5200Above $1000, there are a few more choices:
1. Canon 5D Mark III
2. Nikon D7100
3. Panasonic GH3In my view, the dirty little secret of moire is that it is a technical challenge that can be overcome – but some camera manufacturers seem to have made a conscious decision not to solve it in their low-end cameras and large sensor camcorders (e.g. Canon and Sony).
Yes, you can buy filters or use shot selection to avoid the problem – but I’d rather shoot with a camera that is not susceptible to it in the first place.
Best of luck in overcoming this challenge,
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Bill,
Thanks for the response. I may jump ship. I’ve been looking at the GH2 for years now. And I’m not that much invested in glass. I do like Magic Lantern though and all it offers.
Anyway, thanks again. That was very well laid out and gave me a lot to consider. It’s a matter of do I get the G6 or do I have and get either the GH6 or the MarkIII.
We’ll see. I appreciate the input immensely.
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Glad I could help, Dave. If you do decide to jump ship, and it fits your budget, I recommend the $1098 GH3.
The headphone jack, moire-free 50mbps recording and 1080/60p frame rate make it a great value for the money.
Its only real shortcomings, in my view, are its lack of focus peaking and RAW.
So I ordered a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera for peaking and RAW – and still spent less for the two cameras together than the price of a single 5D Mark III 🙂
Good luck with your decision!
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I have recently tried this moire removal add-on for Neat Video and it worked wonders for me.
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