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example of the ‘jello’ effect
One of the issues people have with Canon 5D and 7D video is the ‘jello’ effect (where things ‘bend’ when panning quickly). I’ve seen it and don’t particularly give a crap – hey, it beats lugging a huge camera all over, right?
Here’s one interesting example of it, though. The following clip was shot handheld, so I processed it last night with smoothcam in FCP and got some interesting results. In some shots, you’ll notice that the screen seems to warble a little bit. Just another reason to make sure you’re on sticks or have a stabilizer handy.
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That warbling is the first thing I noticed when I tried out a Nikon D90. Although the 5DII and the 7D still suffer from “jello-cam” they seem to handle it much better than the Nikon HDSLRs. Is there a way to speed up the scan with these chips? Would that help eliminate some of the “jello-cam” problems? You are absolutely right John, if we steady our shots with support gear, we’ll see a lot less of this warble. As far as vertical lines bending when I pan, I also don’t give a crap. It’s a moment, and then it’s over. The benefits of shooting with a 7D strongly out weigh the disadvantages in my work.
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So do you thing the “warbling” was due to the FCP smoothcam filter?
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I think the smoothcam made it more prominent. With smoothcam off, this jello is still there, but you’re so distracted by the shakiness of the cam that you don’t see it.
Here’s a link to the nonsmoothcam version so you can see what I mean…
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