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first production with two cameras
I am using an HVX 200 and an HPX 3000. the HVX will be recording on a FS 100 and the HPX will be recording on P2 Cards. When we are done filming, this will be put into Final Cut Studio 2.
Any suggestions or hints to make sure that these VERY different cameras match footage, or anything to make the film product seemless between the two of them.
Also, I can’t rent another camera or get any other equipment. I have to work with what I have.
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First, what frame rate are you planning to shoot or do you want to shoot?
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I am thinking so far DVC Pro, 30 fps.
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Good, you’re off to an easier start. You mean DVCPro HD, correct?
If you do decide to shoot 24fps, make sure to put he HVX in 24pA mode. This will allow you to remove the pulldown very easily using FCP log and transfer instead of trying to remove it with Cinema Tools or Compressor. Make sure to put the HVX in 1080 mode (as opposed to 720) and the 3000 in DVCPro HD mode (as opposed to AVC-Intra).
From there, you will have matching frame rates and codecs between the two cameras.
As far as matching the cameras by look and feel via image controls, you will need to set up a chroma du monde CamAlign chart and a scope and menu through the cameras to get them close to matching. They won’t be an exact match, but you can get them as close as possible. There’s no way to automatically match those two cameras. You can then save those scene file presets on the separate SD cads, then make sure to copy that data off of the cards in case you need to ever do this again.
https://www.dsclabs.com/chromadumonde.htm
Jeremy
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Fantastic feedback Jeremy! This answers a lot. Thanks for the link too.
Do you think there would be much of an issue if we were to film in SD instead of HD on both cameras? -
[Laurie Turner] “Do you think there would be much of an issue if we were to film in SD instead of HD on both cameras?”
Picture quality. Lack of Future proofing. The HPX3000 is way overkill for SD.
Jeremy
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We did the shoot and thanks to your advice,Jeremy things went smoothly. There wasn’t a huge difference between the two cameras but of course you can still tell which filmed what. I will have to work some magic in post. It would have been a lot more work if we didn’t have your posts Jeremy.
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[Laurie Turner] “We did the shoot and thanks to your advice,Jeremy things went smoothly.”
Laurie, you re very welcome. Glad you got everything worked out! Did you shoot HD or SD?
Jeremy
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[Laurie Turner] ” I even printed out your posting but it was a no go. “
Ha! That’s funny. To each their own.
Glad to hear it went well.
Jeremy
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I agreed with you as far as filming in HD but my director insisted in SD. I even printed out your posting but it was a no go.
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