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VariCam detail
I am shooting a cable television series on VariCam and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on detail settings. I am shooting with Cine Zoom Lenses. The current detail settings on the cameras are. I usually shy away from using detail. The show is a scripted comedy and I want it to look like it was shot on 35mm.
MASTER DETAIL 0
H.DTL LEVEL(LOW) 8
V.DTL LEVEL(LOW) 12
DTL CORING(LOW) 2
H.DTL FREQ.(LOW) 22To save the time of people who will say “Shoot it on 35mm” lets pretend you already posted that one and I’m already LOL
Bob Hayes
DP
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2 Replies
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Bob, from my experience leave detail off and add it in post it will be much better… detail function in Varicam (as in all camcorders) is a post function that happens before the tape recording… since its post, gather your image and do it selectively in real post…
Try the filmrec mode…
Evangelos Achillopoulos
Elec. Engineer
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Bob, If the detail settings are at the factory setting…then master detail = 0 is quite a lot of detailing. A setting of of -4 master detail is subtle, but noticeable. A setting of -7 is just about invisible.
Setting master detail to off is a safe choice, but you might find the image lacks a little bit of punch. Adding detail in post is ok, but it might also add detailing to compression artifacts, and thats not so good. So, if you can find a setting you really like, you might want to set it in the camera.
Good luck with your new show!
Varicam/Steadicam Owner
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.brucealangreene.com
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