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XPS M1730 Quality
Hey All. I recently picked up a Dell XPS M1730. I love it. My only problem is, when i take high quality photos with a digital SLR and use my DVX100b to record footage and Premiere to Capture, the videos and pictues look blurry, pixelated, and some video even looks like I have the gain on when I know in fact that I recorded without any gain at all. Is there anything I can do to get my screen to look better.
My resolution is set to 1990 x 2000 or something like that. Thanks Guys
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So you are working in DV ? Is this something that you are seeing on this machine that wasn’t there before?
All 1/3 cameras will yield to some grain that usually can’t be seen in the viewfinder or LCD.
Is you preview set to high quality? have you monitored that on a calibrated broadcast monitor?
Vince
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ok, here is the grain im talking about. i know that it was a dark room but this is alot of grain, dont you think
no, i work for a non profit organization in scotland and havent been able to get a broadcast monitor. if you have one to donate that would be GRRRRREAT.
What do you think?
If I drop the master ped on the dvx would that help the situation.
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ok, here is the grain im talking about. i know that it was a dark room but this is alot of grain, dont you think
no, i work for a non profit organization in scotland and havent been able to get a broadcast monitor. if you have one to donate that would be GRRRRREAT.
What do you think?
If I drop the master ped on the dvx would that help the situation.
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It sure looks to me like what a DVX would look like in low light, the same issue would come up with the HVX. You don’t need gain to see grain with that little amount of light. BTW, it does seem a little dark even with inhouse lighting (which I am obviously not familiar with)
What this with an open iris and no ND filter? What was your shutter speed ?Crushing the blacks may help a little, but the bottom line is you will need some lighting in there, especially if you do this on a regular basis. Maybe a small permanent installation with ellipsoidals or the likes, it really shouldn’t cost that much…
Vince
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would the issue be more noticeable now that i have a better quality screen. i used to use a laptop with not that great of a display, but now this new laptop has an awesome screen. does that make me notice the imperfections of DV like i didnt before?
At one time i recorded some footage of pretty much outdoor event. everything looked really good and clear, but now i notice it more. is there any other options, besides lighting, that will help me eliminate this problem. thanks
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also, would i have to worry about the grain if put into a television??? how do the movies get away with no grain even when sometimes its the darkest film ever. Thanks
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Films are always shot with lots of light and bright and then colour corrected and graded down. That’s how they dont have grain. It appears your camera settings were not set properly. Indoor light open iris, shutter at normal, with a little 3dB gain should yeild a great result, nice and bright. Unless the place has bad light. No interior lights and has only a few lights there. You will need a light or two then.
It does look really dark… like the ND filter was on.
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To add to what Jon said, and answer your question:
First the grain you are seeing is not produced by the DV codec (well very little of it is), but by the camera dealing with low light. Yes, you will absolutely notice more of it on say an LCD screen, vs a TV.
Laptops are especially “pumped’ up in brightess and contrast so that they can be used in bright locations, so a default setting isn’t really a good way to monitor quality, it will however reveal some problem areas.
You could also get a copy of Onlocation and monitor your shot that way on almost any laptop, it has it own easy to use calibration knobs.
As far as lighting goes, there is no way around it.
Unless you are shooting outside, or have plenty of windows in daylight, no camera will give you acceptable levels without substantial gain, and grain.
I don’t know if you shoot video for a living, or if you have any budget for lighting, but Ebay is a great resource for start up kits (lowel, Arrilite). I purchased about $4000.00 worth of lighting before I even purchased my first camera, because renting lighting gear is such a pain.
Cheers
Vince
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A few halogen garage lamps work good and are cheap and are close to 3K Kelvin, and work nice if bounced off the ceiling.
DV Video should be checked on a external monitor, it will look junky on a computer monitor, There are small 14″ flat screen monitors for a reasonable price that will calibrate a pluge reasonably, and a basice color bar cal can be done with a filter, you maybe able to pick one up from a thrift store cheap.
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