Alan Lloyd
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What sort of timeline are you editing and exporting to?
I’d go with an 852 x 480 square pixel timeline for an h.264 file, don’t compress that much on output, and experiment with titling schemes to maximize contrast, which will increase apparent sharpness. Exporting and then titling and re-outputting may lead to concatenation artifacts in the final file.
Worth a try, anyway.
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Warp stabilizer alters the image, it may be subtle but it’s there. Maybe keyframe the motion effect on Clip 2 with uniform scaling turned off?
Another possible technique when doing that is to put frame 1 of clip 2 on track 2, and turn down the opacity while adjusting the scaling in order to match the two, then returning it to a match-frame and keyframing clip 2 back to “normal” over a few frames? That way, you’ll probably be able to see when you’re as close as possible to having identical frames.
Hope this helps.
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Time, I suspect.
Not trying to be flip, just let things settle down a bit before anything critical.
I’ve Cardellini’ed small fixtures on top of doors, G-taped baby plates/pigeons to AC ducting – again, for small instruments only, set grip arms off shelving, whatever the situation calls for, as long as (a) no one gets hurt and (b) nothing gets broken. Especially (a).
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Yes, though a Mafer or Cardellini would mean less potential movement by the instrument. (Think convection.)
Just as a point of personal preference I like things locked down if possible.
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You should be able to rig some sort of clamp – which you would want as your primary anchor.
And yes, a security cable. If you fly it, tie it.
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It depends on the motion in the frame.
The frame rate doesn’t really matter. The file type doesn’t really matter.
The frame size does. Warp Stabilizer wants a frame the same size as the timeline it’s on.
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Sounds like an intermittent TX issue then.
Ugh. Intermittent faults are the worst.
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If you’re running and gunning I’d look into an actual video camera.
First off, no double-system sound. That makes your life easier by far. Second, the overheating issue. Do you want to tell your client you didn’t get a recording because you had to let the camera cool down?
Disclosure: I am by far not a DSLR fan anyway. Shallow DOF is a poor reason to have to use something so ungainly and unnecessarily complicated when the tools for a simpler process are readily available.
If you could increase your budget some (and for the type of work you describe, you really should be getting paid decently) maybe look at the Sony X70 – a nice little camera that does amazing image quality, will sit well on a lightweight tripod – or monopod, as I know well – and has pro audio inputs in the bargain.
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The Quadro 5000 is a rather dated video card.
Maybe consider one of the newer GeForce models as an upgrade?
Will the reseller delete the card for credit, by any chance?
Otherwise, HP (note: workstation models) builds incredibly robust boxes.
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From VHS? To 8.5 x 11?
That is going to be a tough one.