[Angelo Ucciferri]

[ninetto makavejev] ” If I was doing heavy-duty colour-grading, I would edit native, and export the finished timeline to a codec more robust (422 colour space, and/or uncompressed etc etc). Then go from there.”

Ninetto,

I am curious about your workflow. What would you do if there was color grading required, but with different settings for different shots? If you exported the whole edit as a new file to be graded – how would you apply different filters to different cuts when the edit is consolidated to 1 large file. I don’t do much color grading outside of the original avchd sequence, where I can easily drop different color settings on to each individual clip in a sequence. So I am curious what your workflow is when working off of 1 big file.

Thanks,
Angelo

Ironbird Studios
Music / Audio / Video Production
New Jersey / New York City
http://www.ironbirdstudios.com

[Angelo Ucciferri]

This is an awesome write up. Thanks for doing this.

I admit the lack of ND filters is a horrendous omission. Just a thought, but you might consider a Cokin filter holder for some quick-swappable ND filters. They are smaller and less obtrusive than a full matte box – and I think they will work on your lenses.

https://www.cokin.co.uk/pages/main.htm

Ironbird Studios
Music / Audio / Video Production
New Jersey / New York City
http://www.ironbirdstudios.com

[Angelo Ucciferri]

Sorry, forgot to add the link to the aforementioned video sample:

https://youtu.be/NZ03bZVAbNw

I wonder if you can edit your posts on these forums?

[Angelo Ucciferri]

Thanks for the reply John,

I’ll give 30p a shot during some upcoming testing, and I’ll let you know what I end up doing for the wedding.

I typically use slow-mo during the aesthetic “beauty shots” of a wedding. Definitely not during the ceremony. But for the montages during prep and the reception, I’ve used it to create a mood, or even just extend a really nice moment.

Here is a link to a recent video, and you can see my use of slow-mo and how it appears slightly jittery.

Ironically, I was just talking with someone today who is very in-touch with the wedding video industry – and he tells me that a lot of people are moving away from the slow-mo look – and instead focusing on cinema style shooting, without any slow mo.

I have the feeling the people not using slow-mo are the same people shooting with DSLRs, and they already have the surreal film look with the shallow DOF – and don’t need slow-mo to enhance the mood.

I am getting off topic! But thanks for the reply!

Angelo

Ironbird Studios
Music / Audio / Video Production
New Jersey / New York City
http://www.ironbirdstudios.com

[Angelo Ucciferri]

How is there no answer to this question? I just switched from FCP to Premier (for better AVCHD integration) and I can’t figure out how to do this seemingly simple operation. It’s like the “snap” option in the sequence menu has no effect.

[Angelo Ucciferri]

Oh man….I know this frustration too well. It seems as though every time I try to capture, I have to deal with this crap! Can’t they just make this stuff work right the first time!

So in addition to all the tips above, I have some others that have helped me with the battle between my xha1 & fcp6.

– You have to make your playback std setting on the xha1 with the firewire unplugged. If there is a firewire cable plugged in, the setting is greyed out.
– Even once all your settings are correct:
– – Try power cycling the camera
– – Restart FCP
– – Re Mount the FW drive you are capturing through.

All these tips have helped me, as well as the ones left by other users.

Thanks,
Angelo