[Bob Dix]

Must be nice working in the TETONS , do not muck around use Adobe CS5. I have been using Premiere Pro 1.5.1 for 6 years and use Premiere Elements to transcode to HDV /mpeg-2 as the old Adobe cannot handle the H.264 mov files correctly , you would find it hard to see any quality change from 1920 x 1080p to 1440 x 1080i in professional tape, the video is visually stunning in both formats so is the audio

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[Bob Dix]

You should not have to resort to post effects for stabilization, 2d3 have an image stabilizer used in Premiere Pro. However, we have used 2 Canon 5D mark II for over 24 months and have always activated the IS and panned very slowly if necessary using mainly a Canon F3.5 EF IS lens 28-135mm and this jelloo effect has never re-occurred.Canon Australia advised that their Canon EF L f2.8 and f4.0 70- 200mm Have a horizontal stabilizer inbuilt / but, this is too heavy to use hand hold.

We now, never have to use the Image Stabilizer in Premiere Pro or Premiere Elements post production after shooting.

Ps. Another problem may be your computer is not up to the speed ? We had a problem in a Pentium 2.3 Ghz 800 hyper-threaded, not the newer Intel Xeon Quad Core and a Quadro FX 3800 1Ghz video card.If there is no instance in the camera’s LCD the problem is the computer and/or the Vegas software which we found was not up to the standard (in stabilization ie.,, Sony may have improved?) of the Adobe products. Try running your shutter at 1/50 sec , it will be smoother

Good luck !

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[Bob Dix]

Roz,

We have used a Canon 5d mark II for 18 months and apart from editing H.264 Mov files in Premiere Pro cannot fault it. however, if I had a XHA-1 with the motor zoom and the HDV/mpeg-2 codec which is easy to edit I cannot see much of an advantage in going to the 5D mark II as the 1920 x 1080p is only marginally better than the 1440 x 1080f (Anamorphic) if at all. However, as the 5D mark II has a 35mm sensor the depth of field advantages of all the Canon EF IS Flourite L Series lens are considerable.If you want the movie look , you have got it.
I WOULD NOT GET RID of the marvellous XHA -1 .
Going backwards to an APS sensor in the 60D or 7 D and they are very good cameras ,and 1.6 x Lens extension is not progress ? Regardless of what the “experts say”, Pro tape is not dead, I cannot see Canon getting rid of the Pro tape units although their New XF 105 and XF 305’s are very impressive at $8,000 to $10.100 approx.https://www.canon.com.au/en-AU/For-You/Digital-Video-Cameras/Professional-Video-Cameras

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[Bob Dix]

Clyde,

Ask Canon Technical Services about that question, the 5D has a 35mm Sensor (the same size as film for cinemas) not APS as on the 7D ,it has a 1.6 times prime lens magnification. , it is about 3 times the size ot the 7D and 10 times the size of a Video Camcorder at 1/3 “. That is why rhe depth of field is so impressive, and extended ISO range and if set on auto I hardly need to resort to extra lighting in poor light situations.

Check this out, shot on a 5D mark II https://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2326

Cut & paste the above link into your Windows address bar >

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[Bob Dix]

Mike,

It could be the codec, is it HDV/mpeg-2 as is the Canon otherwise the XH-A1 will not play it and even DV can be a problem depending on your camera settings ?. I use HDV/mpeg-2 1440 x 1080 only. Sony would not talk to Panasonic originally and that was a joint venture ?

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[Bob Dix]

Canon’s HV20 manual says ” tapes recorded on A XHA-1 can be played on a HV20 which is similar to the HV10, both are 1440 x 1080P. This is in PAL Australia.Ie., (both, 50i and 25F or (P) mode)
Video shot with the HDV (PF25) standard will be recorded on the tape as 50 interlaced.

In Premiere Pro the speed of the tape is shown as 25fps. The resultant video from a Canon 5D mark II H.264mov from 1920 x 1080 p to 1440 x 1080i Anamorphic is quite stunning for Export to Pro Tape and on to Blu-Ray.

Good luck

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[Bob Dix]

Hi Leo,

Listen to Richard, his advice is good. I was trained by a lecturer from Columbia University USA now in Australia. If you are any good as with the HV20/30/40 and you can produce pro projects, you will definitely up the anti with a Canon 5D mark II. We have been using two of these with 25-105 EF IS , 28-135 F 3.5 EF IS Lens, Fish-Eye for over 18 months for stills and video HD 1920 x 1080 p. No problems with the audio with Rode Stereo Mike, the proof is in the results either to pro tape or Blu-ray using Premiere Pro.

See low level demo re- Hong Kong, Taiwan , Korea. Work done in Egypt, Tibet, China and New Zealand no problems. https://www.stevendix.com/2009/

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[Bob Dix]

Hi Anthony,

How true it is, could not agree more !

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[Bob Dix]

Jeff,
I have used the Canon 5D mark II for 18 months but, in PAL at 25fps not 24 fps (that is movie mode) and a HV20 as VTR at 1920 x 1080p. Frankly your 5D running at 30fps will still give you the look you want without resorting to 24 fps. it is all in the lens and 35mm sensor, the purists may disagree, but, we do travel and it is stunning , see low level clips from Hong Kong , Taiwan , Korea etc using 5D mark II with Canon Fish-eye Lens and 25-105mm IS EF
https://www.stevendix.com/2009/.

This is a top camera https://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2326

The out put of the XL H1A @ 1440 x 1080 HDV (DIGIC 2 Processor) is the same as the HV20/30/40 and is anamorphically changed by Canon’s pixel-shift technology to 1920 x 1080 Widescreen, the sensor in the 5D mark II (DIGIC 4 PROCESSOR) is three times the size to 35mm for a “cinema look”, but, not always the look you want for broadcast, it appears to me to be sharper at 30fps and 25fps for broadcast.

PS . The sheer size of the H.264 mov clips from the Canon 5D mark II is more difficult to process than HDV/mpeg-2 in Premiere Pro and may need an i7 64bit Quad Core Processor for PC

Great shooting

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[Bob Dix]

Hi sean,

You may have a problem, the Canon 5D mark II has a cinema size 35mm sensor, that is a plus, the amount of light their 35mm lens lets in is impressive, the Sony at $5000 is very good but, i don’t think it has HD 1920 x 1080p video.The magic is not only in the expandable ISO settings, but everything else ?

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