Chris Barnes
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Would you mind watching the video and then responding? Thanks!
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I constantly think about either swapping to traditional camcorder or adding a camcorder to my equipment list. I think I can still benefit from the DSLR’s ability to create shallow DOF during interviews and b-roll. But I really want my action stuff to look better. I have to shoot at a very small aperture to even get close to keeping riders in focus, so I can’t help but wonder if a camcorder would be worth the added investment. Ive never shot with a pro caliber camcorder though, so I’m not sure how much I’d need to spend in order to get the results I want.
Any suggestions on camcorders I might wanna try to borrow or rent? I know that I need the 60fps to keep up with my racers and I’d like the ability to burn DVD, even though most of my work is used on websites, forums etc. I also would like something that will work well with my T2i and possibly another canon DSLR down the road. I don’t mind the SD card’s as I work with several external hard drives, that I can dump footage between races. Again, any advice is appreciated.
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So any advice regarding the best way to improve my quality?
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Yes, I hear what your saying and I agree to some extent. The fact is that motocross videos are unlike most anything else. At the first round of this particular series, another camera crew did a video that would probably be very much to your liking. (lots of story, interviews and race results) While the quality of their video was definitely better, mine simply has more views and better reviews. I have tried to mix in some interviews and sometimes that works well, but my target audience has very specific demands. If you put more than a few seconds of anything other then riding, they get bored. (unless that footage is of something funny, then its accepted) I would have to assume, that someone outside of the motocross watching my videos. Would probably be similar to me watching golf. If I was involved in the sport or followed it in anyway, it would probably be entertaining. But since I don’t, it is equally boring and repetitive. My main issue is that the other people shooting the same types of clips as me, have clearer, higher quality videos. The reason I shoot these clips is much more complex. The video posted above is for an ATV suspension company that I work for. I am a rider rep, which requires me to attend the races and setup/support the riders that run our suspension. So I figure while I’m there, I might as well film it. On the side, I do race coverage edits for a local race series along with rider profile videos. (these definitely involve more story)
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But can I get a good quality video with a deep DOF? Seems like shooting wide open gains better results as far as clarity, not just shallow DOF. So if I was too buy a lens that I want to perform well in the 70-80mm range or close and most of my shooting will be at F8+, what lens would you recommend?
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That is an awesome setup, but is there a camcorder that wont cost me 7K and still provide similar quality to a dslr? (not the DOF, just clean sharp images so mixing the footage won’t be noticable)
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Yeah, I have been having to shoot at F10 and above in order to maintain focus. But when I shoot at F5 and lower, the quality is definitely better, just can’t keep it in focus. My goal is to get the same quality I see when shooting wide open during interviews… only while shooting action shots and maintaining focus. I have looked into the follow focus units and will definitely be grabbing one soon. I just wonder if a camcorder might be an easier route to go, for the action. Can I get the same quality without the shallow DOF?
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Trying to download the EOS plug-in to use log and transfer in FCP7 and if I choose “mac os x” as my operating system, the files don’t don’t show up in my finder, like they should. And there is no option for “os x 10.7” which I’m using. I did notice that if I selected “os x 10.6” it says there is no plug-in available. Can anybody help me figure out how to make this work with my T2i? Thanks
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what kind of workflow am I looking at with either fcp7 or fcpX? Right now on a pc I use avid dnx and mpegstreamclip to transcode my T2i footage for vegas.
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Yeah, I was surprised they didn’t go with the 1080x60fps myself, but I guess they have to leave something to be desired…
Right now I have been filming everything 720x60fps, uploading, transcoding with mpegstreamclip and dropping into a 30fps timeline inside of vegas movie studio hd platinum 10.0
Most of my clips end up on the web and thats it, but I’d like the option of having the better resolution for burning dvd’s as well. If I can film my full speed shots with 1080x30fps and the gopro at 1080x30fps and then plan for my slomo shots and film them at 720x60fps. Drop them all into a 30fps timeline and render it at 1080p then my only loss, will be a little bit during the slomo shots due to scaling, correct?