Ernie Santella
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I’m a small one-man operation and I’ve been exactly where you are. Here’s a few that I’ve found that are good sources. (Even thought they are relatively unknown, they are great) It’s always great to find new sources! Please pass them along too.
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Do you have a stable black burst and video feed into the IoLA?
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I would die for that too. If you find something, please post it.
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What about archiving the DVCProHD sequence instead of SD? DVCProHD is usually smaller files than 8-Bit SD. When I archive 8-Bit SD, I might try saving the timeline as seperate files. Video, audio tracks etc. Or, I might even break the complete show up into smaller segments files and just put it back together later.
How are you archiving? DVD data? I used to archive on Hard drives or dual-layer DVD’s. But of late, I purchased a Blu-Ray burner and archive on that. Plenty or room.
Ernie Santella
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That’s just a starting place. You can change that depending on how fast you want the sky to move or if you have a specific shot you want to create.
For example I did a shoot for a casino where they had this cool neon sign. We wanted to get the sky setting behind the sign. What determined the speed was the length of the shot 4 sec. Thus, I set the camera to create a 4 sec shot (120 frames) in approx 90min. I set the camera to record every 45 sec. 90 min = 5400 seconds divided by 120 frames = 45
See the formula? For reference, cool cloud motion shots are usually gotten by recording approx 1 frame every 20-30 sec. Faster is cool too, but slower than that doesn’t work for me as it’s not as much an effect.
Ernie Santella
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Of the time-lapse shots I have done. I leave the white balance set to one setting. It looks more natural that way. The light gets warmer as it sets which looks correct. You can always do some correction later in post.
2nd, the camera does not really create a final time-lapse in-camera. You have to edit it down in post by taking out frames. It’s not that hard, just wanted to let you know. I’ve found that editing down to 1 frame at a time is cleaner than doing 2’s or 3’s.The only issue is many edit systems may not be able to play that back in real-time. Not a problem, just export the single frame edit timeline to a stand-alone composite clip. (Your editor will understand)
As far as timing goes, just calculate the time for the final shot say 30 sec. And then figure how much time you want to leave the camera setup. For example 4 hours. Then you can figure out the setting to achieve that time.
30 finished seconds = 900 frames at (30fps)
4 hours = 240 minutes = 14400 sec.
Divide 14400 by 900 and you get 16.So, set the camera to record every 16 seconds = 900 frames in 4 hours. Adjust for a 24fps project.
Ernie Santella
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How would it speed up Compressing Mpeg2 for DVD from HD and SD timelines? I’m running a Intel Pro (Quad 2.66 8GB RAM)
Ernie Santella
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Walter,
Where can I find info on Cluster Mode? I did a Cow search, but not luck.
ThanksErnie Santella
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I use the Kata Glove on my 900. No issues, but I haven’t shot in Phoenix in the summer though.
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Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
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I’ve done some research on Blu-ray burners. Here’s a few I’ve researched.
4X SATA Internal
https://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?cPath=9_24&products_id=3374X Firewire/USB External
https://www.sharbor.com/products/LACN5410021.htmlI bought the 4X External so I can use it with multiple computers.
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
http://www.santellaproductions.com