Jeffrey Buras
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Yes, that would help. The in-camera sharpening and contrast don’t help much, so just turn it all the way off. I think the sensor or the compression (not sure which) just can’t hold detail in the shadows without noise, so it’s best to expose brighter than you normally would, but don’t sacrifice the highlights.
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Shoot under daylight colored lights, since setting the camera to tungsten just boost the gain in the blue channel. The tests I’ve seen show that Canon’s cameras work best at 320 or 640 ISO for some reason. Also try to overexpose as much as you can without clipping any highlights (if you take a still, the playback can show you what’s been clipped), then darken in post if necessary.
It’s a strange beast, but you have to shoot the way the camera wants.
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I’m using XML version 4.
I think I’ve found the problem. If the merged clip is used in a sequence, it stays merged in the bin. If the merged clip is not used in a sequence, Final Cut forgets about the audio.
So now I’m make a throw-away sequence where I dump everything from the bin before export.
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Wow, Brandon. If this was already released, this would be exactly what I need. We’re shooting this weekend with an on-site editor, so it won’t help for this shoot but I’ll keep an eye on it for future projects. Thanks for the tip!
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If I do it this way and export an HD web version, I will end up with a 30p video. Is that desirable given most of my footage is 24p?
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That’s what I thought. Thanks so much. This may seem silly, but is laying back to tape any different?
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Possibly, but there is much more to image quality than resolution. The HF10 has an inferior lens, a smaller sensor size, and more compressed image encoding. The XHA1 will produce better images.
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It doesn’t get more simple than this explanation:
https://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv/segment_detail.asp?sid=57&searchid=58010 -
720p60 is good for fast motion because of the faster frame rate. That’s why most sports are broadcast in this format.
1080i30 is good if there isn’t a lot of motion, because you won’t notice interlacing artifacts.
1080p24 gives a “cinematic” frame rate at HD resolution.
1080p60 is even better than 720p60 for the same reasons and is also good for slow-motion shots. But there is no ATSC standard for 1080p60, so over-the-air broadcasters can’t use it unless it is conformed to 720p or 1080i.
I recommend you read up on resolution, frame rate, and interlaced/progressive footage. Once you understand these concepts, it’s quite easy to understand the benefits and drawbacks of each format.
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[David Roth Weiss] “Are you suggesting that firewire drives are not available locally? Come on, they are available at every Staples or Office Depot and they’re cheap. Using a USB drive for video editing when drives are as cheap as they are now is simply ludicrous Jeffrey.”
Agreed, but it was their call, not mine. I don’t know what they have access to.
To be honest, the editing is pretty much done. I was just wanted an archive copy and maybe tweak a few things later. It seemed more simple for them to pick up a drive than for me to ship them one.