John Frey
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Take a look at Cinematize, a new program that pulls the files from your DVD while converting them to Avi, Quicktime, etc.
John D. Frey
25 Year owner/operator of two California-based production studios.Digital West Video Productions of San Luis Obispo and Inland Images of Lake Elsinore
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Before you go any further, try playing this problem tape back in a different brand of camcorder. Various customer tapes come into our studio with pixelation problems like yours. They often play just fine on our Sony units vs. Canon, etc. Good Luck!
John D. Frey
25 Year owner/operator of two California-based production studios.Digital West Video Productions of San Luis Obispo and Inland Images of Lake Elsinore
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Most of my aerial shoots are not through the bubble or a window. That big bubble gets very dirty very quickly, even way up there! Usually no door. Depends on what you are shooting and if you are tracking, following, etc. Getting into clean air (no bubble) means wind blast, something that will try to snatch the camera away from you if/when the lens hood catches the stream. Without it you may record lens flare. Larger cams (Betacam units, for example), can be a real handful. By the way, in Adam Wilt’s recent ‘Texas Shootout’ camera comparison, testers stated that they felt the performance of the optical image stabilization system on the HVX200 was inferior to those tested on the Sony and Canon cameras what were also present. But test for yourself. The HVX200 may work just fine. Another thing to consider is workflow while shooting from the copter – changing P2 cards, batteries, cleaning lens, etc. How well will these things happen with this camera in that situation?
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Although I do not own this particular camera, I have shot from helicopters for over 20 years. Tyler nose and door mounts, not to mention the rental cost of the helicopter, itself, are big budget items along with rental gyro lens units. A decent optical image stabilizer on smaller cams using a small 2 seat Robinson chopper has worked fairly well on many occasions. I have found that the larger Bell and Hughes craft to have a larger amplitude vibration factor. The Robinson is a buzzy little thing, but DV units from Sony and Canon with optical stabelizers worked well. There are many little tricks that you must learn to help come away with decent footage. In addition, having an experienced, savvy pilot who will work with you is vital. You can get decent footage on a low budget. Do a short test and see for yourself.
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Thanks, that is what I figured. One more wish for ver.7!
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Nice, informative, polite post by people cool enough to fully explain their workflow – even good grammer and spelling.
John D. Frey
25 Year owner/operator of two California-based production studios.Digital West Video Productions of San Luis Obispo and Inland Images of Lake Elsinore