[John Frey]

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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

[John Frey]

I am assuming that you are referring to a regular standard definition camcorder that has a Firewire connection. No DSLR that I know of has Firewire. I used On Location that way for years, and have even monitored the composite output of my HD cameras, both camcorders and DSLR’s, via On Location.

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

[John Frey]

I had the same experience in Ultra Key recently. I feel I may not have to use Keylight in AE for most greenscreen projects. I do a lot of greenscreen work, and Ultra Key is by far the best addition to CS5 to date.

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

[John Frey]

Your video looks well-done to me – not boring considering the requirements you are adhering to. Along with many other types of video productions over the years, I also shoot action sports. I am currently involved in a Speedway Motorcycle Racing project for promotional purposes. Although I own and use several DSLR units in my business, I still use video cameras with powered zoom lenses for the majority of action sports. In the past, it was large Beta-cam units for SD. Now, it is smaller form factor cameras that are capable of 1080 60p, but with a power zoom. Low light capability is also a big deal for me, as most of the race schedule is based upon late spring through early fall night races under the lights. I use a lot of slow-motion in my edits, and quality 1080 60p is a must. I usually shoot on a custom rig that holds(2)cameras, a video camera for tracking shots and a DSLR for wider, locked down shots, with lens choice depending on available light and size of track. I end up with (2)versions of the same race to choose from in the edit. By the way, I am not up on the photo tower shooting all four quick laps of the race. I am in the infield of a small dirt oval trying to capture the dynamics from a different POV. 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

[John Frey]

Thanks, Danny. Good to know.

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

[John Frey]

+1, Joseph.

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

[John Frey]

You are missing something.

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

[John Frey]

My Panasonic GH-2 will record until the card is full and I have had no overheating problems in desert summer heat situations during long recordings. My Sony A65 will record up to 30 minutes at a time and has had no overheating issues. Sony tech specs for this camera and it’s NEX 7 and A77 siblings states exactly how they overcame the occasional overheating issues with this new large sensor compared to earlier models.

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

[John Frey]

I recently purchased a Sony SLT-A65. It has several advantages over my Panasonic GH2’s. It is a little larger and feels better in-hand (at least to me).It uses a 24 megapixel sensor that delivers a stellar picture, and can produce exceptional 1920 x 1080 24p and 60p video in the AVCHD format. It can use the excellent line of Minolta A-Mount lenses that are a real bargain out there on EBay and Craigslist – I purchased(4)of them ranging from a 1.7 50mm prime to a 75-300 zoom. All with AF and all for under $225.00 total. In addition, the A65 has in-body stabilization if you want to use the older manual primes. It came with a very crisp 18-55mm kit lens. What really sold me is the OLED Viewfinder – big, bright, crisp and very usable. The LCD is one of the better ones that I have experienced, and is articulated. It does have a mic input. Battery life is better than my GH2. You can adjust aperture, shutter-speed and iso while recording or can use it’s very fast AF if you are in aperture priority mode. It records up to 30 minute max times and I have not gotten it to overheat yet, and users out there are not reporting that as a problem, although certain older Sony models did have that issue. Low-light performance is very good, although I rarely go beyond 1600. The A65 is the most bang-for-the-buck, for video, between the Sony NEX 7 and the A77. I bought mine at B&H just before Christmas for $899.00 including kit lens. In addition, this is an exceptional still photo camera.

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

[John Frey]

We have a couple of TM700s and always shoot in 1080 60p. If you follow the earlier suggestion and let Premiere interpret footage, you will get a yellow bar and everything looks and plays fine. I am currently using CS5.

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