[Matthew Abourezk]

Thanks Bill, I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

Matt

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[Matthew Abourezk]

Anyone else seeing this problem?

Chirp… Chirp….

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[Matthew Abourezk]

Hi Justin, did you end up getting the 270?

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[Matthew Abourezk]

My Pleasure Brent. Thanks for the reply.

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[Matthew Abourezk]

Exclusively using FCPX and Motion… finished about 30 videos so far, mostly corporate stuff.
Though I still do miss some basic functionality that should exist in X, I wouldn’t EVER want to go back to FCP7.

Keep it coming Apple.

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[Matthew Abourezk]

Hi again guys, thanks for the replies, very thoughtful.

I want to buy equipment because I am in business and I want to improve my overall quality offerings for all projects. My current motivation (and time constrained panic) is that I have a good gig that pays really well, and I need to get equipped ASAP.

Jack, the links are great. Thanks a bunch.

Also, Matt, thanks for the info about the hdmi and component out on the hvx.

Matt

Talkingbox Digital Media Group, Inc.
http://www.talkingboxdmg.com
(203) 249-7718

[Matthew Abourezk]

Hi Jack,
Thanks for the reply.

My client will be using these videos for computer playback in small presentations, their website, and for presentations on a large screen HD tv.

If you have any advice or can point me in a direction to learn more about how to crush the blacks or “lift-gamma contrast” in my cameras, I’d appreciate it. I usually play it safe in the camera and try to compensate with grading in post.

I have to say that as I have gone through this process of trying to find the best combo of settings, cameras, and external recorders, I have learned a lot, including how much I really don’t know.

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[Matthew Abourezk]

What I am really hoping for is that someone can tell me that the HVX 200, when recording to an external device, gives a quality level that has never been seen before in the video world. No camera at any price can match… is that too much to ask? 🙂
Matt

Talkingbox Digital Media Group, Inc.
http://www.talkingboxdmg.com
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[Matthew Abourezk]

Hi Steve,

I appreciate the reply. Renting isn’t a great option since I won’t have the time to experiment or play with the gear in order to dial in what I need to do for the shoot.

Unfortunately, the 5D (both MKII and MKIII) don’t have clean hdmi output. The viewfinder info is overlaid and there is no way (that I know of) to remove it. This is probably so Canon can keep their hierarchy (pro-sumer vs Pro) in place without cannibalizing the higher end sales. But it is a bummer.

Matt

Talkingbox Digital Media Group, Inc.
http://www.talkingboxdmg.com
(203) 249-7718

[Matthew Abourezk]

Hi Phil. I appreciate you sticking with me on this. I have been researching moire on the Internet and I agree that this is what we are seeing. But this seems more intense and intrusive than most of the examples I just looked at. Also there is no fine pattern.

The screen grabs are from different ounces and are not full screen. I drag-selected the grabs. The good video was a partial grab at 100% from QuickTime player, the bad grab was 100% from fcpx. But the bad footage is evident in those two clips in QuickTime as well.

The focus and relation of the talent to the set was because in one of the clips the talent was not on her mark yet since the grab occurred a few seconds before she started her lines and hit her mark. My bad for not making that part identical. I’ll go to my machine and post a full frame grab.

Thanks again,
Matt

Talkingbox Digital Media Group, Inc.
http://www.talkingboxdmg.com
(203) 249-7718