Michael Locke
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Hi Travis; sorry, but when you say “D3” I have to assume you don’t mean the actual mac daddy (@2500$), but the D3000 or actually the new D3100. The 3100 is a great sign from Nikon that they are chasing Canon hard for DSLR video. https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d3100.htm Only the AVCHD (lower Mbit rate than Canon), and the lack of formats other than 1080p/23.98 (which I use 98%of the time) limit the camera compared to the Canon. As far as “for a few years..” that’s a tough one. I have a T2i, and love it, but already feel I’m outgrowing it as I do want a kelvin white balance, half step (well 16 multiples) ISO, and a more sealed (think rain) body. And again, sorry, but “hvx”; I’m assuming Panasonic P2 cameras. Kick butt camera, but you’ll need a DOF adapter (like Letus,etc.)if your trying to match DSLR footage “look”-wise. It would come down to glass choice for me, as you are either/or with Canon/Nikon and that focus direction. Hope I interpreted your model #’s correctly; both good choices, depending on your needs/means. Just start shooting…ML
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Uh, correction;
I was thinking of full cine primes (not compact EF mount). But that’s in the PL mount conversion category…ML
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Hi David, one feature in the 7D’s favor is monitoring. Apparently, it’s the only Canon exporting 1080 during record. https://cheesycam.com/canon-60d-vs-7d-hdmi-output-resolution-test/ Purely for focusing/directors, it allows one to use a high resolution monitor with some purpose. And I suppose if you ever get your hands on Zeiss compact primes, they don’t have the vignetting problems like with the full size sensor. Someday…ML
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Hi Travis, my T2i shoots @12min (in 1080p) till the dreaded 4G file limit. Rough math puts that at 5.55Mb/s (555mb/s), and others have found the same rates (thus the class 6 card recommendations ).
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/280/1757 Hope this helps…ML -
Hey nic,
Not familiar with the monitor, but the 60d in video record mode drops HDMI output to 480p, which is SD and a 4:3 aspect ratio. The Nikon is stated at 720p https://vimeo.com/15455963 output in video record, or HD and 16:9. If your monitor doesn’t have an option for SD/480p format, it will always stretch that signal. I have a T2i (same 480p as 60D), so I haven’t invested in a monitor with resolution over that yet (plus they cost as much/more than my camera). Hope this helps…ML
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Haven’t worked with any XDCam or P2 footage yet, but yes if your changing H.264 to a Prores it can be slow. I haven’t mastered Compressor; custom settings in frame controls can help, but it’s slower than MpegStreamclip (which sometimes noticeably darkens footage). Rare Vision is my favorite encoding quality, but it’s a lot slower. https://rarevision.com/5dtorgb/ Wish I had more solutions for you; there’s some hardware you can buy of course (Elgato,Matrox), but that’s another issue. CS5 gets more and more popular this way…ML
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Sascha, I’m an idiot. I drag from my SDHC card (which fits the 13″ Macbook Pro) and says Canon. Your right, FCP and EOS Utility don’t behave well together, which you can tell by how your Mac doesn’t recognize the camera without the software. Even with the plug-in for log-n-transfer, it’s delicate. I guess always have a CF card reader, until Canon and Apple play better…ML
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Hi Sascha, if your using the Canon EOS Utility software to download, this may be the problem. I have the software on my laptop too, but close it when it tries to launch and capture the contents. I go to finder and drag it from the camera to my external hard drive. Even with the plug-in for log-n-transfer, it’s delicate. Hope this helps…ML
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Hi Craig,
The ratios start with your camera sensor (3:2), and vary for your end product. The 3:2 and 1:1 ratios are only in the stills category; 3:2 using the full sensor area (to crop later in “post”), and 1:1 is pre-cropped for square photos (like user’s photos here on Creative Cow). Movie recording only comes in 16:9; both 1080p (at 2Megapixels)and 720p (at 1Megapixel), and 4:3 with 480p (at .3Megapixel). 16:9 is HD (digital TV,DVDs,web HD), 4:3 is SD (original TV format,web SD). You want the most sensor area for quality (stills or movie), but the end user’s display is the real word “crop factor”. When in doubt, shoot highest quality your storage will allow, change format/aspect ratio in initial or export transcode (i.e. compressor/mpeg streamclip). Hope this helps…ML -
Hello Osku,
Since panning is a physical movement of he camera, one must ask how you moved it. The footage suggests the physical is the problem (uneven side-to-side speed). “Blinking” I think of as a change in light/appearance intensity, so I’m not sure what you mean there. The picture integrity seems fine, but I got this effect trying to pan a landscape by twisting clockwise on a monopod with no fluid head (not so good). The smoothe-cam filter in Final Cut works pretty good for single-axis (horizontal) variation; anything more complicated (bumpy car ride) https://library.creativecow.net/anderson_iain/Coremelt_Lock-and-Load-Express/1 looks good. Hope this helps…ML