Michael Sacci
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Matt, I wanted to get into the game so I just got the T2i. It really is a great deal but you need to add in the price of all the extra stuff you need to make it video friendly. The great thing about starting with the T2i is you get your feet wet really cheap, then if you want to move up to the MarkII or 7D you got a great backup or 2nd camera.
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Like I said all cameras make a sound, there is a mirror that is slammed up in a spilt second, you can hear that, no difference on the 7D. Most digital cameras are a lot quieter than film camera of yesteryear. Unless you lock up the mirror there will be noise, normally only top of the line cameras can do that.
The T2i and the 7D have the same sensor, so you get a heavier and more durable body with the 7D but the images will be the same.
One area that the build will come into play, the 7D would handle weather better. Pro cameras have seals that give some protection from the elements that consumer cameras do not.
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Yeap and there is a $50 rebate on the Kit with lens, personally I wish they sold it without that lens, But shot point and shoot mindless stills it is fine. But I just purchase 3 Nikon E series lenses on eBay, hopefully they are not all crapped up inside. It is a gamble but if 2 or the 3 for good glass I will be a happy man.
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All SLR cameras are noisy, they have a mirror that slams up every time you snap a picture. Really high end models sometimes have a Mirror Lockup feature to combat this. The is a little noise from the focusing gear but once again you will fill that with most cameras. Getting USM will combat this as well as good manual focus.
Go to Best Buy and try the T2i, 7D and the Nikons see (hear) if you can tell the difference.
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My guess the Sony was set on EP and not SP. Does the tape play back okay on the sony?
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I would say that all SD is broadcasted as 4:3, so If you provide stations with an anamorphic Master, they will either do a center punch or letterbox it. PBS is a prime example of this, one station will do it one way and another does it the opposite. On I have a friend that produced a show, delivered it as HD and the stations (at one that is in Nashville) did the center punch which cut off a lot of info founded in the lower thirds. It is ways best to produce titles and graphic as 4:3 safe, Look at everything on the major networks, all their HD programming is done this way.
Kind of a better safe than sorry.
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Set up a cluster and and that will kick in all the cores on that system and should get them working full bore. It will only do one at a time but your system will be working a lot harder.
I know it is not the answer you are looking for but I hope it speeds things up for you.
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Or better yet rent another HPX or HVX200, trying to mix HD and SD is useless. If you don’t need HD then what Steve said is best.
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Did you encode it as Progressive? Did you change the GOP structure any? Did you change ANYTHING with the preset? Did you turn on Frame Control?
[Robbie Roof] “Sequence settings set to high quality, render settings set to best, but still the video is almost comical.” What are you talking about here, FCP? what would that have to do with a m2v encode?
How can we tell you if you did everything right if you just give general info on what you did?
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If you find the stock 18-55 lens that came with the camera you would be okay with the 50 1.8. I’m saving up for the 1.4. but I’m thinking about going to Nikon manual lens route, you just need a light meter, and the nikon have the adapter ring on the lens so you don’t need the body for that.