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[Stephanie Joan] “Where did you see this?”
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/280/9079 😉
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Unless you are willing to shoot in 640 x 480, there’s no in-camera method to use a different aspect ratio.
HD video is always 16×9, so cropping in post is the only solution.——————————————
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[Brent Dunn] “Where are some sites that you can download some good presets?”
Do you mean picture styles?
Marvels can be found here: https://marvelsfilm.wordpress.com/
Technicolors can be found here: https://www.technicolor.com/en/hi/theatrical/visual-post-production/digital-printer-lights/cinestyle
Canon provides own styles: https://www.canon.co.jp/imaging/picturestyle/index.html
Other styles:
https://basedigitalphotography.com/search/kevin+wang+picture+style+download
I had a link to a collection of dozends of free styles, but sadly it’s not working anymore. If you’re interested, just let me know.
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[Marco Falcone] “What looks better to you guys?”
I personally like the Technicolor style more, since I have the impression, that with the even flatter Technicolor style I have more possibilities in post… But that might be very subjective.
I’m with you, Marco, I also think, that with the Technicolor style, more artifacts are visible than with the Marvel style, but that might be because shadows are lifted a little bit more and the dark parts of the picture are, where the artifacts mostly occur…
What I like about the Marvel style is that in some cases it can be used even without (or with just a little bit of) grading while the Technicolor style is almost unusable without severe postproduction.
Used the Marvel style quite a time before the Technicolor style came out and I find it (apart from the Technicolor which I use now) the most usable of the flat styles.
You surely know that, but using ISOs with a multiple of 160 (160, 320, 480, 640,…) will give you clips with very low noise. I was stunned to see how clean my videos with ISO 640 and the Technicolor style where…
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“Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.” – Buster KeatonMe on Twitter (english/german)
https://twitter.com/FastFoodVideoMy german blog
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Brent, thank you very much for your suggestion!
I totally agree! Preamps are the single most important “feature” of a recorder! I know, there are better recorders than the Zoom and the Tascam. But they fit my budget at the moment…
I asked specifically for those two, because they are the only ones I know (please correct me if I’m wrong) with a decent sound quality, with XLR-inputs and are in a price range of about max. 300$.
I worked with the Zoom H4N a couple of times and I was quite pleased with the results. From what I read the Tascam DR-40 is the direct competitor and seems to have a comparable sound quality at even a lower price.
Please don’t get me wrong, I appreciate your answer very much! Wasn’t aware of the quality of the Rolands and I’ll definitly have them in mind, when I’ll have to improve my sound equipment even further. Next step is of course to get better mics…
For my one- or two-man jobs, the Tascam (I bought it in the meantime) is a great improvement to recording directly into the camera or having to rent a recorder every time I need one.
So thanks again and all the best!
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“Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.” – Buster KeatonMe on Twitter (english/german)
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Paul, I already saw the article on your blog and bookmarked it for later reading.
By the way, your blog is a great resource!The XLR-Y cable advice is an excellent tipp! I wouldn’t have thought about that.
And with the two XLR-inputs of my Sony I’ll get even two “backups” – one directly from the Tascam, the other from the on-camera mic (which I use sometimes for ambience).Again, very much appreciated! Thank you!
All the best to you and your projects!
Greetings from Munich, Germany!
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“Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.” – Buster KeatonMe on Twitter (english/german)
https://twitter.com/FastFoodVideoMy german blog
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Thank you, Paul!
Very valuable information! Thank you for posting! Had to shoot some band-concerts and theater performances in the past and was planning for future jobs to get audio directly from the mixer into the recorder instead of the cam and do syncing in post… So, maybe it won’t work as perfectly as I hoped for with the Tascam… bought it last week…
But most of the time (99% of my jobs), I’ll be using the recorder as an external audio device with my DSLR or Sony HD cam for shorter videos, interviews and stuff… So I’ll have clips no longer than max. 4-5 minutes.
As you wrote, the line/mic switch is a blessing and the locking XLRs are extremely important for me when in the field.
Sound quality (from what I tested so far) is very good – very low noise for a recorder of that price.
So, thanks again! Much appreciated!
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“Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.” – Buster KeatonMe on Twitter (english/german)
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[Avais Akhtar] “It as if they have a special grading tool or someting ive not yet come across.If so i would like to see if i can purchase this.”
Why not simply ask them, what they used?
But I really don’t think, they used special software. You own “Looks”, don’t you? Have you checked out the various tutorials that exist? I personally like Stu Maschwitz’ tutorials on Colorista (which is included in Looks) very much? It’s amazing what he does with that fabulous piece of software!——————————————
“Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.” – Buster KeatonMe on Twitter (english/german)
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As Bob mentioned stabilized lenses, another thing came to my mind: When on a tripoda and using a stabilized lens, you could experiment with turning the stabilizer off. The lens doesn’t know which movement is wanted and so tries to “stabilize” pan which in some cases leads to jerky movement.
Edit: I can recommend Mercalli Pro as well! Great application, but – as Bob wrote – German interface, but I’d guess it’s not too hard to understand.
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“Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.” – Buster KeatonMe on Twitter (english/german)
https://twitter.com/FastFoodVideoMy german blog
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[Patrick Murphy] “Is this a frame rate issue? Should i be filming at 24 or 25fps PAL? I have used 25fps up till now.”
There shouldn’t be much difference in “jerkyness” between 24 and 25 fps.
Fast pans (or fast camera movement in general) is always a problem with those “slow” framerates.
Fast shutterspeeds intensify the stuttering.
What shutterspeed were you recording with? A rule of thumb is “shutterspeed = 2 x framerate”, so when shooting 24 or 25 fps use a shutterspeed of about 50 and you’ll get most of the time enough motionblur to get a smooth motion…. at least when your pans aren’t too fast.——————————————
“Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.” – Buster KeatonMe on Twitter (english/german)
https://twitter.com/FastFoodVideoMy german blog
https://fastfoodvideo.de