[Peter Ralph]

yes it can be difficult to tell. I had it happen at a wedding – all of a sudden the entire screen picture went blue – as if I had set the WB wrongly. It happened immediately after I moved the cam following the procession. I had been using another lens the previous day – and luckily it occured to me to reset the lens. Problem solved. Phew!

Analysing the problem in post I discovered I could fix it by switching the color channels. From canon xl1 club I learned that there is a low voltage electrical circuit/signal running between the body and lens of the camera.

[Peter Ralph]

many repairs on Canon 3 chip cameras can only be performed by the Canon service centers in Irvine and NJ.

[Peter Ralph]

what is the FW protocol set to in FCP? It should be basic FW for a GL1 I would think

[Peter Ralph]

I would have left out all the penalty/punishment clauses. They are unnecessary and threaten an adversarial relationship, rather than a collaborative one. Did you suggest that the product could be produced at half the price if all the talent was bought to the same location?

Did you show them samples of the type of production they can get at different price points? There is place for cheap video the same as cheap cars. Not all companies looking for cheap video are fools or grinders.

Last year Seth Godin gave his “all marketers are liars” talk to a bunch of Google employees. A video was made and posted online I doubt they paid anything for it – not that the camerawork was so bad but I am sure any pro videographer would have used 2 cams or added the slides in post:

https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6909078385965257294

[Peter Ralph]

if all the colors are fluctuating then it may be a signal problem. This could be caused by dust/grime buildup on the contacts between the camera body and lens. Have you removed the lens lately?

carefully remove and reseat the lens. Any change?

If you feel up to it VERY gently clean the mating sufaces between lens and camera with denatured alcohol. Gently brushing the surfaces with a pristine pencil eraser also helps.

[Peter Ralph]

by phase I mean the hue is changing
by channel I mean one or more of the color channels(Red, Green or Blue)is dropping out

if it is the white balance does it happen whatever WB setting you use? Try them all

Re-set the camera by removing/replacing the internal battery

[Peter Ralph]

is it the color temperature that is shifting, or the phase, or the channels?

[Peter Ralph]

very useful info – thanks Ray

[Peter Ralph]

Shane – would you recommend this book for someone who does not use FCP to color grade.

Best book I have seen on color correction is Steven Hullfish – Color correction for DV.

[Peter Ralph]

I use the one transmitter, 2 receivers technique a lot. I wonder since my units are mostly sennheiser g2s (not true diversity) does using 2 receivers substantially reduce the likelihood of dropouts?