[Ron Cournoyer]

Thank you so much for the feedback Blaise. I will try shooting at 30fps, stopping up to around f/8, which should be fine in most of the venues with the 2.8 lens, while trying to keep the ISO’s down. Digital sharpening has helped a little on some recent shoots.

All that said, we are going to be purchasing at least a couple more cameras, as business has been delightfully good. If we go the camcorder route, do you think something as simple as a Canon Vixia would do the job, or maybe step up to the Canon XA-10 or XA-25?

Keep in mind that people are buying these to plug in to their Flat screen TV’s, or on their computer, as well as sharing online, and we want the quality to be true HD so they are getting the best product. This is very important to us, as a new company. Thanks again.

– Ron

[Ron Cournoyer]

I’ve changed the picture style to NEUTRAL, and dialed down saturation, which has helped a little, but not completely. For glass, I am using a quality Canon 17-55 f 2.8, so that should not be the issue, I would think.

If DSLR’s are not that sharp, why are some film makers using them on feature films now? Is there a “secret” setting for them?

– Ron

[Ron Cournoyer]

Thank you so much for the advice Steve. I never thought to adjust the custom picture style, hopefully that will help. As far as using All-I mode, I originally used that mode, but the bitrate was so high, over 89,000 kbps vs 30,000 for IPB, that it was stuttering when we broadcast it over the servers.

We have a server at the events that we load the original video clip to, and then it is accessed through 8 networked computers for people to view.

Given the fast motion, could I stick with 30 fps, or should I be at 60?

Thanks again.

– Ron