Steve Crow
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It sounds like you let the camera run until it reached its max clip duration or the battery quit while filming. In either case the file doesn’t close properly and this is the result
You can try file recovery software – some have reported success
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Since this is an older product it’s been harder researching this for you but I can say most of these tools use software algorithms to try and create “new data” based upon the data in the video file it is working on, so it’s not just scaling up.
This is from the original press release on resizer from 2006:
“ReSizer 2.0 has three algorithms for scaling, which gives users flexibility in finding the right method for specific footage. Users also have control over how much these algorithms sharpen or smooth the footage, allowing them to further tailor the options. ReSizer produces extraordinary results whether footage is being up-converted from SD to HD or zoomed in 800%, because of the multiple methods available to accurately increase the resolution of the original image. “
I would research newer products because stuff like this moves quickly so I am sure the algorithms have improved greatly in the meantime but you get the general idea
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I don’t know the answer to your question – but it’s an interesting one. I tend to agree with you, if it’s not there at the start then you can’t add it after the fact. ON THE OTHER HAND, if you think about upconverting video frame resolution (frame size) there are algorithms that attempt to create the extra pixels needed using what is already there as a guide – so they are creating new data. I don’t know if the same can be done with bitrate.
Have you tried it out on a short clip? That would be the best way to find out if you can even see or notice any difference.
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Well my basic thought is that if you consider the camera as a person observing the scene then you would want the sound to match what the person/camera is actually seeing – that would be the most realistic.
So my first thought is why not simply record the sound of the car from the camera position with a shotgun mic or some kind of field recorder?
The only issue I can see if that you will also get any other ambient sounds that may happen at the same time, a crew member coughing, a car alarm going off in the background, helicopters flying by etc.
In that case you would want to either keep recording until you get a perfect sound take, come back another day just to record the audio of the car passing by (yes, I’d have the same car drive by at the same speed, in the same direction etc etc etc) or you could try substituting a different sound file entirely but it may not match perfectly depending upon how well the road and sound conditions found in the replacement audio file match those of the day you film.
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I am not familiar with that make or model but have you tried updating/re-installing the camera’s firmware? It sounds like it is corrupted if you are not getting any warning messages before it freezes
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[Bill Bruner] “Canon has no incentive to build a camera like that – because it would cannibalize the sales of the moire-prone T5i, 70D, 6D and 7D, which are all still selling like gangbusters.”
Yeah, that’s the most frustrating part of the camera industry is that the camera manufacturers don’t seem to recognize any incentive to build the BEST camera they can at an affordable price. I don’t know of any studies that would prove this one way or another- but might it not be at least a possible scenario that if they create a fantastic camera with great features at a low or medium price that they would sell so many that it would offset any decrease of sales in their existing models while at the same time dramatically increasing brand loyalty – meaning the likelihood of buying their next camera from the same manufacturer?
I don’t really have a business sense – if the average worker held back his best actual skills from his or her employer he/she might find himself fired or replaced. On the other hand I’ve often thought what I would do if an employer hired me as say a file clerk but then asked me to do video production for them as well for my normal salary? Honestly, I probably would resist that. It doesn’t seem fair – I would do video production for them but they would have to pay me much more than my normal file clerk wage.
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I would be interested in that deal in your shoes. The video performance of even the T2i isn’t very different from much newer Canon models up to the 7D
Once you get into full frame yes there’s a difference . How fast is the 40mm (aperture)?
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Yes Final Cut Pro 6 or 7 can let you burn in a timecode window based upon your timeline – if you need the time to start with a specific time of day there probably is a way to do that too
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I always go for the 24p but for a sit down interview with not a lot of motion you might not be able to tell the difference
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The technique you are using is one that works with traditional video cameras which is probably where you learned to do this. Still cameras and their lenses are different – they don’t always hold focus when you zoom back out….which I believe is the issue here.
So what I do is I use the camera’s LCD screen on back (Live View) and then use the magnifying glass type button to zoom in to about 10x digitally (on the subject’s eyes ideally. ) I focus and then turn the magnification back down to the normal setting.
The white box on the screen (for my Canon anyways) is the area the camera will magnify into as you digitally zoom in for focus however you can move that white box to wherever you want it which saves the day!
Steve Crow
Crow Digital Media
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