Steve Crow
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Well if rebooting works you have a 2 minute temporary “solution” so yes I’d at least try it – worth a shot
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The only thing I can think of is that the clip ended prematurely somehow and it never closed out properly. I could see this happening if you get one of those strange Canon error messages while filming – I’m think of the one that says something like “I’m going to shut down on you any second!” Or perhaps if it exceeding its clip length limit and that corrupted it,
I am assuming you are talking about the raw video H264 right off the card and not after transcoding.
You might try some other video players like VLC to see if it see’s anything but I have a bad feeling about this one. I had a similar issue on the audio side with my Zoom H4N when an audio clip ended badly and I couldn’t access any of the audio from the file even though the file size led me to believe it was in there somewhere.
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Oh by the way, I love love love your photography work!
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I assume this has worked in the past for you, yes? My suspicion after doing some quick online research is that it is related to a problem with the computer and not the video file itself which is good news…others have reported the exact same problem…couldn’t find a specific fix for you….did you try the old standby solution of rebooting your computer (while praying or chanting mantras)?
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One other thing occurred to me…if you are using your camera as a USB card reader instead of taking the card out fo the camera and using an external card reader I’ve heard from other posters here on this forum that you may not see the additional files the camera produces.
Otherwise there are many programs that can display EXIF data…the Mac’s built-in Preview application is one for instance.
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The Canon 50mm 1.4 lens is a great lens to have and it’s at the lower end of pricing for quality lenses, it’s selling now for $400 but with with a $60 rebate:
A nice wide angle lens – around a 24mm would be a great investment too for filmmkaing. Many people who enjoy using zoom lenses want the 24-70mm lenses which come in a variety of configurations. In fact I think there is a newer one from Canon that has a constant aperture of 4.0 and comes with vibration control/internal stabilization. There’s also a 2.8 constant aperture version of that same lens without the stabilization.
I also came from a Web background into video so I think the transition can be a great one.
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Hi Enny,
I think where the Spider color calibrator becomes useful is when you need to print things out to paper and you want the colors on your screen and what is printed to look as close as possible. Go ahead and buy it if for your video if it makes you feel more comfortable. Would I? Probably not for a video.
What are proper colors anyways? I see so many shows on TV these days that purposely have a strong green tint and skin tones look orange. It’s weird. But in color grading you can make things look anyway you want – it’s a creative choice, not really a technical one unless you are talking about broadcast and you’ve exceeded the allowable color levels.
Remember too, this is all just my opinion and I am sure there are lots of people who would think I’m crazy for suggesting this but I’d rather have you invest your money in something like better lenses, lights, tripods, sound gear etc etc etc – that stuff WILL make a big difference to everyone who sees your video
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The only advice I can give you is not to stress out over this, my belief is that most ANY relatively new monitor will work out fine. I wouldn’t spend a heck of a lot of money on monitors any more. If your stuff is going to be primarily shown on the Web remember too that while you can be very particular about the color setup of your monitors that 90% or more of your online viewers will not have any idea or concern for the color balance of THEIR monitors which will ultimately have a very large say in how your image looks to THEM.
If you are working on material for broadcast then you need to make sure that your colors stay within the “legal” boundaries but you can make those adjustments, like I said, with just about any monitor out there.
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Yes, for instance the Canon camera produces .THM files for each video clip that, along with the thumbnail image, includes many of the camera settings
Steve Crow
Crow Digital Media
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