Steve Crow
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What I suggest is that you start a new sequence and then drag the 1280×720 file to the timeline…final cut will ask you if you want to automatically conform the sequence to the clip’s parameters, say “yes” to that.
Next drag the the 1920×1080 file to the timeline…it will automatically be converted to work with you first clip, – you may have to render first but now you should be all set to edit.
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Excellent post, thanks for the insight!
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I had just finished up filming a clip on a little sand dune on the beach and upon getting up (not being very coordinated to begin with) I ending up rolling partway down the small dune because of my awkward crouched position. 🙂
A little stool would have been ideal there…still haven’t gotten one BTW but I am always thinking about doing so…until then I will be rolling down small hills I guess!
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I can’t give any advice on Premier or Vegas but a few production tips:
1. Don’t use auto focus – unless it is being done for a very specific artistic reason watching the camera hunt for focus isn’t very interesting and also it’s very noisy.
2. Use an external microphone – one of the reasons we can hear all the adjustments to the camera you are making is because you didn’t use on
3. You probably could have opened up your aperture more to let in some more light …always film in full manual so that you have absolute control
4. Were you using a tripod? It’s important that the footage be less shaky.
Why not go and try and film a short sequence or “story” – could be as simple as someone making breakfast in your kitchen. That will allow us to give you better feedback.
5. Use your 50mm lens, 95% of the time and only use your kit lens zoom when you really really have to for some specific reason.
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I am always recommending the Canon 50mm 1.4 prime lens or even the 1.8 although focusing on the 1.8 is harder. Because of the 1.6x crop factor you will find the 50mm’s acting more like a 80mm on your camera bodies so for that reason maybe take a look at what you can find in the 35mm range which would get you back to a true 50mm…of course something nice and “fast” is what you would ideally want, prime lenses are my first choice but maybe you can find a zoom in that 25mm-45mm range – have a look – I think your budget will support 2 lenses.
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The only one I’d get on that list is the 50mm 1.8 which should sell for about $100…now on the T2i because of the 1.6x crop factor it will act like a 80mm which means if you are filming groups or 2-4 people in an interview session, you will have to move back a fair distance in order to fit everyone in – but so what. It’s a nice fast lens often called “the nifty 50” or the “plastic 50” because of its feel however you can get excellent shallow depth of field (hmmmm…yummy!) and very good low light performance with that lens.
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Yeah the tripod isn’t worth it (looks like a cheap friction head and very lightweight legs) and on the memory cards make sure it is at least “class 6” or even “class 10” – slower cards won’t work in video mode on your camera…so go ahead and buy new – their “deal” isn’t looking so good.
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Nothing, install the Canon software that came with your camera and you will find how-to videos on the Web for tethered shooting with your T2i
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lf the tripod is really good and not one of the cheap box-store models it MIGHT be worth it…you need to do some investigation, get the details, find the price for the new items (tripod and memory card) and read some reviews. Let us know what you find out. I have a feeling that it won’t turn out to be worth it.
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The 12 minute issue has to do with a file size limitation, not overheating
All you need to do is while you are asking a quesion quickly hit stop and start record to initiate a new clip and another 12 minute countdown if you will
Overheating can indeed occur but it is relatively rare
That said, HD DSLRs are not great choices for capturing long speeches since every 12 minutes you have to start a new video clip