Tim Scarpino
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[steveandbelinda] “I have Barry Green’s DVD & book. DVD doesn’t really show you anything, other than what the camera can do, but you have to know how to do it. The book explains the camera & settings, but I am one of those people that hates to read, and don’t get anything out of what I read.”
This is a striking admission.
Barry’s books/DVD provide an excellent foundation for understanding your camera. Unfortunately, the onus is on the user to understand what the client wants, then how to execture that. My recommendation would be to take Barry’s book/DVD and try to replicate some of the
techniques he demonstrates. The only way you can explore what that camera is capable of is to physically start manipulating the controls.Having said that, you REALLY need to know how to first restore the camera to the factory defaults to insure you can use the camera again on a shoot.
Unfortunately in your circumstance, the manual is your roadmap to understanding what your camera can do.
Good Luck,
Tim Scarpino
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You need to be a bit more specific about the conditions you are shooting under.
If you’re shooting at dusk/dawn outside, or near a window inside, your whitebalance will “drift” in that the color temperature you are shooting is constantly changing at these times of day. At sunset, if you white balance only once, your image will get continuously bluer as the sun goes down.
If you’re shooting indoors, with controlled lighting and your white balance is constantly changing, then yes you *might* have a problem technically with your camera, though I’ve never seen this.
I think the question remains; what’s going on with your lighting sources?
Tim Scarpino
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First, it’s helpful to know the model number of the Sony deck your using.
I use the DSR-1500 to transfer my MiniDV tapes shot in the DVX at 24p and have had NO problem having the TC follow the video AND retaining the “film look”. The TC resides in the vertical interval which follows the full frame of video where ever you push it, as long as the deck you’re using reads VITC.
Good Luck,
Tim
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I guess I’d ask what do YOU mean by “better quality”?
The DVX100 is a great little camera for doing some things. In the end though, it does only have 1/3″ chips and records in the DV compression scheme of 5 to 1. You can certainly get a better camera with 2/3″ chips, better glass, greater signal processing and output to an uncompressed format, but are you willing to pay for it?
I’m not familiar with Sony Vegas, but I suspect you may have a variety of schemes to capture your media. You need to determine what those “ingestion” schemes are relative to what you’re looking for.
Make sense?
Tim Scarpino
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You could use the “letterbox” mode which is found in the same menu setting area as the “squeeze” mode. It simply inserts black “letter boxes” at the top and bottom of your picture. giving you a 16:9 look in a 4:3 canvas.
If you are planning to shoot “true” 16:9, then you need to be in squeeze and bring that content into a NLE that supports 16:9.
Keep in mind, the DVX is NOT the best for acquiring 16:9 content.
Tim Scarpino
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I’ve shot out of helicopter once, but rented a tripod/support system that was designed specifically for that use. I think it was about $1000 to rent, but well worth it. It was mounted so I could sit with my feet resting on the ‘copter skids. The camera and the mount worked as one, with the ability to control focus and zoom from the hand mounts. I couldn’t find it in Google, but I didn’t look that hard.
You also might find some useful info here:
https://www.rondexter.com/professional/rigging/isolating_vehicle_motions.htm
Good Luck,
Tim Scarpino
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Boy, unless you’re exhibiting symptoms, I’m not sure I’d be manually cleaning the transport/heads in a miniDV piece of gear. That transport is SOOOO small you run the risk of damage.
Sounds like you’re OK, but as has been stated, run the “master” series tapes from Panasonic and nothing else.
Good luck,
Tim Scarpino
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We purchased this unit with our HVX-200 and have not been able to get it to perform satisfactorily. It almost seams like the HVX, when loaded with cards and a battery, weighs too much. I have not used it yet with a DVX, though I plan to in a couple of days.
I’m not sure I’m using it correctly, and you really need to plan on some “learning” time before you use it.
So, sounds really good in theory, and when we were able to steady the HVX on it, we got some cool shots. In practice though, it ain’t no “plug-n-play” piece of gear.
Or so I believe.
Tim Scarpino
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What’s the timecode doing? When you say “shift” what does that mean?
Are you sure you’re looking at timecode and not user-bits?
More specific description of your problem would be helpful.
Thanks,
Tim Scarpino
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Dave,
I thought of that as well, but since he was shooting outdoors at 2.8, I considered it unlikely he was using it.
But you’re right, it is something he should check.
Gosh though, it doesn’t look like AGC noise to me. If indeed it looks clean on a monitor between the camera and the NLE, I’m leaning towards a compression issue.
Good thought though!
Tim Scarpino