First shots on my new camera!

[DM_rider]

I went out tonight and messed around with my vx2000. Still learning stuff as I go, enjoy.

http://www.hornermusic.com/alex/lights.mov

[Buck]

hellz yeah that was cool, how are you doing the swish pans? post or in camera?
L8R
Buck

[DM_rider]

Well, for the freeway stuff I sped it up to 3000% and my shutter speed was set at 4. So half was camera, half was post I guess you could say. And for the Other stuff I just had my appeture set at 60 with shutter priority on. The stop sign stuff was also shot with my shutter speed at 4, and I sped that up 300% for the first shots before the interior car shots. I did some cc also, just saturated it a bit mor so the colors popped a little better.

Buck, do you by chance know where I could find some car mount plans? I was going ghetto style by placing my camera in-between the head rest, haha :banana:


oh and for the shot of the car, I had my appeture set at 60. I pretty muched just zoomed and moved the camera around fast... haha. Then sped it up in post.

[Buck]

Well, for the freeway stuff I sped it up to 3000% and my shutter speed was set at 4. So half was camera, half was post I guess you could say. And for the Other stuff I just had my appeture set at 60 with shutter priority on. The stop sign stuff was also shot with my shutter speed at 4, and I sped that up 300% for the first shots before the interior car shots. I did some cc also, just saturated it a bit mor so the colors popped a little better.

Buck, do you by chance know where I could find some car mount plans? I was going ghetto style by placing my camera in-between the head rest, haha :banana:


oh and for the shot of the car, I had my appeture set at 60. I pretty muched just zoomed and moved the camera around fast... haha. Then sped it up in post.

right on that is cool. Looked really good. what does shutter speed equal out to on your camera? you sure you don't mean your appeture at 4.0 and shutter speed at 60?

Don't go with ghetto car mounts unless you like to see your camera destroyed!!! you can get good ones for just over 1 bill. I don't do a lot with cars, so I don't have one but I should pick one up they are fun little setups to have...I'll try and dig up some stuff for ya.

L8R
Buck

PS: John??? Is this going to get moved too??? hahahahah :jumpy:

[DM_rider]

I was wondering the same... I had my appeture set at 1.6 the whole time. my shutter speed was at 4 for the blurred shots and 60 for all others. I still gotta sit down and take a closer look at everything. I had the AEA on, so I was using that for the car shot. For the blurred shots I set my shutter speed at 4 and I had my F still at 1.6 . I still got some stuff to figure out still :D

[Buck]

I was wondering the same... I had my appeture set at 1.6 the whole time. my shutter speed was at 4 for the blurred shots and 60 for all others. I still gotta sit down and take a closer look at everything. I had the AEA on, so I was using that for the car shot. For the blurred shots I set my shutter speed at 4 and I had my F still at 1.6 . I still got some stuff to figure out still :D

Yeah for the blurred shot you were rack focusing...kind of...I think you are referring to your zoom marker. with the 4 and 60...I don't think that VXs have progressive scan, but if they do it could stand for 60i(or 60 interlaced) otherwise you could also be shooting in 24p/30p/24pa...yeah for that dark the automatic setting would be wide open, which is right around f 1.6-1.8... anyway, I'd like to check your cam out this weekend when I am up in Duluth, I've had my hands on a VX but only for a really short time.
L8R
Buck

[DM_rider]

Yeah for the blurred shot you were rack focusing...kind of...I think you are referring to your zoom marker. with the 4 and 60...I don't think that VXs have progressive scan, but if they do it could stand for 60i(or 60 interlaced) otherwise you could also be shooting in 24p/30p/24pa...yeah for that dark the automatic setting would be wide open, which is right around f 1.6-1.8... anyway, I'd like to check your cam out this weekend when I am up in Duluth, I've had my hands on a VX but only for a really short time.
L8R
Buck

for sure, I plan on testing it out to see how it handles action footage. I know it has no 24p, but it does have a "fake" progressive scan which isn't anything special, better to just stick with interlaced is what I hear.

[Buck]

for sure, I plan on testing it out to see how it handles action footage. I know it has no 24p, but it does have a "fake" progressive scan which isn't anything special, better to just stick with interlaced is what I hear.

who told ya that??? what was their reasoning behind sticking to interlaced?
L8R
Buck

[DM_rider]

who told ya that??? what was their reasoning behind sticking to interlaced?
L8R
Buck

It's not true progressive, it simulates it. I don't know all the details on it and I still have to test it out to see what it looks like. I just got that info from a review I read about the camera. I guess I have to test it first hand before I say anything else about it.

[Buck]

It's not true progressive, it simulates it. I don't know all the details on it and I still have to test it out to see what it looks like. I just got that info from a review I read about the camera. I guess I have to test it first hand before I say anything else about it.

hehehe, I thought you meant ALL progressive scan cameras. the Canons GL/XL1s or whatever have somethingl ike that, then the XL2 has true progressive scan, I believe it is called cine like mode, or something along those lines, I've used a GL camera as well but that was out in MI for only a day at the Red Bull 5X not long enought to give any kind of good/bad review.
L8R
Buck

[DM_rider]

hehehe, I thought you meant ALL progressive scan cameras. the Canons GL/XL1s or whatever have somethingl ike that, then the XL2 has true progressive scan, I believe it is called cine like mode, or something along those lines, I've used a GL camera as well but that was out in MI for only a day at the Red Bull 5X not long enought to give any kind of good/bad review.
L8R
Buck


haha yeah, I wasn't saying interlaced was superior to progressive :scream:

[Kosk]

Man, you guys are nerding out hard-core in here. neener. neener.

[DM_rider]

Man, you guys are nerding out hard-core in here. neener. neener.


if that's what it's called now a days then...


we get a banana

:banana:

[Buck]

Man, you guys are nerding out hard-core in here. neener. neener.

you should pay attention you just might learn something. :p hahaha :jumpy:

L8R
Buck

[Kosk]

you should pay attention you just might learn something.

Nah, that video stuff is too complicated, i'm still trying to master our new E-300 DSLR, the thing is so pimp! I'll get lots of practice shooting w/ it this winter so hopefully I'll have it dialed for riding season next year!

Speaking of practice, Adam, PM about that thing you were telling me about that is on thursday, or whenever. I'd like to try and make it over with the camera and try shooting something other than lizards and palm trees.

[dostoy]

cool cool. My favorite shot is the one toward the end where you're filming the street at ground level with the one lonely street lamp. Something about it...cool atmosphere.

What band/song is that? I like it, but don't recognize it.

-adam

[DM_rider]

cool cool. My favorite shot is the one toward the end where you're filming the street at ground level with the one lonely street lamp. Something about it...cool atmosphere.

What band/song is that? I like it, but don't recognize it.

-adam

It's by an expierimental group called 13 and God. Check out their stuff, it's really cool :cool:

[destrago]

It's not true progressive, it simulates it. I don't know all the details on it and I still have to test it out to see what it looks like. I just got that info from a review I read about the camera. I guess I have to test it first hand before I say anything else about it.

To answer your question about this, when the camera does a 'simulated' progressive mode it's subsampling the 60i video stream to simulate the look of the 3:2 pulldown. Basically you're tossing out information which you cannot get back to simulate the 'feel' of film. Generally throwing away information is bad. I don't know all the details of it either, but your image sensor is not being read in progressive mode, it's still feeding an interlaced video stream to the dsp that's doing this strange process. Thus your 'progressive' images are still going to be composed from alternating lines of an image which was interlaced to begin with, or (this would suck) they just use one interlaced field to create the interlaced frame (cutting your camera's resolution in half). I would agree to stay away from this feature unless you really like how it looks.

-Tony

[berrywise]

We better see a film festival entry from you next year! Your video just testing out your camera was sweet. I'm gonna have to go all out next year just to place I think.

[DM_rider]

thanks, good to hear good comments.


I made this one tonight when our power went out, lit the whole thing with candles, haha.

Scary doll + Wierd music=

www.hornermusic.com/alex/doll.mov

[Buck]

ALEX!!! That was FUKIN' AWESOME...besides that is was kind of creepy...and you play with dolls...in the dark....


hahaha, very very very cool!
L8R
Buck

[DM_rider]

ALEX!!! That was FUKIN' AWESOME...besides that is was kind of creepy...and you play with dolls...in the dark....


hahaha, very very very cool!
L8R
Buck


Dolls are fun..... don't be hatin' :banana:

[drmrboyalex]

those were some pretty sweet movies w/good effects. the music in 'em was cool too

[dostoy]

It's by an expierimental group called 13 and God. Check out their stuff, it's really cool :cool:

Is 13 and God the same guy as Notwist?

[DM_rider]

Is 13 and God the same guy as Notwist?

I reall have no idea... sorry :cool: