IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

Hello all. For the past several months I've been trying to get my 30min short off the ground. So far I've written, re-written and re-re-written the script (I've lost count of how many times) and been making props. The biggest problem has been actors. I'm a member of an Am-Dram group (Pisces Players,...

Hi all, been away a while, sorry. Really should check up on threads I've started :oops: I'm inclined to agree that, although the footage is remarkable, the ergonomics are dire. Oh, yes and that Ti, or 500D as it's known here.....1080p at 20 fps? what? I mean what were the engineers smoking when they...

Have you tried DVDLabPro from Mediachance? It may be a bit pricey now with the falling pound, but as I recall it has one of the most detailed DVD authoring abilities this side of Apple's DVD Studio. I thinl they still have a 30 day trial available.
Dave

Just out of interest, is anyone here using the Canon 5DII to make movies? If so, what are your impressions of this cam, what does the footage look like, and how "graunchy" is the camera to use? I've no immediate plans to buy a new cam, but I'm interested in how the new cams perform. I may ...

My old Dell lapie plays HD movies up to 35 Mbps, even from its own hard drive. It did have a 5400 rpm drive, now it has a 7200, but even the old one was good for 25-30 Mbps. Note this wasn't HDV, but "1080p D cinema" from Sorrensen Squeeze, the source footage being DVCProHD. The specs are ...

As I said it's designed to appeal to the moron majority, the types who are seduced by ludicrous "digital zoom" figures :x I'm sorry, but I really hoped manufactures would get byond such fripperies, but I guess not. Since such people are not the type to put said cam on a big Vinten, Sachtle...

Yes, and have you seen how much they cost :shock: ? Trying to put that ratio on a consumer priced cam is asking for trouble, even with a micro-sized sensor. I'm sorry but it belongs with the megapixel-itis that afflicts so many consumer compact digicams, and even low-end DSLRs. It really saddens me ...

Aaagh! is there nothing the great unwashed won't swallow
There's going to be a lot of sea-sick viewers of dodgy home movies with this cam

RE: Playing off laptops. My L/T is an old Dual Core Dell 9400. Originally the HD was 5400 RPM, and that played up to 30Mbps MPEG2 HD without much trouble off the drive, and will even play QT wrapped DVCPro50. Since then I've upgraded the drive to a 7200 device. The display is native 1920x1200 I rath...

As it happens, if I didn't already have my HVX, I might well be tempted by the EX1. I wasn't disputing the bigger chips of the EX1, just saying that, for me , it wasn't enough of a jump for me to cough up £5k for a new cam and cards. For a 2/3" Scarlet now, even with the dodgy exchange rate, th...

Well, the EX1's chips are still only 1/2". Bigger than my HVX's yes, but not enough to make me switch. The other things to remember about DVCProHD are the 4:2:2 colour sampling and the compression of 6.7:1 compared with HDV's 25:1. Also of course, you've got 4 channels of 16/48 uncompressed aud...

I think if you're originating in HD (Pref NOT HDV) you should keep it in HD all the way. Remember, upscaling isn't adding real information, only guessing what might be there. I can understand upscaling SD DVDs if that's all that's available, but surly if you have something better, use it. I've even ...

BluRay players upscale DVD, and are getting silly-cheap. I've had some success converting my DVCProHD footage using Sorrensen 4.5 to various HD formats, including persuading the 1080p D-Theatre setting to keep the 4:2:2 colour space. This payed well using WMP 11 on my old Dual-core laptop, at a data...

Save up for a 2/3" Scarlet! :twisted: Seriously I'm a bit leary of any long GOP format, and the first generation HDV's are not my fav cams. When Scarlet does emerge, there will likely be quite a few HVXs turning up, at probably quite low prices, and of course they record in a much better format...

Those of you with an interest in filming 2.40:1 and have money, and can wait might like to have a look over at red.com at the new scarlet specs.
Dave