http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: hmc 150 - Recent Posts en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:26:04 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-71823 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:56:56 +0000 robGRAUERT 71823@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Ryan,</p> <p>Your camera doesn't shoot 15000fps or even 1000fps. What you're looking at is the shutter speed (although, video cameras don't have an actual shutter).</p> <p>Your camera only shoot up to 30fps. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-71817 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:22:24 +0000 Ryan M 71817@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm also curious on the topic. I shoot with a Canon XH-A1 but mainly at 60fps and for any slow motion shots I integrate the amazing abilities of motion, but with my camera's ability to shoot at ridiculous fps, why not take advantage of it? I want to import high quality slow motion around 1000fps (my camera goes up to 15,000 according to the dial settings) but when i import video and slow it down, it looks just like normal 60fps shots on FCP. Do I have to import it at a different setting than normal film? Thanks!</p> <p>Ryan</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-dslr#post-71522 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:06:35 +0000 composite1 71522@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Joshua,</p> <p>Yes, those models should work just fine. Check around for compatible IVM's and check the manufacturer's spec's on those cameras to see if they have built-in IVM capability. As for an IVM, in my personal opinion if you pay more than $75 you paid too much. No matter what camera you get, remember that the lens(ses) you use with it will make or break the imagery you get.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-dslr#post-71519 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:33:57 +0000 Joshua Strazewski 71519@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Thanks for the link.  Very informative.  Would a Nikon D3100 or D5100 work fine for producing my timelapse projects then, as long as I have the remote intervalometer?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-dslr#post-71492 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:44:39 +0000 composite1 71492@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Joshua,</p> <p>You don't need a video capable DSLR to take timelapse video. In fact, I've found doing TML videos with a still camera is far superior to ones done with a video camera. Whatever model DSLR you get, a prosumer or better grade camera body and lenses with good glass and larger apertures (3.5 or better) will be of considerable assistance in getting good imagery. </p> <p>Many of the prosumer/pro models have built-in Intervalometers, but I find having an inexpensive external one comes in handy for other reasons. I agree with Rob and will add that unless you really need the capability to shoot video with a still rig, to pass on it and get a dedicated video camera. Unless you have a background in photography, the learning curve and accessories needed to take advantage of DSLR video is steep and expensive.</p> <p>Here's a link to one of my posts that deal with shooting TML's with a digital still camera.</p> <p><a href="http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/time-lapse-video-with-a-still-camera">time-lapse-video-with-a-still-camera</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-dslr#post-71489 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:15:12 +0000 robGRAUERT 71489@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>My personal opinion would be to get a still camera to shoot still photos and a video camera to shoot video. The HDSLRs suffer from aliasing. They just aren't video cameras - they're still cameras that can shoot video. Their image sensors aren't optimized for video. And if you're in a hot environment, I know from experience that the 7D can overheat, which is annoying.</p> <p>The AF100 looks like a nice video camera, but I've never played with it. Sony's FS100(i think) seems nice too. But I haven't played with that either...</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-dslr#post-71487 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:02:35 +0000 Joshua Strazewski 71487@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> The 7D does seem to be quite the popular model.  After looking at the "Lens help!" thread I am now also looking at the new line of camcorders like the AG-AF100.  Although I still want a good quality camera/DSLR for stills.</p> <p>Thanks for the suggestion, I'll be looking into that model</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-dslr#post-71485 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:50:41 +0000 robGRAUERT 71485@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hmm...I don't think any DSLR will look like the HMC150 simply because of the shallow DoF. But if I were to give you a suggestion, I've shot some nice video at work with a Canon 7D. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-dslr#post-71483 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:37:04 +0000 Joshua Strazewski 71483@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm thinking of getting a DSLR to use for shooting timelapse projects as well as high quality stills.  I currently am using the Panasonic HMC 150.  I'd like to purchase one that has a similar video look to the HMC 150.  Any ideas?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/diffusion-and-softfx-filters#post-71214 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:09:07 +0000 yixiaohan 71214@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks! I am using Final Cut Pro.It is very good.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mic-for-hmc-150#post-59428 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:32:48 +0000 2ten 59428@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> What kind of mic?  Wired handheld?  Wireless handheld? Lav?</p> <p>I am partial to Sennheiser and Shure but not sure what you can get for $200 and need more info to recommend anything.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mic-for-hmc-150#post-59417 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:47:58 +0000 jsanti3 59417@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>I am looking at getting a new mic for my HMC 150. Do you guys have any recommendations? I am interested on the low end starting at about $200 dollars on up. Thanks for your help.</p> <p>jsanti3</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-58984 Tue, 25 May 2010 04:21:27 +0000 robGRAUERT 58984@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>if it works for ya, then it works for ya...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-58976 Mon, 24 May 2010 22:38:23 +0000 anindya49 58976@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Rob, thanks for the motion compensation tip!</p> <p>The two half frames in 60i are taken 1/60th of a second apart; they do not refer to the same instant in time. The deinterlacing simply converts each half frame to a full frame by filling in the missing lines. That's a better approach than trying to guess the whole frame.</p> <p>For a 60p output, both the half frames are used to produce two full frames (the full temporal resolution of 60i is used). For 30p output, one of the half frames is discarded, while the other one is converted into a full frame, or some kind of frame blending is used. 60i itself is not the same thing as 30p because the even and odd fields in 60i are shifted in time with respect to each other.</p> <p>The advantage of this approach is that only the spatial resolution is interpolated, not the temporal resolution. So there are no motion artifacts.</p> <p>When I play back the converted progressive file frame by frame, there are 60 frames in each second, and they are all distinct, as they should be. Even without the motion compensation setting the video looks very good (that's why I didn't bother turning the other things on). I'll turn it on to see if there is any improvement.</p> <p>A similar technique is available for JES deinterlacer, described in its documentation.</p> <p>Btw there are other places on the web which suggest this (search Compressor 60i to 60p):</p> <p><a href="http://forums.skateperception.com/index.php?showtopic=154566" rel="nofollow">http://forums.skateperception.com/index.php?showtopic=154566</a></p> <p>Anyway, I've used this and the (40%) slow motion is very smooth and high quality. Of course, the best approach is to shoot 60p if available. I do that on my HMC150 which has a 720 60p mode. I use the 60i to 60p conversion for my HF200.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-58964 Mon, 24 May 2010 15:26:56 +0000 robGRAUERT 58964@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>"Dragging a 60i file onto this with produce a true 60fps progressive video. The idea here is to convert each interlaced frame into a progressive frame, so that you have 60 unique frames per second."</em></p> <p>An interlaced frame consists of 2 fields, which is why 60i is 29.97. If you were to only de-interlace, you get 30p. The setting you create de-interlaces and creates a 30p to 60p conversion at the same time. You are pulling an extra 30 frames out of no where (not that optical flow in Motion doesn't do that).</p> <p>Also, when converting 30 to 60, you also need to change the Rate Conversion setting to "Best (High Quality Motion Compensated), which you forgot to mention.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-58954 Mon, 24 May 2010 13:29:21 +0000 anindya49 58954@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The field output needs to be progressive, the FPS has to be set to 60 and the deinterlace filter needs to be on. Actually there's not much difference between the two Prores presets apart from the interlaced check box in video compression settings, which I think controls the output? As long as this is correctly set any one of the two presets can be used as a starting point.</p> <p>Here are the steps I use for 60i to 60p (this is true 60i and not 24p over 60i):</p> <ul> <li>Open Compressor.</li> <li>In the Settings window, choose Apple-&gt;Other Workflows-&gt;Advanced Format Conversions-&gt;Apple Codecs.</li> <li>Choose one of the Apple Prores 422 codecs (normal quality should be fine). Right click it and choose "Duplicate".</li> <li>A copy of the codec should now appear under the Custom heading. Select it. </li> <li>In the Inspector window, click the Encoder tab. Click the Video Settings button.</li> <li>In the Standard Video Compression Settings dialog, make the following changes: Motion-&gt;Frame Rate-&gt;59.94, uncheck the interlaced checkbox under Compressor. Click Ok.</li> <li>Next click the Frame Controls Tab. Click the gear button to activate the tab and then turn Frame Controls on. Set Output Fields-&gt;Progressive and Deinterlace-&gt;Better.</li> <li>Give the preset a new name like "60i to 60p" and save it.</li> </ul> <p>That's all. Dragging a 60i file onto this with produce a true 60fps progressive video. The idea here is to convert each interlaced frame into a progressive frame, so that you have 60 unique frames per second.</p> <p>I use this often on 60i footage and it produces 60p, not 30p if you do it right. Using Cinema Tools I've got beautiful slo-mo without using Motion. It's very possible.</p> <p>JES deinterlacer can also do this, but I prefer using Compressor.</p> <p>Of course, if the original is 24p, then Motion is the only way.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-58933 Mon, 24 May 2010 06:35:30 +0000 jsanti3 58933@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Awesome feedback guys! Once I start trying it out i'll let you know. thanks again.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-58932 Mon, 24 May 2010 05:22:33 +0000 robGRAUERT 58932@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>"If you are using one of the interlaced 60i modes, use Compressor to de-interlace it to 60p. Then use Cinema Tools.</em><br /><em>De-interlacing:</em><br /><em>Edit the "Prores 422 for progressive material" preset to add the de-interlace filter. Here is an example of the summary tab after you are done:"</em></p> <p>Deinterlacing 60i does not give you 60fps. It will still only give you 29.97 - it will just be progressive, and it won't even slow down that much once you conform in CInema tools.</p> <p>The "ProRes 422 for Progressive Material" is for a progressive SOURCE. So if he wants to deinterlace and transcode to ProRes, he should use "ProRes422 for Interlaced Material," turn on Frame Controls, and set up the Frame Controls pane for deinterlacing. But like I implied, it's pretty much pointless to deinterlace 60i to get slow mo out of it. You're better off bringing it into Motion and using Optical Flow</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-58929 Mon, 24 May 2010 02:34:24 +0000 anindya49 58929@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Just to be clear, shooting at a higher frame rate and then playing the footage back at a lower frame rate produces very smooth slow motion. </p> <p>If instead you just use FCP's speed controls to slow the footage down, it will be jerky as the intermediate frames are not there anymore. One solution is to use Motion to generate the intermediate frames (see article referred to by Earl above). However, as with any other automation, your mileage may vary.</p> <p>Motion attempts to fill in the missing frames. The technology is somewhat similar to a feature found in some new LCD TVs where the motion in 24fps movies can be smoothed out by the TV (It creeps me out, but some people seem to like the effect).</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-58928 Mon, 24 May 2010 02:08:35 +0000 anindya49 58928@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If you are shooting in a progressive 60 fps format, just change the fps from 60 to 24 in Cinema Tools. Instant slow motion.</p> <p>If you are using one of the interlaced 60i modes, use Compressor to de-interlace it to 60p. Then use Cinema Tools.</p> <p>De-interlacing:</p> <p>Edit the "Prores 422 for progressive material" preset to add the de-interlace filter. Here is an example of the summary tab after you are done:</p> <p>Name: 60i to 60p</p> <p>Description: Apple ProRes 422 with audio pass-through. Settings based off the source resolution and frame rate</p> <p>File Extension: mov</p> <p>Estimated size: 113.13 GB/hour of source</p> <p>Audio: multi-track passthrough</p> <p>Video Encoder</p> <p>Format: QT</p> <p>Width: (100% of source)</p> <p>Height: (100% of source)</p> <p>Selected: 1440 x 1080</p> <p>Pixel aspect ratio: HD (1440x1080)</p> <p>Crop: None</p> <p>Padding: None</p> <p>Frame rate: 59.94</p> <p>Frame Controls On:</p> <p>Retiming: (Fast) Nearest Frame</p> <p>Resize Filter: Linear Filter</p> <p>Deinterlace Filter: Better (Motion Adaptive)</p> <p>Adaptive Details: On</p> <p>Antialias: 0</p> <p>Detail Level: 0</p> <p>Field Output: Progressive</p> <p>Codec Type: Apple ProRes 422</p> <p>Multi-pass: Off, frame reorder: Off</p> <p>No gamma correction</p> <p>Fields: Progressive</p> <p>Pixel depth: 24</p> <p>Spatial quality: 50</p> <p>Min. Spatial quality: 0</p> <p>Temporal quality: 0</p> <p>Min. temporal quality: 0</p> <p>Hope that's useful.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-58920 Sun, 23 May 2010 20:21:25 +0000 EarlC 58920@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Popluar FCP guru <a href="http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/speed_changes_motion.html">Ken Stone</a> has an older article (written for FCP 5, I think) that gives some information regarding this, using Motion. There were a number of videos as well, focused on slow motion in FCP, when I went to Google and searched for "slow motion using Final Cut Pro" and you might find something specific to what you need to know there.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/slow-mo-in-final-cut-pro#post-58918 Sun, 23 May 2010 19:05:40 +0000 jsanti3 58918@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>One thing I am trying to understand is how to get better slow motion footage. From what I hear it seems people shoot at a higher frame rate and then import the footage at a lesser one. Is that true? If so, how do you do that in Final Cut Pro? Example shooting at 60p and then bringing into 24p. Outside of Final Cut Pro, is there any other software you need to have to accomplish this effect? Can someone please explain this?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/diffusion-and-softfx-filters#post-58748 Wed, 19 May 2010 14:49:09 +0000 pseudosafari 58748@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Add one more vote to the "I have filters, but use post instead."  That's what I do.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/diffusion-and-softfx-filters#post-58727 Tue, 18 May 2010 22:02:27 +0000 maker001 58727@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>also i study , thanks everyone </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hmc-150-rack-foucs#post-58406 Sat, 08 May 2010 04:49:25 +0000 robGRAUERT 58406@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>35mm lens adapters have been popular for a while. They were the go-to thing until DSLRs started recording video, it seems. </p> <p>Check out Letus35 and RedRock Micro. These work by using 35mm lenses to project the image onto a translucent surface that is the size of 35mm film. Your video then records that image. It's like taking your camera into a movie theater and recording what's on screen.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hmc-150-rack-foucs#post-58405 Sat, 08 May 2010 04:21:51 +0000 jsanti3 58405@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks Rob. What kind of special equipment do you recommend for improving depth of field? Thx</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hmc-150-rack-foucs#post-58400 Fri, 07 May 2010 19:39:51 +0000 robGRAUERT 58400@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The HMC 150 only has 1/3" sensors. That's pretty small, so you are not getting a shallow depth of field.</p> <p>To maximize your results without any special equipment, zoom in all the way and have your aperture open all the way (a small F/stop like F/2.0)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hmc-150-rack-foucs#post-58399 Fri, 07 May 2010 17:57:22 +0000 jsanti3 58399@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey all,</p> <p>I am new and I just got an HMC 150. I have been trying to work on rack focusing on it and having trouble. What do you guys recommend? Do I need to get a better lens? I have been trying to keep my subject far from the background and keeping a good distance between myself and subject. Any tips?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/diffusion-and-softfx-filters#post-58322 Thu, 06 May 2010 00:35:45 +0000 anindya49 58322@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks! I am using Final Cut Pro. Been playing with the in-built filters and Color effects - some pretty cool stuff there.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/diffusion-and-softfx-filters#post-58321 Wed, 05 May 2010 22:46:58 +0000 bobcypheruk 58321@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Birdcat's post was "so good they used it twice" Personally, I have filters as described above but I rarely use them as Prem Pro has all the FX I need - or want at this time. But don't discard them just yet, would be my advice. You never know when they might be useful. I admit to being a hoarder which can cause some friction with SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed - ie my wife) but there have been times when things I have hoarded have got me out of a hole.</p>