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seruvenci
Member

Hi, I`m very new in video making and will be gratefull for the answers to following questions:

1- Does Canon GL2 has true 16:9?
2- What is the solution to get film results from Mini DV?
3- What would you do if you shoot something on Mini DV and plan to send it to an indipendent film festival ?(not everyone owns a 16mm, right?)

Posted 5 years ago #
compusolver
Member

1- Does Canon GL2 has true 16:9?

You mean are the CCDs 16:9? No. It's best though, to get equipment info straight from the manufaturer's website. In this case, that would be:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=NewProductsAct&fcategoryid=102

2- What is the solution to get film results from Mini DV?

What do you mean by "film results"? Do you mean dust and scratches? If so, many editing programs let you add that in post. Do you mean 24p? If so, you need a camcorder that has that feature.

3- What would you do if you shoot something on Mini DV and plan to send it to an indipendent film festival ?(not everyone owns a 16mm, right?)

Which festival are you considering entering? They will have a website with their requirements, entry fees, etc. Just "Google" the festival name.

Posted 5 years ago #
seruvenci
Member

Thank you for taking time to help.
As for 16:9, I meant shooting true 16:9 with no loss of image quality.
for FILM RESULTS,
say I`m shooting mini DV and get the footage transfered to a different format to get a good enough quality
to show it on the big screen. I heard some festivals welcome films that are shot on Mini DV and later converted in a different format. That`s where I get lost. I don`t have a particular festival in mind yet, since I`m still working on the script. I am sure going to school will teach a lot but with a cost!!! I have photography background, I`m learning how to and how not to write a script, I already have couple movies in mind, downloaded script writing software etc.
and also, 24frame rate, I don`t think GL2 does that.
Where do you think I get very useful information about converting Mini DV into an accepted formats for festivals?
Thanks again.

Posted 5 years ago #
compusolver
Member

IF the CCDs aren't 16:9 then part of the chips are not used, resulting in poorer image quality, relatively speaking.

I'm not an Indie guy, so I'd recommend Google for your conversion info. Try mixing keywords up, something like:

convert mini dv film festival

That gets plenty of interesting hits that appear to have what you're looking for.

Posted 5 years ago #
elderban
Member

You can get the "film" look with many plug-ins for the major programs as well. It's not a true film look, but neither is the 24p.

Posted 5 years ago #