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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: So, has anyone recorded externally hdmi from 5d3 firmware updates?

« on: May 05, 2013, 06:48:14 PM »

With the latest firmware (1.21) we now know what the compression does not really change image quality, as the uncompressed H.264 output via HDMI looks just as rubbish as the internally recorded compressed H.264 (at 24Mbit in IPB mode).

-eoshd.com

however THIS looks way more interesting
http://www.eoshd.com/content/10294/3-5k-canon-5d-mark-iii-raw-video-with-magic-lantern-and-latest-updates

sorry this is out dated guys

i want a 4:2:2 +

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon U.S.A. Announces Free Firmware And Application Software Upgrades For Select Cinema EOS Sys

« on: April 09, 2013, 11:28:17 PM »

best rumor i heard in years guys, at the end of the month depending on what the competition or their customers do about this already out dated 5d3, the 7Dmkii prob will knock it off the shelf even sooner,

miss pessimistic

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon U.S.A. Announces Free Firmware And Application Software Upgrades For Select Cinema EOS Sys

« on: April 09, 2013, 05:05:45 PM »

what you mean by "We" and hope so, you want canon users to go to Nikon?

lol


from what i understood, Canon has no firmware update scheduled for the 5d3, why would they, they rather have a 5d4 to sell for more money

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon U.S.A. Announces Free Firmware And Application Software Upgrades For Select Cinema EOS Sys

« on: April 08, 2013, 05:37:00 PM »

i am 99 percent certain this will hit the fan soon, the month is not over but the update was the main reason people got the camera, canon used false advertising on this part to fool the public into buying their 5d3 over competition like the black magic cinema camera or the GH3, low light or not the 5d3 firmware promise was false  to milk the money from those skeptical about buying a 5d3 and now i doubt anyone has confidence, well april is not over, comes may im out of the canon world

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon U.S.A. Announces Free Firmware And Application Software Upgrades For Select Cinema EOS Sys

« on: April 06, 2013, 12:03:46 AM »

so will there be a 5dmkiii update or will there be a class action law suite, because allot of people got this camera after hearing about the update, they could of got the D800 with full HD out

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon U.S.A. Announces Free Firmware And Application Software Upgrades For Select Cinema EOS Sys

« on: April 05, 2013, 02:23:55 PM »

no i think the reason for the delay is they want to promote their cropped C line, Canon seems to have a inbred mentality, its like they only want their own products to compete with each other and have on connection with the  world any more, oh well, im very upset this time, gonna put a black duct tape on my camera

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon U.S.A. Announces Free Firmware And Application Software Upgrades For Select Cinema EOS Sys

« on: April 03, 2013, 04:13:57 PM »

Hmm I figured they were holding off the 5D3 enhanced video firmware for NAB, but it seems not . Surely hope it didn't get lost along the way.

Great for the C-series users though.

they better get it together or its gonna be NIKON for me

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EOS Bodies / Re: Are 5d3 owners happy with the video, ALL i?

« on: March 25, 2013, 07:52:48 PM »

I love the video produced by my 5D Mark III.  I use the 24-105mm f/4 L lens and in Premier Pro CS6 add 28-35 sharpening.  In low light, even with that lens, the footage looks fab.  No complaints from me.

although i use my 5d3 in manual 90 percent of the time i do also see a quality difference, but do you guys think the problem is that the 5d3 processes at 4:2:0, until April (a weeks time) output at 4:2:2 will finally be available, but then we all need a ninja or other brand capture device via HDMi.

ive been testing my 5d3 to see whether i can pull of video and photos that look close enough to not tell the difference but i find its the lighting and i never get the same results with the same exact settings, it seems i have to tweek a custom setting for video and then switch to it from my typical manual or AV mode for photo rather then just go into live mode for video on the 5d3, you guys run into the same thing? 

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EOS Bodies / Are 5d3 owners happy with the video, ALL i?

« on: March 25, 2013, 09:38:31 AM »

I don't know about everyone else but a friend aka stringer sent me screenshots of videos and picture and the video is very noisy, looks terrible, 

i tried the to compare my videos with photo taken at lower res as well and no matter what i did the video paused looks nice and large but the quality and noise can be compared to my ipad 3, total joke.

look at these taken by the stringer,  first is a photo and then a video, totally different under the same day light and settings, he says they where taken with a 25/105mm lens, 125/f8, the video was shot at ALL-i

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D3 & 600ex-rt + AF assist beam = slower focus

« on: February 07, 2013, 01:10:42 AM »

im happy with my YONGNUO yn 568 ex, cheaper, does a great job, my friend has the 600ex and i get the job done first, end of story

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: can anyone share a basic easy multicam video set up with 5d3s?

« on: February 04, 2013, 05:47:34 PM »

ok i missed your post obviously, allot of responses with work arounds or jokes lol

So your saying time code on a 5dmkiii is actually false and no less then a marketing scheme, which means it does nothing but tell me about a start and finish time of a video, but yet is useless since i dont even see the current time lol

Japanese thinking can be very confusing

thanks

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: can anyone share a basic easy multicam video set up with 5d3s?

« on: February 04, 2013, 04:57:10 AM »

Why are you answering this thread if you do not know?  lol

Are you one of those people calling your self professional because you got a expensive camera with time code you never use or need to synchronize anything for film or TV?, well let me tell you that its not a thrill to work for other people unless you love it and do what you like, if you are told what to do its not at all fun, why the hell wanna be professional exists beats me, but whatever we all did this before i guess.

Listen the 5dmkiii dos have a problem with time code, any changes you make to it are un responsive unless you shut off the camera and turn it back on, this is another bug on canons part, why we have to wait until april for a update is just a scam, canon seems to be obsessed with competing with their own higher quality cameras rather then the market itself, i hope they stay in tune and do not fall off a clif.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: can anyone share a basic easy multicam video set up with 5d3s?

« on: February 02, 2013, 10:51:11 PM »

so why do you think time codes exists?

explain

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: Need advise on getting a wireless timer to shoot time lapse videos with a 5d3

« on: January 31, 2013, 04:33:33 PM »

thats really cool you warned me about that one, i will pass on it then,.......just kidding of course,

Based on what i read and see on this unit it appears to be the best all around unit, none of these hand held units seem user friendly though, i think i want both the  Giga T and the triggortrap ios app and cable to learn how to set up star trails and other cool things faster, this way when i am going to do longer shoots ill be familiar with some of the techniques some of you mention on this site.

And Seriously,  thanks

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: can anyone share a basic easy multicam video set up with 5d3s?

« on: January 30, 2013, 05:28:33 PM »

I am a "pro" wedding videographer and shoot almost every wedding ceremony with 2x 5D mkIIIs, a 7D, a 60D. and a T2i. For the last two years, I have not once need to manually sync, or worry about free running timecode, or synced time code. I use "Plural Eyes" now made by the company "Red Giant" and it has never once failed me. The plugin uses the audio tracks, dirty or clean, to match the video clips up. I have many starts and stops on each camera throughout the ceremony and plural eyes has no problem auto syncing them up and keeping each camera on it's own track. I think it is around $150 but is totally worth it.

WOW....how many people do you have shooting with you, with that many cameras, or is that not all video..some for stills?
Still...how many extras to you have shooting a wedding?

the question is about shooting multicam PRO footage and importing into a PRO sequencer where the clips line up to the exact TIME CODE recording during session for both online and offline PROFESSIONAL editing, same process used in film and cinema, PROFESSIONAL standards require TIMECODE, if you you want entry level equipment that does not REQUIRE to be up to those standards like the minimum of 100mbs, Timecode - digi clock, SDI connectors then a pro-summer camera would be priced at the correct range for you.

You can make pro looking videos, even money doing them but PROFESSIONAL level work requires PROFESSIONAL equipment up to  par with networks,  i think someone does not understand what PROFESSIONAL means, and yes anyone can buy PROFESSIONAL sony, canon, Panasonic cameras with TIME CODE and all that syncs with TV networks and up scaled hardware software for Hollywood Suites.

Anyway, i a not trying to sound PROFESSIONAL, i like to work with my clients as their friend, i tend to make them more then happy to pay me, its working out nice.

I guess ill fiddle with the TIMECODE on the canon 5d3 here, as i mentioned before it seems un stable, but this time ill try using the canon "EOS utility" software and see the camea settings and live mode as well as reading the manual.