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Lenses / Re: Best lens for baby portraits?
« on: February 25, 2013, 07:08:45 AM »
This was with 135 L on 5d mkii. So an 85mm on a crop would be roughly the same
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Help for CS6 premiere pro with 5d footage
« on: February 14, 2013, 09:00:43 AM »
Ok I think I will buy another SSD. I might get a bigger one, then i can swap my current C Drive for the new one and use the 64gb one just for scratch disk stuff. Will that be ok? Id love to get two more but Im beyond skint due to the wedding!
Should it be obvious which scratch disks I set to which folder? If its not could I PM you when I have it?
Thanks
Should it be obvious which scratch disks I set to which folder? If its not could I PM you when I have it?
Thanks
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Help for CS6 premiere pro with 5d footage
« on: February 14, 2013, 08:11:49 AM »
Thanks for explaining it.
So would the current usb drive I have be good enough for the capture scratch disk, and then i could buy a faster drive to have as the render scratch disk. Or do i need two new drives one for each? There is literally 4gb left on my main c drive so i dont think i can use that for either.
Cheers!
So would the current usb drive I have be good enough for the capture scratch disk, and then i could buy a faster drive to have as the render scratch disk. Or do i need two new drives one for each? There is literally 4gb left on my main c drive so i dont think i can use that for either.
Cheers!
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Help for CS6 premiere pro with 5d footage
« on: February 14, 2013, 06:15:08 AM »
OK So at the moment my main drive C is an SSD, which my adobe suite is installed on. I then have my F drive which is western digital drive WDBPCK0010BBK-EESN. I cant find out the rpm or cache capacity, it just says 5gbs transfer speed, and it does feel fast for a hdd. Also it, says it comes formatted to NTFS, so that may elimante the possibility of that problem!
I have my scratch disks set up to the F drive, but I cant remember how much space I have given it all. What are the ideal settings for cache and scratch disks in a project file?
If it turns out that its just the disk is too slow, can someone just explain why it can handle shorter .movs<1min but not .movs roughly >1min? And if it was too slow, why would it work after the .movs have been transfered to the F drive from C drive rather than straight from the card?
I have my scratch disks set up to the F drive, but I cant remember how much space I have given it all. What are the ideal settings for cache and scratch disks in a project file?
If it turns out that its just the disk is too slow, can someone just explain why it can handle shorter .movs<1min but not .movs roughly >1min? And if it was too slow, why would it work after the .movs have been transfered to the F drive from C drive rather than straight from the card?
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Help for CS6 premiere pro with 5d footage
« on: February 14, 2013, 04:30:50 AM »
Yeah its definately USB3 and seems to be running fine. I think the NTFS / FAT32 thing could be possible, and it makes sense as to why it might work on one drive and not another. Ill check my disk formats when i get home. Im hoping if it is just this, that I could partition the drive to have an NTFS section and use that!
Thanks for the help, ill let you know what happens tomorrow. Its V Day today so ill get murdered if I start messing with computers tonight!
Thanks for the help, ill let you know what happens tomorrow. Its V Day today so ill get murdered if I start messing with computers tonight!
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Help for CS6 premiere pro with 5d footage
« on: February 13, 2013, 06:28:07 PM »
Thanks,
Its USB3 so i dont think data rates are a problem? What do you think? Im just scanning now to make sure it doesnt have any corrupt areas on the drive. I only got it because after the thailand floodings a few years back hard drives got very expensive. Might need another one now
Im suspecting its the camera or cs6 software less though which is good.
Its USB3 so i dont think data rates are a problem? What do you think? Im just scanning now to make sure it doesnt have any corrupt areas on the drive. I only got it because after the thailand floodings a few years back hard drives got very expensive. Might need another one now
Im suspecting its the camera or cs6 software less though which is good.
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Help for CS6 premiere pro with 5d footage
« on: February 13, 2013, 06:11:23 PM »
**Update 2**
The 'corrupt' video files work when I import them onto my main C drive, then into cs6, but not if I import them to my external F hardrive. However, if I copy them from C to F after importing them, and then load them from F drive into CS6 they work. WTF is going on? Not sure if it is the cf card now?! But i also dont get why it would be the F drive if it works after being transfered from C drive.
Does something happen to the files when imported from the camera that my main SSD drive might be doing differently from my external drive? I dont have enough capacity to store files on my main drive so this is a problem
The 'corrupt' video files work when I import them onto my main C drive, then into cs6, but not if I import them to my external F hardrive. However, if I copy them from C to F after importing them, and then load them from F drive into CS6 they work. WTF is going on? Not sure if it is the cf card now?! But i also dont get why it would be the F drive if it works after being transfered from C drive.
Does something happen to the files when imported from the camera that my main SSD drive might be doing differently from my external drive? I dont have enough capacity to store files on my main drive so this is a problem
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Help for CS6 premiere pro with 5d footage
« on: February 13, 2013, 05:46:31 PM »
**UPDATE**
I just record 4 more vidoes (3 aprox 10 seconds, and 1 roughly 1 minuite). The 3 videos imported fine and the longest video file did not. Same error (header error or damaged file). I then recorded two more long videos (roughly one minuite) and again i get the fault. I use an external harddrive to store all my files (F drive). I then tried putting these onto my main computer drive and importing them... and it worked! So do I have a corrupt hard drive or does my external drive not like long files for some reason? Or does premiere pro not like importing from my external drive if they are long files?
Thanks
I just record 4 more vidoes (3 aprox 10 seconds, and 1 roughly 1 minuite). The 3 videos imported fine and the longest video file did not. Same error (header error or damaged file). I then recorded two more long videos (roughly one minuite) and again i get the fault. I use an external harddrive to store all my files (F drive). I then tried putting these onto my main computer drive and importing them... and it worked! So do I have a corrupt hard drive or does my external drive not like long files for some reason? Or does premiere pro not like importing from my external drive if they are long files?
Thanks
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Help for CS6 premiere pro with 5d footage
« on: February 13, 2013, 03:07:09 PM »
Hi, Im quite new to video editing so please help if you. I am using adobe cs6 on a windoes 7 64bit machiene. I have directly imported my 5dmkii footage into my project before and its been fine. I am trying to do so again, and out of 12 files, only 3 are importing, and the other 3 are giving an error saying 'header error'. I have read this is could be due to an non supported file type, but then why would it allow me to import 3 of them OK? I have transcoded the files or anything as I was under the impression you didnt need to with CS6. Please help Im trying to splice some footage together for a wedding montage for myself and im starting to get stressed
thanks in advance if you can help!
Im trying to splice some footage together for a wedding montage for myself and im starting to get stressed thanks in advance if you can help!
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Lenses / Re: Quick decision help: canon 24 vs zeiss 21
« on: December 07, 2012, 12:11:55 PM »
Argh, if only id had a few more hours to make my choice...Hopefully using it will make me feel better!
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Lenses / Re: Quick decision help: canon 24 vs zeiss 21
« on: December 07, 2012, 12:00:40 PM »
Well seeing as I have missed the opportunity to get the zeiss, if you're from the UK have a look at this. Ive contacted him and he seems like a really nice guy.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150959590155&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150959590155&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
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Lenses / Re: Quick decision help: canon 24 vs zeiss 21
« on: December 07, 2012, 11:26:49 AM »This may help you choose:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=480&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=4&LensComp=708&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0
Hey Norman...that comparison on the Digital Picture would appear to prove that the Canon is sharper than the Zeiss at f/2.8 (although the Zeiss sample is underexposed a little so it is tough to compare...but the Canon looks sharper).
That would go against everything I have read LOL!!! Can we chalk that up to variation in copies?
Sometimes I just don't know what to believe.
I tried to find another good comparison like SLRGear but they have not review or tested the Zeiss.
I will check into DxO...but I am not a fan there....
Thanks for throwing that into the mix! It should make CJ very happy with his choice!!!!!! I still love my Zeiss, tho.
Update:
For what it is worth DxO rates the Canon 24 much higher than the Zeiss 21mm on a 5DIII....
Hmmmmmmmm...... (LOL!)
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Lenses/Camera-Lens-Database/Carl-Zeiss/Carl-Zeiss-Distagon-T-21mm-f-2.8-ZE-Canon/(camera)/436/(cameraname)/CANON-EOS-1Ds-Mark-III
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Lenses/Camera-Lens-Database/Canon/Canon-EF-24mm-F14L-II-USM/(camera)/436/(cameraname)/CANON-EOS-1Ds-Mark-III
My eye is definately not trained at this sort of thing, but I thought the zeiss looked sharper. In the centre I can't tell the difference at f2.8, but the corners looked sharper on the zeiss? I am slightly less fussed about the corners as long as the center and middle look good.
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Lenses / Re: Quick decision help: canon 24 vs zeiss 21
« on: December 07, 2012, 10:39:37 AM »
Yeah, it does look very sharp in the centre too. Either way both look great, and im lucky enough to be able to afford it at all!
Thanks. I cant wait to get it in the post tomorrow. I need to go somewhere dark and shoot the stars now!
Thanks. I cant wait to get it in the post tomorrow. I need to go somewhere dark and shoot the stars now!
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Lenses / Re: Quick decision help: canon 24 vs zeiss 21
« on: December 07, 2012, 08:46:49 AM »Zeiss is slightly sharper in the corners at 2.8, but the Canon gives you 2 extra stops and AF. You are right, the Canon does have bad coma at wider apertures, but it's okay by 2.8. If you're not sure you need the Zeiss, the Canon is the safer bet.
I think this is what I have done really. I've gone with the safer and more sensible bet. Ill be able to judge better if I want a zeiss once i get my hands on the canon. How much wider is 21mm from 24mm? If i feel the 24mm still wasnt wide enough and I wanted just a bit more, would 21mm be enough or would i need even wider?