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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Splitting Audio from a Mono Mic

« on: January 15, 2012, 12:04:28 AM »

Most editors will allow you to use mono as stereo, even the open source editors.

For example, if I were using Final Cut, I'd use a panning envelope to also give it the illusion of true stereo.

Its not a big problem. You could also use something like SoundForge to make it stereo before you bring it into the editor.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Still on the fence but the reason for me to buy a 5DII now rather than waiting.

« on: January 12, 2012, 12:25:44 PM »

5Dii, because life is short.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Max size of print

« on: January 11, 2012, 12:39:50 PM »

I have a 36X24 print from an Epson 7900 of the Old Well at night(UNC),  from my 5D mkii. It looks awesome, with no pixelation visible.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t1UlcedVQLw/TNhi1K40wmI/AAAAAAAABTQ/J47jY2S4Qtg/old_well_at_night.jpg

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EOS Bodies / Re: Nikon D4 gets it right on movie mode!.....will Canon strike back?

« on: January 10, 2012, 12:53:31 PM »

Tell me if I'm wrong, but I read the D4 video specs and it says 1080i (not 1080p) for uncompressed readout. I'm not a video man, but I think this could be a snag for some.

I think its the separate RGB channels that are interlaced at a higher frame rate. This may be done to reduce motion artifacts.

Can u pls explain a bit more,? thank u.
1080i won't be giving the same image as 1080p. then whats the advantage we got from D4, i know uncompresses thing, but does really improve the quality over 1080p+H.264?

Start at the top of page 13. This explains how the canon-c300 uses a faster frame-rate interlaced set to produce 1080p. I presume the D4 will do something similar. 

http://learn.usa.canon.com/app/pdfs/white_papers/EOS_C300_New_35mm_CMOS_Sensor_WP.pdf

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EOS Bodies / Re: Nikon D4 gets it right on movie mode!.....will Canon strike back?

« on: January 09, 2012, 12:35:12 PM »

Tell me if I'm wrong, but I read the D4 video specs and it says 1080i (not 1080p) for uncompressed readout. I'm not a video man, but I think this could be a snag for some.

I think its the separate RGB channels that are interlaced at a higher frame rate. This may be done to reduce motion artifacts.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Nikon D4 gets it right on movie mode!.....will Canon strike back?

« on: January 06, 2012, 12:09:33 PM »

Here is a sample D4 video, pretty impressive shallow DOF stuff.  Nice tracking shots too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nZZMIo7Zfys
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The C300 has an HDMI out, so why can't it pump out raw?

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EOS Bodies / Re: D4 AF vs 1d X AF

« on: January 05, 2012, 12:36:30 PM »

neuroanatomist, teaching people as usual. How do you have so may smites? Do people hate the truth that much?

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EOS Bodies / Re: C 300 is not an alternative to 35mm motion picture film.

« on: January 03, 2012, 05:07:25 PM »

Looking further through this :

http://learn.usa.canon.com/app/pdfs/white_papers/EOS_C300_Sensitometric_Characteristics_WP.pdf

It appears that the camera is capable of parallel outboard recording over a 10-bit carrier (if desired). Does this mean 10-bit is just a firmware upgrade away?

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EOS Bodies / Re: C 300 is not an alternative to 35mm motion picture film.

« on: January 03, 2012, 01:04:31 PM »

Codec, SHmodec. What i see from the C300 on the screen compared to RED makes it look worth it. I just saw Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and was again reminded how muddy the RED makes images look.  I can always tell when a commercial was shot with a RED, and that's not a good thing.  Right now, it looks like the c300 is best thing available for the price, so.....

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon Super-35mm Cinema Sensor Explained

« on: January 03, 2012, 12:55:12 PM »

Could someone explain why they didn't go for a larger sensor that maintains the 1.78 aspect ratio, but would still be compatible with their lenses? For example why not a 35X20mm sensor?

It seems like the industry has settled on this size (super-35) why?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon C300 C-Log vs Sony F3 S-Log

« on: December 23, 2011, 01:14:14 PM »

Here's how i calculate 10 bit uncompressed @ 24p. I could totally be wrong, someone please correct me if I am.

1080*1920*24p*(10bit)=(447Mbs)

8 bits per byte so.

(447/8)=49MBs

Either way, it's a beast.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon C300 C-Log vs Sony F3 S-Log

« on: December 22, 2011, 11:41:38 AM »

130MBs. Surely you must mean 130Mbs. Even if the recorder can handle 130MBs, there is no way that camera can output that much, is there?

I'm thinking uncompressed 4:4:4 vs 4:2:2  means 4x35Mbs=140Mbs max.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon C300 C-Log vs Sony F3 S-Log

« on: December 21, 2011, 11:25:52 AM »

Anyone know the bitrate on the Sony with S-Log?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon C300 C-Log vs Sony F3 S-Log

« on: December 20, 2011, 06:11:21 PM »

All in all a useless article. I'm not sure there has ever been a more boring test, ever.  At least choose a test scene with some color and more gradation. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: The C300 CAN focus EF lenses! (The C300 manual is available)

« on: December 20, 2011, 01:17:04 PM »

I told my wife I wanted a c300, and she replied, " you mean that shitty movie with Gerard Butler?".