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cresshead · 11-06-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ted

I gotta say, the light source and perspective really helps make it look believable. Much more so than many people do that do have all the lighting tools available to them.
Well done!

thanks!

yeah i just went thru the sample image folder in max!....

found that render..and put a flip operator on it in combustion

as you see in the shoulder area the key isn't great...but then my lighting set up is 1 step up from a candle and a match!

quicktime zipped up to have a look at

billpana · 11-06-2009, 09:53 PM

How does the video camera on iPhone 3GS compare?

cresshead · 11-06-2009, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by billpana

How does the iPhone 3GS compare?

well the iphone costs around £450 in the u.k to buy it...as in NOT rent it.
so around 400% more cost wise...
you can't expand the memory..
you can't change the battery...
the iphone is only capable of vga video at 30 fps...
that's 640x 480 pixels
http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

the kodak does full HD 1920x1080 pixels at 30fps
also 720p at 60fps...yeah 60!
need i say more...!

billpana · 11-06-2009, 10:19 PM

@cresshead

You answered my question, it compares poorly to the Kodak.

We will have to wait for the 2016 iPhone refresh.

cresshead · 11-07-2009, 05:06 AM

I'm off out to do some daytime filming with it...will upload later!

cresshead · 11-07-2009, 10:19 AM

video up from my trip downtown!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMETK6Pxqak

cresshead · 11-10-2009, 12:30 AM

cycle ride out to Burrough Hill Iron Age Hill Fort which is arund 5 miles south of where i live.
filmed with the Zi8 HD camera at HD 720p

this is the rough footage...maps, voice over and some 3d models to arrive in due course!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIccZ5vFmn0

Mr Rid · 11-10-2009, 02:20 AM

http://www.newtek.com/forums/showpos...2&postcount=10

OnlineRender · 11-10-2009, 04:39 AM

footage looks nice and sharp at some points ! thinking of buying my father in-law one for x-mas ,hes been going on about an hd camera , this might just be the bad boy he needs .

PS CRESSHEAD you need a job quick ! anyluck with POS possition ?

cresshead · 11-10-2009, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by OnlineRender

footage looks nice and sharp at some points ! thinking of buying my father in-law one for x-mas ,hes been going on about an hd camera , this might just be the bad boy he needs .

PS CRESSHEAD you need a job quick ! anyluck with POS possition ?

no didn't get that POS job ..ho humm!

re sharpness...remember youtube is not 'great' for quality of encoding

so when i pan their compression goes into lego brick mode!

cresshead · 11-14-2009, 05:00 AM

another vid...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN9EGQDXfjU

edited in imovie
music composed/mixed in garageband

Titus · 11-14-2009, 10:33 AM

You need to add a good external mike.

cresshead · 11-14-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Titus

You need to add a good external mike.

yeah i have a couple...sony tieclip stereo and a audio technica hand mic...need a boom mic for filming on green screen set once i make one that has proper lighting and bg.

didn't use it on this gallery vid as i wrote a bit of music for it...just testing out what editor i want to use with it cutrently..
this last one was edited in imovie HD...though i set the preferences wrong !...next time it'll be fine as i'v sorted that bit now!

nanaboso · 11-15-2009, 02:41 AM

I think your footage looks great. At least as long as you keep the camera still and there is not to much movement going on in the frame. I don't know if this is caused by Youtube, but when you pan inside the gallery ( the raw version), I think the picture jump a little. Also in the edited version, look at the black car (26 sek into the movie), and also at 2.04.
The camera also seems to have a little problem with the white balance 1.13 into the movie. But this beeing a mixed lighting that is to be expected with "full auto", and at that price it looks like a good buy.
Btw. NTSC-DV cams are 4.1.1 PAL-DV cams are 4.2.2, as is mpg i believe.

cresshead · 11-15-2009, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by nanaboso

I think your footage looks great. At least as long as you keep the camera still and there is not to much movement going on in the frame. I don't know if this is caused by Youtube, but when you pan inside the gallery ( the raw version), I think the picture jump a little. Also in the edited version, look at the black car (26 sek into the movie), and also at 2.04.

i think imovie is preset to 25fps if your in u.k...i've now over ridden that in the preferences panel and set it to 30fps as this is what i shot on the camera 720p so this is not a great edit 'tech wise'

so this edit was shot at 30fps, edited at 25 [once i found out!] and output to 30fps....on output i used the single pass encode, in future i'll use the multipass encode option..takes MUCH longer but should help youtube abit i think.

the camera itself has not problems with whip pans, you can set it to 60fps [720p] as well for hi speed capturing of sports etc.

and yeah youtube has real problems with pan shots
from wherever...it's a flash wrapper of a mp4 file so not fantastic but
but it's the most popular place for video so you have to use it!