My First HVX200 footage!

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I posted a compilation of my first outing with the HVX200 for a couple of hours. I did three dumps from P2 to G4 on location. That process worked flawless and it's a whole new era that's for sure. I loved the P2 process, it's very similar to when I went from 35mm film to DSLR's, just needed to rethink the workflow's, however I would not want to go back. Someone that's good at flow charts needs to design a few that correspond to different types of ( IT ) needs and work flows. I am going to figure out a file structure. This is not much different then the types of film work flows you had to deal with when you had bins of takes and racks of reels.

The camera performed so awesome under such low-light conditions, that it was nice to get a rich vibrant image afterwards. This HVX200 has such a nice organic feel to it's image, not overly electronic at all. The HD100 has this this look somewhat too! The HVX latitude rocks with a nice hold on good dynamic range with extreme exposures. You'll notice that nice hold with the sunset shots. I didn't have much time to look at the manual at all, so I left it on F1 factory mode and brought the master ped down slightly. I could go on and on with all that is great about the HVX200, however I need to get back to other projects. If someone has written a good paper on ( IT ) work flows, link it please.

The HVX200 footage is in this thread link which goes to the Clips section:

HVX200 footage link: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=57227





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I like the scenery of the footage very much, a great job. I understand that most of the shots were made at the start of the evening when light became dim. Did you use any gain? There was no sound, was it without sound or is it just my pc? I definately think I need a faster computer (probably a mac) since the footage was not very smooth but than again that is probably just a hardware probem at my place.
 
What were your color settings? On certain zoomed shots I though I saw telltale signs of chromatic abberation....not your typical CA but a softer shift overall near the outer portions of the frame. I used to use a century optics .7x WA adapter on my XL2 and this is how it would show up. Not just purple or green fringin but just a funky color look at the edges of the frame.

I have never seen this before on any of my HVX footage or any others. I saw a similar issue on footage you shot on the beach with the HD100 (which reportedly has issues with CA). This isn't as pronounced in this HVX footage but I thought I saw it a little.

I am asking if you have certain colors boosted in camera that might exxagerate this.

Thanks.
 
I see the new buzz kill phrase is "chromatic abberation" now that the noise and resolution "issues" have died down. I replied to a lengthy post about it on XL CINEMA.COM and my post was immediately deleted. (within about 15 minutes...they're fast over there)

I am currently experiencing "chromatic jubilation" with the HVX...zoomed in, zoomed out...maybe I am blind, but I really don't see much of this.

BTW, my old Canon XL1s makes a SPLENDID door stop.
 
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I see the new buzz kill phrase is "chromatic abberation" now that the noise and resolution "issues" have died down. I replied to a lengthy post about it on XL CINEMA.COM and my post was immediately deleted. (within about 15 minutes...they're fast over there)

I am currently experiencing "chromatic jubilation" with the HVX...zoomed in, zoomed out...maybe I am blind, but I really don't see much of this.

BTW, my old Canon XL1s makes a SPLENDID door stop.
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I don't know why it has to be a catch phrase......it was a simple question. I have seen no signs of CA with my HVX. However I thought a few sections of Mike's footage looked a little funky...in a CA type of way. So I asked. Mike has been known in the past to trick out his colors and I was wondering if this is what I am seeing.

The response to my question seems to be another "HVX can do no wrong" response which is becoming all to common and in my opinioin really waters down the validity of this forum. Not a cut on anyone but real honest talk about limitations of the cameras in this price range is necessary to get the best out of this equipment.

And by the way....the noise issues are still there. We've just all accepted it for what it is and are learning to work around it.

Peace!
 
My apologies...

My apologies...

Sorry, did not mean to be in the "HVX can do no wrong" category.

I would love more resolution, access to all 4 audio channels, easier naming of clips, lower P2 pricing, a higher rez EVF, 4 audio level controls instead of just 2, better low light sensitivity and, yes, less noise. It just seems like every couple of weeks a new "issue" comes up.

Perhaps I am being overly sensitive because so many people have used this forum to trash the camera without really using it. I am sorry if I was a bit too hasty.

Peace to you as well.:engel017:
 
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