My beach boys in slow motion

Hi Jay:

Like the look and especially how your reds held in their shirts. Was this a stock preset or did you tweak? Which gamma?

Also, haven't heard that DD song since the 90s, forgot how much I like it ;-)

Dan
 
I love the way the slow-mo water looks in everyone's shots. I should be getting my hpx in about a week and of course one of the first things I'll do is find some water to shoot...lol
 
I too would love to hear about the scene file and grading for this. Great look.
This was without an adapter right?

Love the blacks on the water! I want this camera.
 
Fabulous footage here. Great colour and very smooth motion. You say that you over exposed it a little on purpose for post - so what did you do in post? It would be interesting to see the difference in the before and after. Keep them coming.

Thanks

Gary
 
Hey thanks guys! Here's the settings that I used starting from detail level....

+1
+3
-2
+1
+2
0
0
-10
0
off
cinelike V
auto
cine-like
off
thin

When I brought the footage into the NLE all I did was crushed the blacks a bit and that's it.

Here's a clip of the raw footage: HERE
 
Jay - thanks for posting the original clip (and the settings). I'm really surprised the original was so light. However, the colour you've pulled out of it is fantastic, which has a lot to do with the quality of the codec I guess and you're knowledge of what you can do in post.

Will keep an eye out for any other tests you decide to share with us.

Thanks

Gary
 
-10 pedestal! haha... no wonder the blacks had so much depth... plus you were over-exposed a bit.

Very nice man. Thanks for the numbers.
 
OH!!! Wow! So that's like -10 out of -50 total? So like -3... it does look like more though... I use -2 most of the time... so I wonder if I did my math wrong or if the intensity of the Master Pedestal in the 170 is different from the 200, regardless of the numbers used?
 
USLatin said:
OH!!! Wow! So that's like -10 out of -50 total? So like -3... it does look like more though... I use -2 most of the time... so I wonder if I did my math wrong or if the intensity of the Master Pedestal in the 170 is different from the 200, regardless of the numbers used?
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It's 100 both ways. -100 and +100. It gives you much greater control.
 
lol, thanks guys...

puredrifting, thanks man, those dudes are my best buds!

GaryMM, thanks man. My knowledge isn't that deep, I'm just a dude trying to learn on a big curve, lol... I was originally a DVX guy and moved into the Canon A1 for a couple of years so being back in the Panasonic world but in HD, I have ALOT to learn.

USLatin, yep, DM_rider has it right... -10 isn't that much considering you can drill down to -100.
 
Jay,
Just curious, is your setup at 7.5? Although I believe I read that the default setup is supposed to be set at 0, my HPX170 came set at 7.5. If it is that could explain the lightness of the blacks in your raw footage. Love that slo-mo water too!
 
In the menu under Camera Setup you'll see Aspect Conv, and Setup. Setup can be 0 or 7.5. The quick explanation is: Setup affects your black levels, unless your shooting directly for analog broadcast you want your setup to be 0. A much better thorough explanation can be found here: http://www.adamwilt.com/DV-FAQ-tech.html#Setup
 
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