25F Test Footage - H.264

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Ates

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Here is the test footage I took:

Canon XH-A1 ( PAL )
-3db Gain
Shutter Speed LOW
1/100
F9,5


Download link: http://www.filmseti.com/footage/xh-a1_25f_hd_h264.mov

The movie above was not captured full res. by mistake. I have a new footage for you.

Properties:
Canon XH-A1 ( PAL )
HD 25F
F4.8 - Shutter 1/50
ND Filter 1/6
Gain -3db
H264 Compression High Quality (not Best)
Audio : NO
Format : Quick Time (.mov)
Size : 28.9 MB

Download link: http://www.filmseti.com/footage/xh-a1_cr4_1_25f_hd_h264.mov

I can take more footages if you wish. I will update this post.
 
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I'm guessing this is in relation to your "Footage isn't fluid" thread.

What do you mean by "shutter speed LOW"? Was this shot at 1/100 shutterspeed?
The "standard" for 25F is 1/50 - so 1/100 would be considered a fast shutterspeed. Sorry to be pedantic, but we need to know exact details to identify the problem.
Does it look the same played back on TV directly from camera?

On a sidenote...try not to shoot at f/9.5...ever - the image is soft and mushy.
The A1 (or any camera with the same censorsize) should be kept below f/5.6 if possible or diffraction will degrade image quality. Rarely will you need more DoF and there are better ways to cut light (ND/gain).
 
Colors looked a bit dull/contrasy...Is that just the settings u were in? Im sure you can get nice ones with this camera
 
Just looking at it I couldn't see anything obviously wrong with the footage (aside from the color/sharpness). Certainly none of the non-fluid motion you talked about. Of course it was rather difficult to tell given that the shot was hand-held and shaky.
 
Thank you all guys. As I am not expert there is nothing wrong about negative comments. I especially thank you because you are telling me my mistakes. Okay here I will try to explain better:

As you see when car cross the movement is not smooth. It was quite bright in my iMac but in my PC it is full as TheComp mentioned. Here are the settings I used. PS: I didn't edit the footage/color from After Effects.

Again I have PAL version.

Signal Setup:
Signal Std = HD
Frame Rate = 25F
Comp Out = 1080i/578i

Camera Setup
Gain Setting = -3db
Img Stb = On
F Speed Preset = LOW ( I was meaning this by Shutter Speed LOW. Typo )

Recording Setup
IMG Quality = Super Fine
Image Size = LW1920x1080

Others
AF = OFF
Record Mode = Manual
White Balance = PRESET
White Bal. Pre. = outdoors

I am sorry it is my mistake that i wrote shutter speed instead of F Speed Preset.

Again I thank you very much. I also read that people are talking about 25F and 24P. When i shoot in HD 25F it is progresive i believe. I didn't see 24p. When I shoot in 50i it is interlaced.
 
rslv said:
I'm guessing this is in relation to your "Footage isn't fluid" thread.

What do you mean by "shutter speed LOW"? Was this shot at 1/100 shutterspeed?
The "standard" for 25F is 1/50 - so 1/100 would be considered a fast shutterspeed. Sorry to be pedantic, but we need to know exact details to identify the problem.
Does it look the same played back on TV directly from camera?

On a sidenote...try not to shoot at f/9.5...ever - the image is soft and mushy.
The A1 (or any camera with the same censorsize) should be kept below f/5.6 if possible or diffraction will degrade image quality. Rarely will you need more DoF and there are better ways to cut light (ND/gain).
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Can you help me to get rid of these gains. I set AGC off already and it is -3db now. Should i activate ND ? I never tried it in TV yet. I will try then let you know. After I shoot some video I will post it under this post. Well I am shooting in 25F mode to get rid of interlaced display and to get "film look".. The next thing is i am going to buy an 35mm lens or adapter. I am confused about that a bit. rslv can you help me to find out the best settings for outdoors and indoors. Because picture is not that vivid. I mean HD should have better quality.
 
You can also set up your zebra patterns to show what area if the image is blown out (over exposed)... Read through the manual... It's a wealth of information... The A1 has a bit of a learning curve and its a very manual camera... If you set it up right and learn the ends and outs of the camera you can create some incredible imagery... Also, check out the presets over at DVinfo.net... Really good resource for image adjustments...
 
I have updated the first message of this post. I have added a new clip. I appreciate all comments.
 
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