9.5 stops...Ummm nice :)

[PaPa]

im curious. what is the effect of applying a magenta filter?

 

[cardmaverick]

im curious. what is the effect of applying a magenta filter?

Ah man, thats a long question to answer... So I'll just throw out a link...

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=111384

Read carefully, this is apparently a hard concept to wrap ones head around, it's VERY advanced technique.

To be brief, you get:

Lower noise in the red and blue channels.
More usable highlight dynamic range.
Viper works on the same principle.

 

[cardmaverick]

god, just watched the clips again.... man that latitude is beautiful.... damn. I've always found the andromeda to be slightly noisy, but that latitude really is something ain't it?

It's only really noisy at the extreme bottom end actually. This clip is really tearing the guts out of that camera. Just because the range is there, doesn't mean its pretty. I treat the camera as if it were only a 7 stop camera, or at least thats what the end color corrected result shows.

The magenta filter trick is very killer, too bad a lot people are having a hard time understanding it... I'm thinking a special video tutorial is in order here, if I can just find the time and energy! I just wrapped my first PBS pilot tonight, so I should be able to find some time... I hope, I have my eyes set on a date with a hot girl, so that comes first :love4: LOL.

Back on topic...

The amount of noise you see is really dependent on the users technique, you are basically calling every single shot with how the footage is processed, so I don't personally recommend the system to newer DP's, its quite a learning curve to make the camera "dance, sing, and act" or so to speak.

 

[cardmaverick]

I love the concept of the andromeda, but methinks the notion of carrying around a computer all the time and having the camera tethered to it in order to record is a bit too impractical for me...


card maverick: your camera looks so not ghetto. ...............great footage nonetheless. I see your magenta filter trick really does work like a charm!

I can hear ya on the practicality issue man. But to put it all in perspective, film shoots can be just as awkward. I've been on a few 35mm shows, and dragging a studio 35mm rig around can be just as slow really. As I've said before, how fast you can move with it all depends on your ability to customize your rig. Totally self contained, pro powered units are out there, I just don't have the funds yet, but soon my system will be totally modular, pro powered, etc...

I've got some serious plans rogar-Evil(DBG):