thedigitalcurrent
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so i need to do some stop motion on the gh2, is it easiest just to shoot 720/60p and grab stills from it?
best way to do stop motion?
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terra1
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personally i'd shoot in a photo mode to get large resolution stills, it would give you the ability to zoom and pan with the still (virtual camera) :smile:
id also pick up a shutter release control from your local camera shop or feebay, to eliminate any camera movement between shots.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=...release&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
deltoidjohn
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Shooting video would make the whole process a lot longer. You'd have to go through hours and hours of footage and pull out frame grabs.
Apart from giving you much better quality, shooting stills is going to be a whole lot easier.
Apart from giving you much better quality, shooting stills is going to be a whole lot easier.
thatwalshguy
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After Effects also defaults importing numbered photos as one "stream" of images- so dropping all these into a folder on your HD and loading one of them in After Effects should immediately give you what you want.
If it didn't when you tried importing, look in the lower lefthand corner. There's a tickmark box that says "import _filename_ Sequence". Check that. As long as the photos are sequentially numbered it will add them as one layer of footage.
If it didn't when you tried importing, look in the lower lefthand corner. There's a tickmark box that says "import _filename_ Sequence". Check that. As long as the photos are sequentially numbered it will add them as one layer of footage.
Geoff Gilson
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Always try to shoot at a higher resolution than you need, a stills sequence will down-sample to a very detailed final video - if that's important to you.
You can even shoot RAW and import into After Effects - you can adjust the whole sequence with Camera Raw and extract loads of detail. (Obviously this is a bit overkill for some!) RAW is usually best for time-lapse landscapes, low-key shots, etc.
This video of mine was shot with a DSLR at 10MP:
http://vimeo.com/22438442
It's only 720p here, but the original output was 1080p, and it's the sharpest video I've ever made (or seen!)
You could always capture from the live HDMI feed, but I can't vouch for its quality, not owning a GH2.
Continuing from terra1's advice, as well as not touching the camera, don't even go near it unless it's bolted down or on a very heavy tripod on a solid floor. Any wobble will ruin your shot. Also careful with your lighting, as it can flicker if it's not run on smooth power.
Question to all - do the GH cameras support remote PC capture? I haven't looked into it yet.
You can even shoot RAW and import into After Effects - you can adjust the whole sequence with Camera Raw and extract loads of detail. (Obviously this is a bit overkill for some!) RAW is usually best for time-lapse landscapes, low-key shots, etc.
This video of mine was shot with a DSLR at 10MP:
http://vimeo.com/22438442
It's only 720p here, but the original output was 1080p, and it's the sharpest video I've ever made (or seen!)
You could always capture from the live HDMI feed, but I can't vouch for its quality, not owning a GH2.
Continuing from terra1's advice, as well as not touching the camera, don't even go near it unless it's bolted down or on a very heavy tripod on a solid floor. Any wobble will ruin your shot. Also careful with your lighting, as it can flicker if it's not run on smooth power.
Question to all - do the GH cameras support remote PC capture? I haven't looked into it yet.