DVX100a Squeeze Grabs

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donbarzini

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I wanted to try the anamorphic squeeze mode on my DVX100a. I captured 24pa anamorphic into FCP and resized the stills to 720x405 in Photoshop, I think that is correct. No color correction or effects.

analeaves1.png

anatree2.png

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Re: DVX100a Squeeze Grabs

The aspect ratio you're looking for is 720X372 (I believe) or 853X480. Those are squishy and 2:1 while they should be 16:9. The first one is excellent, and the second looks pretty nice, too.

The third one is way overexposed in the sky. It's an issue everyone runs into and it's sometimes unavoidable but I'd underexpose it a stop or two more then boost the darks in photoshop using curves, or the in final cut pro using the 3way color corrector.
 
Re: DVX100a Squeeze Grabs

Policar,

Thanks for the response. yes, the third one is overexposed in the sky, my point was to show the detail in the lower portion of the frame without applying any correction in post. When i export the raw image from FCP, Photoshop reads it as 720x480, I always thought 16x9 is 720x360 but you are right, these images look a little off.
 
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Whats all this talk of OVEREXPOSURE? Im starting to realize that one persons style is their style and not mine. Me? I want everything exposed if possible (including skies) but if a sky is OVER? So what.
 
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I agree, John. I try to have every portion of my frame exposed for maximum detail. However, there are times when that's not possible for one guy shooting with just a camera and tripod, so I make sure that the part of the frame that I want people to pay attention to is properly exposed.
 
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It's something I have been guilty of in the past (saying "thats overexposed...")

Look at Mystic River. That whole movie is blown out.
 
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I feel a little differently about overexposing film than I do about over-exposing dv just because film has a sort of softness and detail to the highlights that video does not, especially when there is chromatic abberation present. I think the last frame is fine, I just like the other two more.
 
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The right size is 1024 x 480 (576)
Try to risize it again.
 
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I just don't get this resizing thing... I mean... if 720 is your width...

720*9/16 should give you your height... 405??  I don't get it.

Here are some anamorphic grabs I did myself they all are 720x405...

http://homepage.mac.com/captmench/PhotoAlbum33.html

or these:

http://homepage.mac.com/captmench/PhotoAlbum29.html which weren't done 720x405 but something else... don't remember now.

BTW - a few of those first grabs I had the GAIN on H!!!!  I HATE THOSE LITTLE BUTTONS I FORGET TO CHECK EVERY TIME!!!!

ugh.

CaptM
 
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My wife is going to crack up when she sees that tomorrow, she'll think I'm a freak for posting pictures of our backyard, and now this!
 
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That is MORE than awsome... it looks like a mini set! What? How?? Photoshop?

Dude, you got to come work for me.

CaptM
 
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