dvx100b Questions

[Robbie Comeau]

ok guys, so in stead of making a bunch of tpoics, im just gunna post all the questions in here

1) on my dvx100b, when i go to camera setup, my aspect conv is SQUEEZE, and also when im inDisplay setup, my display aspect is 16:9. is this right for widescreen footage? and if so, does it lower qualtity?

2) what do detail level, and v detail level do


thanks

 

[Joshua Provost]

SQUEEZE mode with 16:9 display on the DVX100B is the correct way to shoot anamorphic widescreen footage. However, please be aware that the LCD is not displaying the whole pictrue in this mode. It is cutting off some picture information both on the top and bottom and left and right.

Not what you see at the top of the frame. Now, hit the menu button to pull up the menus. The screen will temporarily switch to 4:3 mode to show the menus. Not again the top of the frame. You will see that you see more of the image in 4:3 mode than in 16:9 mode.

This is sort of a bug, and you need to be aware when framing things in 16:9 mode that you want to switch the menu on from time to time to check that there are not undesirable things hanging in the top and bottom of the frame.

Detail and V.Detail control the sharpening that is added to the image in-camera. Too much sharpening can cause sharpening artifacts, halos aroung high-contrast areas, but generally they degrade the image and make it more video-like, not film-like. You will find in most scene file settings people post, they have Detail lowered somewhat. Coring is also part of this triumvirate, and you want to increase Coring to smooth the image and reduce noise.

The DV Rebel's Guide would have you completely disable sharpening in camera (-7), and do all your sharpening when creating a digital master of your film in post. With Detail at -7, the image is very smooth, but generally still sharp exactly where the focus is. It may be too extreme for some. You can always add sharpening in post, but you'll never be able to fix sharpening artifacts once they are burned in.