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mikkowilson said:
Will that software work with sony HDV too? :innocent:
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It should!

The capture process should be really simple. 25F playback from the camera will look to the software like a normal 1080i MPEG 2 Transport stream. When you play the clips in VLC (www.videolan.org in case you don't have it) or the latest WMP they should obviously look like 25P.

I forgot to say--try to upload only the raw .m2t files from your capture folder that you've designated. If you try exporting the clips to another codec it'll just complicate things.
 
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If the camera's operation is similar to the H1 try this:

--switch the mode select button to "HD"
--switch to F1 or F2 (one of them should be 25F--you'll see it in the EVF overlay info)
--Turn WB switch to "auto" or to the light bulb icon (tungsten color temp)
--Turn the camera dial to "M" (manual operation)
--Hit the menu button (it should show "camera menu" on the overlay)
--Scroll down to "Custom Preset"
--Hit the set button (it should show the CP edit mode functions)
--Scroll to "Tune" and hit set again
--Go to each parameter and scroll up or down for value changes and hit the set button to enable a value. Scroll up or down to move through the items

The menu should look something like this:
H1menu.jpg


That should do it--thanks again and good luck Mikko!
 
Eton, unfortunatly the custom presets menu I saw on the G1 (I saw it) Is just index numbers and values - useless without a manual.

- Mikko
 
Hey Mikko, thanks for all the insight. This is amazing. If the guy allows you to shoot a little bit with the camera, try shooting the guy (no pun intended) so that we can check out skin tones.

Elton, I wish I will look at an lcd like this many many times...very very soon.
 
mikkowilson said:
Eton, unfortunatly the custom presets menu I saw on the G1 (I saw it) Is just index numbers and values - useless without a manual.

- Mikko
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Really? I can't imagine that the G1's CP menu would be any less intuitive than the H1's. That would be a big step backwards.

I wonder if those cameras on display are even close to the finalized, shipping models?
 
Mikko - You are a Superstar!!

Thanks for taking time out to give us a bit of the excitement -we are all rooting for you!!

David
 
Correction to the above:
I did see the same menues in the G1 today.


However the bad news is that I was unable to shoot any more footage with the Canon.

I did get yesterday's HDV captured though, I'll post it when I get the chance when I get home.


- Mikko
 
Thanks for the efforts. I'm one of the watchdogs, as well. Post up when you get the HDV footage going!
 
I wouldn't worry too much about it til it comes out, honestly. Then you'll see all the reviews you need when people have real time to play with it.
 
I'll reserve judgement until I actually have one in my hands and play with it for a while. When I first got my XL2 I almost took it back the next day because I thought the image looked horrible (this was out of the box). After learning how to properly optimize its image control settings I saw how incredible the images can actually look. Nearly two years later I'm still incredibly happy with it. Anyone who's judgement is swayed by this footage should really know better.
 
Have to agree with Pana Man at this stage of the game. Though you think Canon would learn to have their cams pop out of the box with some presets that give optimal images. Then people could throw away the manual just like I have seen many appear to do on the DVX :P

That said you couldnt expect anymore from Mikko, the guy truly went out of his way to get this to us and although I have already Ill say it again : Thanks Mikko!
 
Rememebered when I shoot with my DVX for the first time in avarage light indoors. Where not that impressed, the next day i shoot with it outside in good lightning and it really blowed me away.
 
I've had a chance to review the footage again - including the HDV I shot (yes, I got it recorded, I will upload in a few minutes).

And it really doesn't look that bad at all.
I realize that the clips I posted give NO sence of the shooting conditions or context of the shot.
I have better stuff to post in a little bit, and I think that we will see much better results from the final cameras in the right hands.

Remember, this was in (supprizingly) crappy lighting, with an non-production line camera, quickly, and under the radar shooting. Oh yeah, and a Wide angle lens. - All things that alone can make for crappy footage.


My point of posting this footage isn't to show you what the camera can do, but that that it *can* do.

- Mikko
 
That last clip was sweet!

5 seconds long but totally worth the wait!

Thanks mikko!

*smokes post-video cigarette*
 
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