Get rid of Rolling Shutter *FOREVER*

J. Odoms

J. Odoms

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So I don't want to act as if I was the only person to find this, but since I haven't heard anyone as of recent let us New and Soon to be 7D owners know about it I figured I'd share my findings.

The Foundry, a plugin maker for various Post Production programs created this awesome plugin that literally removes the rolling shutter from your footage. Its aptly named ROLLING SHUTTER. Below is a little demo video, so you can get an idea of what it does, and how well it performs.

http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/pkg_overview.aspx?ui=47C4AB50-4636-4326-87D1-FB380B2119EF

Also I haven't yet received my 7D so can't directly attest to its merits, but from the video, all seems well, this program could save a shot from the cutting room.

It is a little pricey though, $500, but to be able to create a decent track, or better yet ensure that no matter how quick your pan is you can be able to use the footage is priceless.

$ aside there is a demo link of the program above as well. Test it out and show the community some before and after shots.

I don't intend to get this for some time, if at all, due to me being a student, but i just thought those with the disposable income could try it out. And those planning detailed shoots with the 7D, could possibly work it into their Post Budget.

Check it out and let me know what you think.


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It is a somewhat strange pricing. After all, most people who would want to correct this are DSLR owners - D90, GH1, 5D, 7D.

One of the attractive things about these cameras is that low cost compared to an equivalent rig w/a video camera - e.g. a Ex1/Lex combo.

Ok there might be tv companies or some film makers using a Red, but you gotta think their market will mostly come from us lot, which is weird to price it out our grasp.
 
Pricing seems fair. A few hundred bucks in software to save thousands of dollars of production from skewed shots. Companies like Apple can afford to sell Final Cut Pro for pennies on the dollar because they sell more computer systems. Canon can make one product that is affordable to prosumers, appealing to professionals, and spawn mini-revolutions in a small niche market. The Foundry has a handful of niche products for a niche market. They aren't the man - they're guys like us trying to make a living :D

It looks like an amazing tool. Doesn't mean I can afford it, but for real productions it'll be invaluable in the post process!
 
I'm impressed. Just tried the demo and did a quick test whip panning in every which way and the results are quite good. Watching it frame-by-frame reveals the occasional pixel-blending artifacts, but they are close to imperceptible in movement.
Now if only that price wasn't so astronomical..
 
The demo video shows that software working unbelievably well. I mean the effect of skew is different for different camera motions left/right, up/down, dolly in/out, combinations of those, different objects at different speed having different amounts of skew... and being able to separate the bus from the background like that, well if it can really do that the $500 is probably cheap. From my own experience just trying to track things I find it hard to believe it works as well as shown. But if you can't get a 3D track your FX work is going nowhere...
 
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FYI, Foundry will rent licenses too. So, if the price is too high and you only need it for a few shots, contact them about renting it for a week or two.
 
boulder said:
I think I'll just reshoot.
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That wouldn't exactly work an any fast paced action sequence that requires a bunch of handheld tracking shots.

robmneilson said:
Yeah seriously $500 bucks! Forget that...drop it down to $150 and I might bite.
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I would even consider it for $400, considering how much time it could save me in post, or better than that pickups.

Ian-T said:
Pricing is crazy high.
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But it could save us a lot of time in post, remember time is $.

polr said:
I'm impressed. Just tried the demo and did a quick test whip panning in every which way and the results are quite good. Watching it frame-by-frame reveals the occasional pixel-blending artifacts, but they are close to imperceptible in movement.
Now if only that price wasn't so astronomical..
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Would it be to much to ask for some video uploads of that footage, both before and after would be extremely desired.
 
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or just dont get rolling shutter in the first place

or just dont get rolling shutter in the first place

something to keep in mind. ive shot in various modes at all times of day and all kinds of activities-- whip pans, action sports, dollys, overcranked, 24p, handheld, etc with the 7D in the last few weeks and guess what-- i haven't had one single occurance of rolling shutter.

i think there are a few factors here
--- the 7D is a lot better at avoiding the issue than previous models
--- I keep the shutter speed as low as possible (others have made this tip as well) if you can stay between 1/30 and 1/60, you're golden. plus it helps it look more filmic.
--- FAST memory cards. I'm using the best there is, the 60mb/s version. i believe this helps as well
 
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