GH1 - Tips and Tricks for shooting video

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cam123

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What is your best settings for shooting videos?

So to get the best raw footage we need to set the camera to "Nostalgic" with
Contrast = -2
Sharpness = -2
Saturation = -2
Noise Reduction = -2
 
Those are the perfect settings if you want your raw footage to look like:

"Nostalgic" with
Contrast = -2
Sharpness = -2
Saturation = -2
Noise Reduction = -2


If you want it to look like something different, you'll have to try different settings.

If you're looking for a magic bullet on the internet for "best settings", it will depend on what week you read the forum, and what the buzz is among the armchair film-makers. ;)

Just kidding around, but seriously, the absolute best solution is to actually go out and record some footage....edit it...watch it on Blu-Ray...shoot some more...make some more videos...shoot some more footage....shoot some more footage. All the internet posts in the world don't compare to getting a lot of actual experience with your gear. Good luck!
 
Thanks guys. :)

I meant most of us do color correction in the post.
So, I'm just trying to see what you guys do to make it as raw as possible.

Also other settings you find useful while video shooting.
There are also tricks for focusing and the like. Switching from
auto focus then to manual. You know, those kinds of tricks ...
 
try changing your in-cam colorspace from sRGB to Adobe-- I'm sure a wacky argument will get started BUT---FOR ME, I feel that is more detail in both blacks and whites- less contrast.

Oh- and I also use Nostalgic
Cont. -2
Sharp+1, 0, -1
Sat -2
NR -2
 
Ian-T said:
How does one go about setting that?
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Hey there Mr. T:costumed-smiley-047

Set your dial to M go into settings menu (it's not in Movie mode- must be in stills M mode to appear in menu), I don't have cam in front of me, but it is in one of the submenu's somewhere, you'll find something that says sRGB--toggle it over to AdobeRGB.

Viola

Do some before and afters, 3 second clips. If you shoot an on overexposed window , I think you'll notice right away in the whites(or brights), that there is certainly more detail in AdobeRGB, as to where, sRGB simply makes it a white mess-...maybe it's just clipping b/c Adobe is intended for print, and sRGB has a limit for monitors....I dunno-- I just like it betta:thumbsup:
. LOCK DOWN CAM- do not lose your position, get EXACT dupes of shots- so be careful when thumbing through menu to switch back - let me know what you think:beer:
 
alignment1 said:
Hey there Mr. T:costumed-smiley-047

Set your dial to M go into settings menu (it's not in Movie mode- must be in stills M mode to appear in menu), I don't have cam in front of me, but it is in one of the submenu's somewhere, you'll find something that says sRGB--toggle it over to AdobeRGB.

Viola

Do some before and afters, 3 second clips. If you shoot an on overexposed window , I think you'll notice right away in the whites(or brights), that there is certainly more detail in AdobeRGB, as to where, sRGB simply makes it a white mess-...maybe it's just clipping b/c Adobe is intended for print, and sRGB has a limit for monitors....I dunno-- I just like it betta:thumbsup:
. LOCK DOWN CAM- do not lose your position, get EXACT dupes of shots- so be careful when thumbing through menu to switch back - let me know what you think:beer:
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..."I pitty da fool"....

Hmm....just when I thought I've been through all of the menus (I guess I should read the manual more often). Thanks...I'll give that a try.
 
alignment1 said:
When I did tests- (in movie mode), there was a difference in playback for sure
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Ok, I didn't expect it, but you are right. I tested it myself. There is a difference. The range from black to white is more compressed and there is also a color shift.

The video is still processing on vimeo, will post it once it is finished.
 
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