HMC-40 test footage

Just placed my order on Amazon.com...will plan to post a bunch of video tests...nothing professional, just things I've been wondering about this camera in trying to make a decision. I won't be able to do any of it till after the 12th, though.

Chris
 
I'm uploading two videos from the HMC40 as we speak. One using custom output settings from Adobe Premier to match the video quality it was shot with and the other using Youtube's present Widescreen HD settings within Adobe Premier. It will be interesting to see if Youtube looks better using 59.94 fps or the default of 24 fps. It's a basic walk around my extremely messy office in really low light. Stay tuned...the user name on youtube is hmc40videos in case you want to subscribe.

Chris
 
ravencr,

Thank you for posting all the video tests. Please consider posting them on VIMEO, where you can upload the source file and allow others to download the file. VIMEO is free, but you will be limited to 1 HD upload per week.

http://vimeo.com/


MediaFire allows file hosting and is free:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mjibljwm5jr

The YouTube videos are helpful, but don't allow us to see the video in the full resolution and without all the extra compression.


Thanks,

Bob Diaz
 
Thanks Bob, so do you mean that vimeo and mediafire don't compress the videos past the H.264 compression I'm using when exporting from Premier Pro? And, if I'm understanding correctly, you're saying YouTube does, right?

Chris
 
ravencr said:
Thanks Bob, so do you mean that vimeo and mediafire don't compress the videos past the H.264 compression I'm using when exporting from Premier Pro? And, if I'm understanding correctly, you're saying YouTube does, right?

Chris
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With MediaFire whatever you upload to it, that's the file people download (limit 100MB). If you take the source files from the camera, people can download the exact same file.

With VIMEO, it turns out that if you upload the source file from the camera AND are using the free service, the file stays the same for 7 days. After that, they may compress it even more to save on server space. For those who pay for VIMEO+, that doesn't happen.

Now if you have an edited version of the file, the format you edited to stays the same for the 7 days (assuming you are using the free service). Again, with VIMEO+, as long as you pay the extra, that never happens and you get a few extra services.

With YouTube, the file is converted into a different more tightly compressed format.

By the way, as a side note... if you upload the source file from the camera without editing, people can play with it to see what it would look like.


Bob Diaz
 
BobDiaz said:
With MediaFire whatever you upload to it, that's the file people download (limit 100MB). If you take the source files from the camera, people can download the exact same file.
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Gotcha...I'll check it out as a way to transfer files to and from clients.
With VIMEO, it turns out that if you upload the source file from the camera AND are using the free service, the file stays the same for 7 days. After that, they may compress it even more to save on server space. For those who pay for VIMEO+, that doesn't happen.

Now if you have an edited version of the file, the format you edited to stays the same for the 7 days (assuming you are using the free service). Again, with VIMEO+, as long as you pay the extra, that never happens and you get a few extra services.

With YouTube, the file is converted into a different more tightly compressed format.

By the way, as a side note... if you upload the source file from the camera without editing, people can play with it to see what it would look like.


Bob Diaz
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Gotcha...I'll check out Vimeo in more detail. I didn't realize all that...the main draw to youtube is the conjunction with google now, especially for SEO purposes. I wish Youtube had a paid version similar to Vimeo, because I'd be more apt to do that instead of a paid version of Vimeo. Thanks again for the help Bob.

Chris
 
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