HMC150 film transfer advice

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jerrold

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Hi. Apologies if this topic has been raised before but I'm having trouble using the search engine in this forum.

I'm set to shoot my 2nd feature film using the HMC150 and this time we have good prospects of blowing it up to 35mm for theatrical release (the first film went straight to video). I would appreciate general but detailed advice on the correct camera settings, the choice between 1080p and 720p (the cam's sweet spot) and other stuff I should look out for using the HMC with film transfer in mind.

Obviously, we're an independent production but we want to maximize the HMC's capabilities and prove that a prosumer cam like this can be used for theatrical features.

Would greatly appreciate any help.

Thanks.
 
Contact your intended film transfer house and ask them for their recommended settings; each place will suggest what they've found works best for them.
 
Barry, I think you need to sticky something about what you consider to be the sweet spot for this cam. Since you now like the 1080P on this cam, it would probably clear up some confusion. I hear this "720p sweetspot" stuff all over the interweb. :)

Maybe an HMC150 Redux post?
 
Denwa said:
Barry, I think you need to sticky something about what you consider to be the sweet spot for this cam. Since you now like the 1080P on this cam, it would probably clear up some confusion. I hear this "720p sweetspot" stuff all over the interweb. :)

Maybe an HMC150 Redux post?
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I agree. I read on forums all the time that "the sweet spot is 720 according to Barry Green." I hold back from replying in fear of an impending flame war.
 
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Sweet spot to some may not be sweet to others.

I played around with both formats 1080i & 720p often... Not too sure what exactly the over used sweet spot term is, but I found most 720p most favorable as time goes by.
 
Denwa said:
Barry, I think you need to sticky something about what you consider to be the sweet spot for this cam. Since you now like the 1080P on this cam, it would probably clear up some confusion.
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Where does Barry say this?

When I think about it though, 1080p seems the most obvious way to go since I'll need the highest resolution possible for film transfer. But I did encounter something when I tried shooting 1080p and used the Panasonic transcoder to import P2 MXF files into Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. Oddly enough, Adobe reads the footage as interlaced and requires field removal to get rid of those "blinds" during fast motion. I don't know where the problem lies.

That's my only hesitation if I choose 1080p for possible film transfer. Unless I went wrong somewhere with the settings.
 
jerrold said:
Where does Barry say this?

Oddly enough, Adobe reads the footage as interlaced and requires field removal to get rid of those "blinds" during fast motion. I don't know where the problem lies.
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This bothered me to when I jumped to CS4 but once you export your edit to a file with progressive video checked the interlacing is gone.
I export to P2 MXF or Quicktime with Sor codec 3 . Another thing I do now is uncheck frameblending for all clips on the timeline. This was never an issue before with other fileformats, but sometimes you get an unwanted "motionblur effect" .
 
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