Shooting out of moving car

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jpastuch

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So just now I ran a test for a scene I'm doing tommorow. I'm shooting out of the passenger window of a moving car, and I used 24pA, THIN lines. Gamma is Normal, Matrix is Cine-Like. I noticed the footage looked "studdery" in the foreground, the background was smooth.

This studdering problem seemed to get even worse when viewed on TV, though my TV is a SD CRTV from 9 years ago, so...

I'm assuming the ghosting and studdering is inherent from me shooting THIN and viewing on a CRTV. I just wanted to double check- are there any special Scene settings or precautions when shooting faster movement on the DVX (note: the car was going about 25 mph)?

EDIT: Also, this whole project will eventually be in 24pA- it's part of a drama, not a sports video or anything. Also I'm using the ORIGINAL DVX, not a nor b.

Thanks.
 
Ok, I mean I sort of expected it but...

Maybe this- what I can use to reduce it? Should I try out shutter options then?

EDIT: Again, I realize shutter speeds have been done to death, and I'm not about to mess with Syncro Scan. If I use shutter speed control, whats a good speed to go up to? 60? 120? 500?

If there is a specific shutter speed thread in relation to my query, anyone can link me? I always use search before I ask these things but it's hard to find specifically what I need it for...
 
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I shot out the window of a car travelling at 70km with no strobing/stutter whatsoever.

Was a daytime shoot.

The only thing that was noticable was the shock of the suspension hitting the cracks in the road, (a bigger car is alot smoother than a Sunfire).

Shot straight out he front windshield and the passenger window.

Cam was mounted on a tripod

My settings were,

24p

1/48

Z55 (i think)
 
Adjust your shutter to be what works best, that is the point of doing a test. Also, if you are on sticks remember to turn the image stabilization off, it could be screwing with your picture as well.
 
Been off the computer for a few days, but wouldn't OIS help as the car will be moving fast/hitting bumps and grooves? I shot some stuff and the OIS didn't seem to do anything bad.
 
jpastuch said:
Been off the computer for a few days, but wouldn't OIS help as the car will be moving fast/hitting bumps and grooves?
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Yes.

The general rule of OIS off when the camera is on a tripod is kind of negated when the tripod itself is on something that being shaken.
 
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