Steve Laramie
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24p for weddings? Thats what iv been doing all along but im watching some other peoples work and it looks to be 60i which to me looks like crap but im just wondering which is standard.
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Blindsight671
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If it looks like crap it is the person no the fps. If you want easy slow motion shoot 60i. Post is a big part. Good post work can make bad footage look good so. The people not the format sucks.
aramikvideo
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I don't know-is there really a standard at all? I think shooting in 24p can be a bit more challenging but if the shooter is experienced, he or she can make it look good.
Good post can help to an extent, especially with color-matching and the like, but good, raw footage is still crucial. Fast, jarring zooms and shaky footage will kill a project.
Good post can help to an extent, especially with color-matching and the like, but good, raw footage is still crucial. Fast, jarring zooms and shaky footage will kill a project.
Steve Laramie
Veteran
well im shooting on p2 so Id like to steer away from shooting 60i thats my main reason.
Nemesis_Enforcer
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I mainly shoot my weddings at 24 fps. If I want a certain effect I might change the frame rate, but mainly it's set on 24p.
egproductions
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I find that a lot of people find slow motion to be cheesy and overdone. People associate good quality with 24P...this is from years of conditioning since traditionaly this frame rate was reserved for high production value motion pictures. I'm not saying that the frame rate is all you need but its a big thing that people make the connection with good quality video. 24P is also good because the default shutter speed is 1/48th, allowing more light than 60i's 1/60th.
That being said, I like to shoot weddings with 30P. It still has a progressive look that is more similiar to 24p than 60i but the camera can be handled more like a video camera than if it was on 24p. Another benefit to shooting 30P is that the defualt shutter speed is 1/30th which is a full stop more light than if you were shooting 60i (personally I like to shoot at 1/60th despite the default) The downside to this frame rate is that slow motion is not really a good idea (although it still beats 24p) and you don't get the space saving/quality boost you can get on a DVD with 24PA.
Another option would be to shoot in 24P and shoot certain things in 30p that will later be used for a true 20% slowdown when dropped into a 24P timline but this only makes sense if you are shooting on a camera that doesn't do overcranking.
That being said, I like to shoot weddings with 30P. It still has a progressive look that is more similiar to 24p than 60i but the camera can be handled more like a video camera than if it was on 24p. Another benefit to shooting 30P is that the defualt shutter speed is 1/30th which is a full stop more light than if you were shooting 60i (personally I like to shoot at 1/60th despite the default) The downside to this frame rate is that slow motion is not really a good idea (although it still beats 24p) and you don't get the space saving/quality boost you can get on a DVD with 24PA.
Another option would be to shoot in 24P and shoot certain things in 30p that will later be used for a true 20% slowdown when dropped into a 24P timline but this only makes sense if you are shooting on a camera that doesn't do overcranking.
rafikiwilliams
Well-known member
i think to the average eye... being able to tell the difference between 60i and 24p will be a hard one. ive always shot at 60i... but thats because my current cam doesnt do 24p... i think your safe with either one.
