XHA1 NY Clip

No, not in-camera. I made few simple adjustments in the 3 way color corrector in FCP.

In the first cc shot I dropped the blacks, saturated a bit and pushed for a semi-warm look, with an emphasis on earthy tones. The second I dropped the blacks and went for a bluish, cold feel.

I am by no means a CC master--it was just a matter of playing around with the controls.

It can definitely be done in-camera too, but it would take more time to tweak the look in the field, and of course that gives you a "baked in" palette with less flexibility in post.
 
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Thanks Elton, appreciate the footage to view/drool over.

ncje, where is the best place to purchase one of these in Tokyo? I don't mind Japanese version/menu. Thanks.
 
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You know what, I made a mistake on that first grab. I've been experimenting with different chroma smoothing techniques, and just in general taking the edge off of some the inherent sharpness of the footage, so in that shot there's actually a 1.5 pixel Gaussian blur applied to it. (strange, I know)

I forgot to export from the timeline that I didn't have that effect applied. The Times Square shot is actually much sharper than what you see in that grab.
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i would love to see the original version (before the blurring). Of course only if you've got time on your hands. plus, i need something to do for the next couple of days besides homework :D
 
having trouble downloading, the page keeps loading with a QT logo, but no timeline. Tried it in IE and Firefox. Can it be downloaded with a download accelerator? Or has the file been taken down already?
 
Been DLing for 26 minutes -- enough time for me to read the thread twice, shower, get dessert, and it's still not finished. I'm dying to see this.
 
Christopher Barry said:
Thanks Elton, appreciate the footage to view/drool over.

ncje, where is the best place to purchase one of these in Tokyo? I don't mind Japanese version/menu. Thanks.
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Sorry Elton to throw this in your thread:

Christopher I have a recommendation but they never ship internationally - are you in Tokyo at the moment or coming? If so I would be happy to take you to my dealer. The cams have a language option and can be set at: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese or Japanese. When you buy from the Japan its set by default as Japanese, but I can give you clear instruction to change it.
 
ncje, thank you very kindly for your reply. I have relatives in Japan, I may ask one to bring over an A1 in the next few months to Australia. Of course there are the many shop at Akihabura, I was curious if you recommend any. I am in Australia, I don't think I will make it to Japan this year or next. Japan is so much fun, I miss my adventures I had there in previous years. Thanks again.
 
Elton, thanks for posting that clip. The V1u review posted at dvinfo mentioned issues with HDV compression "stuttering" footage during a slow even pan. Sony's HDV implemenation also seemed to "choke" on some shots, for example, moving water. I'm very curious to know how Canon's implementation of HDV fares under the same tests.

I'm wondering if you could try a slow pan over a contrasty scene, and the water shot (pan over sunlit, disturbed water??) and let us know how Canon's HDV holds up? I've been looking at the HVX, A1 and potentially the V1u (who isn't?) and like many are looking to see if the price difference makes HDV an acceptable compromise.
 
It's been tested. And it holds up great.

It's a shame to hear the V1u is turning out like this. Elton does have plenty of clips showing this, so go for it.

HDV honestly isn't really a compromise right now. It might've been before. Then again, it's all about what YOU want to do, anyway.
 
Well, I've read enough. Ordered one today from Leo's Camera in Vancouver (Canada). Their pricing was $4499 CAN, about $3800 US which was a pleasant surprise. Normally Canadian vendors are much higher then their US counterparts. So far, Leo's has been great to deal with.

I'll be posting plenty of clips with the Brevis35 and all the toys. An HD testing platform is long overdue :-)
 
Elton that funky "interlace artifact" around the red light in the Faces shot. does that show un in playback in 1080P??? is it like a line twitter? or do you not see it?
 
Christopher Barry said:
ncje, thank you very kindly for your reply. I have relatives in Japan, I may ask one to bring over an A1 in the next few months to Australia. Of course there are the many shop at Akihabura, I was curious if you recommend any. I am in Australia, I don't think I will make it to Japan this year or next. Japan is so much fun, I miss my adventures I had there in previous years. Thanks again.
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For PC, macs, shomei, any electronic components to do anything Akihabara is the place to go. THere is a few small broadcast shops that offer mostly support equipment etc but are usually way overpriced on their cams.
 
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