you'll have to excuse me. Quite rushed, need to get aquainted with a DVX ASAP. help

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Alright. I'm in the midst editing two wedding videos, moving into my apartment, and trying to soak up all of the wonderful knowledge on this board. The problem is that I recently purchased a DVX for a shoot i'm doing for a company and they just bumped the deadline up on me and my crew by about a month. This is putting us in quite a bind.

I've read through most of Barry's guide, and picked up on a few things here and there from this board. Though I still feel like that's not enough.

What are the absolute must follow rules for the DVX when shooting in 24p to get the best picture quality possible?

I picked up on things like trying to keep a 5.6 fstop from the guide. Any and all suggestions will help - from the simple act of white balancing, to the complex...

Bestow your wisdom upon me.... thank you all in advance!
 
There are no tricks.

Just follow simple, rudimentary photography guidelines and you should be okay.

Exposure
WB
Audio Levels

The rest is up to you.
 
Rules are good to start with, but if it doesn't look good to your eyes be prepared to break the rules. Also known as eye-balling it.
 
haha, if you can tell - this is just me getting stressed out and getting worried that my employer will look at DV footage and wish they had gone with some BETA people. I just want to give them something nice to look at. Thanks a lot guys.
 
You've shot weddings, so you obviously understand the basics......etc.

You'll be fine.

Besides, worrying and stressing doesn't make anything better....
 
Crush your blacks with a low Master Ped (-5) and experiment with Chroma Level to change your color saturation. Color Temp and Phase can also really add to your picture quality.

If you will be getting into rough situations consider adjusting your Auto SW settings accordingly in case you need to switch on auto fuctions.
 
Dont forget color correct in case you had too much too drink while pushing that AWB button. :shocked:
 
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