What HVX settings would you use for a music video shoot onstage? at DVinfo.net

Stephen Pruitt · October 10th, 2006, 03:22 PM

Hi all. . .

My first formal shoot with the HVX is coming up in less than two weeks. Having next-to-zero experience with the camera, I'd like to just run with what you folks think would be my best settings for this sort of thing. We'll be shooting on a stage with stage lighting (but not huge amounts of it, and not much in the way of strong colors).

I'm planning on shooting at 720/24pN to save space on my cards, but I can be convinced to do something else, I suppose.

My real question concerns settings for the following items:

Detail

Detail coring

V Detail level

Chroma Level

Chroma Phase

Color Temp

Master Pedestal

And, of course, the GAMMA setting you'd typically think about using for a music video.

I'm completely in your debt.

Stephen Pruitt

Sam Jankis · October 10th, 2006, 04:13 PM

It depends on the lighting. Alot of shows I shoot are lit with red lights ("everybody looks good in red lighting" Music Venue Bible 8:14) and even though the HVX is pretty good in low light, I still adjust the color temp to a little cooler. The best fix is to light the stage yourself or request that less red lighting is used.

These frames were shot on the HVX (SD/30p, resized to 320x240, no CC):

October 10th, 2006, 03:22 PM	#1
Stephen Pruitt Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 228	What HVX settings would you use for a music video shoot onstage? Hi all. . . My first formal shoot with the HVX is coming up in less than two weeks. Having next-to-zero experience with the camera, I'd like to just run with what you folks think would be my best settings for this sort of thing. We'll be shooting on a stage with stage lighting (but not huge amounts of it, and not much in the way of strong colors). I'm planning on shooting at 720/24pN to save space on my cards, but I can be convinced to do something else, I suppose. My real question concerns settings for the following items: Detail Detail coring V Detail level Chroma Level Chroma Phase Color Temp Master Pedestal And, of course, the GAMMA setting you'd typically think about using for a music video. I'm completely in your debt. Stephen Pruitt

October 10th, 2006, 04:13 PM	#2
Sam Jankis Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 223	It depends on the lighting. Alot of shows I shoot are lit with red lights ("everybody looks good in red lighting" Music Venue Bible 8:14) and even though the HVX is pretty good in low light, I still adjust the color temp to a little cooler. The best fix is to light the stage yourself or request that less red lighting is used. These frames were shot on the HVX (SD/30p, resized to 320x240, no CC): Attached Images