Canon HV series -- various sample clips

Dino Leone · March 28th, 2007, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor Wigton

http://447productions.com/HV20_24p_1920x1080.mov (115mb)

here it is....

Very cool !!!! Amazing quality!
Do you have a shot taken with fully open aperture? I'd really like to know how shallow a depth of field is possible with the HV20.
Best,
Dino

Austin Meyers · March 28th, 2007, 11:11 AM

haven't done any shots where i'm controlling aperture, but this clip i shot shows some pretty good DOF at least when zoomed in a bit

http://file.meyersproduction.com/hv2...%20HD%206k.mov

Kallan Smith · March 28th, 2007, 11:12 AM

What are the best settings for low light situations? Thanks!

Barlow Elton · March 28th, 2007, 12:09 PM

Nice job, Taylor. I like how the cam is handling the hotspot on the house/duplex on the right side of the frame.

There's an interesting quality to the progressive look of this material. It's detailed, but very smooth. No edge enhancement that I can discern.

I can't believe this is possible now in a $1K cam.

Ridiculous. :)

Elmer Lang · March 28th, 2007, 01:33 PM

I made a short film (2min) and sequenced in both HDV and DVCPRO HD. Made in Compressor using H.264 LAN tweaked. The difs aren't noticeable to me colorwise.

One odd thing was having to change the aspect ratio of the photos to match the look after copying the HDV sequence into the DVCPRO HD sequence.

It was shot in crappy light, I believe shutter speed of 30. There's a bit of gain, but wonder what I can do to make colors more vibrant.

Music by Loomis, Beauty by Jennifer

http://elmerlang.com/I'llBeLovingYou2.html

http://elmerlang.com/I'llBeLovingYou2_DVCPRO_HD.html

Brad Vaughan · March 28th, 2007, 04:44 PM

I just have to say...I love your work man!

Good stuff. To get that sun shot, did you dial back the exposure using the dial to get the black background?

Very neat.

Doug Thome · March 28th, 2007, 06:07 PM

I can't view it on my Vista w/qtpro...apple says its intermediate codec and looks like thats mac only? Help....

Justin Avery · March 28th, 2007, 06:37 PM

Great footage, yet again.

I'm counting down the days before I buy the HV10 for my Round the World adventure, need to buy it within 30 days of travel to get it duty and GST free!

I'm interested to hear what settings were used also, were you using any filters for this shot?

Great detail considering you were using digital zoom as well.

Jacob Carter · March 28th, 2007, 09:13 PM

Here is a very short sample clip of a bird in a pine tree I shot the other day.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=998OGGI2

As you can tell, I am not even close to going pro. :)

The video was shot in 1440X1080i, captured and cut with PP2.0 then rendered.

I think the bird is a little overexposed, which I could have fixed in the camera settings.

John Godden · March 28th, 2007, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jacob Carter

Here is a very short sample clip of a bird in a pine tree I shot the other day.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=998OGGI2

As you can tell, I am not even close to going pro. :)

The video was shot in 1440X1080i, captured and cut with PP2.0 then rendered.

I think the bird is a little overexposed, which I could have fixed in the camera settings.

Jacob

I can't seem to download the file with Mozilla. ???

Jacob Carter · March 28th, 2007, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Godden

Jacob

I can't seem to download the file with Mozilla. ???

Hmmm. I am not sure why not.

I am using firefox and I can download it.

Maybe I can try to host it up somewhere else.

Jacob Carter · March 28th, 2007, 10:00 PM

Try this:

http://rapidshare.com/files/23283389/Birds.m2t.html

I hope this works.

Robert Batta · March 29th, 2007, 03:34 AM

nice footage but a little bit overexposed
use auto settings ?

Jacob Carter · March 29th, 2007, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Batta

nice footage but a little bit overexposed
use auto settings ?

Yes. That was shot in P mode, full auto.

Rich Dykmans · March 29th, 2007, 08:37 AM

You can't improve color by transcoding HDV to another codec but the color will hold up better when you do CC later. If you want your HDV colors to "pop" learn the 3 way color corrector in FCP (which I know you're using) or better yet invest in the colorista plugin from Magic Bullet. It works wonders on HDV. I rarely had to do much CC'ing on my HVX200 DVCPro footage but a 1 chip just doesn't capture color like a good 3 chip cam obviously. HV10 footage once tweaked intercuts fairly well with DVCPro.

March 28th, 2007, 11:11 AM	#47
Austin Meyers Contributor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: austin, tx Posts: 300	depth of field haven't done any shots where i'm controlling aperture, but this clip i shot shows some pretty good DOF at least when zoomed in a bit http://file.meyersproduction.com/hv2...%20HD%206k.mov __________________ Compositing is my life right now. IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3596782/

March 28th, 2007, 01:33 PM	#50
Elmer Lang Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NY, NY Posts: 319	HV10 footage, HDV v DVCPRO HD comparison I made a short film (2min) and sequenced in both HDV and DVCPRO HD. Made in Compressor using H.264 LAN tweaked. The difs aren't noticeable to me colorwise. One odd thing was having to change the aspect ratio of the photos to match the look after copying the HDV sequence into the DVCPRO HD sequence. It was shot in crappy light, I believe shutter speed of 30. There's a bit of gain, but wonder what I can do to make colors more vibrant. Music by Loomis, Beauty by Jennifer http://elmerlang.com/I'llBeLovingYou2.html http://elmerlang.com/I'llBeLovingYou2_DVCPRO_HD.html

March 28th, 2007, 06:37 PM	#53
Justin Avery New Boot Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15	Great footage, yet again. I'm counting down the days before I buy the HV10 for my Round the World adventure, need to buy it within 30 days of travel to get it duty and GST free! I'm interested to hear what settings were used also, were you using any filters for this shot? Great detail considering you were using digital zoom as well. __________________ Justin Avery SurftheDream - blogspot - myspace

March 28th, 2007, 09:13 PM	#54
Jacob Carter Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 25	Canon HV20 Bird Movie Clip. Here is a very short sample clip of a bird in a pine tree I shot the other day. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=998OGGI2 As you can tell, I am not even close to going pro. :) The video was shot in 1440X1080i, captured and cut with PP2.0 then rendered. I think the bird is a little overexposed, which I could have fixed in the camera settings.

March 29th, 2007, 03:34 AM	#58
Robert Batta Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hungary / Europe Posts: 128	nice footage but a little bit overexposed use auto settings ? __________________ Robert Batta my stock video portfolio : https://www.pond5.com/artist/skysuta Pond5 – the world’s first web-based stock footage marketplace –

March 28th, 2007, 11:12 AM	#48
Kallan Smith New Boot Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nowhere Posts: 6	What are the best settings for low light situations? Thanks!

March 28th, 2007, 12:09 PM	#49
Barlow Elton Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UT Posts: 945	Nice job, Taylor. I like how the cam is handling the hotspot on the house/duplex on the right side of the frame. There's an interesting quality to the progressive look of this material. It's detailed, but very smooth. No edge enhancement that I can discern. I can't believe this is possible now in a $1K cam. Ridiculous. :)

March 28th, 2007, 04:44 PM	#51
Brad Vaughan Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 241	I just have to say...I love your work man! Good stuff. To get that sun shot, did you dial back the exposure using the dial to get the black background? Very neat.

March 28th, 2007, 06:07 PM	#52
Doug Thome New Boot Join Date: May 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 24	I can't view it on my Vista w/qtpro...apple says its intermediate codec and looks like thats mac only? Help....

March 28th, 2007, 10:00 PM	#57
Jacob Carter Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 25	Try this: http://rapidshare.com/files/23283389/Birds.m2t.html I hope this works.

March 29th, 2007, 08:37 AM	#60
Rich Dykmans Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Discovery Bay, CA Posts: 138	You can't improve color by transcoding HDV to another codec but the color will hold up better when you do CC later. If you want your HDV colors to "pop" learn the 3 way color corrector in FCP (which I know you're using) or better yet invest in the colorista plugin from Magic Bullet. It works wonders on HDV. I rarely had to do much CC'ing on my HVX200 DVCPro footage but a 1 chip just doesn't capture color like a good 3 chip cam obviously. HV10 footage once tweaked intercuts fairly well with DVCPro.