A native 1080i60 .MXF clip: "bounce card" at DVinfo.net

Chris Hurd · April 23rd, 2010, 04:08 PM

Here's a native .MXF file, 38 seconds long, shot in 1080i60. I believe the camera settings are at full auto. The set is a shooting gallery in the Canon booth at NAB 2010. I've looked at this clip several times using the Sony XDCAM Viewer as well as the VLC media player, and I have to say there's a big difference. VLC doesn't like interlace while the Sony XDCAM Viewer isn't affected by it. At any rate, the clip is best viewed on an HDTV.

1080i60 "bounce card" download: http://files.dvinfo.net/samples/CANO...3/AA000301.MXF

See also http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-xf...mxf-files.html

Mark Grgurev · April 23rd, 2010, 05:42 PM

I can't seem to get this to play correctly in a Premiere sequence. I thought it was supposed to already work.

Randy Panado · April 23rd, 2010, 11:35 PM

VLC has the option to deinterlace the footage. Option is under Video > Deinterlace. I'll download this file and see how it looks :). Thanks for providing the file.

Brian Rhodes · April 23rd, 2010, 11:38 PM

Here is the Clip Info.

Chris Soucy · April 24th, 2010, 12:51 AM

been watching it at intervals during the course of the day and then going back to confirm my suspicions.

Just scrolled through it at a snails pace (using VLC) and the interlace lines (watching on a Dell 24" progressive LCD, with interlace disabled in VLC) during movement (watch her hand when she brushes back her hair to her right) are horrendous, as are the jaggies at every texture break.

This, surely, can't be Canons "next big thing"?

Crumbs, and I thought HDV had serious problems!

Tell me this is an order of magnitude better with another viewer, PLEASE!

CS

Randy Panado · April 24th, 2010, 02:31 AM

Chris, I went into the deinterlace menu and chose linear and I don't happen to see the same thing you're describing. Have you tried going to deinterlace in VLC?

Chris Hurd · April 24th, 2010, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Soucy

...the jaggies at every texture break.

Tell me this is an order of magnitude better with another viewer, PLEASE!

Once again: I saw that in VLC, but there's none of it in Sony XDCAM Viewer -- there it's as clean as a whistle.

So yes, it is an order of magnitude better with another viewer, but I had already said that.

Brian Rhodes · April 24th, 2010, 07:24 AM

Chris Send me instructions to my email I will upload some progressive clips 1920x1080 24p 48 50mbps

Chris Hurd · April 24th, 2010, 07:27 AM

Brian, send me an email so I can reply to it... chris at dvinfo dot net.

Brian Rhodes · April 24th, 2010, 07:28 AM

Chris what is the gain setting the clip looks a little noisy in Sony Vegas.

Chris Hurd · April 24th, 2010, 07:33 AM

Camera settings are described in the second sentence of the first post.

Daniel Caruso · April 24th, 2010, 07:45 AM

watching in VLC, it wasnt the greatest player i think. looked ok on the HDTV 37", but is still a little noisy for my liking. it looked like my hdv footage. is this something that is just with the clip in VLC player, the fact it is auto settings, and no picture settings(cause this camera has a lot of tweaking ability to it). the noise is the main reason i dropped my A1 and was gonna go Ex1r route cause even in low light with a 35mm adapter the ex1r look clear in midtones. so is the clip cleaner if brought in properly? though there are too many variables to look at i guess.

dan

Chris Hurd · April 24th, 2010, 07:49 AM

One more time... try it with Sony XDCAM Viewer.

Download it from the link in this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-xf...mxf-files.html

I'm starting to feel like a broken record, saying the same thing over and over again!

Chris Soucy · April 24th, 2010, 05:24 PM

Reset from dork mode and switched my screen to HD from 1280 X 1024 (hey, it's the only way I can read anything!).

Problem solved.

Sure looks better than HDV now, even in VLC.

Will give the other viewer a shot later.

CS

Mark Job · April 24th, 2010, 05:44 PM

Hi Chris:
Yup. I viewed this file in VLC both without and with de-interlace enabled. This file looks pretty darn good to me ! I know about the jaggies in VLC with interlaced material. I would say it looks as good, or even just slightly better than with my XL H1 recording from the uncompressed HD-SDI output into my Flash XDR Solid State Digital CF Card Recorder set @ 50 Mbps Long GOP (Which is Sony XDCAM HD 4:2:2 Full Raster HD). Those CMOS sensors truly reveal their superior lower light signal to noise ratio. I wonder what would happen if I grabbed that XF 305 camera and recorded to my Flash XDR via its HD-SDI output, but this time set the codec in the XDR to record at 280 Mbps (I-Frame Intra within the XDR Recorder) ? The level of detail present in the brunet lady's hair and face was consistent with some 2/3 inch CCD broadcast XDCAM footage I've seen. Too bad there is not a SSD version of the XL H1 camera offering interchangeable lens capability.

April 23rd, 2010, 04:08 PM	#1
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	A native 1080i60 .MXF clip: "bounce card" Here's a native .MXF file, 38 seconds long, shot in 1080i60. I believe the camera settings are at full auto. The set is a shooting gallery in the Canon booth at NAB 2010. I've looked at this clip several times using the Sony XDCAM Viewer as well as the VLC media player, and I have to say there's a big difference. VLC doesn't like interlace while the Sony XDCAM Viewer isn't affected by it. At any rate, the clip is best viewed on an HDTV. 1080i60 "bounce card" download: http://files.dvinfo.net/samples/CANO...3/AA000301.MXF See also http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-xf...mxf-files.html __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

April 23rd, 2010, 11:38 PM	#4
Brian Rhodes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 753	Here is the Clip Info. Attached Thumbnails

April 24th, 2010, 12:51 AM	#5
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,691 Images: 18	Hmm, interesting............ been watching it at intervals during the course of the day and then going back to confirm my suspicions. Just scrolled through it at a snails pace (using VLC) and the interlace lines (watching on a Dell 24" progressive LCD, with interlace disabled in VLC) during movement (watch her hand when she brushes back her hair to her right) are horrendous, as are the jaggies at every texture break. This, surely, can't be Canons "next big thing"? Crumbs, and I thought HDV had serious problems! Tell me this is an order of magnitude better with another viewer, PLEASE! CS

April 24th, 2010, 07:27 AM	#9
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Brian, send me an email so I can reply to it... chris at dvinfo dot net. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

April 24th, 2010, 07:33 AM	#11
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Camera settings are described in the second sentence of the first post. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

April 23rd, 2010, 05:42 PM	#2
Mark Grgurev Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fairview,nj Posts: 137	I can't seem to get this to play correctly in a Premiere sequence. I thought it was supposed to already work.

April 23rd, 2010, 11:35 PM	#3
Randy Panado Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 643	VLC has the option to deinterlace the footage. Option is under Video > Deinterlace. I'll download this file and see how it looks :). Thanks for providing the file.

April 24th, 2010, 02:31 AM	#6
Randy Panado Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 643	Chris, I went into the deinterlace menu and chose linear and I don't happen to see the same thing you're describing. Have you tried going to deinterlace in VLC?

April 24th, 2010, 07:24 AM	#8
Brian Rhodes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 753	Chris Send me instructions to my email I will upload some progressive clips 1920x1080 24p 48 50mbps

April 24th, 2010, 07:28 AM	#10
Brian Rhodes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 753	Chris what is the gain setting the clip looks a little noisy in Sony Vegas.

April 24th, 2010, 07:45 AM	#12
Daniel Caruso Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Newmarket, Ontario Posts: 90	watching in VLC, it wasnt the greatest player i think. looked ok on the HDTV 37", but is still a little noisy for my liking. it looked like my hdv footage. is this something that is just with the clip in VLC player, the fact it is auto settings, and no picture settings(cause this camera has a lot of tweaking ability to it). the noise is the main reason i dropped my A1 and was gonna go Ex1r route cause even in low light with a 35mm adapter the ex1r look clear in midtones. so is the clip cleaner if brought in properly? though there are too many variables to look at i guess. dan

April 24th, 2010, 07:49 AM	#13
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	One more time... try it with Sony XDCAM Viewer. Download it from the link in this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-xf...mxf-files.html I'm starting to feel like a broken record, saying the same thing over and over again! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

April 24th, 2010, 05:24 PM	#14
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,691 Images: 18	Fixed it................... Reset from dork mode and switched my screen to HD from 1280 X 1024 (hey, it's the only way I can read anything!). Problem solved. Sure looks better than HDV now, even in VLC. Will give the other viewer a shot later. CS

April 24th, 2010, 05:44 PM	#15
Mark Job Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,138	My Test .MXF File First & Second Eye Opinions Hi Chris: Yup. I viewed this file in VLC both without and with de-interlace enabled. This file looks pretty darn good to me ! I know about the jaggies in VLC with interlaced material. I would say it looks as good, or even just slightly better than with my XL H1 recording from the uncompressed HD-SDI output into my Flash XDR Solid State Digital CF Card Recorder set @ 50 Mbps Long GOP (Which is Sony XDCAM HD 4:2:2 Full Raster HD). Those CMOS sensors truly reveal their superior lower light signal to noise ratio. I wonder what would happen if I grabbed that XF 305 camera and recorded to my Flash XDR via its HD-SDI output, but this time set the codec in the XDR to record at 280 Mbps (I-Frame Intra within the XDR Recorder) ? The level of detail present in the brunet lady's hair and face was consistent with some 2/3 inch CCD broadcast XDCAM footage I've seen. Too bad there is not a SSD version of the XL H1 camera offering interchangeable lens capability.