First footage from my A1 at DVinfo.net

Peter Szilveszter · October 30th, 2007, 05:09 AM

I've had my A1 for a week or so figured post some footage of mine. Just a quick edit but I would like to be part of sharing some footage. sorry for the Rapidshare but thats the only place I have to upload for the time being. Gota say I love this cam.

http://rapidshare.com/files/66220760/A1Firstime.wmv

Douglas Villalba · October 30th, 2007, 05:35 AM

try MediaFire.com

Peter Szilveszter · October 30th, 2007, 05:16 PM

Thanks I totaly forgot about them so I have also uploaded to mediafire as well

link
http://www.mediafire.com/?eogfynjwtqm

Bill Busby · October 30th, 2007, 06:22 PM

Your aspect ratio is all out of whack.

Bill

Peter Szilveszter · October 30th, 2007, 06:41 PM

Yeah Its 16:9 I played it in media player classic and Vlc set to 16:9 and plays correct ratio then. Avid is not very friendly with other codecs like wmv so it wouldnt let me render out any other way. Unless someone can tell me how to go about doing it.

Bill Busby · October 30th, 2007, 06:56 PM

Hi Peter. On my monitor here, it's squished vertically but within a pillarbox. If you use QT in Avid all you would have to do is select 16x9 in the export dialog box. Other than that, using some other format, you may have to apply a 16x9 resize filter to your timeline prior to exporting.

Bill

Peter Szilveszter · October 31st, 2007, 03:00 AM

what are you using to play? only windows media player it plays stretched for me but that hasnt got options for 16x9. Also in anamorphic 2.35 ratio when its in the correct ratio.

Bill Busby · October 31st, 2007, 03:17 AM

Sorry I forgot to mention... I was using Windows Media player as well. I tried it with VLC with the 16x9 adjustment & it was fine then, but one shouldn't have to do that :)

Bill

Peter Szilveszter · October 31st, 2007, 03:41 AM

Ok I've rendred it in Sorenso so the mediafire/rapidshare files are now correct ratio.

http://www.mediafire.com/?eogfynjwtqm

http://rapidshare.com/files/66465868/A1Firstime.wmv

Bo Sundvall · October 31st, 2007, 07:52 AM

Hi Peter

You don't happend to have the settings for the cam in a custom preset file?
I liked the colours in the video and I would like to know the settings for it. It also have some grain which I found annoying at first but eventually found both the grain and the colours more like film than video.

Regards,

/Bo

Paul Joy · October 31st, 2007, 01:09 PM

I really like the way you have composed some of your shots peter, very nice scenery too.

Paul.

Ernest Freeman · October 31st, 2007, 02:07 PM

The music was a tad melancholy, while the transitions seemed too quick and sharp. IMO, some nice slow dissolves on the transitions would have lent itself well to the end product.
Of course I am a complete neophyte with video. Added to the fact that this is my first video camera, a two week old XH-A1 of course, I would have a few grains of salt on stand-by if I were you.
Nice work.

Peter Szilveszter · October 31st, 2007, 04:32 PM

thanks guys. Yeah I agree the editing needs clean up. I was just so excited with the footage I wanted to quickly lay it down chuck some music and upload. I will be doing more filming this weekend so I'll have to do a proper edit with the next lot of footage. Just need a better tripod now. because the the pans are dodgy.

Bo Sundvall: its the Vividrgb setting that Steven Dempsey made. I did some quick CC and one of the shots magic bullet when I edited to make it a bit more punchy hence propalby a bit more grain. Although the wmv render seemed to have made the grain a bit bigger then the original footage.

October 30th, 2007, 05:09 AM	#1
Peter Szilveszter Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Yeppoon, Queensland Posts: 332	First footage from my A1 I've had my A1 for a week or so figured post some footage of mine. Just a quick edit but I would like to be part of sharing some footage. sorry for the Rapidshare but thats the only place I have to upload for the time being. Gota say I love this cam. http://rapidshare.com/files/66220760/A1Firstime.wmv

October 30th, 2007, 05:35 AM	#2
Douglas Villalba Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami, Florida, USA Posts: 479	try MediaFire.com __________________ Douglas Villalba - director/cinematographer/editor Miami, Florida, USA - www.DVtvPRODUCTIONS.com

October 30th, 2007, 05:16 PM	#3
Peter Szilveszter Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Yeppoon, Queensland Posts: 332	Thanks I totaly forgot about them so I have also uploaded to mediafire as well link http://www.mediafire.com/?eogfynjwtqm Last edited by Peter Szilveszter; October 31st, 2007 at 05:32 AM. Reason: updated link with rerendered clip in correct ratio

October 30th, 2007, 06:56 PM	#6
Bill Busby Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 959	Hi Peter. On my monitor here, it's squished vertically but within a pillarbox. If you use QT in Avid all you would have to do is select 16x9 in the export dialog box. Other than that, using some other format, you may have to apply a 16x9 resize filter to your timeline prior to exporting. Bill Last edited by Bill Busby; October 31st, 2007 at 02:54 AM. Reason: brain malfunction

October 31st, 2007, 03:41 AM	#9
Peter Szilveszter Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Yeppoon, Queensland Posts: 332	Ok I've rendred it in Sorenso so the mediafire/rapidshare files are now correct ratio. http://www.mediafire.com/?eogfynjwtqm http://rapidshare.com/files/66465868/A1Firstime.wmv Last edited by Peter Szilveszter; October 31st, 2007 at 05:40 AM.

October 30th, 2007, 06:22 PM	#4
Bill Busby Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 959	Your aspect ratio is all out of whack. Bill

October 30th, 2007, 06:41 PM	#5
Peter Szilveszter Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Yeppoon, Queensland Posts: 332	Yeah Its 16:9 I played it in media player classic and Vlc set to 16:9 and plays correct ratio then. Avid is not very friendly with other codecs like wmv so it wouldnt let me render out any other way. Unless someone can tell me how to go about doing it.

October 31st, 2007, 03:00 AM	#7
Peter Szilveszter Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Yeppoon, Queensland Posts: 332	what are you using to play? only windows media player it plays stretched for me but that hasnt got options for 16x9. Also in anamorphic 2.35 ratio when its in the correct ratio.

October 31st, 2007, 03:17 AM	#8
Bill Busby Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 959	Sorry I forgot to mention... I was using Windows Media player as well. I tried it with VLC with the 16x9 adjustment & it was fine then, but one shouldn't have to do that :) Bill

October 31st, 2007, 07:52 AM	#10
Bo Sundvall Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 244	Custom Preset Hi Peter You don't happend to have the settings for the cam in a custom preset file? I liked the colours in the video and I would like to know the settings for it. It also have some grain which I found annoying at first but eventually found both the grain and the colours more like film than video. Regards, /Bo

October 31st, 2007, 01:09 PM	#11
Paul Joy Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 627	I really like the way you have composed some of your shots peter, very nice scenery too. Paul. __________________ Blog: www.pauljoy.com Company: www.videotrader.co.uk

October 31st, 2007, 02:07 PM	#12
Ernest Freeman New Boot Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: R.S.M. Calif USA Posts: 16	The music was a tad melancholy, while the transitions seemed too quick and sharp. IMO, some nice slow dissolves on the transitions would have lent itself well to the end product. Of course I am a complete neophyte with video. Added to the fact that this is my first video camera, a two week old XH-A1 of course, I would have a few grains of salt on stand-by if I were you. Nice work.

October 31st, 2007, 04:32 PM	#13
Peter Szilveszter Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Yeppoon, Queensland Posts: 332	thanks guys. Yeah I agree the editing needs clean up. I was just so excited with the footage I wanted to quickly lay it down chuck some music and upload. I will be doing more filming this weekend so I'll have to do a proper edit with the next lot of footage. Just need a better tripod now. because the the pans are dodgy. Bo Sundvall: its the Vividrgb setting that Steven Dempsey made. I did some quick CC and one of the shots magic bullet when I edited to make it a bit more punchy hence propalby a bit more grain. Although the wmv render seemed to have made the grain a bit bigger then the original footage.