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John Griffin · January 24th, 2009, 09:21 PM

Maybe way off here, but did a search with no results. I may be helping in a muticam shoot of a concert. We will be using XHA1's and sony ex1. How do we set the cameras so footage matches?

Thanks,
John

Terry Martin · January 25th, 2009, 01:27 AM

My solution is to rely on the kindness of strangers… with flash cameras. Using Avid, I set IN points at the common “flash” frames for each camera.

John Griffin · January 25th, 2009, 10:01 AM

Sorry I didn't explain good enough. I'm talking about setting the two cameras colors, images, etc. to match as close as possible.

Thanks,
John

Raul Rooma · January 26th, 2009, 09:36 AM

Hi!

Try these settings..Canon xh-a1 - reduce red level ..maybe -15 and red green matrix -10.
And sony EX1 - use STD 4 gamma,-20 detail level.

best regards

Raul

John Griffin · January 26th, 2009, 09:51 AM

Raul,

Could you explain how or what you used to determine these settings. I.e. did you have the cams running to a monitor or what did you use to compare the settings?

Thanks,

John

Mark Fry · January 29th, 2009, 10:27 AM

Before the concert, shoot the same white card on both cameras at the same time (i.e. under the same lighting). Ten seconds should be enough. You can use that as a reference for colour correction in your NLE.

January 24th, 2009, 09:21 PM	#1
John Griffin Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woodlawn Ill Posts: 61	Multicamera Setup Maybe way off here, but did a search with no results. I may be helping in a muticam shoot of a concert. We will be using XHA1's and sony ex1. How do we set the cameras so footage matches? Thanks, John

January 25th, 2009, 10:01 AM	#3
John Griffin Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woodlawn Ill Posts: 61	Multicam Sorry I didn't explain good enough. I'm talking about setting the two cameras colors, images, etc. to match as close as possible. Thanks, John

January 26th, 2009, 09:51 AM	#5
John Griffin Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woodlawn Ill Posts: 61	Thanks Raul, Could you explain how or what you used to determine these settings. I.e. did you have the cams running to a monitor or what did you use to compare the settings? Thanks, John

January 29th, 2009, 10:27 AM	#6
Mark Fry Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 425	Before the concert, shoot the same white card on both cameras at the same time (i.e. under the same lighting). Ten seconds should be enough. You can use that as a reference for colour correction in your NLE. __________________ Steam Age Pictures - videos in aid of railway preservation societies.

January 25th, 2009, 01:27 AM	#2
Terry Martin Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palo Alto, California Posts: 100	My solution is to rely on the kindness of strangers… with flash cameras. Using Avid, I set IN points at the common “flash” frames for each camera.

January 26th, 2009, 09:36 AM	#4
Raul Rooma Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Estonia Posts: 113	Hi! Try these settings..Canon xh-a1 - reduce red level ..maybe -15 and red green matrix -10. And sony EX1 - use STD 4 gamma,-20 detail level. best regards Raul