Canon XH series -- various sample clips

Oren Arieli · April 23rd, 2008, 09:43 AM

Might be the laptop effect, but it looks a bit underexposed to me. Shooting from knee height would have given you a 'deeper' background.

Have fun with the new camera. I like the XH-A1 for what it can do outdoors, but its a light-sucking demon indoors. Hope you don't plan on using the AGC.

Alex Plank · April 23rd, 2008, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oren Arieli

Might be the laptop effect, but it looks a bit underexposed to me. Shooting from knee height would have given you a 'deeper' background.

I noticed the same thing after uploading it to vimeo. I don't know why the video looks so dark on Vimeo. I'm guessing there is some sort of embedded color profile because it looks bright in Quicktime.

Quote:

Have fun with the new camera. I like the XH-A1 for what it can do outdoors, but its a light-sucking demon indoors. Hope you don't plan on using the AGC.

AGC was the first thing I turned off.

I'm planning on purchasing a few 750 watt lights for indoor shooting but I'm waiting a few weeks because I just spent $$ on a miller fluid head tripod.

Nathan Nazeck · April 23rd, 2008, 12:50 PM

looking for some more feedback :)

Trish Kerr · April 23rd, 2008, 01:34 PM

I thought you really captured the energy of the band - great angled shots and movement - pulling out and bringing us back in and catching their movements which were quite dynamic and not easy to track I'm sure

if possible it would have been great to have a few real closeups of the singer's head - sweat and the works but they all moved around so much it would have been difficult

I no expert at capturing live music on video but it certainly looked good to me and the minor exposure/focus nitpiks are forgiven if the overall piece is working

from a performer standpoint (which I am) I would have been very happy with what you produced

Trish

Loren Simons · April 23rd, 2008, 03:09 PM

thanks thanks, next time maybe ill tell the producer when it just doesnt seem like a good idea =o. hahaha

Alex Plank · April 24th, 2008, 05:03 AM

Here's a video I made using the panalook 2 preset:

http://www.vimeo.com/933855

All controls are manual.

I saturated the colors in post.

Will Mahoney · April 24th, 2008, 06:06 AM

Very saturated. Almost cartoon-like. I like it.

Bill Grant · April 24th, 2008, 07:28 AM

Honestly Alex,
I can't understand a word. I like the saturation here and the fact that the skin tones are not over saturated. Good stuff.
Bill

Dennis Murphy · April 24th, 2008, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Grant

Honestly Alex,
I can't understand a word. I like the saturation here and the fact that the skin tones are not over saturated. Good stuff.
Bill

I couldn't hear a word she said either... I think the colours were too loud.

Morgan Maassen · April 28th, 2008, 12:21 PM

hi guys,
i finished another hawaii video, of just the waves and wipeouts (major traffic to the latter!). i put the video up on youtube just as they enabled the "high quality" button, and i must say, with a slightly longer wait, the quality improvement is impressive; it does HD footage a lot more justice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKrLIysvZhw

be sure to click "watch in higher quality" right below the view count.

Doug Davis · April 29th, 2008, 02:02 PM

Ha... Magnificent Video...

I really like the new improved YouTube quality... It has been so horrendous in the past...

Morgan Crossley · April 29th, 2008, 10:39 PM

Niiiiiiice

This is my kind of video! looks sliiiightly bigger then the Newport RI surfing vid i posted.... haha ;-)

Jeff Nelson · April 30th, 2008, 12:08 PM

Shot this last week in San Francisco, had a hard drive meltdown on Friday when I was about halfway through the edit, a 1TB Maxtor that bit the dust, had to recapture the footage over the weekend, then finished this last night.

Actually, next Monday I have to shoot the host and slot that in, along with her voiceover (just used my voice as a scratch track w/a crummy mic for reference here). Still have to make up the final graphics, color correct and make more fixes, this is for an event in two weeks.

But as another example of using the XH-A1 in production, I present the not-yet-final cut here:

http://www.mostlymagic.tv/demo/cultivating.mov

Jo Potts · April 30th, 2008, 06:25 PM

I like it! The music fits well with the piece, the transitions work well - the talking heads are well lit. Look forward to seeing the final cut...

Jim Press · May 1st, 2008, 06:57 AM

Jeff,

It's really, really impressive. I became increasing interested in the message and not the (high) quality of the footage! The footage looks beautiful--great lighting, focus, framing. It'd be great to see a 720 or 1080 version. And great editing too. Thanks for sharing and trust it gies down well--it deserves it.

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April 23rd, 2008, 03:09 PM	#440
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April 24th, 2008, 05:03 AM	#441
Alex Plank Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 46	Katie... on Worrying Here's a video I made using the panalook 2 preset: http://www.vimeo.com/933855 All controls are manual. I saturated the colors in post.

April 24th, 2008, 06:06 AM	#442
Will Mahoney Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 259	Very saturated. Almost cartoon-like. I like it. __________________ http://exposureroom.com/members/WillMahoney.aspx/ www.youtube.com/truckaccessories

April 28th, 2008, 12:21 PM	#445
Morgan Maassen New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: california Posts: 16	hawaii video on youtube, interesting quality hi guys, i finished another hawaii video, of just the waves and wipeouts (major traffic to the latter!). i put the video up on youtube just as they enabled the "high quality" button, and i must say, with a slightly longer wait, the quality improvement is impressive; it does HD footage a lot more justice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKrLIysvZhw be sure to click "watch in higher quality" right below the view count. __________________ my: website \| blog

April 23rd, 2008, 09:43 AM	#436
Oren Arieli Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 919	Might be the laptop effect, but it looks a bit underexposed to me. Shooting from knee height would have given you a 'deeper' background. Have fun with the new camera. I like the XH-A1 for what it can do outdoors, but its a light-sucking demon indoors. Hope you don't plan on using the AGC.

April 23rd, 2008, 01:34 PM	#439
Trish Kerr Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 294	I thought you really captured the energy of the band - great angled shots and movement - pulling out and bringing us back in and catching their movements which were quite dynamic and not easy to track I'm sure if possible it would have been great to have a few real closeups of the singer's head - sweat and the works but they all moved around so much it would have been difficult I no expert at capturing live music on video but it certainly looked good to me and the minor exposure/focus nitpiks are forgiven if the overall piece is working from a performer standpoint (which I am) I would have been very happy with what you produced Trish

April 24th, 2008, 07:28 AM	#443
Bill Grant Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Columbia,SC Posts: 806	Honestly Alex, I can't understand a word. I like the saturation here and the fact that the skin tones are not over saturated. Good stuff. Bill

April 29th, 2008, 02:02 PM	#446
Doug Davis Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Birmingham Alabama Posts: 259	Ha... Magnificent Video... I really like the new improved YouTube quality... It has been so horrendous in the past... __________________ "The only thing the camera sees is light..." http://www.GoWildOlive.com

April 29th, 2008, 10:39 PM	#447
Morgan Crossley Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 113	Niiiiiiice This is my kind of video! looks sliiiightly bigger then the Newport RI surfing vid i posted.... haha ;-)

April 30th, 2008, 12:08 PM	#448
Jeff Nelson Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 194	New Documentary Shot this last week in San Francisco, had a hard drive meltdown on Friday when I was about halfway through the edit, a 1TB Maxtor that bit the dust, had to recapture the footage over the weekend, then finished this last night. Actually, next Monday I have to shoot the host and slot that in, along with her voiceover (just used my voice as a scratch track w/a crummy mic for reference here). Still have to make up the final graphics, color correct and make more fixes, this is for an event in two weeks. But as another example of using the XH-A1 in production, I present the not-yet-final cut here: http://www.mostlymagic.tv/demo/cultivating.mov

April 30th, 2008, 06:25 PM	#449
Jo Potts Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 40	I like it! The music fits well with the piece, the transitions work well - the talking heads are well lit. Look forward to seeing the final cut... __________________ MBP 15" 2.6Ghz, 4GB RAM. 2TB storage. FCS2. Canon XH-A1. www.jpcreativemedia.com vimeo.com/user449069

May 1st, 2008, 06:57 AM	#450
Jim Press Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 55	Jeff, It's really, really impressive. I became increasing interested in the message and not the (high) quality of the footage! The footage looks beautiful--great lighting, focus, framing. It'd be great to see a 720 or 1080 version. And great editing too. Thanks for sharing and trust it gies down well--it deserves it.