Canon XH series -- various sample clips

Mikey Williams · January 11th, 2009, 05:26 PM

Some really good looking shots in there, but a lot of others were not so hot looking. kind of grainy, and lots with blown out highlights and invisible blacks. Might try tweaking your settings to not loose the information in BOTH the highlights and blacks, which i know is hard since it's very high contrast situations. The shot at 1:00 and another one, on the same beach i think, a few shots later looked proper for sure.

John Cambell · January 11th, 2009, 06:48 PM

Yes, thanks for the input. A lot of that footage is older when I didnt know what I was doing with the camera, so the good looking footage is the newer stuff

Shaun Conner · January 12th, 2009, 12:36 PM

Filmed this just before Christmas last minute and I also used my brand new best friend Mr litepanel pro. Posted this on another board. Let me know what you think. Enjoy!!!!!

Greg & Heather Highlight on Vimeo

Bill Thesken · January 13th, 2009, 02:30 AM

It all looks great. Very tough to center the frame on a fast erratic moving target and much of the footage is right on the bullseye. The heck with 'perfect color footage' 110% of the time. Get the action and tell the story. Volcom takes 'perfect footage' and has a couple of 300 lb wrestlers take it to the back room and stomp on it, make it look old, add grain and hair and scratches, puts it back in their movie, and makes millions. That's what the crowd wants. For surfing footage, always totally perfect color and focus means you've sold out, might as well get a suit and tie and get a job on Wall Street. This video could use a little audio interview with the subject, some background. Otherwise it looks like about a year worth of clips and some very good surfing.

Denys Pyevtsov · January 13th, 2009, 03:49 PM

For all who is always interested in XH-A1 footage:

FilmWork - Demo Reel on Vimeo

Prashanna Jayaseelan · January 14th, 2009, 08:57 AM

A new Save the Date video.

http://www.vimeo.com/2823382
P-your VISION Productions

Bill Grant · January 14th, 2009, 06:20 PM

Hey Guys,
Just some real world testing here of a modified trucolor preset vs. PF vision. Shot in a DARK reception, so certainly real world testing. thoughts?

www.grantdigitalmedia.com/presets.wmv

PF Vision is the same except Shp 3 instead of 9 and NR2 H
My modified truecolor is ...
GAM 2
KNE L
BLK S
SHP 2
HDF M
NR2 H
CMX N
RGN -7
GGN 3
BGN 12
RGM 40
RBM -12
GRM 6
BRM 12
BGM -3
All other settings 0
whatya think of the footage...

Michael Hutson · January 14th, 2009, 06:38 PM

Bill,

I like the pfvision a lot better.

I sure would have liked to have seen the truecolor vs pfvision vs your modified pfvision. Could you do that at your next shoot and post?

Thanks for sharing,
Michael

Bill Grant · January 14th, 2009, 06:55 PM

Michael,
I don't use the original truecolor because I find it too soft. I was trying this one out, so that's the only reason I even used it. I don't necessarily like it, but in the dark it was brighter. I find the colors in the NLE to be a little too much. I might use it if I get in this kind of situation again...
Bill

Bill Grant · January 14th, 2009, 06:57 PM

Also, you can't really see the difference once it's rendered. I just watched it from here. The NLE shows a radical difference between these 2 pictures. Very interesting.
Bill

Randy Panado · January 14th, 2009, 08:18 PM

Thanks for sharing! That little extra bump in brightness has saved me a few times since putting together this preset. Granted it's not a HUGE difference but I believe the presets can only do so much in such a harsh situation.

I like to keep NR2 off as I like a sharper image. It's all personal preference. :)

Rob Cook · January 15th, 2009, 04:51 PM

This new movie was shot on the A1! I just purchased the DVD and I must say , they did a great job! They used the M2 adapter. On our summer trip we visited the campus where it was filmed. Their website tells how is was made. Groovy Marsha!

Home

Enjoy

Scott Murphy · January 15th, 2009, 11:39 PM

Footage from the Tennessee vs. Gonzaga Basketball game on 1/7/09. I got to sit court-side, which was awesome.

Shot on the Canon XH-A1 with Letus Extreme and Redrock MicroMattebox. I mainly used a Nikon 50mm f1.4 lens.

Pearl Harbor on Vimeo

Christian Nachtrieb · January 15th, 2009, 11:59 PM

Pigeon's Dancing on Vimeo

Had the day off from work and I was extremely board, and needed some footage to teach my girlfriend how to edit. Short fun video we put together in a couple minutes, enjoy!

Pavel Sedlak · January 16th, 2009, 02:28 PM

My friend's wedding.

21min, wmv 343MB (clean pause)
ht tp://www.videoproduce.cz/images/Josef_a_Jitka_net.wmv

January 11th, 2009, 05:26 PM	#766
Mikey Williams Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Squamish, BC, Canada Posts: 28	Some really good looking shots in there, but a lot of others were not so hot looking. kind of grainy, and lots with blown out highlights and invisible blacks. Might try tweaking your settings to not loose the information in BOTH the highlights and blacks, which i know is hard since it's very high contrast situations. The shot at 1:00 and another one, on the same beach i think, a few shots later looked proper for sure. __________________ Mikey Williams Down To Earth Productions

January 12th, 2009, 12:36 PM	#768
Shaun Conner Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 196	Wedding Highlight Filmed this just before Christmas last minute and I also used my brand new best friend Mr litepanel pro. Posted this on another board. Let me know what you think. Enjoy!!!!! Greg & Heather Highlight on Vimeo

January 13th, 2009, 03:49 PM	#770
Denys Pyevtsov Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 30	XH-A1 - FilmWork Demo Reel For all who is always interested in XH-A1 footage: FilmWork - Demo Reel on Vimeo

January 14th, 2009, 08:57 AM	#771
Prashanna Jayaseelan Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 100	Sathya+Gobi STD\|\|mar.22/29 2009 A new Save the Date video. http://www.vimeo.com/2823382 P-your VISION Productions __________________ Prashanna http://p-yourvision.com

January 14th, 2009, 06:20 PM	#772
Bill Grant Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Columbia,SC Posts: 806	PFVision vs Trucolor Hey Guys, Just some real world testing here of a modified trucolor preset vs. PF vision. Shot in a DARK reception, so certainly real world testing. thoughts? www.grantdigitalmedia.com/presets.wmv PF Vision is the same except Shp 3 instead of 9 and NR2 H My modified truecolor is ... GAM 2 KNE L BLK S SHP 2 HDF M NR2 H CMX N RGN -7 GGN 3 BGN 12 RGM 40 RBM -12 GRM 6 BRM 12 BGM -3 All other settings 0 whatya think of the footage... __________________ Cinema Couture www.cinemacouture.com

January 11th, 2009, 06:48 PM	#767
John Cambell Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Haiku Hawaii Posts: 83	Yes, thanks for the input. A lot of that footage is older when I didnt know what I was doing with the camera, so the good looking footage is the newer stuff

January 13th, 2009, 02:30 AM	#769
Bill Thesken Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: HI, USA Posts: 622	It all looks great. Very tough to center the frame on a fast erratic moving target and much of the footage is right on the bullseye. The heck with 'perfect color footage' 110% of the time. Get the action and tell the story. Volcom takes 'perfect footage' and has a couple of 300 lb wrestlers take it to the back room and stomp on it, make it look old, add grain and hair and scratches, puts it back in their movie, and makes millions. That's what the crowd wants. For surfing footage, always totally perfect color and focus means you've sold out, might as well get a suit and tie and get a job on Wall Street. This video could use a little audio interview with the subject, some background. Otherwise it looks like about a year worth of clips and some very good surfing.

January 14th, 2009, 06:38 PM	#773
Michael Hutson Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 249	Bill, I like the pfvision a lot better. I sure would have liked to have seen the truecolor vs pfvision vs your modified pfvision. Could you do that at your next shoot and post? Thanks for sharing, Michael

January 14th, 2009, 06:55 PM	#774
Bill Grant Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Columbia,SC Posts: 806	Michael, I don't use the original truecolor because I find it too soft. I was trying this one out, so that's the only reason I even used it. I don't necessarily like it, but in the dark it was brighter. I find the colors in the NLE to be a little too much. I might use it if I get in this kind of situation again... Bill __________________ Cinema Couture www.cinemacouture.com

January 14th, 2009, 06:57 PM	#775
Bill Grant Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Columbia,SC Posts: 806	Also, you can't really see the difference once it's rendered. I just watched it from here. The NLE shows a radical difference between these 2 pictures. Very interesting. Bill __________________ Cinema Couture www.cinemacouture.com

January 14th, 2009, 08:18 PM	#776
Randy Panado Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 643	Thanks for sharing! That little extra bump in brightness has saved me a few times since putting together this preset. Granted it's not a HUGE difference but I believe the presets can only do so much in such a harsh situation. I like to keep NR2 off as I like a sharper image. It's all personal preference. :)

January 15th, 2009, 04:51 PM	#777
Rob Cook Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 99	"Come What May" Feature Film Shot On The XHA1 This new movie was shot on the A1! I just purchased the DVD and I must say , they did a great job! They used the M2 adapter. On our summer trip we visited the campus where it was filmed. Their website tells how is was made. Groovy Marsha! Home Enjoy __________________ Canon XHA1, Canon T2i, FinalCut 3 , MacBook Pro 2.4Gz, FireStore FSC-60, DP1X Monitor

January 15th, 2009, 11:39 PM	#778
Scott Murphy New Boot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 11	Basketball and the A1 Footage from the Tennessee vs. Gonzaga Basketball game on 1/7/09. I got to sit court-side, which was awesome. Shot on the Canon XH-A1 with Letus Extreme and Redrock MicroMattebox. I mainly used a Nikon 50mm f1.4 lens. Pearl Harbor on Vimeo

January 15th, 2009, 11:59 PM	#779
Christian Nachtrieb Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 65	Pigeon Practice Pigeon's Dancing on Vimeo Had the day off from work and I was extremely board, and needed some footage to teach my girlfriend how to edit. Short fun video we put together in a couple minutes, enjoy!

January 16th, 2009, 02:28 PM	#780
Pavel Sedlak Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Prague Czech Republic Posts: 263	HPX500 and XH-A1 My friend's wedding. 21min, wmv 343MB (clean pause) ht tp://www.videoproduce.cz/images/Josef_a_Jitka_net.wmv