New XL2 Footage at DVinfo.net

Kalani Prince · July 15th, 2005, 07:17 PM

Some footage from a soon to be released tour DVD of Hawaii's Big Island. Enjoy: http://www.hdvd2go.com/BigIsland_h264.html

Patrick King · July 15th, 2005, 08:08 PM

Kalani,

Is it encoded h.264? I get a pop-up message saying Quicktime can't play the clip and the required resources are not on the server.

Boyd Ostroff · July 15th, 2005, 08:26 PM

I get the same error...

Travis Maynard · July 15th, 2005, 08:27 PM

Very pretty scenery that's for sure.

Nice footage!!

Do you guys have the newest quicktime? I believe that is all that will play video encoded with that codec.

Patrick King · July 15th, 2005, 08:35 PM

Travis,

I'm not certain, but I think Q7 is still Mac only. Man I wish Quicktime and Windows Media Video would both go away in favor of platform neutral codecs.

Kevin Calumpit · July 15th, 2005, 09:34 PM

some very nice footage hope all goes well with the release

Kalani Prince · July 15th, 2005, 10:15 PM

Sorry guys, I forgot to mention it's Quicktime H.264 a new codec from Qtime. Here's a link, you can download it for free.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/preview/

Kalani Prince · July 15th, 2005, 10:18 PM

Encoded with H.264 to play you will need
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/mac.html

Paul Matwiy · July 16th, 2005, 12:15 PM

QuickTime 7 Pro is now available to Windows users, so you can encode H.264 both with QuickTime or Windows Media 7 now.

Cal Johnson · July 18th, 2005, 10:00 PM

Wow! The footage is awesome, nice job on the editing too... makes me want to go to Hawaii and start shooting... also makes me glad I just bought an XL2. A couple of crits would be that some of the colour saturation in just a few shots looked a bit much. Also, you might want to shorten your opening title just a bit, it kinda hangs... I use feature movies as a good gauge for how long a title should be on screen, and usually its no more than 3 seconds. I'd make your logo fade up and then the "presents" fade in below it, then fade to your title, just to speed things up a bit. Beautiful shots though, loved the aerial stuff too.. good work!

July 19th, 2005, 12:30 PM

Kalani,

Nice work. I really liked the color, pace and music. A few questions on that if you don't mind?

-Did you use any filters on your XL2?
-Do you use a matte box?
-What settings did you use on your XL2? (the setting you find when setting a preset up with things like gamma, cine, RGB's, etc.)
-What mode did you shoot in? (A, Tv, Av, M)
-Did you do any post-production altering to get such vibrant colors?

Thanks. By the way I showed a friend of mine who's going to Hawaii in August and I think he's going to show everyone he knows!

Kalani Prince · July 24th, 2005, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek West

Kalani,

Nice work. I really liked the color, pace and music. A few questions on that if you don't mind?

-Did you use any filters on your XL2?
-Do you use a matte box?
-What settings did you use on your XL2? (the setting you find when setting a preset up with things like gamma, cine, RGB's, etc.)
-What mode did you shoot in? (A, Tv, Av, M)
-Did you do any post-production altering to get such vibrant colors?

Thanks. By the way I showed a friend of mine who's going to Hawaii in August and I think he's going to show everyone he knows!

Hey Derek, thanks for the kind words.
Yes I used a PETROFF matte box with a 4x4 POLARIZER, tons of sun and glare out here.
Settings were pretty stock, I think I had the cine settings on and -5 mas ped.
I always shoot manual, and use a manual lens as well.
Yes I did a bit of SELECTIVE CC, I forget what plugin it is but it's really cool, you can simply sample any color you want to correct. Hope this helps. Aloha!

July 15th, 2005, 07:17 PM	#1
Kalani Prince New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kihei, Maui Posts: 8	New XL2 Footage Some footage from a soon to be released tour DVD of Hawaii's Big Island. Enjoy: http://www.hdvd2go.com/BigIsland_h264.html

July 15th, 2005, 08:08 PM	#2
Patrick King Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Enterprise, AL Posts: 857	Kalani, Is it encoded h.264? I get a pop-up message saying Quicktime can't play the clip and the required resources are not on the server. __________________ Fear No Weevil!

July 15th, 2005, 08:35 PM	#5
Patrick King Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Enterprise, AL Posts: 857	Travis, I'm not certain, but I think Q7 is still Mac only. Man I wish Quicktime and Windows Media Video would both go away in favor of platform neutral codecs. __________________ Fear No Weevil!

July 15th, 2005, 10:15 PM	#7
Kalani Prince New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kihei, Maui Posts: 8	Link to Quicktime for Windows Users Sorry guys, I forgot to mention it's Quicktime H.264 a new codec from Qtime. Here's a link, you can download it for free. http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/preview/

July 15th, 2005, 10:18 PM	#8
Kalani Prince New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kihei, Maui Posts: 8	Link to Quicktime for Mac Users Encoded with H.264 to play you will need http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/mac.html

July 15th, 2005, 08:26 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	I get the same error...

July 15th, 2005, 08:27 PM	#4
Travis Maynard Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chapmanville, USA Posts: 138	Very pretty scenery that's for sure. Nice footage!! Do you guys have the newest quicktime? I believe that is all that will play video encoded with that codec.

July 15th, 2005, 09:34 PM	#6
Kevin Calumpit Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Marcos, CALIFORNIA Posts: 103	some very nice footage hope all goes well with the release

July 16th, 2005, 12:15 PM	#9
Paul Matwiy Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Marin, CA Posts: 85	Qt 7 H.264 QuickTime 7 Pro is now available to Windows users, so you can encode H.264 both with QuickTime or Windows Media 7 now. __________________ Paul

July 18th, 2005, 10:00 PM	#10
Cal Johnson Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 180	Wow! The footage is awesome, nice job on the editing too... makes me want to go to Hawaii and start shooting... also makes me glad I just bought an XL2. A couple of crits would be that some of the colour saturation in just a few shots looked a bit much. Also, you might want to shorten your opening title just a bit, it kinda hangs... I use feature movies as a good gauge for how long a title should be on screen, and usually its no more than 3 seconds. I'd make your logo fade up and then the "presents" fade in below it, then fade to your title, just to speed things up a bit. Beautiful shots though, loved the aerial stuff too.. good work!

July 19th, 2005, 12:30 PM	#11
Guest Posts: n/a	Great Job Kalani, Nice work. I really liked the color, pace and music. A few questions on that if you don't mind? -Did you use any filters on your XL2? -Do you use a matte box? -What settings did you use on your XL2? (the setting you find when setting a preset up with things like gamma, cine, RGB's, etc.) -What mode did you shoot in? (A, Tv, Av, M) -Did you do any post-production altering to get such vibrant colors? Thanks. By the way I showed a friend of mine who's going to Hawaii in August and I think he's going to show everyone he knows!