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Andrew Mcarrick · September 28th, 2006, 06:57 PM

My friend has been shooting with the XL-2, and while reviewing some footage he sees what looks like to be a dead cell in the middle near the bottom. Could this be something on the lens that he's not seeing? Also is there a way to fix it in the already shot footage?

Here's 2 screen captures. Any Ideas?

http://www.seventhentity.com/deadcell.jpg
http://www.seventhentity.com/deadcell2.jpg

Greg Boston · September 28th, 2006, 11:37 PM

Looks like a stuck pixel. That would have to go to Canon service to map out that pixel.

There are plug-ins that will get rid of a stuck pixel like that using nearest neighbor approximation. Google search is your friend for finding that stuff.

-gb-

Ash Greyson · September 29th, 2006, 01:22 AM

Was the gain up? What I have found is that having the gain up or the shutter low or a combo of both will cause this.

ash =o)

Gary Gonsalves · October 10th, 2006, 05:10 AM

I had a similar problem when I first received my XL-2. At first I thought it was something on the lense but it wasn't. The odd thing is that it hasn't shown back up since.

September 28th, 2006, 06:57 PM	#1
Andrew Mcarrick New Boot Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey Posts: 21	Dead Cell? My friend has been shooting with the XL-2, and while reviewing some footage he sees what looks like to be a dead cell in the middle near the bottom. Could this be something on the lens that he's not seeing? Also is there a way to fix it in the already shot footage? Here's 2 screen captures. Any Ideas? http://www.seventhentity.com/deadcell.jpg http://www.seventhentity.com/deadcell2.jpg

October 10th, 2006, 05:10 AM	#4
Gary Gonsalves Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida Posts: 56	I had a similar problem when I first received my XL-2. At first I thought it was something on the lense but it wasn't. The odd thing is that it hasn't shown back up since. __________________ Currently using Panasonic AG AC160 Cameras. Editing with a custom built suite by http://www.videohardware.com running the latest Adobe Suite with Matrox.

September 28th, 2006, 11:37 PM	#2
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	Looks like a stuck pixel. That would have to go to Canon service to map out that pixel. There are plug-ins that will get rid of a stuck pixel like that using nearest neighbor approximation. Google search is your friend for finding that stuff. -gb-

September 29th, 2006, 01:22 AM	#3
Ash Greyson Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,689	Was the gain up? What I have found is that having the gain up or the shutter low or a combo of both will cause this. ash =o)