Norway Scenery #1 at DVinfo.net

Per Johan Naesje · January 25th, 2007, 04:06 AM

I would like to share some scenery from Norway with this community. I'm a wildlife videophotographer situated in Norway. Recently I upgraded my gear to Canon XLH1. I'm very impressed with the quality I get out of this camcorder. The details is stunning.

This file show some of the beautiful scenery we got i Norway in wintertime. The footage is shoot with the 20x HD lense provided with the camcorder. In most of the footage a pola-filter is used and in the sunset scene additional ND-filters is used.
I have used Lauri Kettunes NOMAGENT presets in all shots. I find this preset very suitable for recording nature this time of year in my country.

More info and downloadable file in this link:
http://www.video-film.no/snutter/XLH1-download.html

I appreciate any comments.

Enjoy

Geir Inge · January 25th, 2007, 04:58 AM

Hi Per Johan, "det e so røyte gale". This was just a local speach ;)

Trying to download your videofile, but it stops every time I reach 110 mb or so. It's a huge file, I know, but I've got plenty of room on my PC. Can you make a smaller fil, please? I looked at the piece I get to download, and in the end it looks the same as the tapewheels (I dont know the right English word for it) hasn't been cleaned, though I know you wouldn't film without a cleaning your camera :) Maybe it has to do with the downloading problems?

Per Johan Naesje · January 25th, 2007, 06:20 AM

Geir Inge, the file is Mpeg2 rendered stright out from the timeline in Avid Liquid. If you try to view this file direct from Windows Media Player you will most likely get artificats due to the large filesize.
My intension with this file was to let people get "a best possible quality file" and import this into their own NLE's or Compression Units to get whatever fileformat their want in the other end.
Don't know if this is a good idea, anybody?

If there are a problem downloading this file I'm sorry for this. I had to use a server at my work. I've emailed Chris Hurd for storing this kind of file on the DVinfo servers but I haven't got any response yet.

I've wait sometime to hear what other comments I got on this. It this going to be a big proplem for others to view, I curtenly change it with a more suitable format.

Geir Inge · January 25th, 2007, 06:34 AM

I'll try to download it again, later today, Per Johan.
Last time I tried, I get about 50 sec down on my PC.
PS
Today I had plans going crosskiing and take my XLH1 with me, but it's too windy. Your scenes from the "peak" was just stunning, so I thought i should try copying it :)

Steven Dempsey · January 25th, 2007, 08:43 AM

Per, I had the same problem myself. The file quit downloading around 100mb. I was only able to watch a little of the film but what I saw was truly spectacular. Really nice shots. What a wild place.

The quality was excellent so I would encourage you to keep the file in the format you have it. Chris will get back to you so just be patient.

Thanks for sharing.

Mick Jenner · January 25th, 2007, 09:03 AM

Hi Per,

I had the same problem 50 ood seconds The file download complete sign came up when I was saving it.

Regards

mick

Per Johan Naesje · January 25th, 2007, 11:41 AM

Thanks for your comments. I will try to put up a new version of the same file tomorrow whan I'm back at office. I might be some corruption in the present file.
Stay tuned!

I just want you to watch this footage on a HD-monitor, it's so nice to view, lots of details.

This footage was shown today on a exhibition in Oslo, a trade show for sound- and videoproduction business. Lots of wow's from the visitors :-)

Steven Dempsey · January 25th, 2007, 12:01 PM

I think the problem is that the server is timing out after a certain number of minutes of connection time. I have managed to download 186mb when I got a fast connection.

Per Johan Naesje · January 25th, 2007, 12:28 PM

Ok Steven, maybe Chris will give me some space here...

Thanks.

Per Johan Naesje · January 26th, 2007, 10:37 AM

The footage is now updated with a smaller mpeg2 file. You can also download a mov file of approx. 94MB wich should play fine.

Go to my website: http://www.video-film.no/snutter/XLH1-download.html

Nice to get some feedback about the quality between the two files, but also the subject matter.

Enjoy!

Steven Dempsey · January 26th, 2007, 12:07 PM

Very nice.... You and I have a similar shooting style.

I'm impressed that you were able to shoot directly at the sun in that sunset shot and not get any vertical smearing.

I also enjoyed visiting your site and reading about your adventures and viewing some of your other footage. Keep sharing!

Per Johan Naesje · January 26th, 2007, 04:37 PM

Thanks Steven!
I'v admired your work for a long time. I think I learned a lot from you by studying your films. You got a very very nice touch in your camcorder moves. I have been practising a lot to get the same feel, but I'm not there yet.

How was it downloading the large mpg file? I'v heard from others that the server timed out before completed.
I'v check what other opportunities I have to store those large files, my own website is far too small.

Steven Dempsey · January 26th, 2007, 04:46 PM

Have you heard from Chris? He is usually quite responsive and accomodating for large files.

The new file is good but not as sharp as your original. I had no problems downloading the new file.

Here's my theory about your server problem. It is cycling through some kind of time frame and then, regardless of who is connected to it, it severes that connection. It has nothing to do with the size of the file someone is downloading. The server simply doesn't give enough time to download something so big. I tried downloading the file from two different computers. The first one began downloading about a minute before the second one but they both timed out at the same time.

You may not care about this but I thought it might be helpful :)

Thank you for the compliments. I'm very honored that you would be inspired by me because I think you are doing some really good work.

Take care.

Per Johan Naesje · January 26th, 2007, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Dempsey

Have you heard from Chris? He is usually quite responsive and accomodating for large files.

Nope haven't heard anything yet, emailed him yesterday (thursday).

It would have been nice to upload large file here. In about two weeks a friend and I going to a place called Flatanger. There we are going to film two of our biggest bird of prey, the White-tailed Eagle is Northern Europe largest with a wingspan up to 2.40 meter. The Golden Eagle a little smaller about 2 meter wingspan. We going to sit in hides special made for beautiful shoots of this fantastic birds.
We are both equiped with Canon XLH1 camcorders and we are going to use lenses from the stock 20x up to Canon 500mm 4.0L.
I think those shots are going to be something to look at!

Here's a link to the site:
http://www.norway-nature.com/Index.html

Steven Dempsey · January 26th, 2007, 05:41 PM

Sounds fantastic. I would love to be there with you!!

Good luck and share some of your footage when you get back.

January 25th, 2007, 04:58 AM	#2
Geir Inge Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Larsnes, Norway Posts: 1,343	Hi Per Johan, "det e so røyte gale". This was just a local speach ;) Trying to download your videofile, but it stops every time I reach 110 mb or so. It's a huge file, I know, but I've got plenty of room on my PC. Can you make a smaller fil, please? I looked at the piece I get to download, and in the end it looks the same as the tapewheels (I dont know the right English word for it) hasn't been cleaned, though I know you wouldn't film without a cleaning your camera :) Maybe it has to do with the downloading problems? __________________ Geir Inge B. Brekke Visit me at: https://vimeo.com/gibbfilm

January 25th, 2007, 06:20 AM	#3
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Geir Inge, the file is Mpeg2 rendered stright out from the timeline in Avid Liquid. If you try to view this file direct from Windows Media Player you will most likely get artificats due to the large filesize. My intension with this file was to let people get "a best possible quality file" and import this into their own NLE's or Compression Units to get whatever fileformat their want in the other end. Don't know if this is a good idea, anybody? If there are a problem downloading this file I'm sorry for this. I had to use a server at my work. I've emailed Chris Hurd for storing this kind of file on the DVinfo servers but I haven't got any response yet. I've wait sometime to hear what other comments I got on this. It this going to be a big proplem for others to view, I curtenly change it with a more suitable format. __________________ - Per Johan

January 25th, 2007, 06:34 AM	#4
Geir Inge Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Larsnes, Norway Posts: 1,343	I'll try to download it again, later today, Per Johan. Last time I tried, I get about 50 sec down on my PC. PS Today I had plans going crosskiing and take my XLH1 with me, but it's too windy. Your scenes from the "peak" was just stunning, so I thought i should try copying it :) __________________ Geir Inge B. Brekke Visit me at: https://vimeo.com/gibbfilm

January 25th, 2007, 08:43 AM	#5
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Per, I had the same problem myself. The file quit downloading around 100mb. I was only able to watch a little of the film but what I saw was truly spectacular. Really nice shots. What a wild place. The quality was excellent so I would encourage you to keep the file in the format you have it. Chris will get back to you so just be patient. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

January 25th, 2007, 11:41 AM	#7
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Thanks for your comments. I will try to put up a new version of the same file tomorrow whan I'm back at office. I might be some corruption in the present file. Stay tuned! I just want you to watch this footage on a HD-monitor, it's so nice to view, lots of details. This footage was shown today on a exhibition in Oslo, a trade show for sound- and videoproduction business. Lots of wow's from the visitors :-) __________________ - Per Johan

January 25th, 2007, 04:06 AM	#1
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Norway Scenery #1 I would like to share some scenery from Norway with this community. I'm a wildlife videophotographer situated in Norway. Recently I upgraded my gear to Canon XLH1. I'm very impressed with the quality I get out of this camcorder. The details is stunning. This file show some of the beautiful scenery we got i Norway in wintertime. The footage is shoot with the 20x HD lense provided with the camcorder. In most of the footage a pola-filter is used and in the sunset scene additional ND-filters is used. I have used Lauri Kettunes NOMAGENT presets in all shots. I find this preset very suitable for recording nature this time of year in my country. More info and downloadable file in this link: http://www.video-film.no/snutter/XLH1-download.html I appreciate any comments. Enjoy __________________ - Per Johan

January 25th, 2007, 09:03 AM	#6
Mick Jenner Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: West Sussex England Posts: 843	Hi Per, I had the same problem 50 ood seconds The file download complete sign came up when I was saving it. Regards mick

January 25th, 2007, 12:01 PM	#8
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	I think the problem is that the server is timing out after a certain number of minutes of connection time. I have managed to download 186mb when I got a fast connection. __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

January 25th, 2007, 12:28 PM	#9
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Ok Steven, maybe Chris will give me some space here... Thanks. __________________ - Per Johan

January 26th, 2007, 10:37 AM	#10
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Updated! The footage is now updated with a smaller mpeg2 file. You can also download a mov file of approx. 94MB wich should play fine. Go to my website: http://www.video-film.no/snutter/XLH1-download.html Nice to get some feedback about the quality between the two files, but also the subject matter. Enjoy! __________________ - Per Johan

January 26th, 2007, 12:07 PM	#11
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Very nice.... You and I have a similar shooting style. I'm impressed that you were able to shoot directly at the sun in that sunset shot and not get any vertical smearing. I also enjoyed visiting your site and reading about your adventures and viewing some of your other footage. Keep sharing! __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

January 26th, 2007, 04:37 PM	#12
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Thanks Steven! I'v admired your work for a long time. I think I learned a lot from you by studying your films. You got a very very nice touch in your camcorder moves. I have been practising a lot to get the same feel, but I'm not there yet. How was it downloading the large mpg file? I'v heard from others that the server timed out before completed. I'v check what other opportunities I have to store those large files, my own website is far too small. __________________ - Per Johan

January 26th, 2007, 04:46 PM	#13
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Have you heard from Chris? He is usually quite responsive and accomodating for large files. The new file is good but not as sharp as your original. I had no problems downloading the new file. Here's my theory about your server problem. It is cycling through some kind of time frame and then, regardless of who is connected to it, it severes that connection. It has nothing to do with the size of the file someone is downloading. The server simply doesn't give enough time to download something so big. I tried downloading the file from two different computers. The first one began downloading about a minute before the second one but they both timed out at the same time. You may not care about this but I thought it might be helpful :) Thank you for the compliments. I'm very honored that you would be inspired by me because I think you are doing some really good work. Take care. __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

January 26th, 2007, 05:41 PM	#15
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Sounds fantastic. I would love to be there with you!! Good luck and share some of your footage when you get back. __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/