seemingly free HD stock footage? at DVinfo.net

Robert Engelmann · September 14th, 2004, 04:00 PM

I found this page of seemingly free stock footage, but I can't read Japanese. It says "Free photo/picture/movie data" across the top and has "Victor GR-HD1" in the title. So I'm guessing that's the camera it came from.

It looks like nature shots all around Japan.

I'm downloading a clip now to see how it is.

Cheers -Robert

Christopher C. Murphy · September 14th, 2004, 05:20 PM

......and what would that address be now robert?

Robert Engelmann · September 14th, 2004, 05:24 PM

...wouldn't it?

The address is:

http://data.openspc2.org/HDTV/

I downloaded a couple of the clips. One of birch trees. The purple and green fringing around the detailed twigs was a little painful on that one. The other was some flowers. Looks like it's tough to keep highlights from blowing out on this camera.

-Robert

Christopher C. Murphy · September 14th, 2004, 05:27 PM

Thanks man. :)

EDIT:

Looks cool, but it's kind of hard to see if it's truly free. Also, it's MPG files and that tells me they encoded it. If they didn't know what they were doing then its probably junk footage.

Also, speaking of "stock footage" - I bought some "HD" stock footage from Ebay. It was DEFINATELY shot on the HD10u. Most of the footage would be ok, except the moron who encoded it for the data CD's used VBR and a MPS. The footage is really bad and non-useable because of the encoding. I blew almost $200 on the deal...if anyone wants the footage I'll FTP it to them free. It's maybe useful to some, but just not me...I wanted higest bit rate and no artifacts. It's 9 CD's worth of clips.

Murph

September 14th, 2004, 04:00 PM	#1
Robert Engelmann New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 8	seemingly free HD stock footage? I found this page of seemingly free stock footage, but I can't read Japanese. It says "Free photo/picture/movie data" across the top and has "Victor GR-HD1" in the title. So I'm guessing that's the camera it came from. It looks like nature shots all around Japan. I'm downloading a clip now to see how it is. Cheers -Robert __________________ Systems Administrator Media Services Globix Corp http://streaming.globix.net

September 14th, 2004, 05:20 PM	#2
Christopher C. Murphy Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,707	......and what would that address be now robert? __________________ Christopher C. Murphy Director, Producer, Writer

September 14th, 2004, 05:24 PM	#3
Robert Engelmann New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 8	Lol, that would help... ...wouldn't it? The address is: http://data.openspc2.org/HDTV/ I downloaded a couple of the clips. One of birch trees. The purple and green fringing around the detailed twigs was a little painful on that one. The other was some flowers. Looks like it's tough to keep highlights from blowing out on this camera. -Robert __________________ Systems Administrator Media Services Globix Corp http://streaming.globix.net

September 14th, 2004, 05:27 PM	#4
Christopher C. Murphy Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,707	Thanks man. :) EDIT: Looks cool, but it's kind of hard to see if it's truly free. Also, it's MPG files and that tells me they encoded it. If they didn't know what they were doing then its probably junk footage. Also, speaking of "stock footage" - I bought some "HD" stock footage from Ebay. It was DEFINATELY shot on the HD10u. Most of the footage would be ok, except the moron who encoded it for the data CD's used VBR and a MPS. The footage is really bad and non-useable because of the encoding. I blew almost $200 on the deal...if anyone wants the footage I'll FTP it to them free. It's maybe useful to some, but just not me...I wanted higest bit rate and no artifacts. It's 9 CD's worth of clips. Murph __________________ Christopher C. Murphy Director, Producer, Writer