HPX500, Pro35 & Skater

Eric Peltier · September 12th, 2007, 02:20 AM

Hard to judge cause the clip is soooooo compressed.
You don't need to use cleaner, you can get great results with compressor.
Love the skater shot.
thanks for posting Robert

Robert Lane · September 12th, 2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by E.J. Sadler

I guess that really depends on how picky you are. That footage had an awful lot of shots that just wouldn't be acceptable to a lot of people.

It will be great to see this clip with better compression.

Gotta love the Skater.

As I mentioned, the built-in Compressor settings look horrible; both color and detail suffered greatly. I won't repost a higher bitrate version (don't want to overload Chris's servers - this site is *free* you know) but will post stills from the shoot to show just how good things looked on the timeline.

E.J. Sadler · September 12th, 2007, 10:52 AM

The compression isn't obscuring the focal plane, and a lot of those shots are just buzzed.

If you and your client are happy with the footage then that's all that matters and I'm envious of you not needing to drag around an external monitor.

Robert Lane · September 12th, 2007, 03:59 PM

Compression does affect both sharpness and color. It would have been preferable to have either the LH900 or LH80W monitor on hand (that Astro was crap) but as you can see it's easily possible to *get by* with just the flip-out LCD. Had this been shot with DigiPrimes rather than the lens adapter image sharpness would have increased substantially but we would have lost the deep DOF. It's always a tradeoff, either way.

Stills from original, unedited MXF files; judge for yourselves.

Tom Chartrand · September 15th, 2007, 10:28 PM

Robert,

That footage looked amazing! Great moves, colors, and great DOF. Beautiful stuff from the 500!

September 12th, 2007, 02:20 AM	#16
Eric Peltier Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco/Paris Posts: 121	Hard to judge cause the clip is soooooo compressed. You don't need to use cleaner, you can get great results with compressor. Love the skater shot. thanks for posting Robert __________________ Sights Sounds Stories www.tinboxtwo.com www.reardenstudios.com

September 12th, 2007, 03:59 PM	#19
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Posts: 2,825 Images: 15	Compression does affect both sharpness and color. It would have been preferable to have either the LH900 or LH80W monitor on hand (that Astro was crap) but as you can see it's easily possible to get by with just the flip-out LCD. Had this been shot with DigiPrimes rather than the lens adapter image sharpness would have increased substantially but we would have lost the deep DOF. It's always a tradeoff, either way. Stills from original, unedited MXF files; judge for yourselves. Last edited by Robert Lane; November 22nd, 2007 at 09:09 PM.

September 12th, 2007, 10:52 AM	#18
E.J. Sadler Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ATL Posts: 65	The compression isn't obscuring the focal plane, and a lot of those shots are just buzzed. If you and your client are happy with the footage then that's all that matters and I'm envious of you not needing to drag around an external monitor.

September 15th, 2007, 10:28 PM	#20
Tom Chartrand Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: United States Posts: 41	Robert, That footage looked amazing! Great moves, colors, and great DOF. Beautiful stuff from the 500!