HVX - 2fps - Las Vegas Strip

[Barry Green]

Originally Posted by Leonard Levy

Barry, I don't want to speed up motion, just get the slow shutter effect that is so popular with the Sony cameras. Speed still remains normal. Clients ask for it.
I wonder if you could take the effect you're using. Say at 4fps or 8fps then in post slow the shot down to stretch it out to normal speed?

No problem, just shoot 720p mode instead of 720pN mode. It'll give you the exact effect you're looking for, at realtime playback, and with the added bonus of recording sound too.

[Barry Green]

Originally Posted by Guy Bruner

Pretty neat, Barry! Reminds me of NAB. What time was that? About midnight?

That was shot at about 9:30 p.m.

[Barry Green]

Originally Posted by Tim White

On your frame rate lists Barry there is a glaring omission of 15 : 25fps - does it not exist or is it blocked for any technical or political reason do you know? Is there a similar omission with the PAL camera?

Don't know the exact answer to that. When I put in "15", it comes up saying 24fps, same as when I put in 14. Is it truly 24? Is it 25 just named 24? I don't know.

But this I do know: if it was 25, it probably would not be PAL-compatible 25. The crystal in the HVX is designed to generate NTSC-compatible frequencies, which means 23.976, 29.970, or 59.94 frames per second. The PAL camera delivers 25.000 and 50.000. And the frame rates are not the same between the two cameras even when they're named the same. For example, on the PAL camera, 12 fps actually runs at 12.500. But on the NTSC unit, 12 fps is 12.260. Dividing the crystal clock by various frequencies results in different actual frame rates, and it does make a difference.

So even if it said 25, it wouldn't be "real" 25 because the unit doesn't have a PAL-compatible crystal.

As to whether the 50Hz/PAL camera can use "14: 24" or not, I thought somebody on the other forum said it did. But if it does, I would be flabbergasted if it was 23.976 actual frames per second, instead I'd bet it'd be something like 24.21 or some other approximate rate, just like all the other frame rates are.

[Mark Ross]

Any idea when the bandwidth will be back to allow d/l'ing?

Thanks, Mark

[Barry Green]

Wow -- that went fast! Unfortunately that server will have to wait until June 1 to come back on-line. I'll try to move the clip to a different server to get it viewable again...

EDIT: okay, it's back on line, at:
http://hvx200.moctel.com/Users/Barry...Strip-2fps.mov

I can't edit the first message, so Chris or other wranglers: could you please edit the first message to point at this clip?

[Dylan Couper]

Originally Posted by Barry Green

I can't edit the first message, so Chris or other wranglers: could you please edit the first message to point at this clip?

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Done..!

[Stephan Ahonen]

Originally Posted by Peter Jefferson

WOW... that looks absolutely amazing.. im very impressed with the low light performance of the unit as well... i didnt see much noize and what i could see is acceptable for my needs as a producer..

At lower framerates more light hits the chip for every frame, so the noise can average out much more.

[Dean Sensui]

Finally got a chance to see the clip.

Pretty cool!

I recall doing something similar as a senior in high school in a friend's car with a Beaulieu movie camera running at 2 FPS. Didn't look anything like this, tho. We didn't have such extravagant lighting where I lived.

Barry... While in Las Vegas at NAB I saw what looked like a news car with an industrial video camera attached to the hood with a suction-cup setup, pulling a u-turn near the Stardust. That would have been useful for this task.

[Peter Jefferson]

Originally Posted by Stephan Ahonen

At lower framerates more light hits the chip for every frame, so the noise can average out much more.

I understand that :) even running slower shutters on the DVX100 makes a huge difference to noise.. as for the HVX, someone else posted a night shoot out on the town which was only @24fps that too was remarkably clean

[Hans Damkoehler]

Originally Posted by Barry Green

2,3,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,23,24,26,27,28,30, 32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58, and 60 frames per second.

Thanks Barry! That was way cool and it's exciting to see even more possibilities! Makes me want to go shoot!

By the way, I was going to print all of that out but I figured it'll all be in the book, right? ;o)

[David Mintzer]

Nice driving Barry---you appear to have the skills of a NYC Cab driver!

Im speachless... I like it.

[Scott Auerbach]

Barry:
Thanks for uncovering (and publicizing) one of the features we've all been lusting after!!!

[Federico Prieto]

May be the question has no sense...but. Is there anyway for to shot at 80 or 100 fps....a firmgrade upgrade by example? or there is a hardware limitation for that....Just to ask....and lookin' for an extreme slomo....One more: What is the best way for to get a god B&W?....In post? or directly from the camera? Any tips about?

Thanks

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[Barry Green]

60fps is the maximum rate.

As for black & white, you can't get b&w in-camera, you'd have to do that effect in post.