NBA Game on my HVX200 at DVinfo.net

Bryon Akerman · March 9th, 2007, 09:13 PM

Hey guys and gals,

I recently bought my Camera and decided to take it out for some footage. I do freelance work for the NO/OKC Hornets and they let me shoot some footage.

Here it is. I'm still tweaking my compression/web loading settings, so any feedback you can give me on how fast it loads, how it plays, thoughts on color, gamma, ets would be greatly appreciated.

And Yes, there is footage of the Honeybees (Hornets Cheerleaders) on there.

Thanks <><

http://www.dvsolutions.tv/~akerman/H...20TEST%203.mov

Jon Wolding · March 10th, 2007, 02:45 AM

Wow... that's some quality footage.

I prefer DivX compression over any MPEG codec... the file will be just as small with a much cleaner image. But it takes a long time to convert it.

Mike Schrengohst · March 10th, 2007, 08:04 AM

Great footage! - I never could figure out how those mascots could fly and dunk in those outfits??

Bryon Akerman · March 10th, 2007, 10:24 AM

I know. And the Hornets Mascot is 42 years old. Simply Amazing.

I actually prefer going with the quicktime files. They have been the best I have seen. I know you can get some amazing quality out of it. The Apple Trailers are excellent quality.

How long is it taking to load for you guys?

Bryon Akerman · March 10th, 2007, 12:39 PM

doing the bump thing for some more compressing feedback

Jeff Kilgroe · March 10th, 2007, 02:19 PM

Byron,

Great stuff there. It loaded quick for me on my 8Mbps connection, so no complaints on that issue. I only have one negative comment about your footage --- Needs more cheerleaders! :) Good stuff though, I always have trouble shooting indoor sporting events and whatnot, the light conditions always throw me for a loop. Probably because I don't do it very often.

Bryon Akerman · March 11th, 2007, 08:31 AM

Thanks guys! Do you think I need to up the saturation before I compress? I think the frame rate looks decent enough, maybe a tad more brigtness mixed in with some contrast?

Thanks!

Bryon <><

Thomas Hartz-Olsson · March 11th, 2007, 09:53 AM

Link seems dead?

Bryon Akerman · March 11th, 2007, 02:35 PM

oops, Sorry.

Have a go at this one!

http://www.dvsolutions.tv/~akerman/Hornets.mov

Bryon <><

Steve Maller · March 11th, 2007, 09:27 PM

wow...slo-mo looks great
care to share your technique?

Bryon Akerman · March 11th, 2007, 10:19 PM

Sure... Buy an HVX200.

It was simply 720p at 60 frames a second. The variable frame rate really comes in handy.

Bryon <><

Thomas Hartz-Olsson · March 12th, 2007, 04:32 AM

Thanks Bryon,

Some nice shots in there, but I think the presentationshots were too dark. I guess that's the limit for HVX without gain.

Brandon Potthoff · March 21st, 2007, 04:37 PM

I cant seem to get the second link to work either
Brandon

Bryon Akerman · March 21st, 2007, 05:00 PM

http://www.akermanproductions.com/hornets.html

This might take a little while to load. I've moved the file over to my website and am having to rework a couple of the files to get them to load better!

I just closed down the other File this morning. Sorry!

Bryon <><

Barry Kay · March 22nd, 2007, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryon Akerman

http://www.akermanproductions.com/hornets.html

Hey, Great! This link, above, worked for me. Really thought the soundtrack was great too. Always impressive to me to see what a good soundtrack can do for a video.

Although, yea, I guess it was pretty dark but I like dark so it was ok with me; but I wonder what can be done about that.

I recently found this link, at: http://www.48.tv/bin/index.cfm and it featured five short video all filmed with the HVX200 for an annual competition called: 'The 48 hour film project,' where folks are given a character, one prop, one line of dialogue they have to use and put together a short video in 48 hours.

It was great to see what people could do with the HVX. The winner had a Very Bright (and very well done) entry. The runner up had an amazing use of green screen.

For my budget I don't think I could do better than the HVX200. Planning to buy in May. Wondering if anything new will come out of NAB in April, besides the HVX500. HVX500 also sounds like a winner but I'd have to rob a bank.

Humm...Or maybe I could go a week early to Las Vegas and put my $5K down on the Suns whipping the Hornets butt on April 6th --- but, well, what would be the odds on that NOT happening [ha].

The slo-mo was fab. If you could get some slo-mo of Nash passing to Stoudemire, though, I'm sure it would be better.

March 9th, 2007, 09:13 PM	#1
Bryon Akerman Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 175	NBA Game on my HVX200 Hey guys and gals, I recently bought my Camera and decided to take it out for some footage. I do freelance work for the NO/OKC Hornets and they let me shoot some footage. Here it is. I'm still tweaking my compression/web loading settings, so any feedback you can give me on how fast it loads, how it plays, thoughts on color, gamma, ets would be greatly appreciated. And Yes, there is footage of the Honeybees (Hornets Cheerleaders) on there. Thanks <>< http://www.dvsolutions.tv/~akerman/H...20TEST%203.mov __________________ Commandment #11- "Thou shalt Render as thou goest." "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 1:7) Last edited by Bryon Akerman; March 9th, 2007 at 09:22 PM. Reason: I guess I need to add the link....

March 10th, 2007, 08:04 AM	#3
Mike Schrengohst Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 355	Great footage! - I never could figure out how those mascots could fly and dunk in those outfits?? __________________ Mike Schrengohst dvd.pro@verizon.net

March 10th, 2007, 10:24 AM	#4
Bryon Akerman Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 175	I know. And the Hornets Mascot is 42 years old. Simply Amazing. I actually prefer going with the quicktime files. They have been the best I have seen. I know you can get some amazing quality out of it. The Apple Trailers are excellent quality. How long is it taking to load for you guys? __________________ Commandment #11- "Thou shalt Render as thou goest." "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 1:7)

March 10th, 2007, 12:39 PM	#5
Bryon Akerman Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 175	doing the bump thing for some more compressing feedback __________________ Commandment #11- "Thou shalt Render as thou goest." "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 1:7)

March 10th, 2007, 02:19 PM	#6
Jeff Kilgroe Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 681	Byron, Great stuff there. It loaded quick for me on my 8Mbps connection, so no complaints on that issue. I only have one negative comment about your footage --- Needs more cheerleaders! :) Good stuff though, I always have trouble shooting indoor sporting events and whatnot, the light conditions always throw me for a loop. Probably because I don't do it very often. __________________ - Jeff Kilgroe - Applied Visual Technologies \| DarkScience - www.darkscience.com

March 10th, 2007, 02:45 AM	#2
Jon Wolding Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 195	Wow... that's some quality footage. I prefer DivX compression over any MPEG codec... the file will be just as small with a much cleaner image. But it takes a long time to convert it.

March 11th, 2007, 08:31 AM	#7
Bryon Akerman Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 175	Thanks guys! Do you think I need to up the saturation before I compress? I think the frame rate looks decent enough, maybe a tad more brigtness mixed in with some contrast? Thanks! Bryon <>< __________________ Commandment #11- "Thou shalt Render as thou goest." "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 1:7)

March 11th, 2007, 09:53 AM	#8
Thomas Hartz-Olsson Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 63	Link seems dead?

March 11th, 2007, 02:35 PM	#9
Bryon Akerman Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 175	oops, Sorry. Have a go at this one! http://www.dvsolutions.tv/~akerman/Hornets.mov Bryon <>< __________________ Commandment #11- "Thou shalt Render as thou goest." "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 1:7)

March 11th, 2007, 09:27 PM	#10
Steve Maller Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Burlingame, CA USA Posts: 285	wow...slo-mo looks great care to share your technique? __________________ me@facebook: http://facebook.com/stevemallerphotography

March 11th, 2007, 10:19 PM	#11
Bryon Akerman Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 175	Sure... Buy an HVX200. It was simply 720p at 60 frames a second. The variable frame rate really comes in handy. Bryon <>< __________________ Commandment #11- "Thou shalt Render as thou goest." "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 1:7)

March 12th, 2007, 04:32 AM	#12
Thomas Hartz-Olsson Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 63	Thanks Bryon, Some nice shots in there, but I think the presentationshots were too dark. I guess that's the limit for HVX without gain.

March 21st, 2007, 04:37 PM	#13
Brandon Potthoff Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Springfield, Il Posts: 63	link not working I cant seem to get the second link to work either Brandon

March 21st, 2007, 05:00 PM	#14
Bryon Akerman Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 175	Web Spring Cleaning!! http://www.akermanproductions.com/hornets.html This might take a little while to load. I've moved the file over to my website and am having to rework a couple of the files to get them to load better! I just closed down the other File this morning. Sorry! Bryon <>< __________________ Commandment #11- "Thou shalt Render as thou goest." "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 1:7)