Mixing XL-H1 and F-350 at DVinfo.net

Emanuel Altenburger · April 23rd, 2007, 11:42 AM

Hi,

has anyone mixed material created with Canon´s XL-H1 and Sony´s F-350 yet? If yes, how does it compare, how does it look like? I´m just asking as I might have to mix these two sources in a multi-cam project soon and was curious about how it might look.

I will definitely try out before the shoot myself anyway but maybe somebody has experience with that?! Surely some serious colour correction has to be done in post, right?!

Thanks,
Emanuel

Alister Chapman · April 23rd, 2007, 12:22 PM

They have a quite different look. The XL-H1 looks more "electronic". The colours are different the H1 having a slight magenta tint. The F350 is cleaner. The difference isn't massive and with a bit of tweaking I am sure a reasonable match could be achieved.

Vincent Rozenberg · April 23rd, 2007, 01:00 PM

I've shot recently a documentary where both cam's where involved. Prior to the shoot we did not had the time to match the cams via the settings. A colorist in post (Da Vinci) had to do a lot of correcting on the material. Basically he had to blur the XDCAM a little bit to match the softness of the H1.

Emanuel Altenburger · April 24th, 2007, 10:33 AM

Cool,

thanks a lot for your comments guys. I will have your posts in mind.

Thanks a lot!

April 23rd, 2007, 11:42 AM	#1
Emanuel Altenburger Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Innsbruck, Austria Posts: 134	Mixing XL-H1 and F-350 Hi, has anyone mixed material created with Canon´s XL-H1 and Sony´s F-350 yet? If yes, how does it compare, how does it look like? I´m just asking as I might have to mix these two sources in a multi-cam project soon and was curious about how it might look. I will definitely try out before the shoot myself anyway but maybe somebody has experience with that?! Surely some serious colour correction has to be done in post, right?! Thanks, Emanuel

April 23rd, 2007, 12:22 PM	#2
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	They have a quite different look. The XL-H1 looks more "electronic". The colours are different the H1 having a slight magenta tint. The F350 is cleaner. The difference isn't massive and with a bit of tweaking I am sure a reasonable match could be achieved. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

April 23rd, 2007, 01:00 PM	#3
Vincent Rozenberg Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 475	I've shot recently a documentary where both cam's where involved. Prior to the shoot we did not had the time to match the cams via the settings. A colorist in post (Da Vinci) had to do a lot of correcting on the material. Basically he had to blur the XDCAM a little bit to match the softness of the H1.

April 24th, 2007, 10:33 AM	#4
Emanuel Altenburger Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Innsbruck, Austria Posts: 134	Cool, thanks a lot for your comments guys. I will have your posts in mind. Thanks a lot!