Has Any Posted Indoor Footage at DVinfo.net

David Ziegelheim · July 12th, 2006, 08:27 AM

Searched on "indoors"...22 posts...no footage.

There have been some comments that these cameras work a lot better with a lot of light. I would like to see some indoor footage without professional lighting.

Dan Chosich · July 12th, 2006, 10:47 AM

Knowledge | E3 2006

Download the 720p one. It runs fine in-brower with Safari... probably have to "Save Target As..." over the picture in IE.

Chris Harris · July 12th, 2006, 05:16 PM

Dan, that short is amazing! Excellent job! The narration was spot on for me. What camera was that filmed with?

David Ziegelheim · July 12th, 2006, 07:45 PM

Thanks...could you elaborate on the camera and setup (setting, filters, etc.) How was it converted to 720p?

It looks hand held. Some of the whites look blown out and some of the dark areas look a little grey and grainy. Was that intentional?

Thanks,

David

Dan Chosich · July 13th, 2006, 09:04 AM

The camera is a Sony HVR-A1U. I used Final Cut Pro to capture it, HDV - 1080i60 setting. I didn't use any CinemaTone or CineFrame settings. Black Stretch was on, and the exposure was set to manual the entire time. I did blow out the colors with Final Cut, increasing the contrast and then putting different tones over everything. I used a honeydew green tint and a sky blue tint. The footage is all handheld. I did have a tripod, but I don't think any of the shots I used were done with it.

The audio was captured with an XLR mic. The camera did have the wide-angle lens on all the time, except for the plane shots. It was converted to 720p using Apple Compressor. Opening titles were created in Adobe After Effects.

I purposefully went over-board with the contrast, but I find you need to increase the contrast a bit with this camera. It makes your footage look a lot better.

David Ziegelheim · July 13th, 2006, 04:02 PM

Do you have a sample of the raw footage?

July 12th, 2006, 08:27 AM	#1
David Ziegelheim Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warren, NJ Posts: 398	Has Any Posted Indoor Footage Searched on "indoors"...22 posts...no footage. There have been some comments that these cameras work a lot better with a lot of light. I would like to see some indoor footage without professional lighting.

July 12th, 2006, 10:47 AM	#2
Dan Chosich New Boot Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bellvue, WA Posts: 9	Knowledge \| E3 2006 Download the 720p one. It runs fine in-brower with Safari... probably have to "Save Target As..." over the picture in IE.

July 12th, 2006, 05:16 PM	#3
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	Dan, that short is amazing! Excellent job! The narration was spot on for me. What camera was that filmed with?

July 12th, 2006, 07:45 PM	#4
David Ziegelheim Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warren, NJ Posts: 398	Thanks...could you elaborate on the camera and setup (setting, filters, etc.) How was it converted to 720p? It looks hand held. Some of the whites look blown out and some of the dark areas look a little grey and grainy. Was that intentional? Thanks, David

July 13th, 2006, 09:04 AM	#5
Dan Chosich New Boot Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bellvue, WA Posts: 9	The camera is a Sony HVR-A1U. I used Final Cut Pro to capture it, HDV - 1080i60 setting. I didn't use any CinemaTone or CineFrame settings. Black Stretch was on, and the exposure was set to manual the entire time. I did blow out the colors with Final Cut, increasing the contrast and then putting different tones over everything. I used a honeydew green tint and a sky blue tint. The footage is all handheld. I did have a tripod, but I don't think any of the shots I used were done with it. The audio was captured with an XLR mic. The camera did have the wide-angle lens on all the time, except for the plane shots. It was converted to 720p using Apple Compressor. Opening titles were created in Adobe After Effects. I purposefully went over-board with the contrast, but I find you need to increase the contrast a bit with this camera. It makes your footage look a lot better.

July 13th, 2006, 04:02 PM	#6
David Ziegelheim Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warren, NJ Posts: 398	Do you have a sample of the raw footage?