any dsr300 users gone ex1

Brian Cassar · June 18th, 2008, 03:39 AM

Khoi & Paul,

Could you kindly tell me what workflow are you using to get superb HD to Sd conversion resulting in a better output than the DSR300 SD footage please? This problem is sending me nuts. Even my local Sony /Matrox agent did not believe me at first but then he did some tests himself and confirmed that yes I'm not going mad. The loss in conversion is acute and cannot be dismissed. The NLE used was Premiere CS3 + Axio LE. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I even tested out FCP with the worflow mentioned here but still it wasn't any better.

Buba Kastorski · June 18th, 2008, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Stamos

am using a 300 for some time now, very crisp picture.does the ex1 match this?if youve shot with a dsr300 /370 youll know right off the bat
thanks

Still have a 390, to my eye EX1 is sharper;
tonight will post the same indoor shot from both cameras , so you'll see the difference,

:)

Tim Polster · June 18th, 2008, 07:49 AM

Khoi,

Glad to hear it was you.

Speaking with you introduced me to the Storm2 card which I have had since then. - Thanks!

I am looking forward to shooting in HD, it just seems there are some compromises in cameras right now. And waiting seems to be the best option for me right now.

See you around the boards!

David Chia · June 18th, 2008, 08:24 AM

EX1 sharper , but the downside is the shoulder mount feeling. and when you are shooting a longer live event you just need more cards compare to just just 2 of the DVcam tapes that last a few hours each

Khoi Pham · June 18th, 2008, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Cassar

Khoi & Paul,

Could you kindly tell me what workflow are you using to get superb HD to Sd conversion resulting in a better output than the DSR300 SD footage please? This problem is sending me nuts. Even my local Sony /Matrox agent did not believe me at first but then he did some tests himself and confirmed that yes I'm not going mad. The loss in conversion is acute and cannot be dismissed. The NLE used was Premiere CS3 + Axio LE. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I even tested out FCP with the worflow mentioned here but still it wasn't any better.

Brian, follow this link and do exactly as the instructions

http://ediusforum.grassvalley.com/fo...ht=virtual+dub

it seems complicated at first but once you have everything installed, it is only a few mouse click, the only thing I would do different is I use precice bicubic (A=0.60) instead of Lanczos 3, Lanczos 3 add too much edge enhancement and is good for upscale not downscale.
BTW I use ProCoder, don't know what you are using for encoding but that also is where quality could be loss, the encoder I like are ProCoder, Cinema craft SP and Tsunami

June 18th, 2008, 08:24 AM	#19
David Chia Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 427	EX1 sharper , but the downside is the shoulder mount feeling. and when you are shooting a longer live event you just need more cards compare to just just 2 of the DVcam tapes that last a few hours each __________________ Website: http://www.Motiononcanvas.com Camera Operator/ Video Editor in Singapore. https://new.cinematographer.org.au/m...713/david-chia

June 18th, 2008, 03:39 AM	#16
Brian Cassar Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Malta Posts: 306	Khoi & Paul, Could you kindly tell me what workflow are you using to get superb HD to Sd conversion resulting in a better output than the DSR300 SD footage please? This problem is sending me nuts. Even my local Sony /Matrox agent did not believe me at first but then he did some tests himself and confirmed that yes I'm not going mad. The loss in conversion is acute and cannot be dismissed. The NLE used was Premiere CS3 + Axio LE. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I even tested out FCP with the worflow mentioned here but still it wasn't any better.

June 18th, 2008, 07:49 AM	#18
Tim Polster Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 2,231	Khoi, Glad to hear it was you. Speaking with you introduced me to the Storm2 card which I have had since then. - Thanks! I am looking forward to shooting in HD, it just seems there are some compromises in cameras right now. And waiting seems to be the best option for me right now. See you around the boards!