EX3+Flsh XDR+Nikon 600mm lens combo

Ofer Levy · May 26th, 2009, 05:32 AM

Hi all,

Here is a sample video I got with the above combo a few months ago.
This was filmed from about 30 meters.
The Nikon lens was mounted on the EX3 using Mike Tapa's Nikon to EX3 adaptor. MTF Services Ltd

Convergent Design, experts in HDMI, SD, HD, and HDV

Scroll down to "Nature Australia".

Any comments are greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Ofer Levy
Ofer Levy Photography

Bob Willis · May 26th, 2009, 09:09 AM

no sample clip.

Ofer Levy · May 26th, 2009, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Willis

no sample clip.

Hi Bob,

If you scroll down on the Flash XDR product page you will see the "sample video" - mine is called "nature Australia." Its a huge file so you will have to download it before viewing.

Cheers,
Ofer

Steve Benjamin · May 26th, 2009, 10:47 AM

After 2 and a half hours downloading it timed out, can you not upload it to vimeo or exposure room?

Ofer Levy · May 26th, 2009, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Benjamin

After 2 and a half hours downloading it timed out, can you not upload it to vimeo or exposure room?

Hi Steve,

As you can see it is a sample clip for the Flash XDR - it has to be the original quality for this purpose.

I will upload many more resized clips on my website soon.

Cheers,

Ofer Levy
Ofer Levy Photography

Jan Boersma · May 26th, 2009, 03:55 PM

Downloaded Clip,
but Quicktime/VLC/Final Cut Pro are unable to display the footage,
(codec: 1080p24 100Mbit 4:2:2 LG, Integer)
any suggestions?

Kind regards,

Jan Boersma

Ofer Levy · May 26th, 2009, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan Boersma

Downloaded Clip,
but Quicktime/VLC/Final Cut Pro are unable to display the footage,
(codec: 1080p24 100Mbit 4:2:2 LG, Integer)
any suggestions?

Kind regards,

Jan Boersma

Hi Jan,

On the Convergent-design website it says that in order to view the clip
you will need Final Cut Pro 6.04 or better to play the Quicktime files on a MAC or the Sony MXF Player to play the MXF files on a PC.

Regards,

Ofer

Alastair Traill · May 26th, 2009, 09:27 PM

I have downloaded the clip and I have FCP 6.04 but I am having trouble importing the clip to FCP. Help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Ofer Levy · May 27th, 2009, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alastair Traill

I have downloaded the clip and I have FCP 6.04 but I am having trouble importing the clip to FCP. Help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Hi Alister,
Sorry about that. I have also downloaded the clip to my Macbook pro and played it with no problems. I got the 6.05 version of FCP though.

Regards,

Ofer

Mike Tapa · May 27th, 2009, 02:23 AM

Hi Ofer.

I did get to download it in the end.
Imported it to FCP and it works.

At 100% on a 23" Apple cinema display it looks great.
How far away from the subject were you?

Ofer Levy · May 27th, 2009, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Tapa

Hi Ofer.

I did get to download it in the end.
Imported it to FCP and it works.

At 100% on a 23" Apple cinema display it looks great.
How far away from the subject were you?

That's great Mike! Looked like no one manages to view it.....)-:

I was 30 meters away from the birds.

Regards,

Ofer

Piotr Wozniacki · May 27th, 2009, 02:59 AM

Ofer,

Just to let you know that on my 50" plasma (watched from just 1m distance), the clip looks absolutely marvellous!

Cannot wait for my NanoFlash :)

BTW. Ofer, it'd be nice if you re-focused from the duck to the water in the background for a couple of seconds - just to see how the codec handles those random movements and reflections, but with sharp edges...

Ofer Levy · May 27th, 2009, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piotr Wozniacki

Ofer,

Just to let you know that on my 50" plasma (watched from just 1m distance), the clip looks absolutely marvellous!

Cannot wait for my NanoFlash :)

BTW. Ofer, it'd be nice if you re-focused from the duck to the water in the background for a couple of seconds - just to see how the codec handles those random movements and reflections, but with sharp edges...

Hi Piotr,

Thank you for letting me know! That's really great!
I actually did a lot of wildlife filming lately and got some nice slow motion of birds in flight. Even without the Flash XDR the footage from the EX3 looks awesome.
Will upload some clips on my website soon,

Cheers,
Ofer Levy
Ofer Levy Photography

Andrew Davies · May 27th, 2009, 04:25 AM

How much of an improvement was there using the Flash XDR at 100MBS if the XDCAM codec is "awesome"?

Piotr Wozniacki · May 27th, 2009, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Davies

How much of an improvement was there using the Flash XDR at 100MBS if the XDCAM codec is "awesome"?

utterly awesome?

:)

Apologies for being ironic, but:

- CD's output is 4:2:2 at 50 / 100 long GOP (or even 160 I-frame), so a lot of potential "improvement"!

May 26th, 2009, 05:32 AM	#1
Ofer Levy Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney-Australia Posts: 443	EX3+Flsh XDR+Nikon 600mm lens combo - sample clip Hi all, Here is a sample video I got with the above combo a few months ago. This was filmed from about 30 meters. The Nikon lens was mounted on the EX3 using Mike Tapa's Nikon to EX3 adaptor. MTF Services Ltd Convergent Design, experts in HDMI, SD, HD, and HDV Scroll down to "Nature Australia". Any comments are greatly appreciated. Cheers, Ofer Levy Ofer Levy Photography Last edited by Ofer Levy; May 26th, 2009 at 06:02 AM.

May 27th, 2009, 02:23 AM	#10
Mike Tapa Sponsor: MTF Services Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 80	Hi Ofer. I did get to download it in the end. Imported it to FCP and it works. At 100% on a 23" Apple cinema display it looks great. How far away from the subject were you? __________________ Mike Tapa http://www.mtfservices.com

May 27th, 2009, 02:59 AM	#12
Piotr Wozniacki Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 4,086	Ofer, Just to let you know that on my 50" plasma (watched from just 1m distance), the clip looks absolutely marvellous! Cannot wait for my NanoFlash :) BTW. Ofer, it'd be nice if you re-focused from the duck to the water in the background for a couple of seconds - just to see how the codec handles those random movements and reflections, but with sharp edges... __________________ Sony PXW-FS7 \| DaVinci Resolve Studio; Magix Vegas Pro; i7-5960X CPU; 64 GB RAM; 2x GTX 1080 8GB GPU; Decklink 4K Extreme 12G; 4x 3TB WD Black in RAID 0; 1TB M.2 NVMe cache drive

May 26th, 2009, 09:09 AM	#2
Bob Willis Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 292	no sample clip.

May 26th, 2009, 10:47 AM	#4
Steve Benjamin Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: morbihan/france and enfield/uk Posts: 42	After 2 and a half hours downloading it timed out, can you not upload it to vimeo or exposure room?

May 26th, 2009, 03:55 PM	#6
Jan Boersma New Boot Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 17	Downloaded Clip, but Quicktime/VLC/Final Cut Pro are unable to display the footage, (codec: 1080p24 100Mbit 4:2:2 LG, Integer) any suggestions? Kind regards, Jan Boersma

May 26th, 2009, 09:27 PM	#8
Alastair Traill Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 626	I have downloaded the clip and I have FCP 6.04 but I am having trouble importing the clip to FCP. Help would be appreciated. Thanks

May 27th, 2009, 04:25 AM	#14
Andrew Davies Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wales Posts: 104	How much of an improvement was there using the Flash XDR at 100MBS if the XDCAM codec is "awesome"?