recap clip to share at DVinfo.net

A.J. Briones · January 28th, 2006, 12:28 AM

hi everyone! here's a recap to share. the groom was dressed in white so i couldn't resist blowing out the color correction a bit. the actual movie is not so diffused, just the recap. comments welcome.

http://www.infinite-studios.com/movies/RecapHazel.mov
(quicktime 7, h.264, 25mb, 4:20)

have a nice weekend!

Mike F Smith · January 28th, 2006, 03:18 AM

I like the shots. It did seem to play back weird on my computer. I especially like the jump cuts on the lawn. That was really well done. Two parts I didn't like were the scene of her on the lawn with the dress spread out. That isn't a great shot, bad camera angle. When the movie ends all three have a bad look on their face. You need a fantastic ending. About 20 frames back from the end was better.

Mike Smith

A.J. Briones · January 28th, 2006, 11:34 AM

great insight mike. thanks for the comments!

when you say it plays back weird, please elaborate. is it the codec, your computer or the editorial?

thanks again for the crit, very valuable advice.

Mike F Smith · January 28th, 2006, 01:24 PM

I think it's the codec AJ. Even after being completely downloaded it seemed to stutter, mainly at the transitions. I'll take a look at it on my Mac and see if it is the same.

Mike

Paul Gallagher · January 29th, 2006, 04:04 AM

Great clip A.J., how did you do those flashy transitions, they looked great.
Paul

A.J. Briones · January 29th, 2006, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Gallagher

Great clip A.J., how did you do those flashy transitions, they looked great.
Paul

hi paul. i used to do them in fcp by hand, keyframing color correction (normal to blown out whites and mids) and gaussian blur filters (0 to 100) on the clip and a duplicate clip with an "additive" viewing mode keyframed from 0% to 100% opacity.

thanks to this forum, i found out that there's a free plugin for it called "flashframe" from "too much too soon". check it out here: http://www.mattias.nu/plugins/

Paul Gallagher · January 29th, 2006, 08:40 AM

The plug in seems the best route to go ...lol.
I should have known it would have been only available for the super mc, us PC owners always lose out :(

Aldo Visaggio · January 30th, 2006, 07:40 AM

Very nice A.J. I was very impressed with the quality and how it played on my computer. What are you using to compress the video, and could you share your settings?
Many Thanks

A.J. Briones · January 30th, 2006, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aldo Visaggio

Very nice A.J. I was very impressed with the quality and how it played on my computer. What are you using to compress the video, and could you share your settings?
Many Thanks

hi aldo. i used quicktime pro to compress at high quality broadband h.264 settings at 480x270 resolution.

hope this helps.

Jason Magbanua · January 31st, 2006, 08:07 AM

AJ. That was a nicely done clip. I like the transitions you used. Great composition as well

I just concur with an earlier post that suggested you fade out sooner.

Cheers.

A.J. Briones · January 31st, 2006, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Magbanua

AJ. That was a nicely done clip. I like the transitions you used. Great composition as well

I just concur with an earlier post that suggested you fade out sooner.

Cheers.

hi jason, thanks for the comments!

my final version has the changes you all suggested. thanks so much for the feedback!

January 28th, 2006, 12:28 AM	#1
A.J. Briones Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 275	recap clip to share hi everyone! here's a recap to share. the groom was dressed in white so i couldn't resist blowing out the color correction a bit. the actual movie is not so diffused, just the recap. comments welcome. http://www.infinite-studios.com/movies/RecapHazel.mov (quicktime 7, h.264, 25mb, 4:20) have a nice weekend!

January 28th, 2006, 03:18 AM	#2
Mike F Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 156	weird playback I like the shots. It did seem to play back weird on my computer. I especially like the jump cuts on the lawn. That was really well done. Two parts I didn't like were the scene of her on the lawn with the dress spread out. That isn't a great shot, bad camera angle. When the movie ends all three have a bad look on their face. You need a fantastic ending. About 20 frames back from the end was better. Mike Smith

January 28th, 2006, 01:24 PM	#4
Mike F Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 156	Stuttering ? I think it's the codec AJ. Even after being completely downloaded it seemed to stutter, mainly at the transitions. I'll take a look at it on my Mac and see if it is the same. Mike

January 28th, 2006, 11:34 AM	#3
A.J. Briones Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 275	great insight mike. thanks for the comments! when you say it plays back weird, please elaborate. is it the codec, your computer or the editorial? thanks again for the crit, very valuable advice.

January 29th, 2006, 04:04 AM	#5
Paul Gallagher Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Omagh Posts: 306	Great clip A.J., how did you do those flashy transitions, they looked great. Paul

January 29th, 2006, 08:40 AM	#7
Paul Gallagher Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Omagh Posts: 306	The plug in seems the best route to go ...lol. I should have known it would have been only available for the super mc, us PC owners always lose out :(

January 30th, 2006, 07:40 AM	#8
Aldo Visaggio Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 82	Very nice A.J. I was very impressed with the quality and how it played on my computer. What are you using to compress the video, and could you share your settings? Many Thanks

January 31st, 2006, 08:07 AM	#10
Jason Magbanua Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 317	AJ. That was a nicely done clip. I like the transitions you used. Great composition as well I just concur with an earlier post that suggested you fade out sooner. Cheers.