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Trained Avid-editor / Experienced in Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop. | | | | Member Since: August 8th 2010 Location: Munich - Germany | | | | |
Friends:  Robb Albrecht | | | | | | Bright red dot in footage...by Harjite Dosanjh 3 months agoI hope this is not really bad, but the last few time I have recorded video on my 5D Mk2 I have notice a bright red dot when filming darker colours. I have changed lenses and its still there I have tri | Re: Bright red dot in footage...
by Peter Burger 3 months ago
If its really a dead pixel, sensor cleaning won't probably help much. Try this: Switch off the camera. Remove the lens. Put the cap of the camera on. Switch on the camera. In the menu activate manual
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| | | | | Magic Lantern for 7Dby Peter Burger 5 months agoPre Alpha is out: http: www.magiclantern.fm forum index.php topic=3974 ------------------------------------------ "Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot." - Buster Keaton Me on Twitter (english g | Re: Magic Lantern for 7D
by John Young 5 months ago
Some features in the second alpha version people might be interested in. -bit-rate manipulation -Built in Intervalometer -HDR bracketing and all the other goodies from Alpha 1. The bit-rate manipulati
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| | | |  | External Video Recorders Part IVby Joel Dalls 5 months agoExternal Video Recorders Part IV is available now at HDSLRnow.com. This review takes a look at the $995 Atomos Ninja-2. Up next: A summary and look ahead. | | | | |
| | | |  | should i go DSLR or Camcorder?by Mike Cahn 5 months agoHi all, Ive been reading some really useful posts here and so would appreciate some of your experience in helping me choose equipment. My wife & I have a Nikon D40 with 2 kit zoom lenses -- 18-55 and | Re: should i go DSLR or Camcorder?
by Peter Burger 5 months ago
Mike Cahn "So if we go camcorder for now, would you suggest any particular make model that would give us reasonable quality and a bit of room to grow before we move on to DSLR " I don't want to talk
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| | | | | Video Recorder Roundupby Joel Dalls 6 months agoExcellent review of external video recorders: http: hdslrnow.com external-video-recorders The Canon MK III will be able to output 4:2:2 clean video in April due to a firmware upgrade.+1 | | | | |
| | | | | Audio advise requiredby Suley Suleman 6 months agoOk, i need to order an external audio recorder and that to in the next 12 hours so i have it in time for delivery in mid week. I shoot on a Canon 550D and have a Rodeo Video Mic Pro, The main use of t | Re: Audio advise required
by Peter Burger 6 months ago
Have the Zoom H1 myself and used to be a big fan of that device and still am in many aspects. It is indeed a fantastic little recorder. Astounding quality for it's size (and price). But after about on
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| | | | | Audio issues on 550dby Suley Suleman 6 months agoHi guys i currently have a Canon 550D and a Rode Video Mic Pro, last week we shot an interview and it all went horribly wrong. Usually we use magic lantern and disable the ACG on the camera and use th | Re: Audio issues on 550d
by Peter Burger 6 months ago
There are a couple of discussions on this board about the H4N vs. other recorders. Maybe they'll help: http: forums.creativecow.net readpost 280 9836 http: forums.creativecow.net readpost 280 8878 ---
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| | | |  | Workflow for DSLR editingby Ayodele Banjo 6 months agoWith NLEs like premiere cs6 that can edit native h.264 files, is there still any need to transcode files captured with any of the canon dslr to ProRes or anyother codec before editing | Re: Workflow for DSLR editing
by Peter Burger 6 months ago
If you can edit natively there's no real need for transcoding IMHO. Since CS5 I don't transcode anymore and had no problems. ------------------------------------------ "Tragedy is a close-up; comedy,
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| | | | | Getting started with audioby Pj Heller 7 months agoI m a longtime stills photographer and, like many here, am interested in getting started with doing more video. I m attempting to put together an audio kit and am looking for some advice. I ve been re | Re: Getting started with audio
by Brent Dunn 6 months ago
If you want to do it right the first time, you have to spend a little money. Roland has the best Pre-amp out of the portable recorders, but you pay for it. The R 26 has the same pre-amp as their more
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| | | | | Downloading HDV footage shot on a Z7by Michelle Fraser 6 months agoI've shot some footage on a Sony Z7 and need to transfer the mini HDV tape footage to my hard drive and FCPX. I tried transferring it directly from the camera using a ilink firewire cable but the came | Re: Downloading HDV footage shot on a Z7
by Peter Burger 6 months ago
Michelle Fraser " Is it possible to upload it to the hard drive and FCPX using a cheap HDV camcorder" Should be possible. Imported al lot of footage shot on various HDV camcorders with my Sony. Miche
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| | | | | Why do people hate the Sony HVR Z1U HD?by Brian egeston 7 months agoSo I'm looking to buy a used camera for short films and documentaries. Everywhere are I look, there are a plethora of Sony HVR Z1U HD cameras and no one is buying them. All the ebay auctions have zero | | | | |
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| | | |  | First-time Video Camera Adviceby Benjamin Fields 7 months agoHello all! This is my first post on the forum and hope to join in future discussions. I am looking to purchase my first video camera for use in what I hope will turn out to be a low-budget, yet profes | Re: First-time Video Camera Advice
by Mark Suszko 7 months ago
The JVC is a good option. My cut and paste answer is: don't buy a cameras if you don't have to and don't buy a new camera if a good used one will work. Rent the camera for only the times you need it (
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| | | | | 3 Camera Setup into my PCby Rob Dupuis 7 months agoHi, I'm trying to have a simple 3 camera setup and it's been working perfect up to now because I've been editing in post. But I want to switch that up with some live-editing to save myself an immense | Re: 3 Camera Setup into my PC
by Peter Burger 7 months ago
I learned something new today, concerning HDMI-out. You might want to check this post: http: forums.creativecow.net readpost 325 1515 ------------------------------------------ "Tragedy is a close-up;
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| | | | | Wobbling on my Canon 5d mkii footageby Keith mannix 7 months agoHey I am having problem trying to figure out why the picture is wobbling on my Canon 5d footage. If you look at the picture here you can see: http: www.youtube.com watch v=SlFG3qNrTIQ&feature=youtu.be | Re: Wobbling on my Canon 5d mkii footage
by Peter Burger 7 months ago
If your talkeing about the lines that run through your picture, it's as you guessed: the lights. The frequency of the electrica current and so of the lights don't match your shutterspeed. If it's the
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| | | | | In-Depth DIY Camera Slider Tutorialby Tim Carlielle 8 months agoHey everyone, I recently decided to build my own DIY camera slider, after I didn't find any plans for sliders that matched my needs. The slider worked so well, I decided to build another and put toget+2 | Re: In-Depth DIY Camera Slider Tutorial
by Brent Dunn 8 months ago
Nice job Brent Dunn Owner Director Editor DunnRight Films DunnRight Video.com Video Marketing Toolbox.net Sony EX-1, Canon 5D Mark II Canon 7D Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core, with Final Cut Studio HP i7 Qua
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| | | |  | How to get this soft look?by Marco Falcone 10 months agoHey guys, I was just wondering how I could achieve this kind of look, http: www.blu-ray.com movies screenshot.php movieid=37971&position=9 It a very subtle, soft kind of look where the highlights are  | Re: How to get this soft look?
by Ken Jones 10 months ago
That's because you are not supposed to put the stocking on the front of the lens. You are supposed to remove the lens, put the small piece of stocking on the back of the lens, and then re-attach the l
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| | | |  | Sound solution!by Thomas Morter-Laing 10 months agoHi guys, Im filming tomorrow using a Sony Z7 and a Canon 7D. I have a Rode NTG2, a Blimp and a deadcat. I managed to stupidly forget the lapel mics, so am now obviously terrified of that roomy echoey  | Re: Sound solution!
by Todd Terry 10 months ago
Sounds like you are already on location and can't go back and get the hardware you meant to bring. No worries, this is not a disaster. It might even be a good thing. Personally, I usually hate using l
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| | | | | Zoom H4-N vs. Tascam DR-40by Peter Burger 1 year agoDoes anyone has some first-hand experience with those two mobile recorders I worked with the Zoom before and was quite pleased with the quality. What I'm most interested in, is the difference concerni | Re: Zoom H4-N vs. Tascam DR-40
by David Rehm 11 months ago
Hello, I have been a reader here for a long time - this is my first post. I have direct experience with the Zoom and the Tascam DR-40. Last February I bought my first DSLR and naturally I needed a goo
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| | | | | Video loopby Peter Burger 10 months agoI hope this is the right place to ask: I'm in video production and a client wants to have a short litte video (about 6-10 sec) to play in loop on her intro-site. I contaced her webdesigner and he had | Re: Video loop
by Peter Burger 10 months ago
Thank you, Curtis! Much appreciated! ------------------------------------------ "Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot." - Buster Keaton Me on Twitter (english german) http: twitter.com FastFoodV
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| | | | | Footage from DVD-camcordersby Peter Burger 10 months agoHave to edit a wedding-project that contains footage of a DVD-camcorder (Mini-DVD). Copied the file structure onto my HDD and inported the VOBs directly into Premiere Pro CS5, because I wanted to avoi | Re: Footage from DVD-camcorders
by Peter Burger 10 months ago
Thanks, Chris! MPEGStreamclip didn't work with MPEG2 files on this computer. I would have to install Quicktime Alternative or buy the MPEG2 component. Can't do that here... But thanks a bunch for the
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| | | |  | HD tape questionby Carly Smith 12 months agoRecently I brought in a freelance shooter who railed about how we still shoot to tape instead of to P2 cards. He insisted that HD tape was garbage and a waste of money, and that the quality is no bett | Re: HD tape question
by Peter Burger 12 months ago
What HD format are you shooting on I assume - since you're writing in the HDV forum - it's HDV I don't know why the freelance shooter states that the quality of HD-video on tape is no better than SD..
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| | | |  | Archive format for DV tapes?by Ze'ev Gilad 12 months agoI'm capturing a bunch of old DV-NTSC tapes for safekeeping. These are home movies; not professional stuff. (Most of it was shot on a HandyCam DCR-PC100.) But the native DV format takes up heaps of spa | Re: Archive format for DV tapes?
by Peter Burger 12 months ago
I'd also say that H.264 is the way to go for archiving in a compressed format. Don't think you can spot any differences to the original by eye at 4-5 mbps with H.264. Maybe use 2-pass encoding to get
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| | | |  | HDV Browser & Playerby Ervin Tia 1 year agoHello, Please recommend an application where I can quickly browse by thumbnail & play m2t clips. Currently we're using VLC to play, but no thumbnail previews. We shoot HDV with Sony Z7, Z1 on CF card | Re: HDV Browser & Player
by Peter Burger 1 year ago
Well, I'm not really an MAC guy. As written, we work on Windows 7 64Bit and the thumbnails even show up in the explorer. Maybe this can help: http: www.apple.com quicktime extending components.html En
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| | | |  | Tips on giving a "dark" and "gritty" feelby Mike Corey 1 year agoHello all! I'll be creating a film in the recent future depicting strange circumstances around a murder. I'm new to this sort of project, and I'm looking on tips & tricks on giving the piece an edgy a | | | | |
| | | |  | 5D Footgeby Marc Lucas 1 year agoTranscoding 5D footage to ProRes for FCP use. There are also .THM unix files in with the rushes is it ok to delete those files What are they Thanks | Re: 5D Footge
by Peter Burger 1 year ago
Those files contain a thumbnail plus metadata. They kind of contain the EXIFs of your clips. I don't know if they are *needed* but I wouldn't delete them. They contain valuable information. ----------
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| | | | | Sony Z5U 1080pby Fernando Bobadilla 1 year agoI have two important questions: Is the Sony Z5U able to shoot 60fps I've been seeing awesome videos online boasting smooth slow motion, and I was wondering if I could achieve this as well using a Sony | Re: Sony Z5U 1080p
by Peter Burger 1 year ago
Fernando Bobadilla "As for knowing what model i have, a NTSC or PAL model, how would I check " Since you have the Z5U it's NTSC. The PAL model is called Z5E. Fernando Bobadilla "NLES... I don't know
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| | | | | PP1 settings on FX1 and Z1Uby Nick Karner 1 year agoHello! Just bought a Sony Z1u and an FX1. I usually just leave most special settings off, but reading the Z1U instructions, it says PP1 is the best setting for HDV recording, which is what I do, but i | Re: PP1 settings on FX1 and Z1U
by Peter Burger 1 year ago
Maybe this helps: http: bit.ly xC5qSD It's a post, that lists the differences in settings for all picture profiles. When set to "off" all settings are at default values or off. Hope this helps! ------
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| | | |  | Views needed!by emily parker 2 years agoHey Everyone, I wondered if I could ask you to have look at my stop-motion I have made for a competition, and give me any critical feedback on it, to help me with my uni assessment. It's only 1 minute | Re: Views needed!
by Peter Burger 1 year ago
Took a closer look at link you provided: Magnets seem the way to go :)) ------------------------------------------ "Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot." - Buster Keaton
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| | | |  | How to apply LUTby Gergo Szabo 1 year agoHi, I have a footage shot with 7D and Technicolor CineStyle picture style. How can I apply the original LUT for it Thanks Gary ps: I am noob in Davinci sry... | Re: How to apply LUT
by Peter Burger 1 year ago
Can't help you with DaVinci but there's a neat little program called 5DToRGB that is used to transcode the DSLR footage to other (more editable) codecs. In the newer versions it's capable of applying
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