Matthew Bennett Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Here's a draft version of a trailer for a film I'm working on using the Andromeda modification for the DVX100A. I say draft because I haven't recorded all the voices I need to properly tell the story in trailer version....plus the 480p image is up-rezzed from an SD source, not the ideal method for full sharpness and color. That said, here it is. The story regards a young typography designer who finds himself neighbor to a couple of bomb-building French mercenaries during a hot summer. quicktime 7 in h.264 http://www.stickypod.com/videos/uploads/43...ler_1a_480p.mov quicktime 6 in mp4 http://www.stickypod.com/videos/uploads/43..._Trailer_1a.mp4 More about the Andromeda modification can be found at www.reel-stream.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted November 23, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted November 23, 2006 Hi, Oh yes, very nice. That Andromeda thing seems to work, eh? If I had to complain, I'd say that on some of the street exteriors and some interiors with very hot windows, you could have used the added flexibility of the uncompressed recording to underexpose and fix-it-in-post. Otherwise, clean as a whistle. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Durham Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 That is damn cool. I mean the flick as well as the techie stuff. I'm really new to filmmaking and never heard of Andromeda before (I've got an XL2) so forgive me if these are dumb questions, but: 1) how did you get 2.35:1 out of a DVX? Did you use an anamorphic adapter? (I've seen them for the XL2) 2) do you know if they plan on making a mod for the XL2? Didn't see anything on their website, but that would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Lekovic Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 What are the real advantages of using the system like Andromeda? Do you get more resolution, better color sampling? What do you record onto? Do you have to be hooked up to the computer at all times? I'd really like to test one of these and see how they compare to, lets say, HVX200. Thanks. george Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted November 25, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted November 25, 2006 Hi, > Do you get more resolution, better color sampling? Yes and yes. > What do you record onto? Hard disk. > Do you have to be hooked up to the computer at all times?# No, it's a standalone unit. > compare to, lets say, HVX200. Embarrassingly well for Panasonic, I suspect - largely because the DVX-100 is a really seriously good little camera which is improved still further with this modification, and the HVX is a camera that's had all sacrificed for price and overcranking. So, "quite well", I suspect, but not because the Andromeda is a miracle maker, but because the HVX is pretty feeble. I think there are some odd colour fringing issues with Andromeda. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Lekovic Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Thank you Phil. I was surprised to see such quality (albeit compressed) coming out of a DVX. DV compression seems to hurt the original image quite a bit. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted November 25, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted November 25, 2006 The quality is impressive... I might have avoided a white room to set so much of the movie in, especially in video, but otherwise it looks great. So when is Andromeda, whatever, going to tap into an HDV camera to bypass the codecs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted November 25, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted November 25, 2006 Hi, There's very little point. I have on this desk at this very moment an HD251 camera hooked up to a hard disk recorder, which is much the same thing once you set all the DSP stuff to unity. Only 8 bit, which is a bit of a shame. Catch Showreel for the full story. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted November 25, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted November 25, 2006 Hi, The dynamic range looks very impressive, recording uncompressed seems to be the way to go. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 So you're in Toronto? R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Yernazian Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Andromeda is really beautifull, the idea that you can use a camera like the dvx and push it to that level is actually a relief, Go DVX!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Jenkins Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Man, looks great! Which gives me hope as I'll be shooting my thesis on two DVX 100's, YAY! Very well lit and I'd echo David's sentiment that I wish you could have avoided so much white room, but none the less, it's looking good. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chad Stockfleth Posted January 9, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted January 9, 2007 > What do you record onto? Hard disk. > Do you have to be hooked up to the computer at all times?# No, it's a standalone unit. It would appear to me that you do have to be hooked up to the computer at all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Bowerbank Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 (edited) Check out Reel Stream's website for the details on Adromeda's workflow and other details, it's pretty awesome http://www.reel-stream.com/andromeda.php Edited January 9, 2007 by Jonathan Bowerbank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick King Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Can you explain "Andromeda" to me, i dont understand at all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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