joe garcia

You're right ! I use the DVX100 so it does have a zoom lens,,,pardon my mis use of the term Thanks for the examples, easy enough for me to understand

I tried this in the 'lens' section and got nothing gonna give this a try here. All I'm looking for your thought process,,, nothing too deep, just a fast and dirty on what draws you to one lens or another given a situation PASTED POST ---------------- I'm just starting to work with storyboard software that allows for the selection of common camera lens on a set. I'd like to learn what lens and why, or what lens you'd use given a location, or desired effect. Until now I have been tethered to the fixed lens of my video cam. As a result I don't quite know the difference between a 35mm and a 50mm lens, hence the post. The software allows selections that include Primes by Zeiss, Cooke and Panavission. This program also allows for Max Zooms and Hieghts outside the scope of Primes. All that is great but I'd like the 'fast and dirty' regarding the basics to help me select and understand why one would prefer one lens over another given a set or desired effect. Thank you in advance

Thanks Chris,,, seems I should know that but sometimes a fellow's got to be told... James,, I am using Frameforge which is pretty OK I guess Hence the lens question since simulation in the software does not immediately look any different and I'd be interested in knowing the best way to decide on a lens selection for given environments.

Sup ,, no takers ?

Hey all I realize this would be a question that would probably leave one open to the style and tastes of a DOP,,, but here goes... I'm just starting to work with storyboard software that allows for the use of the common lens used on a set. I'd like to learn what lens and why, or what lens you'd use given a location, or desired effect. I don't quite know the difference between a 35mm and a 50mm lens. Until now I have been tethered to the fixed lens of my video cam. The software allows selections that include Primes by Zeiss, Cooke and Panavission. This program also allows for Max Zooms and Hieghts outside the scope of Primes. All that is great but I'd like the 'fast and dirty' regarding the basics to help me select and understand the preference of one lens over another given a set or desired effect. Thank you in advance

Hola amigo Argentino. Been waiting on someone that had dibs over you and things got way slow so he's gotten my last messge. If he does not respond then you will hear from me asap... ok cheers joe

Still up for grabs sorry bout slow communications, been in the midle of doing STUFF cheers

stu sorry no UK,, no ofense martin seems to get dibs here mike you get IM if martin changes his mind ,, OK

Hey kids I came across these and decided they deserve a good home. Basically, I don't even know if they work and they do seem to be 8mm cams from "back in the day"... I know I won't use them and I know I'm not going to start a museum anytime soon but someone out there may very well be interested. Again they are free but you will have to pa shipping. I'm thinking 10.00 bucks U S per cam should cover it,,, lower 48 only please. Cheers Joe

WOW 50.00 BUCKS,, can you imagine ? This would be a really cool thing to stage in a film school classroom, would be way cool !!

SHOW OFF !! Nah just kiddin man,,, relax,,, this is very nice gear don't mind me I'm jus jealous,,, LOL I got no gear had to piggy-back off'a you cheers

well at least this one's busted good work mate

HVX in my opnion,,, for the frame rates and the versitility of going DVPro tape and/or firestore You do know they're not cheap new in the area of 6k but you can get a used one for that price with extras cheers

I like it !!! very nice look, subtle grain, nice FOV U using 35mm lens here ??

That is a suspect,,, have been shooting me (of all people ) doing Karate' (studied under Jim Shoe's Quart-o-Blood Techniques) 60i, 30p, 24p ,,, running through shutter rates for the heck of it ,,, then put each into small PP2 projects the mud's gettin deeper though,,, when to interlace/or not ,,, is it inversed ,,, yes or no pulldown ,,, is it 2:3 or 3:2 ,,, AVI compressed or not compressed ,,, To Be or not TO Be ,,,, yada yada yada how many coasters did you want again ??? I just want to be able to get some good 60i and/or 30p so I could look to getting a lil corporate bid to buy some egg nog,,, what a day !!!

Hey guys Been trying to get rid of choppy edges on dvx100b cam tried 24fps, 30p, 30i, 1 pass , 2 pass, CBR, VBR, drop frame, non drop been encoding to simple dvd mpeg2 They come out geat in 2 pass VBR but the edges go jagged on motion..... crap I can't get rid of these jagged edges that show up on motion, not fast motion either. Am I doing something wrong with the cam?? do I have to do some blurring in post? What the hey, any help is appreciated Anybody need coasters, I got em cheap...lol thnx in advance joe

sympathy bump poor guys 'for sale' tred took on a topic all it's own ;-)

WOW every time I re-read this info I get Schooled-Again I got a lil learnin to do but this has been inspirational, to say the least thnx Chris-Kenn, love the way you broke this down, the more I get into the subject the better I can apprciate the way you laid out this info for me

Thanks Karl It's apparent I am learning cause your last post validates my thinking here. You guessed right, the subject will not play and talk during shoot. I don't feel trained enough to chance it. AM glad you like the mic stand option. It really seemed to be best workaround for me. Will work to find that sweatspot in the room as you suggested and omit the lav. Also thanks for advising against mid side. I know it would require a mic with figure 8 pattern from article links above. I was entertaining the thought of trying it to see but would rather save the trial and error time for better use. I can't thank you and everyone else who contributed here. I hope I can be of service to you all at some point. I think the next step is to make it all happen. Am waiting for permission to shoot it, then it's post time. Thank you all for sharing the wealth.

Gee folks, unless there is something I'm not aware of(in which case I'll butt out of it if there is) I'm pretty sure Karl was probably not slinging dirt but has a strong mind about the '' large diaphragm, or not large diaphragm '' argument. I took it as ,,, based on my original help request,,, Karl saw it best to push my considerations toward mic placement and technique before relying on the hard and fast rules a pro might want to adhere to given the availability of a wider array of tools than just a second rate lav and a decent AKG shotgun (which is my present artilliry)

Hi, I know this has been covered somewhat but I have specific problems ,, plzz help I shoot 24 fps, Pan dvx100b NTSC, to capture in Premiere pro 2.0 at the start of a new project there are two selections for 24p footage @48kHz. 1 DV-24P - which states is for 24p and 24p advanced the custom tab lists two interesting items a TIMEBASE of 23.976 FIELDS says NO FIELDS-progressive scan DISPLAY FORMAT is 24fps 2 DV-NTSC - described as 'for IEEE 1394 DV equipment custom tab list items as TIMEBASE 29.97 FILDS lower field first Disp. Format is now 30fps Drop frame timecode ( with option to go 30 fps non-drop frame ) I started to go with the first because in my minds eye I felt 'it is specifically for 24p, and that's what I just shot' But I'm not so sure that I'm right. Please help me make the right choices here given the CAM and 24fps scene setting. And what to change these to when shooting 60i on this CAM

Well actually guys n gals, I am so stoked !! The AKG was still available and I ran with the deal,,, good vender, quick ship,, and all that other jelly... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "" KARL "" Joe, you didn't mention if you're going to mount the mic onto a camera or if there's a sound person at hand. Without going into the AKG vs. Sennheiser argument, which is wrongly asked anyway, because there are Sennheisers and Sennheisers and the same with AKGs, the question would be more, which 'kind' of microphone you'd want to use. =========== Karl I'm glad you posted, your point is well taken Chris Kenny made this point also.. (it's the type of mic, not so much the brand) First, I may have to use a mic stand for now (they came cheap) cause I'd like not to touch the cam with the mic on it,,, I have no audio guy/gal cause I can't find anyone with interest and no-way can I pay a pro... Also, this mic came at a gift price. It's the AKG CK98 short shottie blue-line. Knowing you endorse them is reassuring. ========== ''KARL'' If you're trying to record any kind of musical performance, try to decouple your microphone from the camera, iow, don't move it around, find a place that covers the performance and leave it there and run a cable to the camera...and don't forget, many cameras are able to record 2 tracks, so split them with an on camera mike on one side and another one on the other. Just start doing it and learn and listen. Always be aware that the position of the mike is most of the time more important than what brand you're using.....;-) =========== This is the plan of attack Karl, my subjest is in an upper room where the organ resides along with a few pipes (I'm sure other pipes are set about the sanctuary as well) I'm hoping the acustical qualities are OK enough to pull this off and will attempt to 1 LAV subject during interview (think I should ommitt the shotgun for the moment ??) 2 For the music capture will attempt Mid-Pass technique ?? I think that's the term. It involves one mic aim toward sound source and 2nd aimed @ 90 degrees Both mics are set in close proximity Supposedly the technique results in a rich sound given the lack of gear involved. joe

I just pick it up used for 20 bucks at Amazon, Judging from the preface it's a great NuBee book with lot's of practicle meat n potatoes to get one aimed toward the goal thnx for asking Nick thumbs up Hal

Great points from both of you,,, Chris the AKG i'm checking out is Blue-line series shotgun with power mudule so the kit is quite comperable to the K6 set-up. I started out looking at the K6 for all the reasons you just mentioned. With limited knowledge I compared it to the AKG being offered to me and felt the AKG to be the superior mic, hence my request for help in comparison of the two. Ultimately i may go with that AKG if I like the capsules that work with it (feature-wise cause I'd think quality-wise is a given). And if the K6 reveals to have better playmates then I guess I'd go with it as my second choice. Hal,,, wow thanks for the various techniques you suggested. Mid-side seems to be the way for me to go given it's apaent simplicity and the limitations of my equipment. But I dare to predict that I could pull that off just fine since I do have the two needed chanels on the cam. The mics will not allow for true Mid-Side since niether mic has the figue 8 pattern but I'd like to give it a go and see what I can do.