Adam Adorno

A couple of colleagues of mine and myself are so close to producing realtime HDR video. We have done samples by combining 3 different 4-second long videos at 3 different exposures off an XHA1, and the results are unbelievable. So, here's my dilemma... We are looking for two possible pieces of the puzzle. Either, a small mirror/prism rig where 3 A1's can connect to it and film 3 versions of the same EXACT image, OR, find a program that has the ability to take 3 slightly offset images/videos and warp them to one of the videos so they all look identical. I imagine the computer taking the features of one image, and then compares it to another image that's slightly different (taken from another camera 2 inches to the side of the other), and warp the image to the details and features of another. I've looked into stereoscopic workflows and such, but it only gets me so far, since stereoscopic video is trying to produce two slightly offset images instead of 2 identical images. Again, I'm dealing with 3 images that I'm trying to make identical, even though the cameras will be inches apart. Any ideas? We have a workflow figured out and everything, but we are just missing that last piece of the puzzle. Once I figure out this roadblock, I've done it. Real-time HDR Video. Finally. This is what I've produced so far. http://img269.imageshack.us/i/20191350.jpg/ Those 2 cars you see that look ghosted are actually the same car. Each exposure that was combined was a different moment in time, since this test was done with a single camera. I have yet to produce a great quality image from 3 cameras, obviously, that's what this post is for.

This is the project I just wrapped up a few days ago. These are the 4 videos that make up the DVD. It's not your normal Live in Concert video with commentary and the whole shabang, this was made for the purpose of sending out to record labels, to be used for networking at shows, and to give out to some close friends of the band. We asked a local church if we could use their stage to hold the small concert, and they gave us the okay. The video is a combination of two performances. They performed the concert, then immediately after the crowd left, we filmed the same set over again. We only had 2 XHA1's to shoot with so filming the second performance meant 2 more angles for me to play around with. I really took a mixed approach to the whole thing and added in some, in my opinion, music-videoesque effects. All of the audio was mastered in Pro Tools by my friend Jonathan Mullins. He really knows his stuff and gave me some excellent audio to edit to. I edited all of the video using Premiere Pro CS3 and After Effects CS3 Northern45: Live in Concert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vrZxTtuPJE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXSbHpczIks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg03Ml7flac http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0-zj_vpQHk This is my first finished project. I love listening to all suggestions, and criticism, both good and bad.

That's a good point Charles. I never actually stopped to think about how cliche it was until right now, and I see your where you're coming from. I'm gonna weigh out other options and see if any of them fit better than my current idea. I'm actually going to a party tonight with other filmmakers, so I'll get their 2 cents on the subject.

We weren't able to shoot yesterday! Man, it's weird how these things just happen. The girl who was going to be our test subject (who's also on of the stunt doubles in the new Fast & Furious movie) had to cancel on us because she realized at the last minute that she double booked, then it started to rain out of nowhere, then my friend who was helping me film this whole thing got a flat on the way to my house and had to get towed back home. Wow, haha. The shoot will happen this coming week!

haha Thanks for that picture, that was great. After reading all of your ideas, I created 3 different methods to film this. One of them includes performing the entire thing backwards, although, the hair kicking up at the moment of impact is going to be tricky when working in reverse. I'm going to film some tests with a friend of mine on Friday, and I'll try to post some samples up asap! Thanks again for everyone's help. This community is exactly what I've needed.

I'll keep it short. Driver P.O.V. as if the camera was the driver's head. At first he's looking straight forward and you can see that he's about to enter and intersection. He then turns his head to the right to see his girlfriend sitting in the passenger seat. Through the passenger window we can see headlights quickly approaching the car. I want to show the first few frames of the impact as well, just enough to see some of her hair kick up from the crash. So my intention is for the viewer to see EVERYTHING. I have access to a green screen, Maya, and compositing/tracking software. I'm just trying to figure out how to approach this, because I know that I'm going to eventually animate the door crushing in for a split second. Wondering if I should film the entire thing at a standstill in a parking lot to utilize a green screen, or try to do it on the move, slowly, then add in the animated door somehow. I'm a real stickler for keeping things as photorealistic as possible, so one of the big things on my mind are the passing street lights. The "on the move" option sounds like it would give me a more realistic effect. I tried to keep it short, sorry. Can anyone offer some ideas on how to approach this shot?

Thanks for the great help Chris. It's too bad the envision monitor and the A1 have that lack of compatibility. Although, I do have Adobe OnLocation. I was just trying to see if there was a workaround to bringing my entire computer to a set. =] Thanks again!

I'm an XHA1 user and have been for about 7 months now. I have a small shoot coming up and was hoping to find out some more info on monitoring. I have a 22" Wide Envision LCD monitor and was wondering if there is anyway I can monitor my camera with it. I know that the monitor has "VGA & DVI-D Signal Input." That's pretty much all of the information I have. If someone could post any information at all it would be a big help. I've tried reading through other forums, but no one seems to be talking about connecting their A1's to a computer lcd. If you have any info regarding cables that I should purchase, if you could post a link to the type of cable you're talking about it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Adam

I'm really glad I stumbled upon this thread. I am going through this exact thing. Basically the crew is filled with first-timers, and I want my reel to be an example of my abilities, not the other editors. Thanks for everyone that answered his questions. It definitely helped me out as well.