Jim Newberry

Before I was actually thinking that shooting in B&W was best because of the crappy color compression on h264 but now with the technicolor upgrade I think this changes things a bit...

What's the "technicolor upgrade"?

I'd like to hear what folks have to say about this. So far I've had better luck shooting in b&w, when it comes to video.

I'm much more experienced as a still photographer, and often shoot stills with the 5DMII in RAW, and get great results converting to grayscale. But when shooting video, I haven't had good luck getting really nice looking b&w if I shoot in color and then desaturate. That said, I'm much better at Lightroom and Photoshop than I am at color grading video.

I wish I could shoot RAW video with the 5D.

But the suggestion and advise i need is about which is the best frame rate, output format, shutter speed preference i should go far?

 

I have shot a video recently at 1080p hd using 7d. But i can see it is little bit freezing.. i mean it's not a smooth video. Can't explain well about it in english. Sorry... but i hope you understand what am trying to say. Video quality is amazing, except it is not smooth.

I'm not familiar with the 7D, but I have a 5DMII, and as I recall 1/50th is what many people recommend for video shooting. You might try one of these forums to get suggestions for ideal 7D settings:

http://www.cinema5d.com/viewforum.php?f=64...4ddfe08e625d218

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-eos-7d-hd/

If the video doesn't appear smooth, it might be that your shutter speed is too fast.

As far as output format, that depends on where the video will be seen; Web? TV? Projected? Let us know.

I dont have filters except polarizer for one lens. So i dont think i would be able to reduce the shutter speed to 1/50th of the second if i shoot in 24fps. So what is the work around for that?

In addition to using a polarizing filter on the lens, you could (the problem is too much light, right?):

• use polarizing or ND gels on your lights
  
• dim the modeling lights, or use lower wattage bulbs if they're not dimmable
  
• use (low level) available/ambient light (streetlights, practicals, flashlights, etc)
  
• shoot at night
  
• make sure you're ISO is set low (100)
  

Dwayne's processes Kodachrome: http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/newsite2006/mo...kodachrome.html

I don't think they do film to digital transfers, but there are other places that do, including http://www.pro8mm.com. If you Google "super 8 telecine" or "super 8 transfer" you'll find other places as well.

If you search for your Bolex model at ebay and then check "completed items" you can see what people have been paying.

Hi,

 

My first post here and it's a couple of non-pro questions.

 

I have a lot of Super-8 sound footage I'd like to get transferred. It's mostly Kodachrome from the 70's and 80's and I plan to edit it with Windows MovieMaker to eventually burn to DVD for family members.

 

What is the best route to take to accomplish this?

 

Also, I've decided to sell my Bolex 581 since I'll never use it again. Any thoughts as to what it might be worth these days?

 

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

Allen

Hi folks:

Does anyone know the shutter angle of the Nizo S40? I found shutter angles of other Nizo models, but not this one.