Discovery HD Theater used to have a show I liked called "Sunrise Earth". The premise of the show was simple: HD videocameras would be set up in various locations and capture sunrise and early morning scenes. I liked this show because it had no talking, no dialogue, and no explanation of anything going on in it. Oh, and it was in HD. I'm a sucker for that.
Anyway, I took the time while I was on vacation to do something similar. The unusual hours that I keep meant that I was able to catch the sunrise almost every day that I was in Florida, and that made for some nice photo/video opportunities. One of these days, I'll have to get a good external mic so that I don't have to worry about the wind, but other than that, I'm really pleased with the results I get from my camera. There are HD versions available for each of them if you don't mind waiting a little bit longer for them to load. Enjoy.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
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I liked the last two the best. I was curious if you ever cranked it up to 1080p or not, then I saw your last video. Unfortunately, I was only able to watch it at 720p because full HD chokes my computer to a crawl.
ReplyDeleteWere these all shot with your 10-22? I love the clarity in these SLR's. I really want to get some video editing software so I can find more excuses to use my 5D for video.
Anyway, cool videos. Have you looked at external mikes for SLR's? There are quite a few out there and some really aren't too badly priced.
The last two are my favorite as well, although, I did like the third quite a bit as well. It would have been better if I had still had the camera on my tripod, but I wanted to get really close to the waves without getting the tripod in the water, so...Anyway, the last two were done in Key West. The place where I took the photos was a sidewalk overlooking the water, so it was easy to get the tripod level and stable. Great place to take photos and video, in general.
ReplyDeleteOnly the third one was shot with the 10-22; all the others were shot with the 24-105.
I typically shoot all my video in 720p 60fps, but I did the Key West videos in 1080p 24fps. If I shot more people, I'd probably do more in 1080p 24fps--that's where the frame rate seems to make the biggest difference to me. For animals and sporting events, however, 60fps is very, very handy. I don't know if the 7D's hardware is capable of it (seems like the dual Digic IVs could handle it, but I don't know about the sensor), but if they ever do a firmware upgrade to allow for 1080p 60fps, I'd probably switch to that for everything. I've tested some higher end Sony camcorders that have it, and it is very, very nice. Put it into a DSLR with the quality and choices of lenses you've got, and that would be an awesome combination.
I haven't looked at external mics much yet, but I am familiar with some for camcorders that would surely work for my 7D. I think video editing software should probably come first. Like my photos, I probably wouldn't do more than edit the sound and cut/splice since I prefer to "edit in camera", but it would be nice to have the aforementioned options, at a minimum. Got any recommendations for decent, not-too-expensive video editing software for Windows?
I haven't really researched a lot, just browsed around a bit. You might consider Adobe Premiere Elements:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/667673-REG/Adobe_65045377_Premiere_Elements_8.html
Or Sony Vegas:
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Vegas-Movie-Studio-Platinum/dp/B001CPHTAQ