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Comment by Don posted on NEW VIDEO SHOT ON THE K5 BY MYSELF at 04/01/2011 - 20:19
flossie wrote:
pitch dark cave : open shutter, wave torch about for a while, close shutter.
Edit: damn, Gwyn beat me to it...
or any other light source... fireworks, glowsticks, lanterns... sparklers... etc etc...pitch dark cave : open shutter, wave torch about for a while, close shutter.
Edit: damn, Gwyn beat me to it...
Comment by Don posted on painting with light at 04/01/2011 - 20:16
flossie wrote:
not true.Smeggypants wrote:
I can only see the brightest 13, but then I have CRT monitors still and they can't handle it
errr.. rubbish, a CRT is far better than an LCD at doing grey scales. The backlight is a killer... i suspect many people are looking at 16 shades of grey on their LCD's, rather than true black!I can only see the brightest 13, but then I have CRT monitors still and they can't handle it
What is true is this: I had to set the brightness on my samsungs to half brightness on the monitors control panle BEFORE calibrating with the Huey.
The manufacturer sets it bright enough to use as a video light bank from the factory. Probably to meet advertisement claims for brightness and contrast... but after dialing it down and calibrating, I assure you my samsung 2333 looked every bit as good as the older 23" apple monitor and the imac screen (g5) I tested it next to.
That is why I now own TWO of the Samsungs (at $169.00 Cdn dollars new at costco right now you'd have to be nuts to not consider one!).
Comment by Don posted on Monitor Calibration at 04/01/2011 - 20:13
schazan wrote:
@Smeggy: I used Adobe premiere for this, for some reason my Final Cut express didn't want to help me out lol. But just like Don said, you could always use the apple mac custom software if you have a Mac. I won't promote downloading software, but if it needs to be done so you can fool around.. then do what you gotta do.
@Don + Steve: You crack me up Steve... and Don, I totally agree with you
What issues did you have with final cut? I'm curious as I am intent on adding pentax d-slr video to our products...@Smeggy: I used Adobe premiere for this, for some reason my Final Cut express didn't want to help me out lol. But just like Don said, you could always use the apple mac custom software if you have a Mac. I won't promote downloading software, but if it needs to be done so you can fool around.. then do what you gotta do.
@Don + Steve: You crack me up Steve... and Don, I totally agree with you
What do you think of my video clip?
As you can see, I'm very much into mixing my stills and video when producing shots!
Comment by Don posted on NEW VIDEO SHOT ON THE K5 BY MYSELF at 04/01/2011 - 20:06
I got a pair of samsung 2333's calibrated with a Huey, that work fine....
Comment by Don posted on Monitor Calibration at 04/01/2011 - 18:58
SteveEveritt wrote:
Hip hop ... too old to appreciate that, looking forward to a hip op I would imagine some time in the future.
Hip hop ain't so bad.... Christian Rap (I call it C-Rap, or crap for short) is bad. I can handle either or (Christian music or rap) but they just don't mix if you ask me.Hip hop ... too old to appreciate that, looking forward to a hip op I would imagine some time in the future.
Comment by Don posted on NEW VIDEO SHOT ON THE K5 BY MYSELF at 04/01/2011 - 18:52
Smeggy, you can try several from adobe, or sony (vegas) or apple (fce is a good buy IMHO).
Vegas and final cut are popular...
here is one I did (link) in fce using a combination of video clips from my sony camcorders, stop frame animations with the k10 and photoshop and quicktime, music in garageband, titling and publishing from iMovie...
I did everything except for the logo (although I did shoot the photo in the logo).
This is one areas where Apple computers mac and software come in real handy.....
Vegas and final cut are popular...
here is one I did (link) in fce using a combination of video clips from my sony camcorders, stop frame animations with the k10 and photoshop and quicktime, music in garageband, titling and publishing from iMovie...
I did everything except for the logo (although I did shoot the photo in the logo).
This is one areas where Apple computers mac and software come in real handy.....
Comment by Don posted on NEW VIDEO SHOT ON THE K5 BY MYSELF at 04/01/2011 - 18:42
right now there are three issues in business.
you need to have enough revenue coming in before you can buy anything and write it off....
The combined effect of high divorce rates, and market being flooded with amateurs "Trying to build thier portfolios" working for pocket change has effectively killed the Mid range Wedding market....
Every company looking for ad clients either wants to hold a "Contest" to have their ads made, or they want you to swap work for ad space... both of which require you to work for no cash.
So with one segment of the market flooded with people willing to work for nothing, another segment flooded with people that want you to work for nothing, and the market as a whole, being down... I surmise that until the economy picks up it is hardly a photographers job market.
So I think running two systems is a little more difficult than need be... I certainly wouldn't consider buying into for the short term... easier to rent extra gear when needed...
you need to have enough revenue coming in before you can buy anything and write it off....
The combined effect of high divorce rates, and market being flooded with amateurs "Trying to build thier portfolios" working for pocket change has effectively killed the Mid range Wedding market....
Every company looking for ad clients either wants to hold a "Contest" to have their ads made, or they want you to swap work for ad space... both of which require you to work for no cash.
So with one segment of the market flooded with people willing to work for nothing, another segment flooded with people that want you to work for nothing, and the market as a whole, being down... I surmise that until the economy picks up it is hardly a photographers job market.
So I think running two systems is a little more difficult than need be... I certainly wouldn't consider buying into for the short term... easier to rent extra gear when needed...
Comment by Don posted on Where next for K5 pricing? at 04/01/2011 - 17:46
Algernon wrote:
Matts probably thinking of a Spotmatic
Spying on the sheep in the Welsh Wilderness
I think he's seen IceCam on the BBC Polar Bear Documentary
I LOVE those little robot cameras! If anybody out there needs one built... I'm the guy you want to hire to build one for you!Matts probably thinking of a Spotmatic
Spying on the sheep in the Welsh Wilderness
I think he's seen IceCam on the BBC Polar Bear Documentary
Comment by Don posted on Wireless cable release? at 04/01/2011 - 00:07
get thee to a shop and try out a demo flash unit on your k10.... you have to rule that one detail out before assuming the camera is need of repair.
Comment by Don posted on Radio Triggered Flash at 03/01/2011 - 23:35
FCPro and Premiere are both available to me at work and TBH, I haven't got into either of them.
Will have to soon, though, for various reasons - but I think for my own use it's going to be Vegas, also because there's a network farm rendering capability availble whereas with FC and Premiere it's "this machine only".
Bret
I've not tried it because I believe you need an authorized copy of final cut on each machine.... too much money for me!