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Canon 7D raw with Magic Lantern - 1st sample footage in the wild
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7D on the way! Will likely get the anti-aliasing filter for it too. Image is so sharp, it just needs that tiny bit of low pass filtering to be flawless yet still very sharp. -
First ProRes files from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera released
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Is a tripod that inconvenient for stabilisation? The pocket form factor saves you a ton of weight over the BMCC. The only time I'm 100% happy shooting handheld with no rig is when there's a very good stabilisation system on the camera or if I can slow the footage down from 60p to 24p - that reduces the jitter. You could put a Z-finder on the back of the Pocket. Then you have a steadier rig but it's still tiny. -
Canon 7D raw with Magic Lantern - 1st sample footage in the wild
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It made Engadget. Well done Florian :) http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/05/first-canon-7d-raw-video-shown-courtesy-of-magic-lantern/ How much interest is there in 7D raw video coverage on EOSHD? It is quite an old camera now (over 4 years), still a lot of users around? -
First ProRes files from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera released
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There's two ways of looking at it. Would you prefer to see a more marketing orientated eye-candy shoot, or just honest snaps on the street? If you look at the recent Dragon test, that had a hell of a lot of effort put into it and looks incredible but to be honest it was just TOO good. Too good for Vimeo, too good for 1080p, and no frame of reference to compare it to. So I don't mind that John has put these very basically shot real world clips out at all. The screen grab you posted above is badly compressed, badly graded (too much magenta, steep roll off in the blacks and highlights). It doesn't do it justice. Sorry! -
First ProRes files from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera released
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Zzz. Anyway - Pocket Camera mirror is up. URL is - https://copy.com/a3Ye8xLctRNy -
First ProRes files from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera released
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Some people have literally no concept of price. Are they hedge fund managers?! -
First ProRes files from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera released
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Surely it can't be softer than the 1D X? Hmm. -
First ProRes files from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera released
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I'll create a mirror at Copy. Uploading... -
George Clooney lashes out at Sony Pictures "carpetbagger" Daniel Loeb
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Big Lebowski is too fringe and Alien is too adult :) -
Canon 7D raw with Magic Lantern - 1st sample footage in the wild
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If you grade raw, project raw and view it on a big screen alongside the same graded H.264 mush, you won't be having any doubts about what a leap it is in image quality. It's not fully conveyed from watching compressed streaming video on the internet. Even the Dragon test footage looks normalised on Vimeo. Get a camera and shoot something :) -
George Clooney is a canny fox. The director and actor has launched a tirade at the hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, who has taken a 7% stake in Sony and is encouraging the company to spin off a stake of its movie division as a separate company. He says it is becoming more and more difficult to get films like Argo green-lit, echoing the concerns of other top talent in Hollywood. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/10952/george-clooney-lashes-out-at-sony-pictures-carpetbagger-daniel-loeb]Read the full article here[/url]
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Canon 7D raw with Magic Lantern - 1st sample footage in the wild
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Erm raw video? They already have. -
Which Compact Flash card for 5D Mark III raw video?
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Stick to 2x 64GB cards for now. The new 128GB ones are giving mixed reports and there's rumours of 1200x cards on the horizon. -
Canon 7D raw with Magic Lantern - 1st sample footage in the wild
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Pretty well close to 7D but more expensive and full frame users may as well choose the 5D Mark III. Check out this chart for full overview on capabilities http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=6215.0 -
You can be creative on a paying job as well, but yeah - the creative filmmaking community for too long has been held hostage by the pro video community and their needs always get taken more seriously, because they make the most money. EOSHD seeks to associate itself more with the creative producers on a shoe-string budget than with the pro video community and their industry tools. I suggest both sides stop viewing each other with distain, realise their differences, and stops trying to ram one's own needs down each others throats, C100-luvva man especially.
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[media]http://vimeo.com/71649487[/media] Test footage by Florian The Canon 7D is shaping up nicely for raw video, with image quality that makes a pretty grave for H.264. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/10947/canon-7d-raw-with-magic-lantern-1st-sample-footage-in-the-wild]Read the full article here[/url]
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How much footage do you plan to shoot? Raw is 12 minutes per 64GB card, so you will need to be apt at dealing with the data and have time for the workflow. However the cameras that do raw in your price range all have moire (50D, 7D, Blackmagic). If you already have a 7D, raw is worth experimenting with. Big leap in image quality over the factory settings, and the moire is much less severe, but if you need no moire at all then the GH2 or G6 are the best options and significantly cheaper than other cameras. The GH3 has hardly any moire but still slightly more than the GH2 and G6. The sensor downsampling creates moire but the use a low pass filter on the output to minimise it. It has less aliasing than the GH2 and G6. What lenses do you plan to use?
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Magic Lantern raw video in development for Canon 7D
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Likely not faster as they are the older DIGIC 4 chips from 2009, but the write speeds are similar (91MB/s and up) so good for continuous raw shooting later. Still only at silent pics burst mode stage. Moire like 50D but easily reducible in post or with VAF, it only affects the very highest frequencies. Not better than 5D Mark III but definitely heading for second place! -
Too much trolling in this thread. You have one guy who mentions his C100 love relationship in EVERY POST on this forum. You have another saying ridiculous libellous things about BMD going out of business. If you can't improve the quality of contributions, then I will relieve you of posting duties and raise the average post quality two full notches for the rest of us.
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Hmm. You forgot to add staff wages, marketing, taxes, a cut for the dealer, shipping costs, firmware development, R&D, fluctuations in raw material prices and the low shipping volumes. I think they are doing another bait and switch. mFT BMCC was one of those. QUICK put a passive mFT mount on it! Too many people on our BMCC EF waiting list! Like with the mFT version it could be some time before 10,000 people get to own a $1995 BMCC. A Blackmagic rep recently hinted at 20,000 Pocket camera orders. Good luck filling those at 100 a month!