![]() The background of this is, that x264 maintains good quality at very low bitrates, whereas a QT mov then falls apart. This master I open with Mpeg Streamclip and export as mp4 with the x264 QT plugin to H.264 7 mbps for a 720p upload to vimeo. I export my finished project as ProResHQ or sometimes ProRes4444 (use the new export settings to have the compressor presets in your share menu). I copy the PRIVATE folder to my hard drive before starting FCP X, then I import the good shots (not the rejects) as original media (FCP X makes a copy in a mov-container, takes no time). I (FCP 10.6, fast Mac) don't use ProRes for editing. Workflow: Why proxy? ProRes is optimized media already. Thank you so much for your advice and helping me realize what I'm doing wrong. Is this workflow correct or should I be doing something else to get better quality? ![]() I am converting the original files to ProRes using 5DtoRGB, then importing that into FCPX as Proxy Media, then editing and exporting the video directly to Vimeo through FCPX. Any advice as to how to get more stable images?Īlso, I need help knowing if my work flow is okay or if I need to do something to get better quality. (also lots of shake when I try to use a shoulder rig). ![]() But even when they aren't shaking.I feel like my images have shake, even on the monopod. Yes the shivering is bad because I had the camera on a monopod and literally was freezing so I had a hard time getting my hands to stop shaking. Yes, the lens isn't the best, but I feel like I'm not getting good footage even with better lenses that I have (again, i know it's me). I'm sure it is me.i'm trying to understand what I'm doing wrong so that I can get better. > It can be fixed in post to some extend by rendering fine grain in the highest possible quality ('de-banding', 'dithering'), by the way also a good trick to prevent vimeo from simplifying your video to a broth of macroblocks.Įverybody who shoots sharp, clean footage with the GH2 has a good lens. > It can be avoided to some extend by avoiding dark, blurred areas with slight gradients within. Use the search again, but let me explain for now that it is most prominent in dark, blurred areas with slight gradients within. :blink: Congratulations! You found the *banding* that represents the GH2s biggest problem. Yes, and the background at 20, you couldn't see anything through the compression artifacts of vimeo, so I downloaded your upload mov. Some of the finest are discussed in Andrew Reids book for the GH2, but I'm sure you will find recommendations by using the forum search. I advise you to look for a faster, lighter and wider lens. The bokeh looks okay sometimes, but it's certainly not remarkable. Note, that zoomed in fully the lens has an aperture of only f5.3, which is pretty slow and explains why your shots are quite dark.Īs you see, the lens, though cheap, is not exactly a bargain for this kind of task. With a lens like this, a rod support is needed and better yet a follow focus (a good one). The shiver is amplified by the focal length, which makes all of them tele. The most noticeable problem of your shots is the shivering, that even produces rolling shutter jello (as in ~6 - ~11). The two items on the plastic body of the GH2 add instability, more so if you focus by hand, because, the Vivitar being a photo lens, the ring is not designed to run smoothly. Then the lens needs an adapter mount, and the cheap ones may have enough slackness (if that's the right term, I mean that they are not machined with highest precision). ![]() I couldn't find a specification how much it weighs, but it certainly looks heavy. First of all: It's not the camera :P, it's you )
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