I too am about to jump on the 5D mark II band wagon for video. I just sold my original 5D and have also decided put my XH-A1 up for sale too. I decided to go with a dual purpose camera/video system after seeing the outstanding video quality.
Before…
I'm shooting at 1080p.
Then transcoding to 640x360 using an iPod preset in Compressor. You could also use MPEG Streamclip (free app) for this.
The resulting file is a small MP4 file using the H.264 codec.
Keep in mind that the biggest influence o…
Hi Gordon,
This question is a little difficult to answer, because the answer will change depending on different cases. That said, here's a pretty good work-flow for standard online video.
1. From Final Cut Express, export a full-quality Quicktime…
well, sorry you didnt go with a Nikon, but its a good starter camera ;)
Nikon is about 2 or 3 DSLR's away from creating a fully functional video camera / DSLR combo with full zoom function, working with any of their lenses, at Full-frame format, an…
All of these are good ideas.
You bring up a good point that I think many people might forget about. There's a big cost in investing in the lenses to really take advantage of these kinds of cameras.
My Canon 5D Mark II came is a kit with a 24-105mm…
Saw a news story on your break in - so sorry about that. I've watched you online since the get go and I know how passionate and trusting you are. It actually was this site that prompted me to start my own local business networking group. If there's any good out of it - at least you reminded us so familiar with online, that there are still reasons to be cautious. I can't even imagine how disappointing that must be.
I was unable to make the webinar itself but listened to the podcast of it today. Business has picked up thank the Lord, so I was in the shop most of the afternoon cutting lumber!
Thoughts, hummmm
Good, informative and glad I had an opportunity to listen!