@honestrian well thats your preference but everyone goes with the budget they have. I'd love a HVX200 but I cant afford one right now. Besides I'm only starting out and I have a DVX100B which is great.
It was post color correction. Obtain as much info in the image and mess with it in post if you have that luxary. If you are not in control of who is going to color this, and may not be a part of the process play with scene files to get something you want. I shot flat.
you should never letterbox your widescreen video for you tube. my thai lessons on you tube are shot in dv widescreen, and the master is set to 850x480 using the h.264 codec. the only reason why you should have a small file size to begin with is so that your upload time is at a minimal. if your are shooting hd, have your file size 1280 x720, 0r even full hd size. just make sure that your file size is under a gb. 'sorry to repeat myself.
I am responding to you from another account I use more these days. It had to be letterboxed, 2.40 is not native to anything other than a 35mm projector with an anamorphic lens. this is two years ago, it was a test I made to show a few friends, didnt expect this much of an audience. youtube did not have HD back then, it was all SD but now they do, so look at my videos on this users channel. some of these clips are on there in HD.
that is a damn good camera. it's just too bad that the video here looks like crap. seriously, if you are going to shoot in hd, and want people to see it on you tube, then make your master video an hd video. use quicktime's h.264 codec, and keep your file under a gb. sure it takes a long time to upload, but in the end, it looks great. that's the whole fuckin' point. don't worry about pixelation. there's always going to be pixelation, but it can be kept to a minimal.
I know, I Meant that it had amazing images, with the true resolution of SD (which atually makes pretty good 720p, 960x540 is pretty close), and that it was amazing as an SD cam, if you know what I mean. Panasonic just has a habit of compromising functionality and color/compression performance for resolution. Don't know why.
Don't get rid of em. Standard Def creates some beautiful images and has the same quality as film, in that it's limitations hide problems that the HD cams ALWAYS pick up. Sometimes you don't want to see every pore in your actress's face.
I was worried about that when I bought an HD cam, but I shot a super close-up in my first short film with it and I looked fine! The great thing about movies is, if you look awful in one shot, shoot it again! Dont let that stand in the way of you getting good picture.
I own a Canon XL2 and an AG-HVX200, and though I don't own the XL-H1, I've had an opportunity to shoot with it before, and the footage it took was incredible. It was impart due to the fact that it utilizes the DIGICII processor, however. Most other HDV camcorders fail miserably.
But hey, you pay for what you get...$9k gets you the best HDV camcorder on the market.
Great camera but the P2 cards are a rip off. Thats why most people prefer using mini DV tapes.
CircleofShit 2 years ago
mini dv tapes? are you crazy? theres no way i would ever use tapes again
honestrian 2 years ago
@honestrian well thats your preference but everyone goes with the budget they have. I'd love a HVX200 but I cant afford one right now. Besides I'm only starting out and I have a DVX100B which is great.
CircleofShit 2 years ago
It was post color correction. Obtain as much info in the image and mess with it in post if you have that luxary. If you are not in control of who is going to color this, and may not be a part of the process play with scene files to get something you want. I shot flat.
Best of Luck!
AllenAchterberg 2 years ago
sometimes i forget that there was a time before high definition.
thaiguysabu 3 years ago
you should never letterbox your widescreen video for you tube. my thai lessons on you tube are shot in dv widescreen, and the master is set to 850x480 using the h.264 codec. the only reason why you should have a small file size to begin with is so that your upload time is at a minimal. if your are shooting hd, have your file size 1280 x720, 0r even full hd size. just make sure that your file size is under a gb. 'sorry to repeat myself.
thaiguysabu 3 years ago
I am responding to you from another account I use more these days. It had to be letterboxed, 2.40 is not native to anything other than a 35mm projector with an anamorphic lens. this is two years ago, it was a test I made to show a few friends, didnt expect this much of an audience. youtube did not have HD back then, it was all SD but now they do, so look at my videos on this users channel. some of these clips are on there in HD.
therockfilmgroup 3 years ago
that is a damn good camera. it's just too bad that the video here looks like crap. seriously, if you are going to shoot in hd, and want people to see it on you tube, then make your master video an hd video. use quicktime's h.264 codec, and keep your file under a gb. sure it takes a long time to upload, but in the end, it looks great. that's the whole fuckin' point. don't worry about pixelation. there's always going to be pixelation, but it can be kept to a minimal.
thaiguysabu 3 years ago
How did you get that quality out of the camera? I have one and going to soon shoot a film? Yours looks great!
Dowesee 3 years ago
i just ordered this camera. after seeing this, i can't wait to start filming.
effectsfreak 3 years ago
Wow! I have the same camera! I have never squeezed that quality out of it. What where the settings for those shots?
godsguitarist007 4 years ago 2
I wonder if this was 1080 or 720?
moviemaster6 4 years ago
Lovely.
EuanPreston 4 years ago
what camera settings did you use?
please email me>?
moviemaster6 4 years ago
beautiful, but I wish panasonic would release a model with higher res chips. This is like a beautiful and great functionality sd cam!
AmazingShoestring 4 years ago
This is HD.
KeyFilmation 4 years ago
THIS. IS. SPARTA!
so sorry.
tsusurfanami 4 years ago 5
huh?
KeyFilmation 4 years ago
I know, I Meant that it had amazing images, with the true resolution of SD (which atually makes pretty good 720p, 960x540 is pretty close), and that it was amazing as an SD cam, if you know what I mean. Panasonic just has a habit of compromising functionality and color/compression performance for resolution. Don't know why.
AmazingShoestring 4 years ago
Wow - thats really beautiful stuff.
I was wondering - are both those aspect ratios native on the HVX? Or have you altered the first half in post?
binhead1 4 years ago
frikkin WOW! :]
i hope Panasonic's HD cameras will evolve and make something friendlier\cheaper than the P2 cards :]
eladbari 4 years ago
The dvx 100.. :/
Killtraitor 4 years ago
HVX200 uses either p2 or minidv..
bbqwoa 4 years ago
Hey did you use any extra lenses?
samuelleanos 4 years ago
beautiful, it looks so profesional
garymonc 5 years ago
i finally got my hvx i own 2 xl2's who wants em??
pierregarcia 5 years ago
Me. How much for an XL2?
ColinWorley 5 years ago
Don't get rid of em. Standard Def creates some beautiful images and has the same quality as film, in that it's limitations hide problems that the HD cams ALWAYS pick up. Sometimes you don't want to see every pore in your actress's face.
theardens 4 years ago
I was worried about that when I bought an HD cam, but I shot a super close-up in my first short film with it and I looked fine! The great thing about movies is, if you look awful in one shot, shoot it again! Dont let that stand in the way of you getting good picture.
JayXavier 4 years ago
gyah. I just ordered one. I can't waits.
syrupneko 5 years ago
Great camera for the dollar. The more you learn the more you like...
SvenBVK101 5 years ago
How do you like the HVX200?
AestheticIndulgence 5 years ago
Great camera for the dollar. The more you learn the more you like...
SvenBVK101 5 years ago
excellent
cagwa 5 years ago
yeah, has full HD chipset, not an overworked chipset lioke the HVX and HDV models
SvenBVK101 5 years ago
I own a Canon XL2 and an AG-HVX200, and though I don't own the XL-H1, I've had an opportunity to shoot with it before, and the footage it took was incredible. It was impart due to the fact that it utilizes the DIGICII processor, however. Most other HDV camcorders fail miserably.
But hey, you pay for what you get...$9k gets you the best HDV camcorder on the market.
thezackisback89 5 years ago
I got one, they are awesome. I'm glad I didn't buy a HDV camera, that format is weak.
Tolimonster 5 years ago
Jesus. I'm buying one!
todaypompeii 5 years ago