'Journey' - Panasonic DVX-100 Short Film

[carbonpictures]

the problem I have always had with my dvx is low light. when in full sun the contrast and colors are great. I'm getting a canon 550d because it's cheaper than new Panasonic and actually can take better looking video, with greater depth of field, and has a choice of different lenses.

[a70skid]

Simply Beautiful. The resemblance to film is remarkable. It's like film mutated into video.

[ZAKISGOOD]

beautifully done man

[Tip345]

music = friday night lights?

[beepsbobby1]

you can not record hd in panasonic dvx 100

[PurpleBoxMovie]

I liked it a lot. i shoot with a DVX100a and have a hard time parting with it. I tell those who seem stuck on the latest technology, 'hell, it looks so much like film, why put out big bucks every couple of years for the latest when the DVX emulates film big time.' Oh well - I'll probably cave soon :) Seriously though - great job.

[spesqueira73]

For HD uploads make the file 1920x1080 for squeeze mode I recommend 1280x720. QT h.264, quality best, ACC 320bit rate audio, very important to de-interlace source video. Or else you'll have jagged sharpening. It'll ruin your video. I use the LA7200 anamorphic which makes the camera native 16x9. Great video, great camera!!!

[SeedsSkateboarding]

i hope to get this!

[DragonWolfHeart]

can record this camera in hd with 30p?

[marshallbanana]

@DragonWolfHeart fraid not man! otherwise I would've done that haha!

[TaffyRaphie]

@marshallbanana what kind of editing software do you have? I just bought this camera and I don't think Premiere Elements 3.0 is gonna cut it anymore

[TOUKProductions]

@DragonWolfHeart sorry didnt think about what I was saying. yes it can. i filmed in 24 fps for the cinematic look

[goshhyss]

did you use an adapter? and also what lens? some of the footage has nice DOF.

[marshallbanana]

@goshhyss nah the camera has a leica lens fixed to it haha :) yeah i really didnt expect it to have such nice dof. I shoot all my stuff on a dslr now but sometimes i look at this footage again and it looks really good, uncomparable!

[maxpower789z]

Is this the 100B? I'm thinking about dropping some dough on a 100A and am wondering if its worth it

[marshallbanana]

@maxpower789z this was the A, its such a nice camera, definately worth it! I use a DSLR which shoots 1080p video these days, but you still can't compare it to the great look of this lens and even that somewhat analogue feel of tape :) definitely get it!

[ducknboy]

wow. c\way cool video, you could use it as an intro to a depressed indie or something :)

[filmlover0101]

good stuff I really liked it. The song went great with it as well, nice choice.  What were your export settings to get your footage so clear?

thanks :)

[marshallbanana]

depends what program your using :)

im using final cut pro, so if you want me to tell you what i used there then i can do :)

[filmlover0101]

awesome, if you wouldn't mind...could you let me know? I always try different settings for rendering but my footage always comes out blurry and never so widescreen-like. but maybe the fact that my footage is not completely filling the video has has something to do with my camera settings?...IDK lol.

[filmlover0101]

video box*

[marshallbanana]

right, so in final cut pro, you wanna do

file > export > using quicktime conversion

then click 'options'

then click 'settings'

set the video to to H.264 if it isnt already

put the slider all the way to the right for the best quality

then click on 'size' and click on 768 x 576 SD

and just incase your interested, click on sound, choose AAC, choose quality at the higheste and the target bitrate at 320.

After clicking okay, untick the box for fast internet streaming. And let me know how it goes :D

[MrSprog1]

@marshallbanana however h.264 doesnt work with everything can i add? some dvd makers even the big ones dont recognise it, niether do some other websites and often PC's in work flow terms :/ for those you may have to re-encode. luckily updates overtime have started to automatically do so :)

[marshallbanana]

@MrSprog1 im aware it doesnt, i exported it as that for youtube specifically cause I know it accepts it as a file format, but thanks :)

[EliteF50]

Great job, very nice camera angles.

[marshallbanana]

thankss :D