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StudioDaily: Combat HDV motion artifacting and HDV workflow strategies
Published by admin February 9th, 2006 in NewsStudioDaily has a quickie article about the limitations of the HDV codec, and ways to combat the problems that arise (motion artifacting, specifically).
SD also has another great HDV-related article that deals with the nuances of planning and producing an HDV project, from start to completion. Great insights, nice long article! It’s split into well thought-out sections, each written by a professional with specific experience in that area.
Article overview:
*Consider Going PAL and Adjusting Your Audio for 24p - Nick Tucker
*The Right Camera; Matching Settings; Cineform Mode - Jody Eldred
*Know When to Use The Sony Z1U and/or the JVC GY-HD100U - Steve Gibby
*Focus on the Fly with the JVC-HD100U - Bernie Mitchell
*Get Rid of MPEG-2 Noise With an HD-SDI Converter and HDCAM Deck - Andreas Timmes
*Get a Film look with 35mm lenses - Tom Camarda
*Shoot with a Healthy Exposure - Kevin W. C. Wong
*Shoot CinemaScope on the HVR-Z1U for Film-Out - Frederic Haubrich
*Before You Shoot: Start at the Finish - Marge Janssen
*Panning; Audio; On-Set Monitors - Douglas Spotted Eagle
*Shoot CineFrame Mode on Z1U and Handle as Progressive through Post - Tim Kolb
*Starting in MPEG doesn’t mean you have to stay that way - Frederic Haubrich
*Go DI; Convert to 24p; Use a Proxy - Douglas Spotted Eagle
*Conform HDV to Large-Format, Uncompressed HD - Michael Cioni
Tons of tips and tricks there, read the whole enchilada for the good stuff.
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Some of those suggestions don’t sit too well. Such as “shoot cineframe”. Cineframe really sucks.
You know Pat, it’s odd to me how split people tend to be on Cineframe. I know several folks that swear by it.
I personally have never used that cam or mode, but based on my understanding of how it works, I’d choose to muck with framerates in post (using something like the excellent Nattress tools). But some people are all about it…
Go figure. :-?
-MJ
And the article doesn’t talk about the worst of compression artifacts that affect the image even when it’s not moving. Shadows get compressed more than highlights, so it’s important not to let the video get too dark, especially if you’re wanting to adjust things in post.
Even well shot footage can have a very strange noise in “flat” areas of the picture that’s most distracting.
For real world tips, read what Frederich Haubrich has to say here: http://www.lumieremedia.com//events/haubrich-macworld-sfo.html
on his HDV workflow, using my tools at http://www.nattress.com
Graeme
That is an excellent article, Graeme!
People do seem split on Cineframe to a degree. But we did about 3 months of testing before we did our most recent Z1 project and… our DP absolutely did hate it. Plus it would have made my post life a bit more hellish…