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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

LnAcc.mov and Stairs.mov

The LnAcc is a great looking clip. Yes, the highlights are very clipped, but they're stable. Some cameras will have angry, dancing edges and pulsating yellow blobs when something like this happens. The overexposure here just holds its own... and it's not ugly. A little occasional highlight bloom to give that photochemical overexposure look and some grain... and you've got film here.

And nice job pulling your own focus here, Evin!
 
Have you guys tried shooting something like this, but exposing for the highlights? And then try bringing it back up in post? I'd be curious to know how that looks…


Jay
 
taylorama said:
Have you guys tried shooting something like this, but exposing for the highlights? And then try bringing it back up in post? I'd be curious to know how that looks…


Jay
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Too many stops for that scene (exterior sunlight vs interior unlit) probably even for a well processed film to expose for highlights and then bring back the shadows without excessive noise.
 
I think for hand-held and where light is adequate, a smaller aperture would make it easier to focus, eg f11, to show the resolution of the camera...

So far I like more the "sittingh2642k.zip" but these are nice too! Good work Evin!
 
Brook Willard said:
Eh, I think aperture selection should be based around storytelling rather than revealing a camera's technical prowess. :wink:
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Sure, but we don't have a story here, (nor we care for) do we? We just want to see the limits of the RED camera without the human factor if possible. Of course we care for usability too, but that's another parameter. In other words, here we care to reveal just that: the "camera's technical prowess"! :wink:
 
Proteus said:
Too many stops for that scene (exterior sunlight vs interior unlit) probably even for a well processed film to expose for highlights and then bring back the shadows without excessive noise.
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So no one should even try? You don't necessarily have to expose for the highlights, just underexpose a stop or two to see if it helps the clipping a little, without excessive noise.

I thought these were tests!? Try different things!


Jay
 
taylorama said:
So no one should even try? You don't necessarily have to expose for the highlights, just underexpose a stop or two to see if it helps the clipping a little, without excessive noise.

I thought these were tests!? Try different things!


Jay
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I didn't say that! I'm more than willing to see any tests!

EDIT:
Speaking of tests, I'd like to see a landscape view, with still camera on tripod, but also footage with very slow panning.
 
The point of this shot was to see how the highlights look when they do clip. I posted the flower shot that holds all the highlights. But the rolloff and look of the blowout is no nice on the LnAcc I thought you all might like to see it.
 
I think the shots are great examples Blair, Evin and Brook. Thank you for posting these. I watched them on a crappy PC and I was still blown away but how well those highlights held together. Even the stuff indoors that was all blown out outdoors wasn't 'ugly' to me. Next time you guys go on a shoot, just for kicks, can you record the same harsh-light shots on an HVX and post a grab.. I need a good laugh..
 
Anyone else getting this weird Final Cut Pro anomaly with these files?

I converted to ProRes format, brought the clips into FCP 6. When I lay them out on a timeline all is well until I hit play. Playing the clips knocks the gamma up while stopping them knocks it down.

Anyone else?
 
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