Sunday, January 19, 2014


Understanding Resolution for Video Notes

·      --HD video has two resolutions: 1080 and 720 HD
·     -- 1080=1920x1080 Pixels in size, while 720=1280-720 Pixels in size
·     --Megapixels of a camera have nothing to do with the resolution of the video
·      --1080-2 Megapixels
·      --720-1 Megapixel
·      --1080 and 720 both look good on an HD TV set
·      --If you are doing effects then higher resolution with more pixels is advantageous.

     Choosing Video Frame Rate Notes

·      --Video is generally shot at 30 fps.
·      --Standard for the 1080 HD video is 30-24
·      --Film is usually 24 fps.
·      --The brain associates 24 fps to the “film look”.
   
Understanding the Challenges of Shutter Speed

·      --Slow shutter speed for photo shows blurred action.
     --1/30 a second is slowest shutter speed for video.
·      --30 fps @ 1/30 ps is filled completely with images. No gaps.
·      --Eg: 1 second of film using 30 fps and 1/1000 per second as shutter speed.
     --This means 970/1000 of that second would be blank.
     --This puts a huge gap in the video causing the action to look stutter or chatter.
·      Shooting with high shutter speed does allow you to look @ still frames of a video. ( Eg. if you were looking for details in the image.)
·      --Usually 1/30-1/90 are standard.
·      --You can get away with using 1/120 per second if action is not too fast.
--x framerate is a common gage: so @ 30 fps your shutterspeed would be 1/60th

     Getting the Right Exposure
·      
      --Important to know how to check your exposure--Tuned with Manual exposure      
      --Exposure gage is on the scale at the bottom of screen
      --Click up and down to get right exposure—the lightest spots blink if overexposed, but does not blink if it is underexposed.
·      --You can also use the histogram to adjust
·      --Really bright conditions require small f-stops and the opposite for dark situations.
·     -- Also you may use a neutral density filter to make the scene darker
·      --If you need it lighter or darker you must change the ISO
·      --Most cameras today have anything between 400-800 ISO




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