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Posted by Larry J. on 02/04/06 20:29
Waiving the right to remain silent, Martin Heffels <mot@sneeuw.nl>
said:
> On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 11:56:53 -0800, Mark <nospam@nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
>>* I know that lighting is critical, particularly when there is
>>only artificial light available. Since this will be a one-off,
>>we don't want to buy lights. What would the best lights be to
>>use that we have hanging around. Are incandescent lights okay?
>>What about fluros? Perhaps a combination of both? I think the
>>lab is lit with fluros, but we can probably supplement this with
>>globes. Are there particular incandescent globes that give good
>>light for video?
>
> Your best bet would be to create a nice big soft light source.
> Fluoro's will do for that. If you want to improve on the look,
> buy a couple with a high CRI, as they have "purer white" light.
Good advice, but this all depends on the size of his "set." He
hasn't said if it's a rat running around in a little 3-foot square
maze, or a much larger area. A description of the conditions is
necessary.
>>* We are thinking of using a PAL camera, and then converting to
>>NTSC. Does software conversion do this okay? We do currently
>>have Adobe Premiere. Does that do it with good results? Any
>>recommendations for other software, hopefully free?
>
> Software does this, but the results are usually not that great.
> Canopus Procoder is probably the best choice for you, or if you
> shoot mini-DV/DVCAM, FireStore DV Standards Converter might do
> the trick as well.
I don't know why he would even think of using a PAL format camera,
unless he's in a PAL country, which he's not. He's at UCLA.
>>* The camera can record in both interlaced and progressive scan.
>>Should we use interlaced given that the footage might be
>>broadcast? Or do the tv networks now prefer progressive?
>
> Go interlaced. Progressive will look jerky. For some reasons
> some tv-station here have decided to record progressive
> recently, and it looks abysmal.
Agreed.
Addiionally, I might add that UCLA has HUGE video production
resources there on campus. He should consult with those
departments.
--
Larry Jandro
Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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