Ask Camcorders » Interview

Etc – Entertainment, Technology, Culture / Etc Plus: Canon Vixia Hf S21 Hd Camcorder Ces Interview (consumer Electronics Show)

Editor — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:37:07 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Click this to wa…

Etc – Entertainment, Technology, Culture / Etc Plus: Canon Vixia Hf S21 Hd Camcorder Ces Interview (consumer Electronics Show)
Etc – Entertainment, Technology, Culture / Etc Plus: Canon Vixia Hf S21 Hd Camcorder Ces Interview (consumer Electronics Show)
I’m looking to buy the Canon Vixia HF200 HD camcorder, do you think it’s a good buy?
Question about Canon VIXIA HV40 High Definition Camcorder?

Etc – Entertainment, Technology, Culture / Etc Plus: Canon Vixia Hf S21 Hd Camcorder Ces Interview (consumer Electronics Show)

Editor — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:40:57 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Click this to wa…

King Of Kong Dvd Release Party Steve J. Wiebe Interview

Editor — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:56:45 +0000

Seth of 8 Bit Weapon interviews Steve J. Wiebe, star of “king of kong: Fist Full of Quarters” at the DVD Release Party at the Westwood Arcade! Steve tells of his favorite chiptunes…with ComputeHe…

Etc – Entertainment, Technology, Culture / Etc Plus: Canon Vixia Hf S21 Hd Camcorder Ces Interview (consumer Electronics Show)

Editor — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:36:50 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Click this to wa…

High Definition Update: Interview With Paul Wheeler

Editor — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:38:12 +0000

HIGH DEFINITION UPDATE

High Definition Update – Paul Wheeler Interview

In July 2005, I wrote an E-Zine with the headline “High Definition When?” At the time we saw little demand for HDCAM equipment aside from some clients in the U.S. Seven months later, the situation has changed dramatically. We added two Sony HDW-F900 HDCAM camcorders (Sony’s top of the line HDCAM camera for television and/or cinema) to our stock in January 2006 because of growing demand and see this as the beginning of a trend. And we have just taken a booking for a multi-camera shoot in March with six HDW-F900s.

Interview With Paul Wheeler Soon Available on DVD

With this increase in demand, we recently hired Paul Wheeler BSC, a highly experienced film and digital cinematographer who wrote the book, “High Definition & 24P Cinematography”, to run some workshops for us. While he was here, I interviewed him. We are going to make available DVDs with an edit of the interview. If you’d like one, contact me at cal@procamtv.com.

BBC Drama and High Definition

One of my first questions to Paul was about the apparently sudden leap in demand for HDCAM. Paul’s response: “Five years ago the BBC was saying within two years everything they record will be on high definition. Three months ago they said everything we record in two years time will be on high definition so trying to predict what happens is very difficult. The BBC who wanted to move in that direction haven’t moved as fast as they wanted to. But that’s not a technical problem. That’s a problem with persuading producers that using a new technology is safe. And I think this year (2005), we’ve just begun to see the confidence in the system and I’m very hopeful that we’re now going to see a cascade effect. Where a couple of very expensive period dramas have been done on HD, they look exactly like very expensive period dramas. And that to me is a huge starting point that I was hopeful would have happened a couple of years ago.”

Sky TV and High Definition

Sky TV has also said they are on track with plans to launch HDTV in 2006. BSkyB’s Chief Operating Officer, Richard Freudenstein, said recently that the dramatic improvement in picture quality would help BSkyB achieve its target of ten million customers in 2010. “Innovation and technology leadership are at the core of the Sky brand,” he said. “By introducing HDTV, our ambition is to raise the bar again.” BSkyB expects that sales of “HD Ready” TV sets will accelerate as equipment prices continue to fall and the availability of HDTV programming grows.

Nonfiction and High Definition

Paul says the increased use of HD in documentary and factual programming has been stronger than in drama. “We have had more factual programmes made in HD than we have had fiction and I think the main drive there is this fact that you can sell it round the world. You can only really sell drama if you’ve made it in England to an English speaking nation but you can change the commentary of factual to any language very easily and I think there is more potential for international sales of documentary work or factual therefore those advantages of the transparency of moving from whatever you’ve shot it in to whatever you want to sell it in are an even bigger advantage.”

Sony HVR-Z1 (HDV) vs Digital Betacam

The most popular high definition camcorder is the Sony HVR-Z1. This is meant for low budget shoots and the camera has replaced the Sony DSR-PD170P. The main advantage is the Z1 has a wide screen chip so shoots true wide screen. The PD170P does have a wide screen setting but because it has a 4:3 chip this setting produces inferior images to the Z1. Most of our clients record in the DVCAM rather than the HDV setting when they use the Z1 and get excellent results.

In some articles I have seen the Z1 compared to the Sony DVW-790WSP camcorder with the conclusion the quality of the image is similar. According to Paul: “If you take the output straight out of the Z-1 and stick it in a decent monitor and do the same on the B-channel with a Digi-Beta and you flick between the two you’ll be fairly impressed. But there are other issues in why you choose a camera. One is the recording format and the Digi-Beta format is much more stable and robust than the M-Peg 2 compression used in the HDV process.” This, Paul says, is particularly a concern in post production, especially if you’re doing a “fair bit of post production.”

The other issues to consider are the lens and the actual robustness of the camera. The lens on a Digi-Beta is far more versatile and quicker to respond than the lens on a Z1 and if you are shooting in even slightly adverse conditions the 790 is made of far sterner stuff.

Paul’s view is to “think of (the Z1) as a replacement for your PD170 but don’t think of it as a replacement for the highly professional, very robust, very strong recording process of the Digi-Beta. It’s not.”

Miranda Lambert – Interview – Stagecoach

Editor — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:57:10 +0000

Recorded on April 25, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.

Vado Film Contest Interview – Michael, Sf Art Institute

Editor — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:57:40 +0000

Creative Labs went to San Francisco Art Institute to interview some of their students participating in the Vado Film Contest: http://www.vadofilmcontest…. Among those students is Michael Friedman…

Canon Debuts New Vixia Hd Camcorders: Live Pma Interview

Editor — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:24:07 +0000

The Vixia HV30 ($999 MSRP) replaces the popular HV20. The new HDV camcorder features an all-black design, a multi-angle bright LCD screen, and the ability to capture in 30P mode. The HV30Ãs ability…

Canon Hv20 Hd Camcorder – Pma 2007 Interview

Editor — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:30:34 +0000

The Canon HV20 HDV Camcorder brings the power of professional level HD recording to the consumer at a price that won’t break the bank. The HV20 captures images in genuine HD resolution of 1920 x 10…