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60p, 50p in the next firmware?

December 8, 2009 By

Sorry for missing this one! Actually, I did not miss it, I was just too busy working on a very special project (more on this tomorrow).

As you have all read elsewhere, rumors are that the next 5DMrkII firmware will include (as we expected/hoped) more than just the 24p frame rate. It would include 60p and 50p.

The thing is, the screenshot that was posted everywhere was not from the 5DMrkII but from the 1DMrkIV. So basically, nothing is set in stone yet and Canon could ditch the added feature at the last moment.

On my part, I am hoping (of course) for higher framerate but also for advance features like those we can find in the Magic Lantern firmware. Please Canon, give us serious video functions or at least full HD video out form the HDMI plug!

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5D FilmSchool training DVD review

December 6, 2009 By

I just completed the 101 and 102 classes of the 5DFilmSchool training and would like to share my thoughts with you about it (as some others have already done).

I have been watching training videos for a while. Like I said in a previous post, I am a big fan of Lynda.com and spent countless hours in front of my computer learning about new software/techniques. This also means that my expectations regarding training video are high, very high. According to my experience, to be effective, a training has to: have the right pace, be precise (never leave any confusion in the head of the audience), have useful content and be entertaining. Lets see how the 101 class rated according to these criteria.

Note: I watched the digital download version and I suggest you do the same. It has a better resolution than the DVD version and you can watch it right away! [Read more...]

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Looking for Beta Tester

December 4, 2009 By

You love the site and would like to give back a little to the 5D community? Well, while you can send me some money via Paypal, I have another suggestion for you. Why not give me some of your spare time to do something you are already doing (browsing information about HDSLRs)?

While I love this website, blogs are not the perfect platform to share quantities of information.They are better at publishing information in a chronological way. To solve this issue, I created another website with a broader scope (not limited to 5DMrkII) and I need some help to test it out and enter some content into it before it is ready to be released to the public.

Does it means I am going to move my energies from this site to the new one? Not at all! Actually, now that the site is almost done, I will be able to spend even more time creating content for canon5Dtips than before.

What is in for you? Well, on top of doing something nice for the community (and me), I will give you the opportuinity to order my upcoming product before everyone else. What is it? Cant tell right now. The only thing I can say is that I have been working on it for way too long, it is going to be super useful and it is almost done! Intrigued? You better be.

If you are interested, contact me by email: boss @ url of this website.com.

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Picture Style explained

December 2, 2009 By

I have talked about using picture style in the past but I think this video explains the whole thing much better than I ever could. If you visit the Vimeo page, you will see a list of presets to download for both 5D and 7D.

The title of the clip is a bit misleading: the camera still has the same dynamic range, it just moves the extremes values toward the mid tones so nothing get clipped. Still, the end result is the appearance of a wider dynamic range once you are in post since you can push the color much further. This is what people mean when they say that you should shoot ‘flat’.

There is a big debate at cinema5D about if you should shoot flat and grade in post or shoot with the desired effect. I am more of a shoot flat and fix color in post kind of guy because it allows me to change my mind as many times as I want regarding the style I want to use. But by shoot directly with the intended look, you (1) save time in post and (2) possibly end up with a better end result since all the information stored in the file is actually the information you want.

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