Re: Animating with a DSLR
If there are any differences to what? I didn't understand.
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If there are any differences to what? I didn't understand.
Short answer: Check this out.
Just bought the 550D/T2i it's being shipped currently.
I just got a kit lens with it just now but I'll have to shop around for macro lenses when I want to animate.
Nice work!
What would a SONY XR 500V be considered as? a DV?
What would a SONY XR 500V be considered as? a DV?
No it seems to be an HD camcorder. It doesn't seem to have a firewire output, but it does have an HDMI output so you still have a chance to use it with a Blackmagic Video Capture Card. Though if you use a laptop without HDMI output, I am afraid you are out of luck.
-Tejas VIM
I've animated an incredibly short test to see if there is any flicker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW0IgPxhqvY
I didn't notice anything that bad really however it is rather short. I aim on making a small film over the next week to get a better idea of what it's like.
Oh man, that looks great, I need to get one (my QuickCam and iMac don't co-operate). Was that taken with the lens that came with it?
Oh man, that looks great, I need to get one (my QuickCam and iMac don't co-operate). Was that taken with the lens that came with it?
He said he used the standard 18-55mm lens that comes with the 550D/T2i Pack. Though investing with a macro lens from Nikon and a lens adapter on the 550D's body definitely is a good investment.
-Tejas VIM
*reads YouTube description*
Ah, of course. I would also suggest the prime 50mm lens from Canon. 1.8 maximum aperture is great for portraits and shallow depth of field.
That looks nice RP. I didn't notice any light flicker. All the films I've made so far have been with the 18-55mm lens and it seems to work quite nicely. Enjoy your camera 
I use the T1i (the T2i's predecessor), so I can relate to this. I use the standard kit lens, which limits me in the range of shots I can take, because its focus does not go that close, but I found flicker is almost nonexistent, and only very little when filming in changing lighting. I will be interested in where you go lens wise, and have only one suggestion. Though I haven't yet gotten this, an adapter that fits in your battery pack is necessary. You can only film so long on one battery, and so often I have been caught half way through the scene when my battery dies, of having the battery need charging before filming, and losing the time spot I had to animate in. On my forty second THAC entry, the battery died twice, causing three filming sessions.
Also, what frame capture software are you using, if any?
Last edited by BWJC (December 29, 2010 (08:12pm))
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If you purchase a battery that plugs from the camera directly into a wall outlet, you wouldn't run into your problem.
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