Bricks in Motion
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I just got the QCPro 9000 and I'm wondering what exactly most of you guys shoot at. I've usually used 640x480. Is this a good pixelation to shoot at, or should I go for something better?
I have gone at 640 by 480, but now I'm changing to a much higher pixelage (HD). The downside is that the uncompressed file is way bigger.
I usually use 800x600.
@BG: are you now using 960x720? Or is it 1280x720?
@mcoov: that looks pretty good so far.
You'd want to stick to 640x480 for a while, until you improve some more and when you actually need HD.
Thanks LMP. That's my strongest idea for pixelage right now.
i use 800x600 thinking to move on a bigger size.
I usually shoot VGA (640x480) but I'll shoot HD when I uh well... shoot HD.
Isn't it called an aspect ratio/resolution that you shoot at? Anyway, I always shoot on 1280x720 and sometimes 1920x1280. But I don't use LEGO all the time.
-Don
Isn't it called an aspect ratio/resolution that you shoot at? Anyway, I always shoot on 1280x720 and sometimes 1920x1280. But I don't use LEGO all the time.
-Don
this was only for brickfilms. But like you, I don't always use LEGO. Live action is fun too.
Why wouldn't you use a high resolution? No one likes low-res videos. Shoot as high as you can. 
- Leo
Why wouldn't you use a high resolution? No one likes low-res videos. Shoot as high as you can.
- Leo
You can shoot at high-res, but it takes up more space. If you have less than 150GB on your drive, you're gonna slow down your computer. Now, if it's a secondary drive, you're good to go. I have an external drive with 500GB, and that's a BIG help with my film making.
I'm saving space and I don't think people need to see my films in hi-res yet. When I get better, they'll be at a higher res.
@reeldp: I'm going to shoot at 1280 by 720, or even more if I can, becuase all my films so far are just small things that aren't really good. I'm making a long video that will be way, way higher though. I'm thinking 1600 by 1200 from now on actually, becuase that will make it look way better, even out of focus.
@BG: I checked those two out. They seem pretty good. Good luck on your video.
@reeldp: I'm going to shoot at 1280 by 720, or even more if I can, becuase all my films so far are just small things that aren't really good. I'm making a long video that will be way, way higher though. I'm thinking 1600 by 1200 from now on actually, becuase that will make it look way better, even out of focus.
Shooting at high resolution isn't an excuse to shoot out of focus... it isn't a magical fix for any issues with your technique. There's no point shooting at high resolution until you can shoot well at low resolution.
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