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Created by cxdmedia on July 6th, 2009 at 6:22pm PST

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Colors - Spring in DC (Canon 5D Mark II)

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Two things I love: 1 - Spring. 2 - a new camera! Camera - Canon 5D Mark II Lens - Canon EF 24-105 f/4 with image stabilization (I LOVE this lens!) CF card - Lexar 8GB 300x No color correction. CAMERA: As you can see, the city explodes with flowers and colors for a few weeks of spring. My intent was simply to push the camera. But, I wanted to find beautiful and interesting scenes, particularly those with color. I tried to use all kinds of light, from the high noon-day light, to overcast light, to sunset, to near dark. I think the camera held up well. The POV shots on the scooter were done with a camera hanging around my neck. I had to sit upright and hold very steady while driving. AUDIO: All of this video was filmed using natural light and natural sounds. In most cases, the sounds came straight from the built-in mic, although some of the scooter driving sounds came from an external lavaliere mic. CHALLENGES: - Image stabilization sounds - the lens has an image stabilization feature, which helps to keep the video steady, but it creates noticeable motor sounds in the built-in audio (not a problem with an external mic). - Shutter speed issues - Some of the fast moving shots look jittery even in the original recording. The camera had a hard time recording that much information. - Workflow - I spent a many painful hours trying to edit with the original H.264 material in Final Cut. The editing was ok, but the export to Vimeo always looked terrible. Usually it was a problem with the video stuttering badly. I was baffled since the compressed video looked good on my machine before uploading. Finally, I went back to the original videos, converted them to XDCAM EX 1080p30. Then, the process worked fine. I edited in 29.97, then compressed using H.264 at 720p with 10,000 kbits/sec bitrate. (please grab the source to see it in better quality) MUSIC: I hope someday to be able to thank Sarah Sample for her beautiful music that inspired this video. Please buy her CD!! (Never Close Enough) - Thanks Sarah!!

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