I'll update this post with sample renderings shot with the Panasonic AG-AC160A as I learn and get used to the new camera. Some of my first challeges were learning to get a proper exposure vs just looking at the viewfinder as well as remembering to white balance the camera before shooting.
CPA Lions 2012 - 41 Run
Shot under the high school lights at 1080 60p. Slow motion was created in post using Sony Vegas 11.
CPA Lions 2012 - 41 Run from HVVideo on Vimeo.
CPA Lions Football 2012 - freshman scrimmage - slow motion sample
Shot in 1080 30p VFR 60
CPA Lions Football 2012 - Freshman scrimmage - slow motion from HVVideo on Vimeo.
Flowers and Hummingbird - "Shots from the Back Yard"
This was shot in 1080 60p with the IRIS open as much as possible to create a shallow depth of field.
Flowers Hummingbird from HVVideo on Vimeo.
Football Warmup 8/4/2012 - Variable Frame Rate Sample
VFR Slow motion 01 from Holly View Video on Vimeo.
Football Warmup 8/4/2012 - Variable Frame Rate Longer Sample
Football Scrimmage Sample - VFR Slow Motion from HVVideo - Todd Fleenor on Vimeo.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout 2012 - Part One: Starting With Darkness
Monday, July 30, 2012
Sony Vegas - Editing and Rendering 1920x1080 60p
The Panasonic AG-AC160A has the ability to record in AVCHD version 2.0 or 1920x1080 60p at 28Mbps.
I am going to update this post with lessons learned on shooting, editing, and rendering this type of footage. Evidently, this is a pretty old question.
Updated 8/8/12: I have now had a chance to use 1080 60p footage in Vegas Pro 11. Working fine for me. However Vegas 12
Older information:
This 2010 video explains how to render and author 1080p60 AVCHD discs from Sony Vegas. The software does not have a tempalte for this out of the box, so the user must customize and then save their own template.
I am going to update this post with lessons learned on shooting, editing, and rendering this type of footage. Evidently, this is a pretty old question.
Updated 8/8/12: I have now had a chance to use 1080 60p footage in Vegas Pro 11. Working fine for me. However Vegas 12
Older information:
This 2010 video explains how to render and author 1080p60 AVCHD discs from Sony Vegas. The software does not have a tempalte for this out of the box, so the user must customize and then save their own template.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Sony Vegas Pro 11 - GPU Acceleration
Five steps to GPU power in Vegas Pro 11
by Gary Rebholz
"The new GPU computing features in Vegas Pro 11 can make a big difference in your daily workflow. But some users are asking, what is GPU computing and why does it make such a difference? In this article we’ll take a look at the new GPU capabilities of Vegas Pro 11 so that you can understand exactly what they are and how you can get everything out of them that they have to offer."
"The first step to using GPU performance in your Vegas Pro projects is to understand just what the technology is and how you can access it. GPU stands for Graphics Processing Unit. The technology had its infancy way back in the 1980s and really started coming to life as 3D graphics started becoming more and more popular, not only in professional graphics but also significantly in the computer gaming world."
Full Article: Five steps to GPU power in Vegas Pro 11
Benchmarking GPU Acceleration in Vegas Pro 11
"Vegas Pro™ 11 leverages the processing capabilities of modern GPUs (Graphic Processing Units) using the industry-standard OpenCL™ framework. Rather than being tied to a single manufacturer or technology, this hardware-agnostic approach enables Vegas Pro 11 users to enjoy remarkable performance improvements across a broad range of popularly-priced, widely available GPU devices. By utilizing the amazing parallel computing resources of the GPU for video processing, the main CPU is freed up for other tasks, such as video decoding and user interface display."
Full Article: Benchmarking GPU Acceleration in Vegas Pro 11
Supported cards for GPU-acceleration
To take full advantage of the GPU-acceleration in Vegas Pro 11, you will need a supported card with at least 512 MB of GPU memory.
NVIDIA
Requires a CUDA-enabled GPU and driver 270.xx or later.
AMD/ATI
Requires an OpenCL-enabled GPU and Catalyst driver 11.7 or later with a Radeon HD 57xx or higher GPU. If using a FirePro GPU, FirePro unified driver 8.85 or later is required.
by Gary Rebholz
"The new GPU computing features in Vegas Pro 11 can make a big difference in your daily workflow. But some users are asking, what is GPU computing and why does it make such a difference? In this article we’ll take a look at the new GPU capabilities of Vegas Pro 11 so that you can understand exactly what they are and how you can get everything out of them that they have to offer."
"The first step to using GPU performance in your Vegas Pro projects is to understand just what the technology is and how you can access it. GPU stands for Graphics Processing Unit. The technology had its infancy way back in the 1980s and really started coming to life as 3D graphics started becoming more and more popular, not only in professional graphics but also significantly in the computer gaming world."
Full Article: Five steps to GPU power in Vegas Pro 11
Benchmarking GPU Acceleration in Vegas Pro 11
"Vegas Pro™ 11 leverages the processing capabilities of modern GPUs (Graphic Processing Units) using the industry-standard OpenCL™ framework. Rather than being tied to a single manufacturer or technology, this hardware-agnostic approach enables Vegas Pro 11 users to enjoy remarkable performance improvements across a broad range of popularly-priced, widely available GPU devices. By utilizing the amazing parallel computing resources of the GPU for video processing, the main CPU is freed up for other tasks, such as video decoding and user interface display."
Full Article: Benchmarking GPU Acceleration in Vegas Pro 11
Supported cards for GPU-acceleration
To take full advantage of the GPU-acceleration in Vegas Pro 11, you will need a supported card with at least 512 MB of GPU memory.
NVIDIA
Requires a CUDA-enabled GPU and driver 270.xx or later.
GeForce GPUs:
- GeForce GTX 4xx Series or higher (or GeForce GT 2xx Series or higher with driver 285.62 or later).
- Quadro GPUs: Quadro 600 or higher (or Quadro FX 1700 or higher with driver 285.62 or later).
NVIDIA recommends NVIDIA Quadro for professional applications and recommends use of the latest boards based on the Fermi architecture.
AMD/ATI
Requires an OpenCL-enabled GPU and Catalyst driver 11.7 or later with a Radeon HD 57xx or higher GPU. If using a FirePro GPU, FirePro unified driver 8.85 or later is required.
Panasonic AG-160A
Well, looks like this is the camera for me. Next question, what to do with the 1920x1080 60p footage in Sony Vegas? Evidently, I am not the first one to ask. Here is my blog post on workflow.
"...Panasonic has created AVCCAM, a line of next generation, affordable HD camcorders that offer incredible advantages over tape-based, MPEG-2 HDV systems. AVCCAM opens up a new world of creative possibilities..." - http://www.panasonic.com/business/provideo/avchd-home.asp
Panasonic AG-AC160A
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/sales_o/02products/products/ag-ac160a_130a/index.html
AG-AC160A - Prices 7/26/2012
Lowest Authorized Dealer Prices
$4,495 G&G Video
$4,879 BH Photo
$4,879 Texas Media Systems
Other Dealers
$4,749 42nd St Photo
$4,494 PMI Digital (Profeel)
AG-AC130A - Price $3,980 (7/24/2012) BH Photo
AG-AF100 - Price $4,795 (7/24/2012) BH Photo
Older models, before upgrades to A models (were still available some places as of 7/24/12)
AG-AC160 - Price $3,519 (7/23/2012) 42nd St Photo
AG-AC130 - Price $3,149 (7/14/2012) 42nd St Photo
There also appears to be an AG-AC120 model PAL camera that is very similar to the 130 but does not have a viewfinder. Evidently, this model is only available in Europe. It is listed on the BH Photo site:
BH Photo AG-AC120 ($2,695 7/24/12)
Full side by side specification listing between the two newest "A" models:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/panasonic/announcements/new-panasonic-ag-ac160a-ag-ac130a-camcorders-announced-nab
Article review:
http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/awilt/story/review_panasonic_ag-ac160_and_ag-hpx250_1_3_3-mos_camcorders/
Good review with questions from email
Panasonic AG-AC160 Review from Philip Johnston on Vimeo.
Quick Review
Web page review:
http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-panasonic-agac160
Vimeo Panasonic AC160 user group:
https://vimeo.com/groups/ac160
DVXUser Forum
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/forumdisplay.php?237-AC160-130
Test Videos
My Vimeo Album of AG-160 samples:https://vimeo.com/album/2020163
REQUIES - Panasonic AG-AC160 from Sebastian Wiegärtner on Vimeo.
Panasonic AG-AC160 Footage from Andy Beasom on Vimeo.
Panasonic AC 160 Barry Green FLK 2 & 3 Scene Files from dhardjono on Vimeo.
Panasonic AG-AC160 PS-mode 1080/50P Firmware Ver 1.23 April 24, 2012 from PSTV on Vimeo.
Source:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/panasonic/announcements/new-panasonic-ag-ac160a-ag-ac130a-camcorders-announced-nab
The Panasonic AG-AC130A and 160A are the same camera. The 160 adds more features including 1080/60p recording and Variable Frame Rate recording at 1080p.
The AG-AC160A features 1080/60p and 1080/50p HD recording formats in new PS mode at max of 28Mbps
Product Highlights 160 / 130:
1080/60p and 1080/50p Recording Variable Frame Rate Recording at 1080p 1080p60 / p30 / p24 / 720p60 + 60/50 Hz
Panasonic 160/130 Tutorial:
http://www.callboxlive.com/products/panasonic-ac130-ac160-guide
DIY Sholder Rig
Variable Frame Rate video (160 only)
AG-AC160 Footage - Zoom & Image Stabilization Test from Greg Fulcher on Vimeo.
How to videos:
http://www.panasonic.com/globals/videoPlayer/index.asp?videoID=1&xmlFile=assets/business/provideo/settings_AG-AC130_160.xml
Warranty and Support
http://eww.pass.panasonic.co.jp/p2ui/guest/TopLogin.do
Accessories
See our blog post on accessories:
http://hollyviewvideo.blogspot.com/2012/08/panasonic-ag-ac160a-accessories.html
"...Panasonic has created AVCCAM, a line of next generation, affordable HD camcorders that offer incredible advantages over tape-based, MPEG-2 HDV systems. AVCCAM opens up a new world of creative possibilities..." - http://www.panasonic.com/business/provideo/avchd-home.asp
Panasonic AG-AC160A
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| AG-AC160A |
AG-AC160A - Prices 7/26/2012
Lowest Authorized Dealer Prices
$4,495 G&G Video
$4,879 BH Photo
$4,879 Texas Media Systems
Other Dealers
$4,749 42nd St Photo
$4,494 PMI Digital (Profeel)
AG-AC130A - Price $3,980 (7/24/2012) BH Photo
AG-AF100 - Price $4,795 (7/24/2012) BH Photo
Older models, before upgrades to A models (were still available some places as of 7/24/12)
AG-AC160 - Price $3,519 (7/23/2012) 42nd St Photo
AG-AC130 - Price $3,149 (7/14/2012) 42nd St Photo
There also appears to be an AG-AC120 model PAL camera that is very similar to the 130 but does not have a viewfinder. Evidently, this model is only available in Europe. It is listed on the BH Photo site:
BH Photo AG-AC120 ($2,695 7/24/12)
Full side by side specification listing between the two newest "A" models:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/panasonic/announcements/new-panasonic-ag-ac160a-ag-ac130a-camcorders-announced-nab
Article review:
http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/awilt/story/review_panasonic_ag-ac160_and_ag-hpx250_1_3_3-mos_camcorders/
Good review with questions from email
Panasonic AG-AC160 Review from Philip Johnston on Vimeo.
Quick Review
Web page review:
http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-panasonic-agac160
Vimeo Panasonic AC160 user group:
https://vimeo.com/groups/ac160
DVXUser Forum
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/forumdisplay.php?237-AC160-130
Test Videos
My Vimeo Album of AG-160 samples:https://vimeo.com/album/2020163
REQUIES - Panasonic AG-AC160 from Sebastian Wiegärtner on Vimeo.
Panasonic AG-AC160 Footage from Andy Beasom on Vimeo.
Panasonic AC 160 Barry Green FLK 2 & 3 Scene Files from dhardjono on Vimeo.
Panasonic AG-AC160 PS-mode 1080/50P Firmware Ver 1.23 April 24, 2012 from PSTV on Vimeo.
Source:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/panasonic/announcements/new-panasonic-ag-ac160a-ag-ac130a-camcorders-announced-nab
The Panasonic AG-AC130A and 160A are the same camera. The 160 adds more features including 1080/60p recording and Variable Frame Rate recording at 1080p.
The AG-AC160A features 1080/60p and 1080/50p HD recording formats in new PS mode at max of 28Mbps
Product Highlights 160 / 130:
- 1/3" 2.2 MP 3MOS Sensor Expanded Focus Assist Turbo Speed One-Push Auto Focus Integrated 22x Lens / 28-616mm Equiv. 3.45" 1920 x 480 LCD Dual SD / SDHC / SDXC Card Slots AVCHD Professional PH Recording AVCHD/Standard Definition DV Recording 2-Channel XLR Inputs
1080/60p and 1080/50p Recording Variable Frame Rate Recording at 1080p 1080p60 / p30 / p24 / 720p60 + 60/50 Hz
- Product Highlights 130 Only
- 1080i60 / p30 / p24 / 720p60 Formats
Panasonic 160/130 Tutorial:
http://www.callboxlive.com/products/panasonic-ac130-ac160-guide
DIY Sholder Rig
Variable Frame Rate video (160 only)
AG-AC160 Footage - Zoom & Image Stabilization Test from Greg Fulcher on Vimeo.
How to videos:
http://www.panasonic.com/globals/videoPlayer/index.asp?videoID=1&xmlFile=assets/business/provideo/settings_AG-AC130_160.xml
Warranty and Support
http://eww.pass.panasonic.co.jp/p2ui/guest/TopLogin.do
Accessories
See our blog post on accessories:
http://hollyviewvideo.blogspot.com/2012/08/panasonic-ag-ac160a-accessories.html
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Sony NEX-FS700
Product Highlights
- 4K Exmor Super 35mm CMOS Sensor
- Capture 1920 x 1080/60p Video
- Includes 18-200mm Lens
- NXCAM Recording Format (AVCHD)
- LCD 3.5" Screen with VF Attachment
- Up to 960 fps Super Slow Motion
- ISO 500 (0 dB) to ISO 16,000 (30 dB)
- Dual XLR, HDMI & 3G/HD-SDI Connectivity
- FMU Port Supports Optional Memory
- Future 4K Upgrade (Not Included)
BH Photo Link
Copter Kids FS700 Slow Motion Test from Trent Palmer on Vimeo.
Sony product video:
Sony NEX-FS700 Slow motion video
Sony XDCAM
Sony PMW-100 XDCAM
This camera has great professional specs, but records to expensive media and does not record 1920 x 1080 at 60p. It does record at 50Mbps like the Canon XF 100 but not at 60p only 60i.
Product Highlights
- 1/2.9" CMOS Sensor (1920 x 1080)
- XDCAM 422 MPEG-2 Codec at 50 Mb/s
- 10x Zoom Lens - 40-400mm (35mm Equiv)
- 3.5" LCD Screen (852 x 480 Pixels)
- HD-SDI & HDMI Outputs
- Dual XLR Inputs / Timecode & Genlock I/O
- Dual ExpressCard SxS Card Slots
- Compatible with XDCAM Disc & EX Formats
- DVCAM Recording
- Less Than 4 lb with Battery & Card
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