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Author Topic: D-SLR chat Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-24-2010 09:42 PM                        I don't seem to have that file, but I can play .M2V and .VOB files in Quicktime without any problem. What are the advantages of that particular component? And hell yeah, I'll take it. My e-mail account only allows for 50MB attachments max, though. Unless you FTP. I really like how MPEG Streamclip lets me pick the IN and OUT point in a DVD and just rip that straight to whatever format I choose. I've never really tried Mac the Ripper, Does that let you select in and out points as well? I don't like ripping the entire VOB file if I don't have to.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-24-2010 11:05 PM                     Klicken Sie hier! http://files.me.com/randystankey/v6tr8v I am not certain that this will work but, what the hell! It's worth a try. The file goes in /MachintoshHD/Library/Quicktime/... Theoretically, there should be nothing wrong with you receiving this. You paid for Final Cut Pro. Correct? This component is supposed to be part of Final Cut Pro. When you installed 10.6, the file was deleted. You are only restoring something that you previously had. This is what solved my problem and I think it will help solve yours but it's an easy thing to try. If it doesn't work, nothing lost. Right? BTW: Streamclip isn't supposed to be capable of playing back encrypted DVDs or the VOB files contained therein. However, if you decrypt and extract those VOBs to your hard drive there should be no problem playing them. "Mac the Ripper" is the application I use to extract material from DVDs. With this program encryption comes of faster than a prom dress! Mac the Ripper can extract the elementary streams, you can remove region codes (assuming your drive can read the region of the original disk) and it can disable UOP restrictions in menus. I assume your Google-Fu is strong enough to find "Mac the Ripper."  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-25-2010 01:18 PM                        Thanks for that. I don't have any DVDs around me right now, but the fact is that component should be there regardless. ROBERT HENDERSON! I have a couple of tests I would like for you to try on your 5D Mark II camera. You don't have to post examples of the results like I did, I just want to know if the same thing affects your camera as does my T1i. The first is a moire test. Put your camera in video mode and point it at a building with a similar brick pattern as seen in my example video below. Moire? Moire Test My video was at 720p. Try 1080p on yours. Moire is my enemy. The second test is very important. My camera does not allow for full manual control during video mode. Pointing it at a light source and zooming in and out will change the ISO settings automatically. Check out my example video of this happening. I want to know if this still occurs in full manual mode on a camera like the 5.2D or 7D. When I was messing with the 7D, it did this as I zoomed in and out, but I did not have a lot of time to mess with the controls. Point your 5.2D at a light source (or anywhere, really) in video mode and zoom in and out with your lens. Try to stop the ISO from changing automatically. Let me know what you find.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 01-25-2010 07:53 PM                     I'll have to test the moire issue on a brick wall in the next day or two. As for ISO, you can manually set the ISO level during video recording but you must be in full manual mode to do so. The controls on the 7D are little different from the 5D Mark II. On the 5D Mark II the dial on top must be set to "M" and the little ON/OFF selector switch under the "quick control dial" on the back of the camera body must be set to its third position above "ON". That activates the big "quick control dial" on the back of the camera. You use that and the "main dial" to change aperture and shutter speeds manually for video. Press the ISO button near the main dial to manually change ISO settings. If you don't have those controls set right then that auto ISO stuff will be there by default. Hey, what do you know! Post 7000.  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-27-2010 05:30 PM                     I am interested in taking the Dslr jump. The Mark II 5D seems to be top of the line, but probably a tad excessive for my needs and very expensive. The 7D is much cheaper, but I read some reviews that it's recommended for sports photography. I intend to use the camera for when I travel, taking people shots, monuments, wildlife, etc. Are there any good review sites for cameras?  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-27-2010 06:41 PM                     Digital Photography Review is a pretty good resource. The site has in depth reviews of many different DSLR cameras and lenses. The site also has a pretty good forum too.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-27-2010 09:02 PM                     Another nice thing about DPR is that you get to see the exact same test shots done with the various cameras you are comparing and see what the trade-offs are. I don't think anyone has a lock on "best" but you can decide what is important to you and how much you want to pay for that next increment of "better." Steve  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-28-2010 02:42 AM                        quote: Mike Heenan The 7D is much cheaper, but I read some reviews that it's recommended for sports photography. Well if that isn't a deal-breaker, I don't know what is!!! The 7D has a logic chip inside to determine what you are taking a picture of. If it is not a sports-related image, the camera deletes the image right after the shutter closes. I would never, ever get a camera that is recommended for sports photography. It must be HORRIBLE! The 5D Mark II is recommended for taking pictures of traffic, by the way.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-28-2010 12:17 PM                     Hmm, I thought a faster possible frame rate was a good thing. The EOS 7D can take up to 8 full resolution photos per second. That's why it gets a "sports photography" tag. The EOS 5D Mark II takes 3.9 photos per second. That's not really slow, but it's not so great for sports either. The EOS 1D Mark III and Mark IV models shoot 10 photos per second. The 7D has a better (newer) auto focus system than the 5D Mark II. The big advantage of the 5D Mark II is its large 36mm X 24mm full frame sensor. It sees the full view of EF series lenses instead of a 1.6 cropped view. The pixels on its image sensor are significantly larger than that of the 7D (6.4µm versus 4.3µm). That helps the 5D Mark II get more light and color onto the imaging sensor and also help it perform better in low light situations. The 7D is built more for speed. It is a better choice for action photography. The 5D Mark II is better for studio use and situations where you're not having to act super quick to get the shot. Although getting the shot successfully comes more from the planning and actions of the photographer than the camera itself. The Digital Picture is a Canon oriented web site, but has a great deal of information and comparisons of Canon camera bodies, lenses and other gear to use with those camera systems. BTW, Canon may deliver its big firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II in mid March. The Canon Rumors web site posted a photo of a slide listing the video features for the 5D MkII with the firmware update: HDTV recording modes: 1080p/30 NTSC 1080p/24 NTSC 1080p/25 PAL 1080p/24 PAL 640X480 30fps Shutter priority (Tv) and aperture priority (Av) exposure modes will be added for movie shooting. A histogram display will be available for shooting movies in manual mode. The audio sampling frequency is changed from 44.1kHz to 48kHz. A manual recording level (64 steps) will be added in the update. One thing the 5D Mark II firmware update cannot add: a simple "start/stop" movie recording button on the back of the camera. The 7D has that. It's kind of a pain to set up movie recording in the 5D Mark II (you have to go into that Live View settings menu and fiddle with stuff in there).  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-28-2010 04:15 PM                     Another good Canon-oriented site to mention: Planet 5D That site is not just about the EOS 5D and 5D Mark II. There's lots of stuff on there about other Canon camera bodies like the 7D and 1D Mark IV. There's lots of interesting video links showing off HD footage from 5D MkII, 7D and ID MkIV bodies.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-28-2010 06:37 PM                        Bobby, NTSC and PAL cannot be 1080p. You owe everyone an apology.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-28-2010 06:46 PM                     I'm just repeating what I saw on the slide: http://www.canonrumors.com/2010/02/5d-mark-ii-firmware-info-update/  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-28-2010 08:36 PM                        Apologize. Now.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-28-2010 10:15 PM                     I am sorry for what I saw. Damn my eyesight! Damn it all to hell!  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-02-2010 04:28 PM                     Canon confirmed the March 2010 release schedule of the 2.0.3 firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II. The features added by the firmware are pretty much what was listed a couple posts earlier. The existing 1080p/30 mode on the 5D Mark II will be changed to the 29.97 frame rate. The 1080p/24 mode will really be 23.976. Gotta make things easier to port that HD stuff on old-ass SD NTSC equipment! The firmware update reportedly will not add any 720p modes to the 5D Mark II. Some folks are griping about the lack of a 1080p/60 mode. That's kind of a head-scratcher to me. Outside of some video games, what sort of video is even recorded or played back in 1080p/60? Do any standard HD video cameras or playback decks support live action video in 1080p/60?  |  IP: Logged

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