Comments on: Review: First take on the Canon 5D Mark II http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/ Don't just stand there. Shoot. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:58:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MHOГOTOЧИE http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/comment-page-1/#comment-187 MHOГOTOЧИE Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:58:48 +0000 http://www.davidstephenson.com/mophojo/?p=3#comment-187 Зачет!:) Но есть и минус небольшой! У меня скорость инета 56 килобит/сек. Страница грузилась около 20 секунд. Зачет!:) Но есть и минус небольшой! У меня скорость инета 56 килобит/сек. Страница грузилась около 20 секунд.

]]> By: Daniel Dunn http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Daniel Dunn Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:38:28 +0000 http://www.davidstephenson.com/mophojo/?p=3#comment-181 What makes this piece incredible, and it is, is the story. Great job telling the story. Great visuals, but the story is absolutely magnificent. Promote this piece and get it out there to the bigger markets, you have something here. Let's see more. What makes this piece incredible, and it is, is the story. Great job telling the story. Great visuals, but the story is absolutely magnificent. Promote this piece and get it out there to the bigger markets, you have something here. Let’s see more.

]]> By: Q & A: The Canon 5D Mark II | mophojo http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Q & A: The Canon 5D Mark II | mophojo Thu, 07 May 2009 01:25:43 +0000 http://www.davidstephenson.com/mophojo/?p=3#comment-124 [...] to an Apple Store and try it out. I’d recommend buying a new MacBook Pro. I’ve run down my system and software versions here. The big thing is to make sure your software is up to date (FCP, OS [...] [...] to an Apple Store and try it out. I’d recommend buying a new MacBook Pro. I’ve run down my system and software versions here. The big thing is to make sure your software is up to date (FCP, OS [...]

]]> By: mophojo http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/comment-page-1/#comment-113 mophojo Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:25:54 +0000 http://www.davidstephenson.com/mophojo/?p=3#comment-113 Michael, FWIW, an interesting tip from a pro film maker on theeoscars.com "Tip for 5d MkII filmmakers: USE AN ND8 FILTER ON HOT SUMMER DAYS AND A FIELD SOUND RECORDER AT 30fps Nondrop" Not sure what's behind that suggestion, or if it would clear up that problem you outlined. Full post here: http://theeoscars.com/5dblog/2009/03/lucky-day-mg-studio/ Michael,

FWIW, an interesting tip from a pro film maker on theeoscars.com

“Tip for 5d MkII filmmakers: USE AN ND8 FILTER ON HOT SUMMER DAYS AND A FIELD SOUND RECORDER AT 30fps Nondrop”

Not sure what’s behind that suggestion, or if it would clear up that problem you outlined.

Full post here:

http://theeoscars.com/5dblog/2009/03/lucky-day-mg-studio/

]]> By: George Rindon http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/comment-page-1/#comment-109 George Rindon Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:32:57 +0000 http://www.davidstephenson.com/mophojo/?p=3#comment-109 Finally, a wonderful piece on related FCP/5D MkII workflow--love it! Keep it coming.... Finally, a wonderful piece on related FCP/5D MkII workflow–love it! Keep it coming….

]]> By: Michael White http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Michael White Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:39:58 +0000 http://www.davidstephenson.com/mophojo/?p=3#comment-69 Here's the Canon EOS 5D audio sync issue or problem. Last Wednesday I used my two 5D MkII's in a 3 camera music video shoot. The third camera was a Sony PMW-EX1. Audio was recorded on two additional devices. One audio recording device was an Edirol R4 Pro. The other audio recording setup was a Tascam USB Interface to a MacBook Pro. The Sony Camera, Edirol, and Tascam/MacBook Pro devices all synced sound perfectly over the full duration of the shoot (just over 20 minutes). To clarify - once the different sources are sync'd quickly and easily to the slate clap on the waveform at the beginning of the shoot they all stayed perfectly in sync for the rest of the video. Both Canon cameras audio and video sync'd perfectly to each other but drifted significantly from the other 3 devices even over a 3 minute segment. That is a very serious problem for me and one that introduces significant post-production trouble and expense. This issue was so unexpected (I haven't run into this in years of working with a range of equipment) that I performed 3 subsequent tests to confirm that the 5D MkII's run too fast. The results from the tests show both of my 5D Mark II's run about 14 frames too fast in 10 minutes. Audio that is 1 full frame out of sync is noticeable on sharp sounds causing an echo. Audio that is 2 or 3 frames out of sync causes echo on any sound and looks odd in terms of lip sync. That the two Canon cameras audio sync'd OK to each other tells me that the cameras can be calibrated to a standard. Evidently they are just calibrated to an incorrect standard. I have shot since then by slating at the beginning and the end but this only works for short segments. This is a deal-breaker for me for shooting with the 5D for most of what I do and it makes me very sad. Anybody else experience this? Does anybody really know if this is likely a chip issue or a firmware issue? Does anyone know an easy, reliable way to get the clips to conform to the standard without time-consuming constant tweaking? I contacted Canon tech support and the girl there wasn't too concerned. She said: There is no fix and that the 5d isn't really a video camera so what did I expect? Nice! Here’s the Canon EOS 5D audio sync issue or problem.

Last Wednesday I used my two 5D MkII’s in a 3 camera music video shoot. The third camera was a Sony PMW-EX1. Audio was recorded on two additional devices. One audio recording device was an Edirol R4 Pro. The other audio recording setup was a Tascam USB Interface to a MacBook Pro.

The Sony Camera, Edirol, and Tascam/MacBook Pro devices all synced sound perfectly over the full duration of the shoot (just over 20 minutes). To clarify – once the different sources are sync’d quickly and easily to the slate clap on the waveform at the beginning of the shoot they all stayed perfectly in sync for the rest of the video.

Both Canon cameras audio and video sync’d perfectly to each other but drifted significantly from the other 3 devices even over a 3 minute segment. That is a very serious problem for me and one that introduces significant post-production trouble and expense.

This issue was so unexpected (I haven’t run into this in years of working with a range of equipment) that I performed 3 subsequent tests to confirm that the 5D MkII’s run too fast. The results from the tests show both of my 5D Mark II’s run about 14 frames too fast in 10 minutes. Audio that is 1 full frame out of sync is noticeable on sharp sounds causing an echo. Audio that is 2 or 3 frames out of sync causes echo on any sound and looks odd in terms of lip sync.

That the two Canon cameras audio sync’d OK to each other tells me that the cameras can be calibrated to a standard. Evidently they are just calibrated to an incorrect standard.

I have shot since then by slating at the beginning and the end but this only works for short segments. This is a deal-breaker for me for shooting with the 5D for most of what I do and it makes me very sad.

Anybody else experience this? Does anybody really know if this is likely a chip issue or a firmware issue? Does anyone know an easy, reliable way to get the clips to conform to the standard without time-consuming constant tweaking?

I contacted Canon tech support and the girl there wasn’t too concerned. She said: There is no fix and that the 5d isn’t really a video camera so what did I expect? Nice!

]]> By: Canon 5D tips » Blog Archive » My new 5DMrkII favorite clip http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Canon 5D tips » Blog Archive » My new 5DMrkII favorite clip Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:56:49 +0000 http://www.davidstephenson.com/mophojo/?p=3#comment-46 [...] creator of the clip also made a great blog post giving insider information about how it was shot and outline some of the limitations of the camera [...] [...] creator of the clip also made a great blog post giving insider information about how it was shot and outline some of the limitations of the camera [...]

]]> By: mophojo http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/comment-page-1/#comment-45 mophojo Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:55:37 +0000 http://www.davidstephenson.com/mophojo/?p=3#comment-45 Canon has released a firmware update for the 5D Mark II which is supposed to address the "black dot" issue and vertical banding. http://www.mophojo.com/2009/01/canon-releases-black-dot-fix-with-firmware-update/ Canon has released a firmware update for the 5D Mark II which is supposed to address the “black dot” issue and vertical banding.

http://www.mophojo.com/2009/01/canon-releases-black-dot-fix-with-firmware-update/

]]> By: mophojo http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/comment-page-1/#comment-44 mophojo Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:54:10 +0000 http://www.davidstephenson.com/mophojo/?p=3#comment-44 Joe, I have not yet transcoded the 5D files before editing in Final Cut. I also don't have to render anything in the timeline (no dreaded red bars) for the most part. I'm guessing there is some kind of sequence setting you should look into. I'm using FCP, but surely there's not some deficiency in FCE that would do that to you? I would hope not. Make sure all your software, including Quicktime and your OS, is up to date. Joe, I have not yet transcoded the 5D files before editing in Final Cut. I also don’t have to render anything in the timeline (no dreaded red bars) for the most part. I’m guessing there is some kind of sequence setting you should look into. I’m using FCP, but surely there’s not some deficiency in FCE that would do that to you? I would hope not. Make sure all your software, including Quicktime and your OS, is up to date.

]]> By: Joe Burns http://www.mophojo.com/2008/12/first-take-on-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-2/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Joe Burns Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:40:11 +0000 http://www.davidstephenson.com/mophojo/?p=3#comment-43 Wow. I love the Rocky video. Did you this without the transcoding? I love the camera, but editing the clips in Final Cut Express and rendering constantly is driving me crazy. Wow. I love the Rocky video. Did you this without the transcoding? I love the camera, but editing the clips in Final Cut Express and rendering constantly is driving me crazy.

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