So at NAB this past April it's safe to say that the "MoVi" camera stabilizer Freefly Systems stole much of the hype from the Vegas show. We got to see some demo videos and a couple articles but now we can have a much more detailed look at the system and how it works. Check out the video below for a deeper look at this exciting new stabilizer.
Showing posts with label Blackmagic camera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blackmagic camera. Show all posts
Friday, 10 May 2013
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Some great Blackmagic 2.5k test footage.
Check out some of this great blackmagic test footage shot on the 2.5k camera by my colleague Krista. The footage really demonstrates how well this cameras handles difficult shooting conditions like shooting against snow with bright sky. The dynamic range comes in handy when trying to compensate exposure in such conditions while still keeping a lot of detail. Notice how much contrast and detail come through in the snow. Click on the link below or download the file from Vimeo for best viewing quality.
BMCC/Anamorphic/ProRes from Ryan Glover on Vimeo.
BMCC/Anamorphic/ProRes from Ryan Glover on Vimeo.
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Blackmagic Pocket Camera: What we know so far.
Last week at NAB Blackmagic stunned the film world again by announcing two new cameras. A new 4K APS-C camera with global shutter for $4000 dollars and a smaller Micro Four Thirds pocket camera for $1000 dollars. Personally I am more excited about the pocket camera. This price point will be great for a lot of people looking to get great dynamic range without having to pay a big price. Plus the fact it has a micro four thirds active mount will be good for those people who have MFT lenses or those wishing to add other types of lenses using an adaptor. Adding Nikon, Canon or even PL mount lenses will be easy with the right adapter. It's still very early but Blackmagic is saying a delivery time of July is what we can expect and that it will be released most likely before the 4K camera. I haven't seen any footage yet but hopefully they will release some test footage soon. If Anyone has found any footage on the web please send me a link.
In the mean time lets go through what we know about the camera and some of its features:
-It has 1920x180 resolution
-Apple 10-bit 422 200Mbps ProRes codec with the promise of lossless CinemaDNG codec that will be coming later with a firmware update.
-The sensor size is Super 16: Roughly (12.5x7.4mm)
-Frame Rates 23.98p, 24p, 25p, 29.97p, 30p
-Dynamic Range: 13 stops
-MFT (micro four thirds lens mount) which should give full aperture control to native lenses.
-Magnified focus for focus assist and peaking
-Removable storage is SDXC and SDHC cards. It can record in ProRes 50 minutes of footage on a 64Gb SDXC card
-Metadata: camera data and user data such as shot number, filenames and keywords
-Can output through HDMI without overlays for monitoring: Micro HDMI type D. HDMI Audio Output 2 channels 48 kHz and 24 bit
-3.5" LCD: 800 x 480 resolution
-2.5mm LANC control for controlling record, stop, focus and iris with active lenses
-3.5mm mic input
-3.5mm headphone jack
-0.7mm 12V power input
-Standard tripod mount top and bottom
-Computer Interface USB 2.0 mini B port for firmware updates
-Operating Temperatures 0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)
-Humidity rating 0% to 90% non-condensing
-Removable battery: Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (EN-EL20) Battery Life: approx. 1 hour of continuous recording time. Charge Time: approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes when the camera is off and approximately 2 hours when in use. You can also use non Blackmagic batteries such as the easy to find and inexpensive Nikon EN-EL20 Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries. This is a big deal because on the 2.5k camera the battery was built in with lousy operating times.
-In the box you get: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, wrist strap, dust cap and 12V AC Adapter.
Plus, DVD (DaVinci Resolve Lite)
-Product Warranty 12 Month Limited Manufacturer's Warranty.
-Compatible operating systems are: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or later Windows 7 or later
-Dimensions: 5.04 x 1.49 x 2.6 (128 x 38 x 66 mm)
-Weight: 12.52 oz (355 g)
So that's basically what we know so far. As for what the image looks like hopefully we will see some footage soon.
In the mean time lets go through what we know about the camera and some of its features:
-It has 1920x180 resolution
-Apple 10-bit 422 200Mbps ProRes codec with the promise of lossless CinemaDNG codec that will be coming later with a firmware update.
-The sensor size is Super 16: Roughly (12.5x7.4mm)
-Frame Rates 23.98p, 24p, 25p, 29.97p, 30p
-Dynamic Range: 13 stops
-MFT (micro four thirds lens mount) which should give full aperture control to native lenses.
-Magnified focus for focus assist and peaking
-Removable storage is SDXC and SDHC cards. It can record in ProRes 50 minutes of footage on a 64Gb SDXC card
-Metadata: camera data and user data such as shot number, filenames and keywords
-Can output through HDMI without overlays for monitoring: Micro HDMI type D. HDMI Audio Output 2 channels 48 kHz and 24 bit
-3.5" LCD: 800 x 480 resolution
-2.5mm LANC control for controlling record, stop, focus and iris with active lenses
-3.5mm mic input
-3.5mm headphone jack
-0.7mm 12V power input
-Standard tripod mount top and bottom
-Computer Interface USB 2.0 mini B port for firmware updates
-Operating Temperatures 0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)
-Humidity rating 0% to 90% non-condensing
-Removable battery: Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (EN-EL20) Battery Life: approx. 1 hour of continuous recording time. Charge Time: approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes when the camera is off and approximately 2 hours when in use. You can also use non Blackmagic batteries such as the easy to find and inexpensive Nikon EN-EL20 Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries. This is a big deal because on the 2.5k camera the battery was built in with lousy operating times.
-In the box you get: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, wrist strap, dust cap and 12V AC Adapter.
Plus, DVD (DaVinci Resolve Lite)
-Product Warranty 12 Month Limited Manufacturer's Warranty.
-Compatible operating systems are: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or later Windows 7 or later
-Dimensions: 5.04 x 1.49 x 2.6 (128 x 38 x 66 mm)
-Weight: 12.52 oz (355 g)
So that's basically what we know so far. As for what the image looks like hopefully we will see some footage soon.
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Blackmagic Cinema Camera footage.
So I have gathered together some of the best footage I could find from the Internet that demonstrates exactly what the BMCC can do. Specs are nice but at the end of the day we want to see how will this camera holds up in the field on an actual production being used for actual films, commericals,
music videos, etc.
I have compiled a variety of different videos showing the strengths of the camera in relation to dynamic range and the ability to garde in 12-bit RAW DNG and Apple ProRes HQ 422. These videos I have linked to from a number of sites like Vimeo and Youtube. For best quality it is better to download the full video from Vimeo.
Below is a great comparison done by OneRiver Media.
Comparing the Cinema Camera & 5D Mk III from OneRiver Media on Vimeo.
Here is a series of grading tests done by various colourists. I like these examples because it really shows how you can change look of the footage to give it a completely different mood or feel.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 12 bit Raw DNG files Corrected in After Effects from Norman Lang on Vimeo.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera Test DNGs from ickxsfilms on Vimeo.
Black Magic Cinema Camera Footage and Grade from Daniel Bowie on Vimeo.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera - BMCC from James Miller on Vimeo.
Bmcc color grade using Lightroom 4 from Arrius on Vimeo.
Black Magic Cinema Camera Color Grade from Matt Battershell on Vimeo.
This next video is a comparison test done between the BMCC and the Sony FS100. Now there really is no comparison in regards to the cameras in low light. the FS100 is a much better camera in low light. However what I find interesting about this test is how much detail you can still pull out of the low light with BMCC especially in the mid tones. with the 12-bit RAW and those 13 stops of dynamic range you can push it farther than I thought possible. However from an ISO view point their is really no comparison to the FS100 due to it's higher usable ISO.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera vs FS100 Lowlight Shoot-Out from Frank Glencairn on Vimeo.
BMCC vs. GH2 test footage:
BMCC-02 : GH2 versus BMCC (ProRes) from Raitank on Vimeo.
A very quick example of what you can do in DaVinci:
BMCC by DaVinci Resolve9 from Kazuyoshi Tezuka on Vimeo.
A quick Key Test withe BMCC:
BMCC Key Test from Andy Waddell on Vimeo.
BMCC ProRes Graded with Magic Bullet Quick Looks:
BMCC Test Footage from T. Umrani on Vimeo.
Olivia Tech BMCC Color Grade Test from Kofa Boyah on Vimeo.
A Black & White test graded in After Effects:
BMCC Rough Black & White Grade from Manback Productions on Vimeo.
The End Of The World Shoot Out: A dynamic range test between the BMCC, 5Dmark3, GH3 and Hacked GH2. This is a three part series and I strongly suggest to download the Mp4 to get the full impact of this test series.
END OF THE WORLD SHOOTOUT - PART 1 from Shian Storm on Vimeo.
END OF THE WORLD SHOOTOUT - PART 2 from Shian Storm on Vimeo.
END OF THE WORLD SHOOTOUT - PART 3 from Shian Storm on Vimeo.
Below is a test using GoPro's Cineform software for grading as well as grade done with Adobe Speed Grade. Both results look good and very filmic. I am not sure which grade I prefer better. They both look good. I am leaning more to the Speed Grade look though. Check it out for yourself.
ColorGrading Test with BMCC, GoPro CineForm Studio and Adobe SpeedGrade from The Robinson Brothers on Vimeo.
Here is a link to BMCuser.com with some great screen grabs taken from the above shoot:
DNG Sequence Stills
Some more grading tests done using the above footage:
Simple Color | Blackmagic Cinema Camera from Camp Comet on Vimeo.
Some night tests and low light tests done withe BMCC. I think that these tests demonstrate that BMCC can be used in low light situations and shouldn't be written off so quickly.
bmcc test from ekipafilmowa.pl on Vimeo.
BMCC 12/9/12 from John Christon on Vimeo.
BMCC 12.6.12 from John Christon on Vimeo.
BMC "Snow Bells" from Frank Glencairn on Vimeo.
BMCC test Graded ProRes 422 from Daniel Fery on Vimeo.
Black Magic Cinema Camera - Low Light Test Shoot from Joel Crane on Vimeo.
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NOLA AT NIGHT - Blackmagic from The Diamond Bros. on Vimeo.
music videos, etc.
I have compiled a variety of different videos showing the strengths of the camera in relation to dynamic range and the ability to garde in 12-bit RAW DNG and Apple ProRes HQ 422. These videos I have linked to from a number of sites like Vimeo and Youtube. For best quality it is better to download the full video from Vimeo.
Below is a great comparison done by OneRiver Media.
Comparing the Cinema Camera & 5D Mk III from OneRiver Media on Vimeo.
Here is a series of grading tests done by various colourists. I like these examples because it really shows how you can change look of the footage to give it a completely different mood or feel.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 12 bit Raw DNG files Corrected in After Effects from Norman Lang on Vimeo.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera Test DNGs from ickxsfilms on Vimeo.
Black Magic Cinema Camera Footage and Grade from Daniel Bowie on Vimeo.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera - BMCC from James Miller on Vimeo.
Bmcc color grade using Lightroom 4 from Arrius on Vimeo.
Black Magic Cinema Camera Color Grade from Matt Battershell on Vimeo.
This next video is a comparison test done between the BMCC and the Sony FS100. Now there really is no comparison in regards to the cameras in low light. the FS100 is a much better camera in low light. However what I find interesting about this test is how much detail you can still pull out of the low light with BMCC especially in the mid tones. with the 12-bit RAW and those 13 stops of dynamic range you can push it farther than I thought possible. However from an ISO view point their is really no comparison to the FS100 due to it's higher usable ISO.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera vs FS100 Lowlight Shoot-Out from Frank Glencairn on Vimeo.
BMCC vs. GH2 test footage:
BMCC-02 : GH2 versus BMCC (ProRes) from Raitank on Vimeo.
A very quick example of what you can do in DaVinci:
BMCC by DaVinci Resolve9 from Kazuyoshi Tezuka on Vimeo.
A quick Key Test withe BMCC:
BMCC Key Test from Andy Waddell on Vimeo.
BMCC ProRes Graded with Magic Bullet Quick Looks:
BMCC Test Footage from T. Umrani on Vimeo.
Olivia Tech BMCC Color Grade Test from Kofa Boyah on Vimeo.
A Black & White test graded in After Effects:
BMCC Rough Black & White Grade from Manback Productions on Vimeo.
The End Of The World Shoot Out: A dynamic range test between the BMCC, 5Dmark3, GH3 and Hacked GH2. This is a three part series and I strongly suggest to download the Mp4 to get the full impact of this test series.
END OF THE WORLD SHOOTOUT - PART 1 from Shian Storm on Vimeo.
END OF THE WORLD SHOOTOUT - PART 2 from Shian Storm on Vimeo.
END OF THE WORLD SHOOTOUT - PART 3 from Shian Storm on Vimeo.
Below is a test using GoPro's Cineform software for grading as well as grade done with Adobe Speed Grade. Both results look good and very filmic. I am not sure which grade I prefer better. They both look good. I am leaning more to the Speed Grade look though. Check it out for yourself.
ColorGrading Test with BMCC, GoPro CineForm Studio and Adobe SpeedGrade from The Robinson Brothers on Vimeo.
Here is a link to BMCuser.com with some great screen grabs taken from the above shoot:
DNG Sequence Stills
Some more grading tests done using the above footage:
Simple Color | Blackmagic Cinema Camera from Camp Comet on Vimeo.
Some night tests and low light tests done withe BMCC. I think that these tests demonstrate that BMCC can be used in low light situations and shouldn't be written off so quickly.
bmcc test from ekipafilmowa.pl on Vimeo.
BMCC 12/9/12 from John Christon on Vimeo.
BMCC 12.6.12 from John Christon on Vimeo.
BMC "Snow Bells" from Frank Glencairn on Vimeo.
BMCC test Graded ProRes 422 from Daniel Fery on Vimeo.
Black Magic Cinema Camera - Low Light Test Shoot from Joel Crane on Vimeo.
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NOLA AT NIGHT - Blackmagic from The Diamond Bros. on Vimeo.
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