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vbnut wrote:
I've shot a couple videos in the past, but it was pure luck if they turned out viewable. After recently realizing that I was enjoying wildlife videos even more that wildlife photos posted on social media (e.g Nextdoor) I've started shooting more video, but I also find the video settings intimidating (I did manage to figure out how to shoot at 128 fps on my Canon R3 so I could play back some hummingbird videos in slow motion). Does anyone have some recommendations for training materials (videos, websites, books, etc.) to help understand the "numerous options for video recording with the different codecs, formats, resolution, frame rates, etc." as well as video post-processing (e.g. what is color grading)? I assume some of it is specific to a camera model or camera brand, but I'm guessing there are concepts and principle that apply broadly. For those of us that are familiar with still photography, something that explained video concepts using analogies with still photography concepts (e.g. the exposure triangle, white balance, rules of composition, etc.) would be ideal.
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I'm no expert which is why I started this thread....but, I believe I do have good base going and I've sifted through most of the setup process. Here's some things to consider before you get your camera setup, assuming you want to start shooting in 4K:
1. Decide whether you want to shoot 24fps or 30fps for your slowest frame rate option. 24fps is the standard for cinema that our eyes are used to seeing at the movie theater and 30fps is more for broadcast television. There is a never ending debate as to which one is better, so it's personal preference.
2. Once you decide on that, I would suggest setting up your 3 custom functions for the three different frame rates you would use in the field, which to me are 24, 60, and 120. 24fps is for your cinematic shots that produce natural motion blur, 60fps can be slowed down for slow motion and has a faster SS if needed, and then 120fps is for super slow motion which is a great option for wildlife and fast moving things.
3. You should follow the 180 degree shutter rule, which means your shutter speed is set and forget for each custom shooting mode. For example, if you decided on 24p you would set SS to 1/50th, 60p would be 1/125th, and 120p will be 1/250th. And these are set forever unless you don't want to follow the 180 degree rule.
4. Your WB should also be set and forget to "daylight" or whatever the scene is, so again, another set and forget for each shoot.
With that said, once your frame rate is set, your SS is set, your WB is set, then all you have to worry about is exposure. So the only two things you are controlling while video'ing are your aperture and ND filter. I often shoot wide open or very near, so my aperture is also usually set and forget. That leaves me with only having to worry about the ND filter to control exposure. So as complex as shooting video sounds, all I've had to worry about for the last several years when shooting with the R5 is turning my Vari-ND flier on the front to set my exposure for the scene, and that's it. It's that simple. And for the R5, it was always between +1 and +2 on the meter for Clog3.
Once you get your camera settings sorted out (which will be based on how much you are worried about file size), those will also be set and forget. So then you are simply left to decide which frame rate you are going to use for a scene, select that custom function mode, choose your aperture, and then you are left with the ND filter being your only concern for exposure.
Now, with that said, some people could say screw all that, just use auto mode and break the 180 degree rule and forget about ND filters, etc. So it comes down to how deep you want to dive in.
I'm sure someone could explain the differences in video quality/format/etc but I'm not the person for that as I don't care to know about the differences. I only care about recording the best possible quality and once that is set it never changes. Kind of like choosing RAW, vs jpeg or cRAW. I shoot cRAW for stills and that hasn't changed since the R5 was released. So my video settings have also been set for many years and I never have to change them.
So now I'm just left with learning the editing process...
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