Hi all, I am a bit confused about something with the 5d2. During video capture, is the shutter flying at 30fps or is it done digitally? It seems to me that the 150,000 actuations would be reached relatively quickly, no? Secondly, is this a stupid question? I'm just starting to get into the 5d2 mania.
Scrooloose wrote:
Hi all, I am a bit confused about something with the 5d2. During video capture, is the shutter flying at 30fps or is it done digitally? It seems to me that the 150,000 actuations would be reached relatively quickly, no? Secondly, is this a stupid question? I'm just starting to get into the 5d2 mania.
I don't think we're going to see an 'official' on the market date... we'll know when people start receiving their pre-orders. Canon have said, that early to mid November it'll be available, so that's your best bet right now... Rumors have it hough, that mid October (18th) are also goers.
It comes when it comes. Knowing when before hand, won't change it.
WilliamG wrote:
Since this thread has calmed down, and release-date info update?
Up here in Montreal, Canon is telling me end of November (and I think we're usually a couple of weeks behind US availability).
And, by the way, the Canon rep told me the biggest demand is coming from photojournalists whose work is directed towards web news...many were apparently shooting with a still and a vidcam but they've realized they can now do both with the 5DMII.
Scrooloose wrote:
Hi all, I am a bit confused about something with the 5d2. During video capture, is the shutter flying at 30fps or is it done digitally? It seems to me that the 150,000 actuations would be reached relatively quickly, no? Secondly, is this a stupid question? I'm just starting to get into the 5d2 mania.
Has anyone talked about the software to watch the photos? I'm sure Canon is going to include some cheap video software to 'process' the vid footage, which may or may not work for people, depending on just how much editing they plan to do.
I know nothing about video and I hate the idea having to learn everything.
Premiere pro elements or final cut express would enable you to pull stills from the footage. Premiere pro cs3 migt struggle depending on the compression codec the new version CS4 supports a greater choice of formats.
Gavin Sim wrote:
Premiere pro elements or final cut express would enable you to pull stills from the footage. Premiere pro cs3 migt struggle depending on the compression codec the new version CS4 supports a greater choice of formats.
dhphoto wrote:
Nothing comes with the camera? You'd have to fork out for Premier just to do this?
Not worth it unless you're going to do thousands
David
QuickTime Player (even the free version) can do it too..... just open the original 1920x1080 footage then go to the frame you wish to grab. Make sure you are viewing at Normal Size (full 1920x1080). Click Edit/Copy. This will store the frame in the clipboard, and you can paste such frame onto a new document in PS.
Canon’s supplied software applications ZoomBrowser EX 6.2.1 and ImageBrowser 6.2.1 can be used to play movie clips. These programs can also be used for simple editing, i.e., trimming unwanted footage from the beginning or end of a movie clip. More advanced editing of EOS 5D Mark II movie clips is definitely possible with other software, but this subject deserves more detailed attention than an overview article like this one can provide (watch for additional Canon Digital Learning Center tips on this topic at a later date).
