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http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/10091910fujifilmx100.asp New Fuji compact. Fuck yeah.

Nice concept, pity that the lens is not interchangeable...

@$100

Do you know by chance if this was edited in iMovie?

HAFF 2008 on Vimeo

There is no editing, it is one shot as far as I can see.

I've been transcoding (is that the right word?) in batches fine already, its converting the files to .DV from .MOV that I have to do individually (iMovie won't open .MOV). I don't know what pro res means, but I've been chaning from h264 to avid DNxHD, no idea if that does any good, but it does make the videos play more smoothly afterwards.

You sound a little lost.

Why are you converting the files from .mov to .DV ?

Or are you in fact converting the files from h264 to avid DNxHD ?

Or are you doing both !!? And if you are, in what order ?

I really don't know what I'm doing at all with video.

At this stage, as you are in the UK, stick to PAL.

I like you.

I like you.

You scare me.

Why are you converting the files from .mov to .DV ?

Because iMovie '08 won't open .mov files, but will open .dv

Or are you in fact converting the files from h264 to avid DNxHD ? Or are you doing both !!? And if you are, in what order ?

I'm doing things in the order I said before, first converting the .mov files from h264 to avid DNxHD so that the video is smooth, not choppy, then resaving those files as .dv so that I can open them iMovie.

I'm thinking of selling my D80, and the barely used 17-135 kit lens that came with it... whats a fair furum price for the like? Seems to be around £400ish with the lens on ebay.

Perfect condition, 2 years old. 2GB SD card.
Is missing the rubber eye piece bit though.

Anybody?

Because iMovie '08 won't open .mov files, but will open .dv

I'm doing things in the order I said before, first converting the .mov files from h264 to avid DNxHD so that the video is smooth, not choppy, then resaving those files as .dv so that I can open them iMovie.

You know you can simply convert from H.264 to DV if you want, your intermediate stage of H.264 to DNxHD serves no point other than to lose quality.

But there is little point in converting to DV, as DV is a standard definition format - so you instantly loose an enormous amount of resolution as your original H.264 straight out of the camera is a high definition format.

I would do one of two things - convert from H.264 to some format that iMovie is happy with or let iMovie do the conversion for you.

I would do one of two things - convert from H.264 to some format that iMovie is happy with or let iMovie do the conversion for you.

This is why I was asking for help in the first place, the point is that I don't know what format iMovie is happy with/preserves resolution, let alone what camera settings I should be using in the first place. I've googled around for answers a lot, but there's no idiots guide to be found it seems.

let alone what camera settings I should be using in the first place.

Use any camera settings you want, they have no effect outside your camera, iMovie doesn't care what shutter speed or frame rate you are using.

But like I said in my previous post - if you don't really know your way around video then stick to PAL.

I've googled around for answers a lot, but there's no idiots guide to be found it seems.

Ignore MPEG stream clip and .DV and transcoding and DNxHD and all that, just do this.

1. Open iMovie > New Project (make sure it is 16:9)

2. Import the clip/s you want and let iMovie convert them if it needs to.

It's perfectly happy with the unconverted H.264 .mov files that come out of a Canon 550D.

1. Open iMovie > New Project (make sure it is 16:9)

2. Import the clip/s you want and let iMovie convert them if it needs to.

It's perfectly happy with the unconverted H.264 .mov files that come out of a Canon 550D.

Konijn thinks otherwise:

Because iMovie '08 won't open .mov files, but will open .dv

< Has no hands on experience with 550d.

Use any camera settings you want,

no.
understand how shutter speed effects how your video looks
know what 'auto everything' does to your video and why you should avoid it.
find out what picture styles do to your video and why you shouldn't have jpeg set to contrasty/sharp/saturated as this picture style is put on your video capture.
ask why video downsampled and shown on the web can look gritty with unwanted edge effects (see point above).

iMovie 08 was shit. A complete fuck-up from iMovie HD. Download iMovie 11 (from App store if necessary), or iMovie HD.

Has no hands on experience with 550d.

I have a 550D + iMovie - they get along just fine, iMovie is happy with H.264 straight from the 550D.

How could you afford such things with just £100?

no.
understand how shutter speed effects how your video looks
know what 'auto everything' does to your video and why you should avoid it.
find out what picture styles do to your video and why you shouldn't have jpeg set to contrasty/sharp/saturated as this picture style is put on your video capture.
ask why video downsampled and shown on the web can look gritty with unwanted edge effects (see point above).

You can use any frame rate, shutter speed, picture style, aperture (and so on) you like, iMovie is not going to care weather it is being given NTSC standard def footage shot at f/16 or high def PAL shot in black and white.

That's the point I am trying to make - I am trying to separate the issues for konijn - so he is not trying to resolve his transcoding woes by playing around with picture style or shutter speed.

All your points are valid, but part of a separate conversation.

How could you afford such things with just £100?

I have two lots of £100.

You can use any frame rate, shutter speed, picture style, aperture (and so on) you like, iMovie is not going to care weather it is being given NTSC standard def footage shot at f/16 or high def PAL shot in black and white.

That's the point I am trying to make - I am trying to separate the issues for konijn - so he is not trying to resolve his transcoding woes by playing around with picture style or shutter speed.

All your points are valid, but part of a separate conversation.

I (a girl, btw) know that aperture etc won't affect how the file itself is read. I was probably using the wrong words to describe what I meant, I was refering to the video settings (1920 x 1280, 1280 x 720 etc), hence why I put a picture of them to save me typing them out. I was trying to ask about the relative pro/cons of those options in terms of handling the files produced by each.

I (a girl, btw)

Do you want to go for a drink sometime, perhaps a meal, maybe even go on the London Eye ?

I have a suit.

I know that aperture etc won't affect how the file itself is read. I was probably using the wrong words to describe what I meant, I was refering to the video settings (1920 x 1280, 1280 x 720 etc) hence why I put a picture of them to save me typing them out. I was trying to ask about the relative pro/cons of those options in terms of handling the files produced by each

Of the two screens you showed in your post use what you want - they will all work just fine - but as a guide:

1920 x 1080 - is the highest resolution - best choice normally.

1280 x 720 - is lower resolution, but gives you the option of shooting at double speed (50fps rather than 25fps) - so you can do stuff like slow motion.

640 x 480 - forget it's there.

Of the two different modes NTSC or PAL (what separates the two screens you showed) probably stick to PAL as we live in a PAL country - if only to make things a little less confusing for you.

Dropping resolution from 1920 x 1080 to 1280 x 720 or even 640 x 480 - will not help 'handling' as they all shoot at the same bitrate.

I have a suit.

pics?

pics?

There are no pictures of my suit.

Why don't you take your 550d, then find a mirror, take a photo of you wearing your suit (specifically the suit you would use to woo) then attach the camera to your computer via USB.

Go to iPhoto.

Import the photographs in question. Create a hosting account, for example Photo Bucket or Flickr.

Then upload. Then share a hyperlink on this thread.

It would make me happy.

Do it. Go on. You'll feel better getting it off your chest.

Why don't you take your 550d, then find a mirror, take a photo of you wearing your suit (specifically the suit you would use to woo) then attach the camera to your computer via USB.

Go to iPhoto.

Import the photographs in question. Create a hosting account, for example Photo Bucket or Flickr.

Then upload. Then share a hyperlink on this thread.

It would make me happy.

I have no mirror.

Doesn't a 550D have a mirror inside it?