Film Look tutorial test - Wow! (thanks, SPOT)

prairiedogpics wrote on 2/25/2004, 6:54 AM

Okay, I'm a power user/hobbyist when it comes to video, I admit that. Last night I tried a run using SPOT's Film Look tutorial on some imported/converted Hi-8 footage I shot in the Arizona sun.
I burned a DVD with two files, one using the filmlook tutorial method, and one using the standard method.
I was astounded at how the Filmlook scenes look like, well, FILM!...Looks like good 16mm stock!! I've been a big movie buff all my life and so I know what film is supposed to look like, and I was so charged up by this!!!
Now I know I can make short movies that look like film, but were shot on low-budget video. Can't wait until I upgrade to an actual DV camcorder this summer!

Thanks SPOT!

Dan

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plasmavideo wrote on 2/26/2004, 8:53 AM

Dan,

After reading your post I found the tutorial and tried it last night. My attempt made what looked like home movie quality, with non-smooth motion, even with some motion blur applied. I'm just looking at the results in the preview window and also through the 1394 out to camera to an NTSC monitor.

Does the "magic" occur only when played back from DVD because of the frame rate? I actually don't even have a burner - I'm new to DVD land and don't know much about DVDs yet. Does playback from the timeline in the manner I described somehow negate the 24p process?

Thanks!

Spot|DSE wrote on 2/26/2004, 1:49 PM

You can't preview 24p on a standard television, so you are seeing pulldown inserted. Either way, pulldown will be inserted, but question is whether you do it at the disc, or whether the DVD player does it for you.

plasmavideo wrote on 2/27/2004, 6:33 AM

Thanks for the info. I should have realized that. Also, thanks for the other great tutorials and resources.