How to get smooth 'tv quality' effect from camcorder??!!

julio5150 wrote on 9/20/2002, 1:56 AM

I hope this makes sense. You know how on TV, things look smoother than camcorder. Is there any way to achieve this with any plugin, etc. with VegasVideo?

Thanks!

Comments

Erk wrote on 9/20/2002, 10:03 AM

Are you talking about slow-motion? Film vs. video? Overall quality of the video?

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kkolbo wrote on 9/20/2002, 10:30 AM

What you are seeing on TV is probably stuff that was shot on 35mm film originally. You can never get exactly the same thing on video.

I have found though, and people will think I am joking, but if I slightly underexpose the video and then reduce the contrast slightly, my PD-150 produces a remarkably similar look to film.

Sr_C wrote on 9/20/2002, 10:35 AM

julio5150,

Like kkolbo states, the look you want is a result of the original footage being shot on film. Do a search on this forum for "Film Look" and you will find many helpful tips on achieving this look. -Shon

Finster wrote on 9/20/2002, 1:01 PM

If you have control over shutter speed, try shooting at 1/6Oth of a second instead of higher speeds. This is "film rate" and adds a little motion blur to make things look more "natural." Personally, I almost never increase shutter speed unless I want slo-motion or still frames from the video, but many consumer camcorders will do so without being asked. With some cameras in bright light you may need to add/or dial-in a neutral density filter to get proper exposure.