Multi camera 24P

TimTyler wrote on 7/2/2003, 11:11 AM
On Sunday I'll be shooting a two hour concert using six DVX-100's.

I'll be editing in VV4 and creating an NTSC DVD in DVD Architect.

Should I shoot in 24P or 24P Advanced mode? Does it matter? Are there special "Project" settings in Vegas I should use?

I'm also considering 16:9 mode since I prefer that aspect ratio. Anybody think that's a bad idea?

Comments

SonyEPM wrote on 7/2/2003, 11:53 AM
I'd shoot 24p advanced. This will render fast to 24p MPEG, DVDA can handle that no prob. 16:9 would require anamorphic adapters (with this camera).
SatanJr wrote on 7/2/2003, 4:44 PM
What kind of concert? And what do you have planned for audio? I film a lot of concert type stuff with 1 to 6 cameras, and I usually grab audio from the board onto minidisc. 6 good angles + a good board recording = great stuff.
TimTyler wrote on 7/4/2003, 11:49 AM
I thought this camera had a "letterbox" 16:9 mode???

So, if I shoot 24P advanced, I'd stay with a 24P project throughout Vegas, and then DVDA can create a 24P DVD?

For audio we're recording 24 tracks to three digital 8-track machines. I'll get a 2-channel quick-mix for syncing during post, and the artist will mix the 24 tracks and deliver them in time for creating the DVD master.
24Peter wrote on 7/4/2003, 8:20 PM
The camera does letterbox by adding black stripes on top and bottom. Vegas wil see this as 4:3 footage. I like the 16:9 aspect ratio too. Having done letterbox both ways (in Vegas and in camera), I'd say your probably better of waiting 'til you're editing to add the letterbox. You can use the Pan/crop 16:9 setting and also move the image up or down to center it better. Stay 24pA throughout Vegas (2:3:3:2). Check the SoFo website for a white paper on editing 24p with DVX 100 and Vegas.

Your audio set up on this shoot is SWEET. Who is the artist if I may ask?
SatanJr wrote on 7/5/2003, 3:29 PM
shooting 4:3 and doing the 16:9 in vegas has been very usefull for me for smoothing out shaky or bouncy video. You can kind of lock on to a certain point and use track motion to key frame that spot to stay at the same horizontal level. I have turned some realy bouncy 4:3 footage into really smooth 16:9 footage.