Rendering Question

BeToPR wrote on 8/25/2004, 1:39 AM
Hi all
i was wondering how can i obtain a final render to look like a movie in the
theaters or a retail dvd movie does this have do with the frames like using a 23 fps setting instead of a 29 fps setting also about the video quality, retail movies tend to be a bit darker than a real life dv captured movie how do i make a move to look like that , i know there are plugins like Movie Looks but i cant afford the price, Vegas has some pugins but none do what i want they all make the movie like grany or look like an old VHS movie i want high quality
video like hollywood stuff but not looking like old pictures movies, is this is possible with vegas? how can i do it let me know thanks.

Comments

winrockpost wrote on 8/25/2004, 6:40 AM
Buy a 35mm camera, or you can Do a search on film looks, a million or so posts on the subject.
cosmo wrote on 8/25/2004, 7:41 AM
Agreed. There are a tons of posts on this subject. I'll start you off though. Use a Color Curves filter on the overal output...
BeToPR wrote on 8/25/2004, 3:20 PM
Well this is the camera iam actually using is this good enough for this?
http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelTechSpecsAct&fcategoryid=114&modelid=7471
John_Cline wrote on 8/25/2004, 3:40 PM
"i want high quality video like hollywood stuff"

Yeah, don't we all. There is NO plugin for Vegas (or any other NLE) that will magically create the quality of a Hollywood production from DV camcorder footage, even from a perfectly capable camcorder like your XL1s. The full-up Magic Bullet plugin for Adobe After Effects comes fairly close to a convincing "film look", assuming you shot your video using film techniques.

Generally, Hollywood productions are done using extremely talented people and outrageously high-priced gear. Creative content notwithstanding, perhaps one of the most important factors in getting the "film look" is to use film-style lighting. As was mentioned earlier, if you really want the "film look", buy a 16 or 35mm motion picture camera and shoot on film. (Oh... and hire an experienced camera operator and lighting director, too.)

John
winrockpost wrote on 8/25/2004, 3:41 PM
You can get very good video with an xl1, but keep in mind a motion pictures catering budget is more than most of us make in a year.
Your videos are probably not going to look like a major motion picture but you can get closer to the look you may want by following a tutorial by spot on the vasst web site, or by trying some of thr magic bullet movie looks which come bundled with vegas 5 ,or by buying various other film look software..
good luck