Some of the clients are asking about HD video so it looks like I'm going to have to start doing the research...and buy an HD video camera. Who is shooting HD these days? Is it all it's cracked up to be? What cameras are you using???
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This should be an informative thread.
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I thought all studios do that already. It's 21th century outdoors!Obey the CowgodComment
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Sony FX1 - wont break your bank and does the job.
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I don't shoot but I've spoken to a few people that do and I feel after talking with them, it's better to shoot in HD. Even if your not going to render it in HD now you may want to in the future as more and more people have the ability to watch HD on their PC's. You may also want to use it on HD DVD at some point. It will give more shelf life to the content.
That's just the way I see it and it will be interesting to see what others think.Last edited by MikeVega; 04-25-2007, 04:27 PM.
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There was a article I had posted here from a mainstream publication, that hd is not catching on as expected no matter how hard they are trying to ram it down our throats. They stated that with youtube being so popular and the video quality is shit.That content is more important than quality. If you are going to make the move go hd not hdv. Like the the panny hdx200, also red is coming out with a prosumer within the next yr that will blow everything else away.. I think the adult industry grabbed on to it because since most shoot the same old tired shit, it gives them something new to say. Look our content is crap but its crap in HD lolComment
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Dean get the Sony HDR FX-1. It's a great camera with really high quality lens. Or buy something like Canon XLH-1 - but it cost over $8k.e-mail star69Comment
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I've noticed a lot of sites that claim and advertise that they do High Definition, but in actuality they do not have any highdef vids available in their members area.
So, there are still people confused about HD, and sadly some of them are High-Def paysite owners. :/Comment
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From what I can see monitoring stats over sites with and without, it's just something that helps sales. What you get online is rarely true HD anyway (people take it and compress it down and don't use the full size) but it still often looks nicer than the stuff shot standard. If you keep the original DV you can always post up the higher quality version of the file that is for real HD when that becomes a viable option too (kinda what Mike said about better shelf life).
At the end of the day if it helps sales it's the way to go and every indication I have is that it does. Forget the arguments about whether it's worth it or not. Webmasters know far more about the minutia than their surfers do and they can think themselves out of a profitable choice because of it sometimes.
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The only hd footage I ever saw that blew me away.they are going to be coming out with a fixed lens prosumer cam between 5-7 grand that will blow all others away I hear,unfortunately it will be a year away.www.red.com best camera hands down
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Dean, it's senseless to film anything in standard definition anymore. Every company I produce content for- both online and for offline wants hi-definition. It's mostly for marketing purposes, since they can all advertise "High Definition" on their tours for example. And don't forget, surfers will start to expect hi-def more and more, even if they only know by the wide screen aspect ratio.
Going forward, you or your clients will be able to repurpose those videos for HD-DVD, Blue-Ray or tv broadcast which you won't easily be able to do with SD footage.
The most economical way to get into hi-def is with an hdv camera like the the Sony FX-1. There are many easy desktop editing solutions for HDV. And a fast computer like the Core 2 Duo series will at let be able to encode the finished video files at a reasonable pace, although still much, much slower than than standard def.
True HD cameras that record to P2 cards or hard drives are starting to become much more affordable, but it takes a LOT more computer processing power and hard drives like Raid setups to edit and render these files. There is a very small difference in the attributes of HD vs hdv, such as the 4:2:2 colorspace but its hardly worth it for the extra expense and trouble just to film porn, especially for the web since the end product is extremely compressed anyway. So unless you are producing something that is really high end or you have a lot of money and time to spend on mastering the technology ,an hdv is probably the way to go, like the Sony or newer Panasonic cameras.Comment
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Yes, unlike the standard def Sony VX2100 that preceded this, The FX-1 built in mic really sucks. You have to use an external mic of some kind.Comment
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The question i have asked ever since the HD debate started, do people really want to see porn in hd. Although everyone keeps saying everyone is shooting in HD, i just cant see it being a huge thing in the porn biz. For high budget productions i can see it, but for gonzo i just cant see it.Comment
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Let's put it in lamen photography terms .. Dvd = a 170$ 70- 300 lense
HD = 1500$ 70 - 300 Lense .... Color is enhance, detail, definition, resolution ... the list goes on and on ...
The first question you need to ask yourself is ... What's my final product and budget. Approach this the way you approach photography and you'll be on the right track.
I started shooting HD back in 98, when sony introduced the 700 (tv lens) quickly followed by the 900 24p (star wars) ... Hd can be hell .. But it also can be a hell of fun and saticifing.
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Most gonzo in hd just looks bigger nothing more. Sd is much more forgiving to the shooter who knows very little. We assume everyone is on the newest and best, most surfers are on old computers with shit monitors. Adult ran to Hd as a new thing, .My friend makes a over 6 figure living shooting betacam for mainstream tv.That should give you a idea.One more time if your looking to the future dont go with hdv, new formats that are coming out blow it away and I dont think its going to be around forever like hi-8.Last edited by tony286; 04-25-2007, 07:14 PM.Comment
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The thing is, if you shoot using HD then you're making an investment in your future. High quality video will keep its luster far longer than video you may shoot with a lower resolution camera. Who knows what's coming a few years down the road? The format may change, but the high quality level is a keeper regardless of the media it's stored on.Comment
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Oj joy! Ass pimples in HD! Some dude's ball hairs in HD! Ron Jeremy in HD! Thick yelllowish nasty cum from the brothas in HD! I wonder if you can see the herpes virus?Comment
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here's a couple of threads on the subject .. lots of great information
http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=683815
http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=704036
Also dvinfo.net has a great HD and HDV information board with direct responces from the manafactures.3D-VR live webcams
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Shoot with a Panasonic HVX-200, I can shoot in MANY different modes. We shoot from SD to HD for clients. However Shooting HD (not HDV) requiers a bit more then just a cheamp computer and Premier 6.5 you might want to get capture cards or a deck (to transfer to tape) in order to get everything where you want it to be. Then the next thing your client will do is downconvert it for the web because he doesn't like the big file sizes.
Shooting in HD is great and it looks awesome, get some good filters etc and the "pimpel problem shouldn't be as bad anymore either, The Panasonic HVX-200 let's me shoot straight on to a P2 card or an external HD called a FireStore. No more capturing, no more dropped frames and winning a lot of time. You will need a deck to make HD tape back ups tho. Or external HD's.
If you list it all out and you want to shoot real HD (not HDV) then it can be costly and most people here will say that it is over the top for porn.
Panny HVX-200 about $5k
Capture card about $2k
P2 cards, 8 gig $900.00 at the end of the month. (the 16 gig is coming)
FirStore external HD capture drive, close to $2k
And that's just the stuff you NEED, if you want to get some extra flashy stuff to make it all extra neat you will be out a lot more.
I personally love it all, then again I am a geek like that.
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OK If you dont know how to shoot to begin with HD will just make your shit look shittier. If you dont know how to properly compose HD is going to make you even worse.
Nobody is delivering true DVD bit rates right now (besides me of course) so you think HD is going to make that shitty rendered 500 mbit/sec video look better...not
Now truth is you should be shooting HD because its going to have value over time that SD wont have, but if you cant shoot SD...if you dont know the rule of thirds or if you think POV is good composition...you may as well shoot SD because it makes you look a little less like an untalented hack.
and whoever recommended the FX1....is an idiot...only an idiot would buy that camera right now when Panasonic has a 3 CCD full HD HardDisk Camera for less than half the price.
If you dont know the difference between HDV and HD LEARN it before you buy...also know that editing either one is a whole new ballgame...you wont do it quicklyMike South
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HD...or High Definition......are great becouse of greater clarity in the picture.....
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It's great for DVD production, worthless for the internet.Comment
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i am gonna watch how the battle turns out before making the investment. but if a client is willing to up the pay, i will make the investment, but so far not the case, and they still buy the SD. btw, many are not even ready to deal with HD or HDV."Obscenity is whatever gives the Judge an erection." -- Author UnknownComment
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