Hey guys,
Like I said in my other post [Video Camera Rentals in Sacramento] we'll be filming a project in February. We will be using some AG-DVX100 cameras as well as XL1's. My question is how much of a difference will there be in quality or look between the two? And is there a whole lot I can do in the Post-Production to make it look fluid if there is a difference [I've got FCP 4 so I would like to think I can do a lot]? Thanks again.

you should be fine. Both cameras can look great. Obviously a lot of it will be in how you set up the cameras. get a good monitor (at the rental house?) and adjust the cameras as best you can (setup/black, sharpness, color, etc). Then exspose them as close as possible to each other on set. Obviously the 24p and 'alternative' gamma curve settings of the dvx won't be viable with the xl-uno. Any subtle differences that you notice after looking at the footage a hundred times but your audience will never notice or care about can be corrected using the 3-way color corector in FCP.

Oh, as for rental houses, the best place to call is the film commission and see what they reccommend. If you have trouble figuring out how to contact the film commission, contact the chamber of commerce. Even in little old Chico (90 miles north of you) we had a film commission. But that may because films like robin hood and gone with the wind were shot there back in the day. But I digress.

GL
joren

Well dependent upon how you shoot them they are going to look very different.

The big attraction of the DVX is the 24p. The XL1 shoots 60i. Translation: One will look like film, the other video.

You could shoot 30p or even 60i with the DVX but then whats the point?

Anotherr hurdle is the "Cine-Like" gamma feature on the DVX. To me this is the better feature. The XL1 doesnt have anything close. Alot of exte4nsive color correction in post with say Avid Xpress Pro or the latest version of Final Cut can get you closer but i still havent seens anyone match it.

If your shooting a Doc you should be fine. Differing looks wont matter. If your shooting a movie where you will cut between shots done with the two the difference will be jarring. My suggestion: Shoot with the DVX and just get more set ups. A two camera shoot is nice but a solid and intercutable image is better.
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Sorry,
Yeah, this isn't gonna be a film, its actually a wrestling event and we just need a couple of cameras for different angles and shots. Definitely don't need the 24p haha. Thanks you guys.

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Originally posted by LiQuId:
this isn't gonna be a film, its actually a wrestling event and we just need a couple of cameras for different angles and shots. Definitely don't need the 24p haha. Thanks you guys.

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There ya go. 60i all the way. I wouldn't use cinegamma either. Not only will it be harder to match, but in an arena environment where the lights can really blast certain spots you're better off without it.

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