tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695028.post-10654244090004494482008-01-19T16:02:00.000Z2008-01-19T16:05:46.316Z<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&amp;file=http%3A%2F%2Fd6y%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F&amp;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" width="400" height="255" allowfullscreen="true" id="showplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&amp;file=http%3A%2F%2Fd6y%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F&amp;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" /><param name="quality" value="best" /><embed src="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&amp;file=http%3A%2F%2Fd6y%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F&amp;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" quality="best" width="400" height="255" name="showplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object> <p>This is a test movie I put together so I could discover how to use the 16:9 setting on the camera, to see how to edit with 16:9, and how to export it. I also wanted to see how I'd get on hand-holding the camera on a cycle.</p> <p>It turned out to be a great lesson, but unfortunately a terrible piece of video. Sorry about that. Here's what I've learned... </p> <p>In the first half of the film I was cycling with the camera resting on the handlebars, using my right hand to press the camera onto the handle bars. This is bad for two reason: first, I couldn't signal in traffic to turn right; second, the vibrations from the road through the camera has crippling effects on the recording. </p> <p>Later I was cycling essentially one handed, which produced smoother film. It also allowed me to try out changing the filming angle. </p> <p>Other stuff: cycling against a strong wind, while filming, resulting in me wheezing. Combined with the occasional loud sniff makes for some horrible sound. Gah. But it was a good exercise for me in blending and offsetting the sound from different clips---more so later in the sequence than earlier. Oh, and I learned that I need to oil my cycle: some of the squeaks and rattling sounds are embarrassing :-) </p> <p>But that aside the 16:9 part kind of works. I had to jump through a few hoops to export the movie into iDVD. Although the 16:9 export from FCE has the right aspect ratio in QuickTime player, it imports to iDVD as 3:4. I don't have QuickTime Pro, so I couldn't use the <a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305337">official Apple workaround</a> for this, or <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/sith33/FileSharing34.html">Anamorphicizer</a>, so to get round it I had to pull the movie into iMovie08 and then export from that. It works.</p> <p>Initially I was deeply unhappy with the output, especially when viewed on TV. Then I found the "Deinterlace Source Video" checkbox in the size option box from "File/Export QuickTime Conversion..." (which is where I also picked "PAL 720x576 16:9" for the dimensions). Lots of jaggies in the original, all gone when deinterlaced. </p> <p>The version here is a result of exporting from iMovie08 using the "Share/Export Movie" menu, and picking the "medium" format.</p> <p>Duration: 4min 19sec</p> <p>Camera: Sony DCR-PC4E (MiniDV)</p> <p>Recorded: 13 Jan 2008</p> <p>Editing software: Final Cut Express HD 3.5</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2695028-1065424409000449448?l=www.janeandrichard.co.uk%2Fblog%2Findex.xml'/></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13961558038549366975noreply@blogger.com