HDR video with Canon 5D Mark II

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HDR video with Canon 5D Mark II

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I (everybody?) thought that HDR (High Dynamic Range) was reserved for still photography? Well, somebody took the challenge and shot High Dynamic Range video with two Canon 5D Mark II...

Check this: HDR Video Demonstration Using Two Canon 5D mark II's
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Interesting, they used timelapse. But i dont like this kind of effects in peoples.
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Not timelapse, but true video with 1:1 motion speed. And as they had no way to synchronize the two distinct shutters, you can see some faint flickering sometimes.
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So, they used two cameras, right?
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Yes, that's what is written in the Vimeo page I linked to, in my 1st post: "Video is captured on two Canon 5D mark II DSLRs, each capturing the exact same subject via a beam splitter."
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So.... we can do that with another cameras like the FX1, Z1, HVX200, HV40. Right?
BUT, i think that the latitude of these kind of cameras(smaller sensor) will be a problem.
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Not just the lower latitude, but also the integrated lens. There's no mention of what kind of beam splitter they used exactly, but I would expect it to require a standard lens mount (therefore excluding all cams that have integrated lenses).

One commenter in Vimeo linked to this kind of device:
http://www.traderscity.com/board/produc ... ter-30675/

Maybe they used something similar...
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Adapters and more adapters. :)
Do you know how they make this effect in the post-production?
In Photoshop is Batch > HDR, and video?
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For *stills* if i want to process an HDR image(s) that i have taken, i use Photomatix Pro 3.2

I think HDR stuff can look good, if its used sparingly. Like anything, you can definitely overdo it.
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Doughie wrote:For *stills* if i want to process an HDR image(s) that i have taken, i use Photomatix Pro 3.2
This software have a better process for HDR than Photoshop CS5?
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