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Jaybilizer 3000 DIY Camera Stabilizer – Canon 5dmk2 Mod.

This is a modification to the Jaybilizer 3000 to be able to handle the weight of a Canon 5Dmk2.

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Powdercoating and c mount lenses with the GH1

Lunched with a couple old friends and we are looking into doing some software video tutorials as a business, Then ran down to Blue Flame Power coating to pick up a bunch of Jaybilizer parts that I had...

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My First 3-D Anaglyph Video

I shot my first Red-Cyan 3-D anaglyph video for the video open for the 2010 Student Video Expo for Front Range Community College. I shot using two Canon HV-30s mounted as close as was possible (lens...

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Timelapse test GH1

A time lapse test with the Panasonic GH1 with kit lens shooting 1/1000sec shutter in shutter priority. F stop varied between 8 and 4.1. Some shutter “wow”. I’m thinking I should have shot f4.5 in...

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GH1 Low Light Lens Comparison

This is a quick non-scientific comparison video of several lenses. I compared the kit Lumix 14-140 lens to the following: Canon FD 28mm F2.8 Minolta 35-70mm F2.5 c-mount 35mm F1.8 CCTV c-mount 25mm...

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Panasonic Officially Launches the LUMIX GH2 at Photokina

The Lumix GH2 was officially launched today at Photokina. Actual units will ship mid December in the US for $900 body only. Cool features include expanded ISO, 3D Lens capability, the ability to take...

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Slomo: Conform vs. Optical flow

This was a test comparing 24fps conform to optical flow.The 60 fps to 24 fps conform using Cinema Tools is about the limit before the footage looks to jerky. With Optical Flow in Apple Motion, shot...

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DIY GoPro Jaybilizer Jib Arm Test

This is a test of a DIY jib arm design for small, light cameras like the GoPro Hero. the boom is a 12′ paint extension pole. I need to work on the trapeze so that it has less friction, but overall I...

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How Final Cut Pro X Broke My Heart.

Like a Vegas romance, what happens in Vegas, should probably stay there. Such was my brief love affair with Apple’s Final Cut Pro X. I bought Final Cut Pro X, the first day it was released and...

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Operating the Black Magic Cinema Camera

In part two of my series on the Black Magic Cinema Camera, I will talk about my hands-on shooting experience with the camera. While I’ve only had the camera for four weeks, I’ve shot several test in...

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