Hi - First off I would like to thank you in advance for anyone who will take the time to review my questions and try to help.
My daughter is in a Musical on March 23, 24 and the 25th. The Director called me last week to ask if I would record the show and put together a video for sale. I will have to produce over 300. The firm he had contracted out overbooked. To say the least I am panicking.
I am a very amateur photographer. I typically use my Canon 70D or Canon Vixia HD camcorder.
The Beauty and The Beast show is roughly two hours long with one intermission.
I was able to borrow 3 Panasonic DSX100B recorders.
Here are my questions: Please keep in mind most of the musical is moderate level of LED lighting and two of the three cameras will be in the back of the auditorium on tripods. The third will be roaming. It seems like the LED lighting really plays havoc. I did just a few tests the other night and the video just was not clear. Very grainy. Understand that moderate level lights are a challenge but the picture was not good. By the time I run through Premiere Elements it will look horrible.
What are the best camera settings to get the best picture results - Again, please keep in mind I will be creating a video using Adobe Premiere Elements and the output will be a DVD.
Frame rate
Iris
White Balance
Video Gain
Mic gain
Manual or Auto focus
Shutter speed off or should I set a shutter speed
Scene file settings - Detail level, Chroma level, etc....
Syncro scan
Aspect conversion
Etc... Etc....
Also please feel free to share any tips you feel might help!
If anyone has some time to chat I will be more than willing to provide my phone number some how.
ANY HELP will be MUCH MUCH APPRECIATED. Many people are counting on this video.
Thanks in advance - Steve
My daughter is in a Musical on March 23, 24 and the 25th. The Director called me last week to ask if I would record the show and put together a video for sale. I will have to produce over 300. The firm he had contracted out overbooked. To say the least I am panicking.
I am a very amateur photographer. I typically use my Canon 70D or Canon Vixia HD camcorder.
The Beauty and The Beast show is roughly two hours long with one intermission.
I was able to borrow 3 Panasonic DSX100B recorders.
Here are my questions: Please keep in mind most of the musical is moderate level of LED lighting and two of the three cameras will be in the back of the auditorium on tripods. The third will be roaming. It seems like the LED lighting really plays havoc. I did just a few tests the other night and the video just was not clear. Very grainy. Understand that moderate level lights are a challenge but the picture was not good. By the time I run through Premiere Elements it will look horrible.
What are the best camera settings to get the best picture results - Again, please keep in mind I will be creating a video using Adobe Premiere Elements and the output will be a DVD.
Frame rate
Iris
White Balance
Video Gain
Mic gain
Manual or Auto focus
Shutter speed off or should I set a shutter speed
Scene file settings - Detail level, Chroma level, etc....
Syncro scan
Aspect conversion
Etc... Etc....
Also please feel free to share any tips you feel might help!
If anyone has some time to chat I will be more than willing to provide my phone number some how.
ANY HELP will be MUCH MUCH APPRECIATED. Many people are counting on this video.
Thanks in advance - Steve