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Merlin.
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Sony Vegas Pro Test from Dillan Hodak Media on Vimeo.

Is this as clear as it should be? Or am i just being too critical of myself. It was filmed on a 550D with a kit lens and it was all free hand with no stabilization, so don't hate too much on the shakiness. I also edited in Sony vegas pro 11. So if anyone has any tips that would be great.
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SSteezle
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looks sharp to me. It looked like you were filming wide open for the most part. Bump the aperature up to 6-8 and you might get the results you're looking for. it looks fine though
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123+ski
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a few shots also lookl ike they go just out of focus. Stopping down would help you get things in focus as well
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Merlin.
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well the whole video was shot on 7.1, so i don think that's the problem.
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ski_utah
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did you mess with the colors at all? if you did i wanna know what you did cuz im getting a 550d this week and i want my video to look like that, also have you heard the omar linx version of this song?
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Merlin.
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Yes there all color corrected.
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blatt
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False. If anything stopping down would make it harder because the DoF is shallower.

It appears you exported properly because it gives you the HD option. But if focusing is a problem there's a few ways to help you out:
If you're on a camera with Magic Lantern, use the magic zoom to help you with focus. If not, use the magnifying button to make sure the object you want is in focus.
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Merlin.
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Alright. Ive been thinking about getting magic lantern is it really worth it?
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blatt
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I like it a lot and so does everyone else, but learn the ins and outs of dslr filming before you put ML on it
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erikK
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stopping down means decreasing the size of the iris, increasing dof
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Merlin.
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Also does anyone in here know anything about Ramped Slo mos is sony vegas pro 11?
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Merlin.
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Also does anyone in here know anything about Ramped Slo mos is sony vegas pro 11?
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Merlin.
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Also does anyone in here know anything about Ramped Slo mos is sony vegas pro 11?
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blatt
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Maybe we're thinking of different terms... by stopping down you mean lowering aperture (ie 5.6->2.8)? b/c thats what I mean
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erikK
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yeah you use a velocity envelope and choose the points where you want the speed to increase/decrease. there's tons of tutorials online
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WillStart
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stopping down means closing the lens, not lowering the aperture value. so going from f/2.8 to f/5.6 would be stopping down, not the other way around
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Merlin.
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can you post a tutorial then cause i cant find any good ones
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