Comments on: Captain Video Gets an Upgrade http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2008/11/26/captain-video-gets-an-upgrade/ Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:33:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2008/11/26/captain-video-gets-an-upgrade/#comment-2142 Maria Langer Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:23:15 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2008/11/26/captain-video-gets-an-upgrade/#comment-2142 You may not believe this -- many people don't -- but it <i>is</i>possible to get vibration-free footage from inside my helicopter using a hand-held camera. Even a video camera. Even my aircraft-mounted POV.1 footage was relatively vibration-free. A lot of the footage the guys got is excellent. We're going up there to shoot what they missed -- not to reshoot what was unusable because of vibration, etc. Also remember that the final video project will be made up of 5-10 second clips -- not long segments. It's extremely easy to take a 2-minute clip and pull out the best segment(s) for use in the final product. I'm trying very hard to keep things simple. I don't think HD can get much simpler than this. You may not believe this — many people don’t — but it ispossible to get vibration-free footage from inside my helicopter using a hand-held camera. Even a video camera.

Even my aircraft-mounted POV.1 footage was relatively vibration-free.

A lot of the footage the guys got is excellent. We’re going up there to shoot what they missed — not to reshoot what was unusable because of vibration, etc.

Also remember that the final video project will be made up of 5-10 second clips — not long segments. It’s extremely easy to take a 2-minute clip and pull out the best segment(s) for use in the final product.

I’m trying very hard to keep things simple. I don’t think HD can get much simpler than this.

]]> By: Andy Course http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2008/11/26/captain-video-gets-an-upgrade/#comment-2141 Andy Course Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:44:44 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2008/11/26/captain-video-gets-an-upgrade/#comment-2141 May I suggest looking into borrowing or building a steadi-cam rig. There are a number of designs floating around the internet and the results can add a very professional look to any video. Good luck and I'm very interested to see the results. May I suggest looking into borrowing or building a steadi-cam rig. There are a number of designs floating around the internet and the results can add a very professional look to any video.

Good luck and I’m very interested to see the results.

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