Hi all,
Finally managed to compress 6 days of diving into 6 minutes (long-ish, I know)....
My first attempt at underwater video. Many thanks to those who provided advice on this forum before I set off.
The GoPro 3 Black edition did everything that it claims to do. I used a red filter (SRP) 1080p, 50 fps, no lights. I treid Protunes and RAW in the ebginning, but the results on the screen were scary, so I went for a simpler setting. A bit of cropping here and there and very minor colour correction. Used iMovie on a Mac Air for post prod: very slow in rendering but it gets the job done in the end...
Some shots are a bit bumpy, despite the fact that I used a tray: I make a point of never holding on to anything or anyone while I film, and the currents at Komodo are at times quite robust (see the soft coral near the manta!).
The lessons learned seem to be the same as when I was doing underwater photography: get up real close to the subject (see the turtle shot...), if possible slightly underneath it. Rays and sharks do not always oblige, hence the darkish tones for those. Coral shots are far easier: shallower, more light available. Bottom line: the tool is fine, disappointing results are largely the user's fault...
The video is here:
https://vimeo.com/67943513
Feedback much appreciated (go ahead, I have a thick skin)!
Rene
Finally managed to compress 6 days of diving into 6 minutes (long-ish, I know)....
My first attempt at underwater video. Many thanks to those who provided advice on this forum before I set off.
The GoPro 3 Black edition did everything that it claims to do. I used a red filter (SRP) 1080p, 50 fps, no lights. I treid Protunes and RAW in the ebginning, but the results on the screen were scary, so I went for a simpler setting. A bit of cropping here and there and very minor colour correction. Used iMovie on a Mac Air for post prod: very slow in rendering but it gets the job done in the end...
Some shots are a bit bumpy, despite the fact that I used a tray: I make a point of never holding on to anything or anyone while I film, and the currents at Komodo are at times quite robust (see the soft coral near the manta!).
The lessons learned seem to be the same as when I was doing underwater photography: get up real close to the subject (see the turtle shot...), if possible slightly underneath it. Rays and sharks do not always oblige, hence the darkish tones for those. Coral shots are far easier: shallower, more light available. Bottom line: the tool is fine, disappointing results are largely the user's fault...
The video is here:
https://vimeo.com/67943513
Feedback much appreciated (go ahead, I have a thick skin)!
Rene