HDR Video

[Robert Edmonds]

In another equipment thread someone brought up HDR. While HDR isn't new, I haven't heard of it being applied to video until recently. A family member pointed out this link, so perhaps there are others out there, but I thought it was a neat idea.

http://www.sovietmontage.com/2010/09/09/hdr-video-a-reality/

Since I'm not much for video, I'd like to see some HDR video from someone next year. You'd probably be able to get me to buy that, especially if it's HD-HDR. Thoughts, comments, and if you know of better video post here.

 

[Drew.Gardonia]

now that is cool! interesting to see they did it with 2 Canon-5d-mkii's as well.

just a shame the Canon 5D MkII doesn't have the feature built in for HDR Photo like the Pentax does.

 

[Chris Gullikson]

just a shame the Canon 5D MkII doesn't have the feature built in for HDR Photo like the Pentax does.

I am assuming the Pentax does some internal processing that creates a single image from a series of photos at different exposures?? If so, this sounds convenient but I think I would rather do it in post processing.

The HDR video is stunning!!

 

[Drew.Gardonia]

i cant figure out how they did that though with the video's. the shots would have to come from the same angle, be at the same level, same zoom etc, and that's not possible since no 2 objects can occupy the same space at the same time...so i can't figure out how they did this???

 

[Andrea Griffa]

i cant figure out how they did that though with the video's. the shots would have to come from the same angle, be at the same level, same zoom etc, and that's not possible since no 2 objects can occupy the same space at the same time...so i can't figure out how they did this???

Thanks for sharing, Robert! It's very interesting!

I don't have the 5D MK II, but I suppose this kind of camera can realize 2 equal videos in the same time; or maybe you take one RAW video and create two differents videos with 2 different exposition; otherwise I can't explain how can you do an HDR video that way with only one camera

 

[Bart_Comstock]

i cant figure out how they did that though with the video's. the shots would have to come from the same angle, be at the same level, same zoom etc, and that's not possible since no 2 objects can occupy the same space at the same time...so i can't figure out how they did this???

You use a beam splitter to make both cameras look at the same point from the same perspective. It works the same way as the one inside the camera that splits the image and sends it to both the view finder and the sensor.

 

[Jeremy Jones]

The thing I can't figure out is, is what the Camera mount looks like, and how you would go about building/buying one. I tried a couple searches and couldn't find a photo on what the mount looks like. But, I did read somewhere that the 2 cams are mounted at 90 degrees?
Bart, do you know how you would mount the 2 cams?

 

[Drew.Gardonia]

i'd like see a tutorial on this. just amazing what they are doing with technology now a days.

 

[Bart_Comstock]

I am not sure.I believe the bracket was custom made. Bellow is an image of a beam splitter. Your subject would be #1 and your cameras would be positioned at #2 and #3.