Learn the Hard Way. Zooming in on video = Major Loss in Hi-Def Resolution?
Hello, I'm doing a job for a friend. Basically a commercial job, but we're amateurs and doing it alone.
We used a high-end Panasonic camera with a P2 card. It recorded at 30 fps and at 720p.
I did all the editing, then compressed it for the iPad. Looks okay... BUT.
BUT. I original shot from a few feet back extra to stop the actors from going out of frame. Then I zoomed in a little in editing using the "Image and Wireframe" option.
I'm noticing the zoomed in shots look a little grainy. At first I thought this was my video card (don't laugh, but I'm using a white macbook). Now I'm realizing that it's the zooming in that's causing the graininess, as the shots were I didn't zoom in look crystal clear high-def.
Is there anything I can do? I thought using the P2 Card would have such high resolution I'd be able to zoom in just fine. I guess this is learning the hard way? Next time, should I just mentally let go of the "Image and Wireframe" option as it's going to be a different quality than the other shots?
Thanks guys. We might have to reshoot this whole thing.
Yeah, you should render it out before giving up all hope.
That said, if you zoom by a factor of 2, your 720 becomes 360.
That's less resolution that SD! So it all depends +how much+ you zoom.
Maybe you can zoom in a bit less, and it'll look passable.
Sometimes I shoot at 1080p if I know I'll need to zoom +a little+
or use a smoothcam function, so I'll have decent resolution at 720p.
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rdi: 0x00000001010f2200 rsi: 0x0000000000000000 rbp: 0x00007fff5fbfbf90 rsp: 0x00007fff5fbfbf60
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for this prblem i have to make a stack, but i have to program the stack the hard way and cant use any java predetermined stack things so here goes my problem.
I ahve been given this node class
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