Canon 5DMKII 24p firmware is released with audio bug (UPDATE: Fixed)

UPDATE: The Canon 5D MKII DSLR 2.0.3 firmware update was originally released with an audio bug, then pulled by Canon, and now they’ve released the 2.0.4 firmware update which is supposed to fix those bugs. I’ve updated a pair of 5Deuces with 2.0.4 and am testing out the audio now. So far, everything looks peachy.

The 2.0.3 and 2.0.4 firmware updates add proper 24p/25p (and make 30p proper at 29.97), manual audio levels, and a video histogram (available pre-record only). Get the new firmware at the link above.

Video Tools from PMA and WPPI

While visiting the recent PMA and WPPI photography expo’s, FreshDV got some video coverage from the tradeshow floor. We’ve posted everything over at ProPhoto Coalition, and also pared out a few segments that should be of interest to those of us in the video and filmmaking industry.

You can watch these select video-related segments here. Product notes and links can be found below.

Daily Inspiration - Coldplay’s Strawberry Swing

Strawberry Swing is a visually stunning stop-motion video starring Coldplay’s Chris Martin in the lead role as a flying superhero fighting giant squirrels, sea monsters, and ultimately, getting the girl. It was created in collaboration with the group Shynola, and utilizes an overhead stop-motion animation style that has come into vogue in recent years. But this video takes it to a whole new level, using perspective and live elements in a way that hasn’t been done before. You’ll no doubt watch this video a few times over, trying to solve the inevitable “how did they do that?!?” questions. Enough talk, watch below.

Cineform Neo 3D Tutorial

For a few years now, Cineform has been quietly developing some incredible tools for 3D post-production. We caught up with them last year at NAB 2009 and talked for a solid half hour about their tools and 3D production in general, you can watch those videos here. So I was excited to see that David Newman has also recently posted a video tutorial on how to use Neo 3D to sync and mux multiple 3D footage sources. Watch below.

FreshDV Film School - The Art of Pulling Focus

Image focus is one if the most critical aspects of film and video production. It can also be one of the hardest to get right. Keeping your images in focus become particularly difficult when shooting with your lens aperture wide open, during fast-moving action, and when shooting video film-style with a 35mm lens adapter or DSLR video camera. On a production set the crew member generally tasked with image focus is the First Assistant Camera position.

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