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Monday, December 28, 2015

Why buy an interchangeable lens camera and how to edit it’s recorded video?

Summary: If you are still hesitate to buy an interchangeable lens camera or not, you are come to the right place, this article will be brief introduce you the the interchangeable lens camera and give the the solution on editing the video you recorded by an interchangeable lens camera in FCP, Premiere or Avid. 

What is an interchangeable lens camera?

Literally just any digital camera where the lens can be (inter)changed. So we're not counting screw-on lens adapters here, we mean proper dedicated lenses. There are two types of ILC - Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLRs) and mirrorless.



Why buy an interchangeable lens camera?

So you've decided to invest in a new digital camera and have made your mind up that you want to step up to a interchangeable lens model, but the huge range of camera on offer and endless flow of technical jargon have left you more confused than when you started? Fear not, this page will take the pain out of choosing the perfect camera for you, whether you're a seasoned shooter or a total novice.

Before we get down to business it's worth stopping for a moment to ask the question: why would anyone want an interchangeable lens camera (ILC) when fixed-lens compacts are so much smaller, lighter and more affordable? The answer can be summed up in two words: versatility and image-quality.

The versatility isn't just the fact you can change lenses and add a wide range of accessories - from basics such as flashguns and remote controls to the more specialized equipment that allow ILCs to capture anything from the tiniest bug to the most distant stars. It's also about the creative versatility offered by the more advanced controls and higher quality components.

And this leads on to the second factor; image quality. In broad daylight the quality difference between a good compact and a ILC is minimal; both will produce sharp, colorful results with little effort. But when you start to push the boundaries a bit more; shooting in low light, attempting to capture fast moving sports action or wildlife, or when you want to experiment with shallow depth of field (to add a soft background to a portrait for example), the advantage of a ILC's larger sensor and higher sensitivity start to make a big difference. An ILC can't beat a compact camera for 'pop it in the purse or pocket' convenience but for serious photography the ILC wins hands down. With prices lower than ever it's not that surprising to discover that many people own one of each.

Mirrorless ILC advantages

Smaller, lighter and usually quieter than equivalent SLR
Generally smaller and lighter lenses
Superior video operation and usually better video specification, too
Ease of use with many compact camera features (such as face detection and wide AF areas)
Electronic viewfinders often larger with greater coverage than entry-level SLR optical viewfinders
Full shooting information and menus in the (electronic) viewfinder

Mirrorless ILC disadvantages

Some mirrorless ILCs only offer contrast-detection AF

Even those mirrorless ILCs with hybrid phase-detection AF often can't quite keep up with equivalent DSLRs for subject tracking
Many electronic viewfinders still cannot match the clarity of a good optical finder (and some people just prefer optical)

Edit ILC video more smoothly

There are very many apps in the market to consider using for video editing, such as Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Avid. They have their specific features, pros and cons as well as pricing that inform decision of any user. If you are not well informed on that, it might end up causing you confusion. 

Adobe Premiere is a software program for editing video and uses timeline to accomplish that. Its presence in the market has surely revolutionized the video editing industry thanks to its standout features. Its presence in the market has surely revolutionized the video editing industry thanks to its standout features. You can edit your videos smoothly with Final Cut Pro program and can handle more than one stream with maximum resolution. Its playback is very powerful and that adds to the easy editing experience. You will like the user-friendly interface because it comes with four windows for editing. AVID is the best software to help you connect with other people in a very efficient, powerful and collaborative manner. It has very many features to allow you customize your video during editing and you must get maximum value in return for that.

No matter what kind of editor you are chosen for your editing job, you may encounter such many problems like no audios, no video images or can’t be imported issues. The thing you should make clear is that every editor has it’s best compatible format or codec, for Adobe Premiere, the best compatible format or codec is MPEG-2, for Final Cut Pro, the best compatible format or codec is Apple ProRes(Apple ProRes Codec Types), for Avid, the best compatible format or codec is Avid DNxHD(*.mov). 

There if you make the video you recorded into the best compatible format or codec for the editor you have chosen, the edit job will be easier or more smoothly. Pavtube Video Converter / Mac Version are high recommend here for you. It is a professional video tool can be convert all the camera video into the editor best compatible format or codec.

    

Key Features of Pavtube Video Converter.
  • Convert almost all HD/SD audio/video formats: All types of audios and videos (e.g. SD/HD/Tivo/DRV/Camcorder HD footages, etc) to almost any audio and video formats.
  • hange default settings: You can change the parameters such as video size, bitrate, frame rate, and channels for your video file according to your need to get the best output effect.
  • Batch conversion: Handle multiple videos and realize batch conversion to save your time and energy.
  • Merging & splitting: Merge several video clips into one bigger file and splitting one video file into several clips according to the clip quantity, duration time and file size.
  • Create new output format: Adjust profile parameters, rename and save it for future use.
  • Supported OS: Windows XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows 10
  • Supported OS: Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.5 Leopard
     
How to Make Eidting Work More Smoothly?

First free download and install Pavtube Video Converter on your Mac or Windows, and then launch it. Now just follow the step by step guide to make editing work more smoothly.

Step 1: Install and launch this program. Just drag and drop video files to the main interface of the program to add videos. If you have several video files that you want to convert in batch, just drag the folder where the sources are to the software. 



Step 2: Click the “Format” drop-down menu to choose an output format that you prefer.

From "Format" drop-down lists, you can select Avid Media Composer preferable editing codec from "Avid Media Composer" > "Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" as the output format.



Click "Format" bar, from its drop-down options, move your mouse to "Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" to select it as the output file format.



From the "Format" drop-down list, go to select "Adobe Premiere Pro/Sony V..." >"MPEG-2" as the most suitable output format for Adobe Premiere Pro.



Step 3: Before converting, you can edit the Canon footage to achieve a better overall effect. Simply highlight a video clip and click the “Edit” button beside it to enter the Video Edit window. You can then crop, trim, rotate videos, adjust Canon recordings effects, add text/image watermarks, etc. as you like. 

Or you can open "Profile Settings" window to adjust the output video codec, size, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, sample rate, bit rate and channels. Here i just give a Apple ProRes as the example, others for Avid and Premiere are nearly the same.



Step 4: Hit the convert button under the preview windows, the conversion will started immediately. 

When the conversion is completed, run the editor and import the converted footage with more smoothly editing.

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