Shiv Kumar
 Hobbyist Filmmaker / Editor

Limitless Ingenuity of the human spirit

Simply fascinating don’t you think? Well, even though I do Blog about my ideas, you may not see them:). However, what you will find me writing about is stuff I've learnt and in turn would like to share with you. I am a software engineer by profession so you'll find technical stuff here. I have another blog at Photography and Videography are my primary hobbies and the learning experience has been simply awesome. So here, you’ll find what I’ve learnt and feel confident in sharing.

Html 5 Video Comparison

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August 27, 2010 03:41 PM Views:1353   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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As browser makers continue to improve support for various Html 5 specifications it becomes important to compare browsers in this regard. In this comparison we’re interested in the implementation of the new

Playing Quick time and H.264 videos using Windows Media Player

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December 20, 2009 02:26 PM Views:1405   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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Windows 7 can play Quick Time videos (.mov container) and H.264 videos (.mp4 container) out of the box. Plus, you see the thumbnails of all of these videos in Windows Explorer so it becomes easy to pick the files you want. This is really cool because then you don't need to use Apple

Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 7D footage

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October 28, 2009 01:28 PM Views:7536   Favorited:0   Comments:12
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The Canon 5D Mark II records HD video as compressed H.264 at a video bit rate of about 40Mbps. The audio is pcm 16bit at 1411kbps (that is CD quality audio).   However, when attempting to edit footage in any NLE, especially

Best Practice for Tagging your Assets and Journals

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May 04, 2008 03:14 AM Views:3131   Favorited:2   Comments:11
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One of the primary focuses of ExposureRoom is providing you, our members with Exposure. Towards that end the system does a number of things to help (behind the scenes). However, it is important that you understand some key concepts so that you can best benefit from this strategy. There are many things

Soft box and Compact Fluorescent Lights for Video

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April 24, 2008 05:50 PM Views:6275   Favorited:0   Comments:33
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Soft box and Compact Fluorescent Lights for Video One of the first things I wanted/needed to do when I first started down the route of videography was to do some corporate interviews. This obviously meant that besides buying a good HD video camera (I bought the Canon XH-A1 prosumer HD Video

A Sneak Peak at the Letus35 Ultimate

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April 13, 2008 03:40 AM Views:824   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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It looks like the new version of the Letus35 adapter is here. It's aimed at the professional and so comes with a price tag to match. Apparently, it produces a far better picture quality compared to any other 35mm adapter out there, including the ealier Letus35 Extreme.

Chrysalis Vineyards

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March 15, 2008 06:58 PM Views:705   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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Chrysalis Vineyards is a vineyard about 7 miles from where I live. I’ve been there with my wife and friends a few times. This one time I got permission from the owner to shoot there. I had my Canon XHA1, Letus35 FE, Canon HV20 and Steadicam Merlin

Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Export Settings for Video Encoding

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March 12, 2008 02:26 AM Views:52370   Favorited:2   Comments:148
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Encoding For The Internet Deinterlace Format Dimensions Video Bit Rate

Fall over Wine

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March 06, 2008 02:39 AM Views:466   Favorited:0   Comments:0
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Virginia has hundreds of wineries and Vineyards and during the fall one of the things my wife and a friend of ours like to do is visit wineries. I don’t drink but I go along for the ride. This one time I’d taken my Canon HV20 (this is a consumer level HD video camera) with me along with

Story Telling – Canon XHA1 and the Letus35 Extreme

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December 15, 2007 01:59 AM Views:1778   Favorited:1   Comments:15
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One late December weekend Rebecca (a friend and co-worker) and I set out to do some shooting. She was using her digital SLR, a Canon 40D and I had just received my Letus35 Extreme a day or two earlier and I

Berkshire - Remixed. Outtakes, bloopers and funnies

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We spent a whole week in Colorado shooting non-stop from early morning till late in the night for one of our customers. The whole experience taught us a few things to do with this kind of shoot (Interview shots). Anyway, after transferring all the tapes (and there
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Gainesville, Virginia,
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