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Choosing a capture resolution for POV shots

Choosing a capture resolution for POV shots

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Choosing a capture resolution for POV shots

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- Now Rich, when it comes to the Perspective, or sort of the Point-of-View shot, one thing I don't think a lot of people think a lot of is the idea of resolution. Now, it used to be that that was a very easy choice. You shot with... - Yeah, Standard Def. - Right, Standard Def, or you shot what the camera could record. These days, most cameras, or at least a lot of cameras, have the ability to choose between different resolutions from Standard Def resolution all the way up to UHD 4K plus. - Yeah, and that extra resolution can be quite useful because with a 4K frame you can sort of pan around. Maybe you have a point of view, but in post you create a little glance side-to-side, or let's face it, sometimes these cameras are not optimally mounted. If I'm wearing a head-mount camera, there might be garbage in the frame that I don't know is there. It's not like I'm paying attention to what's being shot, necessarily, so I might need the ability to crop the video, so we've gathered three…

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