if you have a canon camera, a free solution would be magic lantern firmware... http://www.magiclantern.fm/
i believe you can do 9 steps (might be able to ask them about doing more) with various shooting patterns... you can even do a align+enfuse preview on the camera. to avoid bumping the camera too much, you can use a simple IR remote to start the sequence. so, rotate your pano head, take your hands off the camera, trigger the remote (use the 2 second delay so you can get out the way), the sequence starts and finishes, rinse and repeat. http://wiki.magiclantern.fm/userguide#hdr_bracketing On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 6:35 AM, Byron Nash <byronn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I find that the slowest thing on set is capturing all the exposures. I > don't have a tool like the Promote Controller or any other device to > automatically fire off the brackets. After seeing a video of the author of > the HDRI Handbook on set, I'm convinced the fastest method is a pano rig > like the nodal ninja with a spherical fisheye and something to fire the > brackets automatically. In and out very quickly. > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Jahirul Amin <aminjahi...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> Slightly off topic but this is pretty interesting stuff... >> >> http://fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv-165-scott-metzger-on-mari-and-hdr/ >> >> J >> >> >> >> On 16 Jan 2013, at 13:19, Morten Bartholdy <x...@colorshopvfx.dk> wrote: >> >> We do pretty much the same - a fisheye lens shooting in 3 directions >> for good overlap, 10 exposures via software control and stitch the result >> into a fairly highres LatLong HDRI 360. This is good for lighting and in >> most cases reflections too, but hardly enough resolution for a background. >> The software control for multiple exposures makes for better quality HDRI's >> as clouds, cars and pedestrians move less, and we can get in and record the >> HDRI in about a 10th of the time we used to without it, in all only some 5 >> minutes break for the crew for one HDRI. The Director and 1st AD will be >> much happier too. >> >> >> >> The chrome ball comes in to use in tight spaces where it is hard to fit >> in a camera on a tripod, but it is mostly sttting and collecting dust on a >> shelf these days. Mind you, if we had more time on a shoot I would like to >> have a chrome ball and a grey ball and have them in front of the liveaction >> camera just after the clapper - it would help setting up HDRI's and lights >> and balance the whole thing faster when lighting your scenes. >> >> >> >> Morten >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Den 16. januar 2013 kl. 12:11 skrev Anthony Martin < >> anthonymarti...@googlemail.com>: >> >> These days I use the chrome ball just for light positioning >> reference. For capturing the actual HDRI I'll use a fish eye lens on a >> DSLR, nodal ninja attached to a tripod and then shoot between 8-10 images >> (including direct above and direct below) covering the scene. >> Then load these into PTGui Pro and let it stitch them into a LongLat >> HDRI. Works like a charm. Both quick to do on set and quick to assemble >> when you get back to the office. >> Digital Tutors actually have a good set of lessons on this. >> http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?pid=599&autoplay=1 >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Cristobal Infante < cgc...@gmail.com > >> wrote: >> >> >> It really depends how much time you think you will have on set. Most of >> the times this can be a major issue, since they may need to move >> the lighting setup several times in one day and you don't want to be the >> guy slowing everything down! >> >> the chrome ball is probably the fastest method and still does the >> trick. So if you need to capture a lighting setup fast this will be your >> best bet. Defently worth getting one in any case (garden mirror balls). >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, 16 January 2013, Rob Wuijster wrote: >> >> Yes, there's a version 2 out of the book, there's a page on the >> hdrlabs website explaining the book and has links to Amazon for the >> paperback and ebook. >> >> The site, forum and book are -the- main sources of information on this. >> Of course there are other sites dealing with this, but hdrlabs has it >> condensed into one big package. >> >> Rob Wuijster >> E >> r...@casema.nl >> \/-------------\/----------------\/ >> >> >> On 15-1-2013 23:09, Byron Nash wrote: >> >> I found the book HDRI Handbook really helpful on that site. I think they >> have a newer version since I read it. >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Paul Griswold < >> pgrisw...@fusiondigitalproductions.com > wrote: >> >> Hey guys - >> >> I've been asked to help out on the show "Film Riot", and one of the >> things we were discussing is creating your own HDR images. >> >> I know HDRLabs has a ton of great info, but I was curious to know if >> anyone else had any good info or resources on the subject that I could pass >> along. >> >> It's not something I normally do, so I wanted to make sure I was >> giving them up-to-date info. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Paul >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.2890 / Virus Database: 2638/6034 - Release Date: 01/15/13 >> >> >> >> >> >
