We’re big fans of HDR photography, and now that the iPhone 4 shoots HDR, we’re going to be seeing a lot more vibrant images. Something to look even more forward to is HDR video.
This example from Soviet Montage Productions was shot using two Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLRs, chosen because “they’re just fantastic cameras that are affordable and within reach of even the most modestly funded filmmaker,” according to Michael Safai from the film production company.
While they haven’t revealed yet just how they managed to layer two identical images perfectly, we do know that they used a beam splitter and the two DSLRs with varying exposures – one overexposed and the other underexposed. There was no doubt many post-production processing tools were used here, but until Soviet Montage lets us in on their little secret, we’ll just get back to writing begging letters to Canon to include a HDR video setting in its cameras. [Soviet Montage via Planet5D]
HDR Video Demonstration Using Two Canon 5D mark II’s from Soviet Montage on Vimeo.
Mikerh
Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 10:26 AMWeep at it’s beauty? Really? No. Really??
Good lord it looks like every hack HDR photo where someone has a camera and a copy of photomatix makes. I seriously hope this does not catch on like HDR photography has, that will be a real cause for weeping.
mogwai
Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 6:00 PMi dont understand the backlash about HDR. yeah people make some ugly crap with it but if its used properly it makes images appear closer to what they would look like to the human eye rather than just ‘photos’. I can’t understand the problem here.
fergon
Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 11:16 AMIt really reminds me the picture from FPS games
Chris Guerin
Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 11:59 AMAll I can say is WOW!!!!!
Jie Ma
Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 6:36 PMWow, it looks like GTA:IV.
cleverclogs
Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 7:05 PMNice, novel. But it doesn’t add anything to film, or photography, really. It’s just another ‘effect’.
Kyle_Katarn
Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 10:18 PMLooks like game graphics.
sol
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 1:13 AMthe problem is that people keep on saying
“if used properly it makes images appear closer to what they would look like to the human eye rather than just photos”.
the problem with this is that taking a photo is a process in art. It captures a scene in an unrealistic but beautiful way in which people relate to because it reminds them of a memory forgotten or conjures up an image of something unseen before.
you cant make an image like i see, cause my perception is different from others.
if anything this video shows how not to use a dslr and how to add moire to a video and make everything look chromed
this is some very bad use of HDR, and done right could be amazing, but with scratching when it first came out and auto-tune now, its been used way too much without subtlety. give HDR photography and HDR video another 10 years, it will morph into something more like an art and less like a gimmick.