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Microstock Footage Forum => General - Stock Video => Topic started by: qwerty on November 04, 2011, 16:55

Title: sensor spot video
Post by: qwerty on November 04, 2011, 16:55
A quick question about video.

I have a 5dMkII and have never really used it for video.

One of the few videos I have taken has sensor spots, (I know I should clean my sensor)

Is there a way to "clone out" sensor spots like you would in a photo ?
Title: Re: sensor spot video
Post by: Snufkin on November 04, 2011, 20:22
Yes, for example in After Effects. The clone tool is similar to the one in Photoshop.
Title: Re: sensor spot video
Post by: Zerkalo on November 08, 2011, 11:04
You probably know it already but lower F numbers (5 and below, my experience) will also avoid sensor spots.

Furthermore, if you have Photoshop CS5 (might be extended version) you can edit videos frame by frame there.
Title: Re: sensor spot video
Post by: FD on November 08, 2011, 11:13
Every time I turn my 5DII on the spots are at different places. Sensor cleaning = dirt shifting.  :D
Title: Re: sensor spot video
Post by: sharpshot on November 08, 2011, 12:50
I gave up using the 5DMKII for video.  My 550D has never had a noticeable dust spot, I change lenses lots in dusty places and all my previous cameras have spots everywhere.
Title: Re: sensor spot video
Post by: travelstock on November 08, 2011, 15:53
Every time I turn my 5DII on the spots are at different places. Sensor cleaning = dirt shifting.  :D

+1 that's pretty much my experience. After Effects seems to work quite well for sensor spot removal though, so it is fixable.
Title: Re: sensor spot video
Post by: sharpshot on November 08, 2011, 17:21
I don't want to spend $999 on After Effects to get rid of sensor spots.  Hopefully Canon will fix the problem with the 5DMKIII.
Title: Re: sensor spot video
Post by: travelstock on November 08, 2011, 23:26
I don't want to spend $999 on After Effects to get rid of sensor spots.  Hopefully Canon will fix the problem with the 5DMKIII.

There's also ways of achieving this in Final Cut pro X with Motion for $350 in total...
Title: Re: sensor spot video
Post by: dbajurin on November 09, 2011, 03:02
PF Clean can do that with "Dust clean" plugin or Nuke with Foundry plugin. But it is very expensive and it will cost you like few Canon 5D MkII.
Title: Re: sensor spot video
Post by: sharpshot on November 09, 2011, 04:50
I don't want to spend $999 on After Effects to get rid of sensor spots.  Hopefully Canon will fix the problem with the 5DMKIII.

There's also ways of achieving this in Final Cut pro X with Motion for $350 in total...
I think I'll just stick with my 550D.  I would like to use the 5D but I really don't want to spend more than $50 to fix this problem.  There's already far too much for me to spend my money on and I like to keep the software budget to a minimum.