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jaycriss · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 16777215

Hello people,

I want to shoot some footage , I am beginner in footage section and I have a lot of questions. I searched for my answers in the forum, and I learned a lot of stuff except one thing.So the question is :

What is the MAXIMUM ISO setting which I should use for my footage ? Sometimes shooting only in natural light, without having light equipment is a real problem, so you end up increasing the ISO, but .. how much for being accepted as a stock footage ?

Thanks !

kk5hy · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:51 am

The maximum depends on the camera you use and how it handles low light or the type of shot.
On my Canon 5DMKII I usually don't go much past 1200 without using noise reduction.
On my Canon 7D I don't go above 800

Jake

jaycriss · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 16777215

well, I have a Canon 550D, 7D's little brother.
By the way what plugin do you use for noise reduction ?

kk5hy · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:38 am

I use Red Giant's Denoiser in After Effects.
It seems to work much better than the noise reduction software that comes with AE since it only targets the areas that have noise and leaves the rest intact.

jaycriss · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 16777215

I made it , my first footage is accepted. I am happy, thanks for all your help ! :)
This is the video file : http://footage.shutterstock.com/clip-2450507-stock-footage-vintage-gramophone-playing-music-from-black-vinyl.html

pichunter · Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 755 Location: Ottawa, Canada

Other things to consider before increasing the iso drastically is to drop your shutter speed to 1/30th, and consider investing in a 50mm f1.4 lens or any other faster lens, these steps alone may save up to 4 stops of iso.

You will see when it's too much iso when the digital noise is visible.

Rekindle · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:05 am

I agree with Jake that Adobe just hasn't figured noise reduction out yet for both photos and video. Even CS6 does a real bad job on noise removal in PhotoShop, Premier Pro and AE. Keep the ISO as low as possible but don't go so low that on video on fast moving subjects you introduce ghosting when the shutter speed is too low.
On the photo side I never use Photoshop noise reduction, it just does a marginal to bad job. I've had real good success with both Neat Image and now I use Topaz Labs. Both remove the noise very well and unless the noise is real bad leaves the sharpness and lines intact.
Good Luck.