Phill Price

Jim Begman - Well, first, it was filmed in H.264, not JPEG or MJPEG, so I doubt they're JPEG artifacts. :) Secondly, the camera records at ~40Mbps (same max. bitrate of a 1080p Blu-Ray), but since very few people have 40Mbps connections at home, SmugMug encodes 1080p video at 6Mbps. So there are multiple levels of potential artifact generation - low-light ISO imagery, H.264 encoding on the camera, H.264 encoding after editing but prior to upload, and H.264 encoding after upload. Whew! Complicated! :) - Don MacAskill

Thanks for the explanation! It does clear up the question of compression. I wish my bandwidth was ~40Mbps. T3's for everybody! - Jim Bergman

Holy crap! It looks gorgeous to me; I don't see any compression artifacts at all. Beautiful stuff. - Glen Campbell

Also, Jim, you did click the 1920 link, right? I just figured out that some people were simply hitting the 'fullscreen' button on the 640p embedded version and expecting it to automatically use the higher-rez versions - which it doesn't. - Don MacAskill

Excellent video! Thanks for taking the time to make, post and describe the lenses used in making the video. - Jeff P. Henderson

I want one, but can't afford a new DSLR right now. Wow, what great quality! - Robert Scoble

@Don, where did you get your cameras from? Did you by on line or retail? I placed my order for one on Sept 17 and am still waiting for it to ship from Amazon. - Jeff P. Henderson

That is truly amazing and beautiful! - Brendon Wadey

So how much is this camera in USD? - Brendon Wadey

@Brendon $2699 for the body only. - Jeff P. Henderson

Those are things where I wish I was rich. I would love to have that camera, but I can't even afford a normal/cheaper DLSR. Thanks for the info. - Brendon Wadey

WOW! That is great footage! & from a DSLR makes it all the more amazing! Thanks for sharing! - Chandler

@Brendon, You can get great deals on used gear a KEH.com. I have sold old camera gear to them on several occasions and they are very honest with the quality of the used gear they sell. You might be able to pick up a used Rebel or depending on your budget a used 5D for a good price. - Jeff P. Henderson

Oh yes I know many places to find good deals on DLSRs, but my budget still can't exactly afford them lol, maybe after Christmas and not so busy. Thanks for the KEH.com suggestion, I didn't know about them. I will for sure check them out. - Brendon Wadey

Man, I can't wait. I ordered mine from Adorama on September 25th, and it hasn't shipped yet. Go Go Go.... Hopefully it'll ship this week. :| - Donato (ricin)

Amazing quality. Anyone want to buy a 40D? :) - Andrew Smith

Great stuff, I really hope I get mine soon from Adorama, they told me it would ship Saturday, but no ship notfication so far, bleh! - Bill Pennington via twhirl

Don, yes I clicked the the full 1080p resolution link: http://cmac.smugmug.com/galler.... Here's a PNG screencap to show what I'm seeing: http://farm4.static.flickr.com... However, if I watch the video in HiDef, the image is much better: http://farm4.static.flickr.com... FYI, these screencaps were made while the video was in playback, not at the opening still image. Thanks for sharing the beautiful video! - Jim Bergman

Looks like the same issue as the commenter on the blog post (Another) Andy. The video is the 480p version upscaled, not the 1080p video, which I can't seem to find a link for. Sorry, I'm good at breaking things! Love what you've done to show off the 5DMII! I hope to get one soon too! - Jim Bergman

Damn, that's gorgeous. Grrr, I'm still waiting for my new 5D MkII from Adorama. Now I'm really going to have to bring my tripod wherever I go again! - David Sifry

Wow. The quality is amazing! - Jauder Ho

And whats the post-coffee observation? Any differance? - Roberto Bonini

I'll update you. Putting the kettle on now ... ;-) - Chris Baskind via IM

This is hilarious. - Anika Malone

Need more coffee, Anika??? You seem too easily amused. - Roberto Bonini

This just seems to be an extention of the first rule of Blogging "Blogging's primary purpose is to discuss blogging" - Sean Reiser

Nah, the difference between an A-lister and everyone else is that you already know where to find the A-lister on other services, but subscribe on FF simply for the convenience. - Scott from Canada

No, I don't Roberto. This is funny. It seems no matter the niche of blogosphere, it's the same. I run in liberal political circles online, so this week, would be "The difference between an A-lister and everyone else is that an A-lister has already written their article on how Clinton as Sec. of State is wrong." Hilarious. - Anika Malone

(that's funny, I thought these kind of arguments only went on over here in Italy...) - lagiorgia

@giorgia: With expressive hand gestures. - Chris Baskind via IM

Crap...this sucks. I've written a few articles on how to use a few different services wrong and I'm still not on the A-list... - ♫ Rahsheen™

Chris - you think you know, but you have no idea. :) - lagiorgia

meta comments on FriendFeed always generate conversation...well played...bonus points for being (friend of robert scoble ;) - Adam Singer

The thing is that I doubt we will ever setting on one cohesive description of that what the A-List is and who makes it up. One can use the Robert Scoble/ Louis Gray rule. Or any number of otheer yardsticks, but we need to find the yardstick first. - Roberto Bonini

or maybe A-listers are such because they remain curious about others even though they may not have the time to respond to their messages. They find other ways to let them know they are listening... - Valeria Maltoni

lol - Duncan Riley

@Roberto, I want to hear more about the "Robert Scoble/ Louis Gray rule". This I've never seen... - Louis Gray

I'm talking sheer popularity, Louis. Between you and Robert, you're good examples of A-listers by popularity both here on FF and on Twitter. But is this a fair yardstick to use? That is another question. - Roberto Bonini

I want to see this rumored A-list! - Rochelle

Morning :D - ♥ Kelly ♥

Good to see you on FF, Kelly! - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

I just can't wait to be king. - Josh Haley via fftogo

@ phil-cow-a-whatie? - Mrsth

It's in the app store you have to bounce cows across a river from one side to the other! Apparently it's addictive as she was #67 yesterda! - Phill Price

intrigued-link please, not that i can afford an addiction time wise but google was convoluted. - Mrsth

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObj... - Phill Price

got it thanks- I'll have my tech TH add it as it looks like it might be a good way to entertain the kiddies while I have an adult conversation. Shouldn't you be sleeping? Hello Ambien CR? - Mrsth

Hey Brandon, how are ya? :)) - Anna Haro

i'm good thanks :) how are you? - Brandon via fftogo

haro! <3 - Monique via fftogo

Looking good Anna :) - Kamath ॐ

Kamath, I've been working out. *winks* - Anna Haro

Anna, shows. Your body looks tiny compared to your head. Love your eyes. - Kamath ॐ

Thank you, Kamath. ♫ I got em from my mama. ♪ - Anna Haro

hehe, cute! - Nicholas Kreidberg

:) Hows it going Anna? - Parth Awasthi

Oh, HAI! - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Chello! - ♫ Rahsheen™

Oh hai! - Mark Wilson

oh hai! - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

haha...Mark, did you and Josh tie the knot? - Anna Haro

I adopted myself into the Haley clan. There's enough of them on FF now. What's one more? - Mark Wilson

I would like a holiday card from Josh, Trish, Morgan, and Mark Haley. - Rochelle

That is friggin awesome!!! HAHAAHA - Justin Korn

LMAO!!! - Ladybug Heather

More than meats the eye - Johnny Worthington

LOL. Nice! - ♫ Rahsheen™

:( i don't get it. - Caroline

+1 John - Laura B. is for Bleagh

hahaha...Caroline keep looking at the pic .. you'll get it. - jlt

no. cuz i don't think like you guys....is the truck suppose to be like his penis or something... - Caroline

caroline, it's basically him playing with a miniature version of himself.... because you know, transformers change from vehicle to upright machines. - Zee.

lmfao - Lindsey

caroline the robot is the transformer optimus prime - he goes from a big rig to the robot, and he's playing with the toy optimus prime when it is transformed in the truck form. - Morgan

so it's not sexual..? whack! - Caroline

glad i made you laugh Lindsey :) i suck at jokes - Caroline

lol .. . it just sounded so innocent but oh so wrong. You're doing just fine Caroline . . . though, I am pretty easy to please o_O - Lindsey

love it - (jeff)isageek

lol hilarious. - Monique

hahaha - Anna Haro

im coming! im coming! vroooommmm..... :P - AJ Batac

BEEP BEEP - ♫ Rahsheen™

this is too much.. OMG! GREAT! - Cesar Sanchez

I always wondered where the trailer went when he transformed. - Morton Fox

Absolute classic.. Honk Honk I am coming. - Rob Brammeld

I hope this is addressed in Transformers 2 - Mark Wilson

Ahahahaha! Even funnier being that I just watched the movie last night. - Katie