Blu-ray Screenshot Thread (Large Files)

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by jd13

Jason,

What settings, ISO, shutter speed, fstop (apature) settings are you using? I got a Nikon D80 recently, tried taking a few shots, but was having a few problems.

Thanks for any help or suggestions you may have.

PAX
JD

Actually, I have just got it set to auto.

I haven't had a chance to sit down and dial it in yet. I need to take the time and do it....

[Entertainment72]

Originally Posted by jd13

Jason,

What settings, ISO, shutter speed, fstop (apature) settings are you using? I got a Nikon D80 recently, tried taking a few shots, but was having a few problems.

Thanks for any help or suggestions you may have.

PAX
JD

I have a nikon d40 and use the M mode.. no flash.. fast shutter speed..f 5.6

[ricwhite]

Equipment: Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB Projector / 106" DaLite High Power Screen / Toshiba HD-A35 HD DVD Player / Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player / Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver / Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Digital Camera

Library: 58 HD DVD Movies / 42 Blu-ray Movies

Topic: Twister - Blu-ray

[ricwhite]

Equipment: Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB Projector / 106" DaLite High Power Screen / Toshiba HD-A35 HD DVD Player / Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player / Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver / Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Digital Camera

Library: 48 HD DVD Movies / 43 Blu-ray Movies

Topic: National Treasure - Blu-ray

[cakefoo]

The Orphanage on a 24" Sony FW900 CRT monitor

[JasonR]

[jd13]

Originally Posted by JasonR

Actually, I have just got it set to auto.

I haven't had a chance to sit down and dial it in yet. I need to take the time and do it....

Do you have all the lights off, etc?

PAX
JD

[JasonR]

I have no overhead lights in this room, just one lamp turned on.

[ricwhite]

Cakefoo . . .

You mentioned your shots are on a 24" Sony FW900 CRT monitor. Are you saying that you took photographs of the monitor? Or did you just computer capture the images? I'm a little confused here.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Damn National Treasure 2 looks amazing. My friend bought that I will definitely have to borrow it soon.

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by RedIsNotBlue

Damn National Treasure 2 looks amazing. My friend bought that I will definitely have to borrow it soon.

Yeah, looks better than the first one IMO. There are some great landscape scenes as well. My camera kept wanting to bleach out the light colored rock, so I left them out.

[cakefoo]

Originally Posted by ricwhite

Cakefoo . . .

You mentioned your shots are on a 24" Sony FW900 CRT monitor. Are you saying that you took photographs of the monitor? Or did you just computer capture the images? I'm a little confused here.

Hey ric. I took photographs off the monitor. I lowered the contrast and tweaked color sliders on the monitor until I got something that looked like what my eye was seeing. Having the ability to store multiple custom presets, I can store that calibration for quick switching between watching the movie and taking a photo of the screen.

Here's an offscreen pic I took of Ratatouille recently





Here's a direct capture from a movie website:





And here's one I took of Ratatouille several months ago, before I discovered that I could get good pics by adjusting my monitor's levels:








Now, some people who just got a brand new kick-ass camera (JasonR ) apparently don't need to tone down their contrast to take balanced pics. For the rest of us... well... we have our workarounds

[ricwhite]

Thanks for the explanation, Cakefoo. I'm kind-of surprised you're able to take pictures of the monitor like that. I, too, am limited by my camera. I have a rather cheap one. But it's only a year old and I'm certainly not going to spend $1000 on a good camera just so I can take better screenshots.

[cakefoo]

Smart decision... Me? I'm waiting till a good HDTV's that price.

[ricwhite]

Equipment: Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB Projector / 106" DaLite High Power Screen / Toshiba HD-A35 HD DVD Player / Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player / Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver / Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Digital Camera

Library: 48 HD DVD Movies / 43 Blu-ray Movies

Topic: National Treasure: Book of Secrets - Blu-ray

[JasonR]

Ric,

Did your Mt. Rushmore shots bleach out too? They looked great on screen, I couldn't keep any to post though...

Jason

[cakefoo]

National Treasure 2 off a 24" CRT monitor

[ricwhite]

Originally Posted by JasonR

Ric,

Did your Mt. Rushmore shots bleach out too? They looked great on screen, I couldn't keep any to post though...

Jason

I had this one of Rushmore. Not the best.



I tried playing a little with the exposure on my camera. I'm still trying to get that right. I am not pleased with the shadow detail. If I up the exposure to get better shadow detail then the whites tend to bloom. If I lower the exposure, everything in the shadows go black. I would estimate that my screenshots depict about 80-90% accuracy on what I'm actually seeing on screen. I'm just not able to get closer than that with my current camera. I'm no photographer, however. I'm not sure how to dial in aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. I also have adjustments for contrast, sharpness, saturation and noise reduction. I'm still trying to figure out the best combination of all of those things.

[danielpwnz]

Some shots from Jesse James. Still getting my settings down right.

[cakefoo]

That's why I lower the contrast on my monitor for offscreen photos.