GH1 Has no Live HDMI

In fact it has been confirmed that it doesn’t even have live SD composite out.So there is no way to externally monitor at all. Oh well – back to my HFS10 I go……mind you I am not complaining it is a beauty.And onward and upward until the Red Scarlet arrives.

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Panasonic GH1 HD

Well,well,well.I have had my eye on this puppy for a while.It promises to be the most revolutionary camera of the decade in my humble opinion.Yes the RED one is miles ahead in many regards such as frame rate options,time lapse,RAW codecs etc but for once the indie filmaker has a few things on his side […]

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New Canon HFS10 video

I have added another video to the HFS10 Cineform captures in my vimeo account.This really highlights how good the camera is. Check it out Second HFS10 Composite HD capture to Cineform from Henry Olonga on Vimeo.

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Portable HDMI

Self contained and portable Spent an afternoon working with the Magma chassis and a briefcase.Lots of soldering,taping,glueing and binding but managed to get it all in.Laptop,battery,invertor,power supplies,cables – all of it and it works great.Great thing about the magma chassis is that it actually can take pretty much any pci express card out there.HD-SDI,HDMI even […]

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Mugabe and the White African

I went and saw this film with my wife and father in law at a special screening at the Princesss Anne theatre.It was very,very moving and highlights the problems that Zimbabwe has with its leadership and how the problem of racism is not only in one direction in Zimbabwe. May positive change come soon and […]

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Canon HSF10 – it is a beast!!!!!

Well this baby arrived on time and I have had it for a wee while now.In a word – it is a beast.This was a shoot I did the other day when I went for a stroll in my local borough.Man the image is sharp.Love it,love it, love it!!! HFS10 Composite HD capture to Cineform. […]

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HDMI/Composite HD/HD-SDI DIY portable capture station tutorial

I have been capturing HDMI from my consumer camcorders now for a while and as I get asked quite a bit about how I do it I thought I would make a short tutorial as to how I go about it. Hope this helps. HDMI/Composite HD/HD-SDI DIY portable capture station tutorial from Henry Olonga on […]

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More video shoot edits

Here is another series of videos that I have done recently –  these two showcase my work with HDMI capture before I embark on my music videos and also my filmaking.I have a new camcorder coming next week.The new Canon HFS10 so I am really excited.It will offer 24p and has  huge resolution for a […]

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An Evening with Henry Olonga

Title: An Evening with Henry Olonga Location: St Nicholas Church, Mill Lane, BA2 6TU Description: Herny will be sharing about his cricket and faith as well as entertaining you with some singing. Start Time: 20:00 Date: 2009-03-24 End Time: 20:00

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An Evening with Henry Olonga

Title: An Evening with Henry Olonga Location: Cleves School, Performance Hall, Oatlands Ave, KT13 9TS Description: Henry will be sharing about his cricket and faith as well as entertainng you with some singing. Start Time: 19.30 Date: 2009-03-20 End Time: 20.00

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