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I also had a hard time finding comparisons of CBR 1.0 vs CBR .4 So, I just made one.

I used  a Canon T2i with a zoom 100-400 lens. The difference in quality is pretty noticeable - the blue lettering is deeper and the specks along the wall are clearer with a CBR set at 1.0. I adjusted no other settings, so if that's something one should do, let me know.

I need to film a comedy video in the style of a single-camera sitcom with lots of zooming in and out (a la "Parks & Rec" and "The Office"). But when I zoom using the 18-55mm kit lens that came with my Canon t2i, the brightness changes in LiveView. It gets brighter as I zoom out, and darker as I zoom in. How do I maintain the same level of brightness when zooming?

A friend of mine is a professional organizer and she needed help creating a video that shared tips and promoted her business. It's a straight-up 90-second video, no tricks. (I'm an amateur, so I don't have any tricks.) Really pleased with the color and clarity from the t2i. I could have gotten better sound with a lavalier, but the Rode videomic pro did a really nice job inside the apartment. Be sure to watch in 720p.

If anyone has advice on how I'd make it better, say the word.

Thanks - It is set to external stereo. Any other ideas? Today I will test the "old school" approach and use the RCA cable that came with the camera to see if that works. Obviously, that's what I was hoping to avoid, but I need to get stereo when monitoring audio.

UPDATE: I tested the old school approach (RCA Cable from camera to adapter, to another adapter, to my headphones) and I got stereo sound in my headphones. Success. So, it's only the SESCOM cable that's giving me the mono sound. But I'd still rather use the more elegant SESCOM cable as my permanent solution.

Any ideas on why the SESCOM cable is only giving me sound in one ear?

I'm running ML on a Canon 550D. I'd like to monitor the audio as I'm recording (using a Rode Video Mic), so I purchased the Sescom cable (for the 550D) and a pair of low impedance headphones. I've turned "Audio Monitoring" on in ML. I hear audio in the headphones, but only through the right channel. Left speaker in the headphones is silent. I haven't seen any other reports about this problem. Total amateur here, so apologies if I've missed something obvious.

Total amateur here. This is my first video using a Canon 550D with a Rode Videomic and Magic Lantern. I've never used a DSLR before. Edited on iMovie.

I've since learned about the importance of having a boom mic and using White Balance.