EOS-M RAW 1280x720 Low Light Book Launch Party

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External sound for atmosphere.  Not synced. 

One of the great benefits of RAW video is low light shooting.  Lots of noise, certainly, but a very natural look.  H.264 would of crushed half the image detail into black.

Workflow:

1. RAW to PinkDotRemover (rewind version)
2. RAW to cineform 422
3. Cineform to Sony Vegas Studio (minor adjustments)

The extra  "grading" workflow of DNGs or TIFFs is not worth it to me.  This workflow adds little time to a normal H.264 workflow, with huge improvements in dynamic range.

I bought Neat for $50.  There is noise in all the EOS-M 1280x720 video I have shot, seems to me.  Neat does a great job of allowing one to pick a balance between high noise and color flatness--however, I'm still new to it.

Here are stills I took at party using the EOS-M and a Nikon D600.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxotics/sets/72157636214440423/