Ralph M

Everyone looks happy - well captured! You may want to correct this to "Vow Renewal" (unless they have a speech impediment). ;-)

I suspect the demand for video in a stills camera has to do with the cost of video equipment capable of producing a comparable image.  Price an interchangable lens video camera with a large sensor...

Thanks, and now I know how to spell mehandi as well!  Very pretty daughter!

Very well done.  How long does it take to paint on all the mindi that one of the women is showing?--RalphM

Sony editing products are available as trial downloads.  You can try before you buy.

If you are not familiar with the liturgy of the church, get a copy of what they use.  It will be your guidebook for what is happening next.  As has been pointed out, be sure to check with the...

Plural Eyes is an expensive piece of software.  If you can get it free, go for it.  However, it's not that difficult to sync sound from an external recorder by using an editor with multiple sound...

Thanks Lou,We're displaying on 70 inch TVs, so we have to get a bit more than double the pixel count of your example.  I'm with you , though, in that often people go for higher rez than needed...

thank you arry_girl.  One of those should suit his needs.--RalphM

One of our clergy frequently prepares stills for display on a 1080 TV.  He often comes up with a lower rez image that does not fill the screen.  I've uprezzed some images for him, but he'd like to...

There's no reason 29.97i should look jittery. If you're playing it back in the time line, you may want to try rendering it out to see if it's OK when played back.Not familiar with premiere, but...

Cropping really loses you nothing if this is displayed on a 1080 display.  You achieved the 2.3-ish film look without the use of exotic lenses.  Very clever.I assumed you masked off your viewfinder...

We've been conditioned by viewing hundreds of films as to the meaning of transitions.  While they may be cliche, we're stuck with them in our heads.  At first watching, I found the length of the...

The aspect ratio you achieved looks like an anamorphic converter was used, but the Panasonic converter is just a standard wide angle converter.  Did you have to crop the result vertically during...

It's fast moving because there is a lot of interest in m4/3.  I lurk and learn here because I'm moving away from tape based video cameras and the video I've see from the GH3 would cost three times...

What struck me in the first pose was the cutting off of her legs.  It just didn't feel right.  I think you should feel very good about your first effort.

John, I'm afraid I can't add any suggestions to what has been offered.  It appears you have covered the obvious.  Please do post your findings as this is a camera/lens combo that is of interest to...

I don't think there is anything like EXIF data.  There will be data about bit rates, etc that will display in your editing software, but not lens, shutter speed, f settings...Your PC is fine for...

Some highly compressed formats make editing really unpleasant as the computer has to labor to unpack the video for display snd manipulation.  I would not worry too much about the video excellence...

You've all been very generous with the extensive suggestions offered. Since I'm a retired engineer, there is a tendency to get too engrossed in the technology.  After reading the answers, it seems...