How Skateboarding Went HD 

Respect to our people behind the lens they need more shine after all the hrs they put in and don’t get recognition for

Lol using a nyjah clip for the “less desirable look” ( chefs kiss ) beautiful editing. ( chefs kiss )

loving how filmers are actually getting respect these days. about damned time! we're breaking out backs out here and spending hella money on camera gear just out of sheer passion.

Just yesterday I showed my sons a Jamie Thomas part. Iron Maiden Toy Machine one. Anyway they could not believe when I said we watched that quality all day long for years.. "No wonder your eyesight is so bad dad!". 😆

CCD sensors are global shutter, CMOS has a jelly wobble when panning,even stills today. Side by side CCD looks so good you’d think there’s image stabilization

Jenkem bringin the content we need! Best channel by far.

HMC150 was my choice of panasonic cam right before the pandemic. SD cards are just so easy to work with

Thanks for having me guys! Great video ❤

The VX and the HVX have the same image rate: 60 Hz. One is interlaced, another is progressive. For RU-vid upload you need to deinterlace 30i into 60p and you will get the same motion portrayal as with native 60p. As for CCD "imperfections", it is the other way around: CMOS has rolling shutter, which causes skew and jello, while CCD has global shutter. Any two CCD cameras produce similar image in terms of motion artefacts. Sony and Canon offered HDV camcorders at about the same time when HVX came out, and early HDV models from both brands used CCD sensors, so I am not sure why the Panasonic with its super-expensive P2 storage became such a hit. I suppose it was simply a matter of following successful filmers who chose the Panasonic.

What I got from this: Filmers need to get paid more to keep up with the evolving technology

There's major ON Video vibes in terms of the production/research with this video. I love it. Great work, guys! Thanks for keeping skateboarding interesting and educating the young ones.

Jenkem puts outs the most in depth, comprehensive, well-done videos. I would love a video talking about the nuances and developments in skate photography

This video made me check my camera for tweaks and ready for filming, just as a good skate part makes you wanna skate. I've been using a Nikon D5300 with Samyang 8mm fish eye the last two years. I got back late into skating at 27, now i'm 32 and since then i've been filming my friends for fun, but today a local skateshop released a contest video i filmed and i was really proud. Thanks Jenkem for this type of content you guys are great 👌

No mention of the HMC 150 or AC 130? Lighter, uses SD cards, and still looks like hpx footy

so glad you guys are continuing with this format of content, its so good

Surprised RB Umali was not in this conversation. He was one of the first proponents of HD and used to do great test videos with different cameras on his Vimeo. He is the reason I got my first DSLR set up and made my skate videos with it.

Nice video, very interesting ! I used VX2000, and now I use a VX1000 / Mk1 with tapeless recorder, it makes it OG like the old videos i watched when I was young, and I got no glitch at all. But my favorite set-up is the HD 4:3 with the Mk1. Love too see what new is gonna happen in the futur of skate videos. All my respect to Jenkem, I watch and love all your videos. I'll loved to see you in France. Peace to all of you !

funny how all the interviews talking about how great HD is are filmed in SD at 15 fps.

I absolutely loved the insight in this video. It was cool to hear directly from videographers how skate video recording evolved. While I understand the desire for skate videos to have a certain level of grit to them, in my opinion it’s a shame that so many monumental tricks were recorded in SD when HD cameras were readily available. It’s interesting that even today, skateboarding filmmakers are still trying to recreate the nostalgic feel of older cameras using modern tech.

I remember when that Darryl Angel HD part came out and it looked a million times better than anything else I had ever seen at that time

One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. Love this type of stuff, so well done and such a great amount of perspective

I’m old school and I think HD blows VX away, but film is the best.

So much quality stuff in here. Thank you all for continuing to push out brilliant content.

this production quality just keeps getting better

I watch this at least 3 or 4 times a day hands down 1 of my favorite jenkem videos SO JENKEMMAG IF YOU SEE THIS PLS DO MORE OF THESE ITS A MUST 😍💚🙏

Gangstarr song towards the end is all time 🤙🤙🔥🔥🔥

Look at Quintero's interior design! Holy hell! 🥵🥵🥵

i still remember having both the vx1000 w/mk1 and vx2000 w/mk2, then the dslrs came along and was like holy fuck i dont have to buy tapes anymore! lol now i have been using the sony a7sii for over 5 years now. Moving to dslrs/mirrorless cameras have actually opened up the world of still photography and am now a professional photographer

Love filming with my hvx200 and cropping it to 4:3🔥

Another job well done by Jenkem 👏

Fs5 w/ a canon 8-15 is pretty primo too

amazing video and such a crucial conversation for skate filmers...like me! ill throw an underrated camera at anyone thats reading this comment and call it "the skate camera that almost won": the PANASONIC HC-X2000 was soo close! it looks and feels/weighs like a vx and has some pretty amazing features. the main one that ive never seen before is an led light on the top-grip. it is placed exactly where you would need a light for night time fisheye lines. because of that cool feature and the fact that it practically serves as a mini HDPX (with higher-end specs etc) was a selling point for me so i decided to buy the camera. unfortunately i was disappointed. on my first day of shooting i noticed 2 major issues. the first being the record time. for some reason, there was a major buffer everytime i finished recording a clip. this made it very difficult to film multiple eager homies at one, as i could easily miss a clip because of the buffer time. the second issue was the fisheye. I bought the cheaper less-pretty opteka fisheye for it and this didn't cut it. because of where the sensor is located, and or the glass of the lens, the opteka gave a somewhat blurry outcome to the shot. it was almost there but didn't quite work. who knows maybe if i used an extra spacer ring it would have been more ideal but i ended up returning the camera for a sony nx80 which i have actually loved! it fits in the backpack easily and doesn't destroy my right arm/back. the zoom length is lower than most other camcorders which sucks but it gets the job done for the most part. still bummed that the PANASONIC HC-X2000 because it really was so close with the LED inclusion. maybe the next version will work? I think we need a skater-owned camera company in my opinion. that would be amazing. reply if ur a camera nerd and want to talk about the newer skate-camcorders! bataard serves as a huge influence for me btw.

i have an hvx200, and im glad you discussed this

Incredibly well done. Thank you Jenkem!

Looking up the prices of some of these rigs is eye opening. I’m over here babying my GoPro Hero10

Whatever Justin Albert is using is the best camera/settings. All of his Flora episodes are some of the best filming/editing I've ever seen. I also don't see that colour anywhere else.

VC ate that dunk like a snack. About to just watch old dunk contest highlights.

As a skater, and a landscape photographer it seems "clear" y ppl hate on my 📸. I take outdoor pics in a skater style.

anybody seeking alternatives to the xtreme lens should look into either pairing an hpx170 or hmc150 with a panasonic dslr, OR consider the sony fs700. the entire setup will cost you a fraction of what the fisheye for the panasonic cameras will cost you.

That was sick guys! Well done!

I've had them all. 16mm, hi-8 tape, mini DV... The shift to P2 cards was such a nightmare. Eventually I caved for the DSLR world and got a Canon 60d with a Sigma 15mm Fisheye. It just wasn't the same. Sure, it looked amazing but... I missed the years I filmed skate videos with the GL2 w/ Opteka .3x Fisheye. It was so bad ass looking and a joy/comfort to wield.

My issue is more when skate videos started using b-roll footage between almost every single trick because there's not enough footage to fill a part. People used to spend years filming for parts. This has nothing to do with VX vs. HD/4K etc...

Jenkemmag making the best documentary type videos.

I like how this is basically all about video quality, yet they decided to record the VO with a vacuum cleaner. Great content though as always.

...Canon M50 + 7,5mm fisheye, Panasonic lumix GH5+ speed Booster+ 8mm fisheye & Canon HF G21 Camcorder all the way😃

I had a HPX/HVX in my internship at a local TV station.. we then switched to FS5ii and FX3. now they are for new people and interns to lern the ropes of cameras and interviews xd

Awesome vid! I started on dslr and moved to HVX200 with opteka 72mm fisheye because the century is just impossible to get now!

I fucking love the HVX. I would always get clowned for having it. But it's so fun to use. Only thing i dont like about it is the viewfinder screen is way too small and far away.

this is a video topic and channel where i just click LIKE before the video even really starts...

i love jenkem

these are some of the best pieces y’all do

Amazing. A-lot of online skate videos edit in the 60 Frame timelines and export like that, and it is not an ideal look. If they would only switch to a 24 or 30 frame timeline the look, and feel of the video changes drastically for the better.

best video y’all have done yet, keep them coming please 👊🏻

This an awesome video! So interesting and educational As always Jenkem absolutely killing the game when it comes to quality content Thank you

Jenkem always delivering

Anybody ever heard of the Panasonic HC-X1500 ? It shoots 4k@60fps ……blows these cameras away 🔥🔥🔥🔥

this was incredibly good, i love these videos

Amazing work !!

don luong said the same stuff about the HPX that he said about the VX when there was a change of cameras. seems like he always sticks with the stuff that's cool for now but doesn't care for invention until someone else does it good and he can adapt to it. bro. learn from your past.

Very enjoyable video

Sheesh, it's not the camera, it's the cameraman. Peer pressure and brand loyalty kept you guys chasing expensive toys rather than crafting cool looks with whatever you had. Upgrade mania and nostalgia have kept generations of shooters pouring cash down a well of fads.

This video just shared a lot of game for these Gen Z filmers

Does anybody have a link to any examples of an MK1 on an AX700?? Would love to see some 🙏

Thanks Jenkem!

A ton of great information on this piece. Thank you!!

This was DOPE ASF!!!!!!! Great video!!!

Could this be the time where the GL-1 comes out of the shadows? Time will tell

What about the HMC-150? Not a single mention? It’s the SAME CAMERA electronically as HPX-170, but uses regular SD cards (class 6 or faster, super cheap) instead of P2 cards. Did skating videographers not know this? The HMC-150 & HPX-170 were even marketed together as companion cameras, which is how I came to buy my HMC-150 in 2007 (still in perfect working condition). HMC even has hdmi output for easier external monitoring instead of HPX’s SDI. I used the HMC professionally to shoot all manner of HD videos for a good 6 years until migrating to DSLR, then to 4K in 2018.

Loving the Preemo beats on this! Very interesting video. 👌🙏

I 🧡 the aspect ratio of the cameras used in early world industries plan b 101 and blind videos🎥

this was great! being some who loved buying vidoes, i remember when hd first came around i thought there were going to be so many coming out on blu-ray. then there were what, 4? final blare bonus disc, debacle, cinematographer project and pretty sweet? i stopped by videos that were filmed hd but sold on dvd, better quality on itunes.

I filled out a loan application to get an Xtreme fisheye lens and they said f**k off.

great video

I switched to Panasonic AVC camera years ago and haven’t looked back!

yo this was wicked 🤩

Thank You Jenkem ! Always the best shit!

Loved this vid. Taught me a lot for sure

good dog at the end, cleaning up his mess

Always killing it with content

inspirational work fellas

Insaneee video as a new filmer I loved this

also sony's HDV cameras like the fx1000 and the fx7 were used a bit a while ago, probably ot in the skate industry though, nver looked great but always wondered if messing with settings could make it a great camera, also didnt use dumb p2 cards

Daryl Angel's crooked maw in HD sounds appetizing.

Greg Hunt talking shit about how anything looks with that dirty ass lens on the webcam is hilarious.

i have a sony hvr z1u and it works like a charm there should also be a lot of attention on it

Another sick video, love your content! Would love some more EQ on the recorded audio tho. It sounds kinda base-heavy on my speakers...

BIG UP JENKEM ALWAYS

Oh no, the HVX-20x and HPX-17x (and some HMC) are infamously equipped with 960x540 sensors. Not even SD(576 lines). Though it's 3CCD setup and use some pixel shift to accomplish some bayer-like pattern(but SD camera have 720x576x3pixels!), its luma resolution looks much worse than a 2MP bayer-pattern sensor at that time. And I don't even want to mention the optical resolution of lens! Also, HD was already a very affordable and widespread thing at that time with HDV. The actual break-through of these three series is offering rather affordable flash media(P2 or SD card, compare to Sony's SxS) while the market flooded with miniDV tape back then. I know it's more like a nostalgia rather than technical, but please keep nostalgia then.

2011 when i noticed sk8 videos started to go HD, including the real video back in 11' to do it. It still feels weird watchin hd footy

alot of people hate on strobeck but u have to appreciate his impact

excellent, fun watch

On a slightly unrelated subject, Chomp On This!!!!!!

Hmc is a great choice as well

4:10 board slide is fucking dope

What about the Panasonic HMC150 that came out after the HPX?

4:3 HD >>>

This ruled, interested if we will ever see another ubiquitous camera

Send this to Panasonic

So good of a video 🔥

I’ve found the affordable solution that looks great, 360 cameras. They film in 4K 60 FPS and you can start the aspect ratio to anything you want and the fisheye is as wide as you want. It has shitty sound though, so I have a VX Sound library that I use