Where's a good place to go to learn the basics?

Hello all,

I just finished order a t2i from the canon loyalty program (pumped) and am excited about exploring the world of digital video. Is there anywhere that I should go to learn the basics? Things such as framerate, what the ideal shutter speeds are, etc..?

I've also purchased a zoom h1, so I'm going to explore using secondary audio sources as well.

One of my main concerns is that currently I shoot full manual on my 5D and do a lot of work in post to my RAW images. I do things like setting white balance, correcting exposure issues, etc.. I'm assuming that I'm not abel to do these kind of edits with video. Is that correct? Is there a way to "edit" raw video per-se? I'l also be using Adobe Premier Pro for my video editing once it is ready to go.

Anyways, any direction to a helpful repository of information for a video noob would be most appreciated!

premiere (with the e) can do white balance (it's called "color correction" in video) and other editing, just like in photoshop. Here's everything you need to know about settings:

Shutter speed: 1/2r, where r = your frame rate.
Aperture: as open as you need to get the desired depth of field
ISO: Adjusted to get proper exposure.
Frame rate: for a "cinematic look" stick to 24fps. If you need to do anything in "slow motion" then use a higher frame rate so there is more info to be slowed down to. 30fps is standard for TV and other broadcast media.

Thank you David. The information is very much appreciated!

if there's anything you need to learn how to do in premiere, you can always go to youtube and search.

agreed. That's what I've been doing with other projects I've been exploring. Between there and here, I've learned a ton.

Here's a question though. I've been reading that the t2i has a 12 minute recording limit. Is there any way to bypass that (magic lantern or something similar?)?

not 100% certain if ML can or not, but unless you're trying to broadcast you really should have no problem staying below that. Turn record on, ask question, get answer, turn record off, next question.

That's what I had figured. I was just trying to think forward to situations where I might want to video a sermon or something.

jrm27 wrote in post #12298265
That's what I had figured. I was just trying to think forward to situations where I might want to video a sermon or something.

Well, for a situation like that, you might want to get like a CCD camcorder.

The T2i's CMOS sensor tends to get hot, and even sometimes overheat.
It's more for clips that you would compile together in post.