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Shooting a PC Monitor

X-Tim_Storm
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Mar 29, 2004, 2:51 PM

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Can anyone give me a suggestion for shooting a computer monitor. Of course I tried and get the moving lines which I anticipated.

X-Spencer_Wood
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Mar 29, 2004, 3:37 PM

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I've never been able to completely get rid of the line. But you can get very close if you match your camera's shutter speed to the refresh rate of the monitor.
i.e. Windows 2000... Right click desktop/Properties/Settings Tab/Advanced button/Monitor Tab/Refresh Frequency. ...camera set to 60 and Monitor refresh rate to 60 Hertz. ...or you might try 100/100. Do some experimenting and see what works best for you.
Spencer Wood
: Can anyone give me a suggestion for shooting a computer monitor. Of course I tried and get the moving lines which I anticipated.

X-Doug_Graham
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Mar 29, 2004, 3:52 PM

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: i.e. Windows 2000... Right click desktop/Properties/Settings Tab/Advanced button/Monitor Tab/Refresh Frequency. ...camera set to 60 and Monitor refresh rate to 60 Hertz. ...or you might try 100/100. Do some experimenting and see what works best for you.
Some camcorders, such as the JVC DV 500, have a "clear scan" shutter, which can be adjusted in small increments to match the screen refresh rate of a CRT.
A third solution is to use an LCD monitor instead of a CRT. LCDs don't scan, so no problems.
Regards,
Doug Graham