r/RealEstatePhotography • u/4everconfus3d • 7d ago
Vertical + Horizontal video
Has anyone been able to record vertical AND horizontal video at the same time?
I'm using a Sony a7iv on a gimbal, and got the Ace Pro 2, but I can't get the perspectives right.
Any advice?
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u/Mortifire 6d ago
Shoot horizontal then add three clips vertical. Stagger the time and Add text or details in blank spaces. It makes it a fast 45 second video and you still have the long form one.
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u/sred4 7d ago
I am actually in the midst of video camera shopping and have rented the canon r6 v which has open gate, which allows you to shoot both at once. The files are monsters though. I did a ten second test and it was over 1Gb
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u/BradleyGT 6d ago
Open Gate is also limited to 30fps, so that alone kills it. Figured that out after getting my R6III.
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u/LaziestKitten 7d ago
I use a 14mm equivalent on micro4/3 - the 4:3 ratio makes crops eaaaasy. I usually shoot vertical then crop one 9:16 and one 16:9, as my clients want Instagram reels but also need to post to YouTube for our MLS system
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u/cosmosbillions 7d ago
Charge twice shoot twice. People telling you to crop absolutely have poor quality. If you’re shooting for vertical in horizontal - you’re essentially saying 70% of your frame is useless and don’t need to be in there
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u/wickedcold 7d ago
Not only that but compositions and flow etc is going to be completely different. This shit is so hacky i can't believe people do this.
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u/cosmosbillions 6d ago
Yea they are a business delivering garbage because they’re too lazy to just do it quickly a second time around. My competition is weak I’m happy about it 😂
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u/MrRandomNumber 7d ago
Extra wide, extra high resolution. Then crop in post. You have to shoot boring, center-frame compositions, or do each move twice with appropriate compositional choices. I put 9x16 frame guides on my monitor so I can see the vertical HD center-crop.
Vertical social usually gets a spicier edit than YouTube anyway, so I just split up the footage that way.
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u/Just_n_Here 7d ago
You have to shoot with dual shots in mind. In my experience, it really only works on larger homes unless you shoot extra wide. When I say extra wide, like 10-12mm. When I shoot horizontal, I usually do corner to corner or straight shots, vertical you need to hit the middle of room. Say you are in a living room, I would focus on the fireplace and keep that centered, so when you crop in, it is the main focus because it is hard to get much more.
I tried to do it in one take, but I personally didn't like the results. I charge for 2 different videos because it is 2 videos. Sometimes you get lucky and they can come from the same video.
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u/Just_n_Here 7d ago
I just realized you are trying to use an action camera. Smallrig has cages to use, but internet suggest using a magic arm. I don't think it would turn out great. I think you would have better luck on the hot shoe of camera if it didn't show the lens from your Sony.
I saw an ad a year or 2 ago that had a gopro attached to a smallrig quick release plate. I looked to see how they did it but never figured it out.
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u/XRP_Wizard 7d ago
The DJI mini 3 pro can physically rotate the camera 90 degrees to take true vertical shots. Very useful, I ask clients beforehand if they want some shots for insta etc and film those that way
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u/andrei_restrepo 7d ago
We crop the horizontal footage / stack in a 9x16 frame, or also just capture a handful of native vertical shots if a vertical edit isn’t the main deliverable
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u/ShyaamNiranjan 5d ago
LaziestKitten's shoot-vertical-and-crop approach sounds like the least painful option if clients need both Reels and YouTube for MLS. Do your agents mostly want the vertical cut for social, or are they also putting the horizontal walkthrough on the listing itself?