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[Updated: March 08 2009]

The most amazing creatures nature has ever created, drifting in our oceans. From the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Download the video file on the right sidebar, and watch it via an AppleTV, PS3 or XBoX360 on your HDTV.

Shot with a Canon HV20 in PF24/Cinemode. Pulldown removed with Cineform NeoHD. Edited with Vegas Pro 8, graded with Magic Bullet. Music and video are licensed separately under the Creative Commons "BY" 3.0 license.

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  • Lucasberg (Joey) plus 2 years ago
    Pretty , did they allow a tripod in there?
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 2 years ago
    Nope...
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  • Brad M. 2 years ago
    Stunning Eugenia! Great colors. Would never know you didn't have a tripod. Great work.
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 2 years ago
    I had a stabilizing tool with me, just not a tripod. ;)
  • Tomasz Chrzanowski 1 year ago
    What tool was it?
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 1 year ago
    A monopod.
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  • JamesW plus 2 years ago
    Stunning. Did you use a monopod?
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  • Ben 2 years ago
    Awesome! Mesmerizing!
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  • Digital Minds 2 years ago
    Wow I love Science Fiction movies with special effects!
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  • Prasad RL 2 years ago
    Beautifullllllllllllllllllllll
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  • pthurst 2 years ago
    It's wonderful! what a lovely clip!
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  • Abras 2 years ago
    Amazing! I image how it would be to see it without compression.
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  • Chodite 2 years ago
    Your new Monterey videos look great on my HDTV.
    Nice work!
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  • Pietro Impagliazzo plus 2 years ago
    Beautiful and scary things.

    Great vid!
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  • Jose Gibert 2 years ago
    Amazing footage and editing.
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  • w.pasman 2 years ago
    Great, all these moving bright colored objects!

    What did you use for stabilization?

    I had to rename the .unk extension to m4v to play back the downloadable version.

    The only problem I saw was that many images seem lightly out of focus. Why is that?
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 2 years ago
    No, it's not .m4v, it's .mp4. I mention this in the description. The .unk happens because of a bug on Vimeo (it's a new bug of theirs for a couple of weeks now).

    Only one image is out of focus AFAIK, which one are you referring to? Besides, everything is shot behind a thick glass and not much light, so you can't expect HV20's full sharpness in these conditions.
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  • Mark Jensen 2 years ago
    WOW!!!!! and WOW!!!! this is amazing footage. your aquarium video beats mine "out of the water"... here's my HD video i did a long time ago at the Atlanta Georgia Aquarium. but again, not even close to yours....love the credits....
    vimeo.com/424628
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  • dolce Julietta 2 years ago
    great! -and i really like jelly fishes.
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  • SteveR plus 2 years ago
    I watched this on my non-HD widescreen TV, and it still looked great.
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  • TKU10.TV 2 years ago
    Wow, really beautiful and the music too.
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  • photographer 2 years ago
    Beautiful work!
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  • Eliza Schultz 2 years ago
    Awesome video! I am curious too... what did you use for stabilization? I am in the market for a tool that can be used in such places.
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 2 years ago
    Ok, too many people ask I got to reply to this... it was a monopod, that was used after an agreement with the facility.
  • Bill B 2 years ago
    One way that might work without permission is to tie a string to a 1/4" coarse thread bolt, and screw the bolt into the bottom of the camera. Let the string hang down to the floor and step on it. A small weight, like a washer, on the end of the string might help. Then pull up on the camera to tighten the string while shooting. It's kind of a reverse monopod that fits in a pocket.
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  • danLinfield 2 years ago
    really amazing Eguenia!
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  • RogerB1 plus 2 years ago
    What a nice film! I loved it. I also loved your choice of music. Also well edited. Just great! :o)
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  • Bill plus 2 years ago
    Just beautiful!
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  • Linda McClure plus 2 years ago
    Beautiful!
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  • ishan 2 years ago
    mesmerizing.
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  • tifredic 2 years ago
    splendid
    thanks
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  • HDR MAX 2 years ago
    It is like seeing another world; one of innerspace. Those Jellyfish look like a dream with their slow graceful motion.
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  • Rare Bird Flicks 2 years ago
    Incredible, I'm blown away - thank you!
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  • Kinetiq HD plus 2 years ago
    Beautiful work... I like your stuff.
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  • ricspics 2 years ago
    Amazing video.
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  • Loren & TXM 2 years ago
    Now I remember why I thought jellyfish were Gods when I was eight. Beautiful colors and camera work.
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  • Josh Lowensohn 2 years ago
    Just beautiful. Looking forward to watching it on my TV at home :D
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  • Brian Boudreau 2 years ago
    Looks amazing how do you shoot thru glass without getting glare or reflection? i have a 100 gallon african cichlid tank id like to film.. also the credits are sweet. is that hard to do? im just switching to vegas from pinnacle
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 2 years ago
    The aquarium rooms are dark with the tanks lit from the bottom or top, so the glares are not easily visible. No, the credits are easy to do. Going to Vegas from Pinnacle is a good idea if you want more control.
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  • tomapete34 2 years ago
    very nice, it's funny in my Monterey Aquarium video i got the same jelly.. yours looks better though, i gotta admit
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  • Rusty Rogers 2 years ago
    Nicely done!

    We took the kids to the M.B.A. when the jelly exhibit was new. Really mesmerizing... we were there in line when it opened and had to be thrown out at closing! I went home with the music CD from the exhibit called "Jelly Music" and it comes up on the home player occasionally. It takes me back every time... so does this video.

    Thanks!
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  • paul kellett plus 2 years ago
    Eugenia,nice video.
    How do i download it though, there's no download button. I've never downloaded a clip from Vimeo,i never seem to have a "download" button.

    Thanks.
    Paul.
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 2 years ago
    It is on the right sidebar of the video page. It reads:

    Downloads
    1280x720, 185.64MB

    You can download it there as long as you are logged in to Vimeo, and then rename the .unk file to .mp4 file.
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  • paul kellett plus 2 years ago
    Euginio.
    All i have is "like", "share", "embed","HD is on" and "full".
    I get this on all vimeo clips i watch. Even when i log in.
    Oh well,not your fault,must be something with vimeo.

    Thanks anyway,Paul.
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 2 years ago
    Ah, I see what you are talking about. I am talking on the sidebar on the right of the page, not on the flash video itself.

    BTW, always reply to a specific comment by clicking "Reply to this comment", not by using the input box below.
  • marius boruch 2 years ago
    Nice;
    btw: try to set expousure to -3 or -4 in dark scenes to remove grain/noise, it works
  • michael langridge 1 year ago
    yeah I think you should mention that it's way way at the bottom right - not to the right of the vid itself...you have to scroll down to the bottom of the RHS column sidebar
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  • Brohemian 2 years ago
    Very Nice. I tried shooting at my local aquarium (they were fine with the tripod) but I had a bunch of problems with glare from the acrylic/glass. My cam also picked up scratches on the acrylic and spots the staff needed to clean. The colors were kind of washed out and the lighting not good... So I gave up. I'm just learning.
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  • Stephen Lewis plus 2 years ago
    Holy Guacamole that was awesome! I can't believe how good that little HV20 is! Did you use a preset in Magic Bullet?
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 2 years ago
    Many different presets, depending on the scene.
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  • Awesome Blossom! We just went to Epcot Center last weekend and saw a couple of these at their aquarium. They had nowhere near the variety of this one though.
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  • anjoyplanet 1 year ago
    Amazingly wunderfull ;-))))
    & Thank you very much for your tutorials !!!
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  • Tim Kelley plus 1 year ago
    That was awesome! Very inspiring!
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  • Garrett M. Smith 1 year ago
    Mesmerizing and beautiful colors!
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  • John Harding plus 1 year ago
    Brilliant video with great sound.
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  • moonflower0924 1 year ago
    Beautiful.
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  • Florian Robardet 1 year ago
    Very impressive, beautiful video and the music perfectly fits there. It gives the feeling of a professional documentary. Congrats !
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  • Matthew Brown plus 1 year ago
    WOW! We have the same like for jellyfish, especially with the Monterey Bay Aquarium! Beautiful video! I did a video with the aquarium in it too! Take a look if you have time. Take care! ...

    vimeo.com/1821732
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  • EVANDRO MARIUCCI 1 year ago
    Beautyful...simpluy beautyful
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  • Kenneth 1 year ago
    jellyfish scare me. but it looks very pretty :-)
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  • MZDK 1 year ago
    Going to an aquarium is cheating but I love the video!!!
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  • kkfung plus 1 year ago
    I have listened to many creative commons sound tracks in a futile attempt to find some good ones for my videos.

    Eugenia, you have finally found one. Is it a matter of luck? Or have I looked in the wrong places.

    Could you tell me exactly how or where you found this beautiful sound track? Perhaps naming the sound track, if you don't mind.
  • kkfung plus 1 year ago
    Very helpful, even though I thought I knew enough about CC.

    But it still does not solve the problem of looking for a needle in the haystack.
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 1 year ago
    Yes, it will take time. You go through these 320 albums and you read what music category they are and then you listen to the category you want. I usually find music i want within 15 minutes.
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  • Colleen Furlotte 11 months ago
    Wow - breathtaking. It's like another world. The colors are fabulous and the clarity is stunning. Beautiful video Eugenia.
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  • Blaine Ludy 11 months ago
    Oh, wow, how beautiful.
    What are zoos and aquariums' rules about filming? I would love to visit the local zoo and film.
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  • SevenDog plus 10 months ago
    Very relaxing. Like a back rub for the brain!
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  • Jeters 10 months ago
    I've seen these exhibits in person, but I think they actually look more spectacular on your clip. Great job.
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  • joan plus 10 months ago
    Awesome vid
    Cobgrats !

    Joan
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  • Wolfgang Gaebler plus 10 months ago
    Nature is wonderful!
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  • Martin Kulig 10 months ago
    Wow, looks like you were diving with a u-boat in deep sea.
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  • wideEyedPupil 9 months ago
    wow it's cool aquarium that has all these species of jellyfish. no sharks in that tank, I guess.

    Nice grade.
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  • Alex Hagen 9 months ago
    I need to invest in an HV20.
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  • Dan Valentine plus 8 months ago
    Beautiful work Eugenia. Jellyfish are a great subject indeed.
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  • Casey Parks 8 months ago
    Do you have a good suggestion for something like Magic Bullet to use with Final Cut Express?
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  • Rodrigo plus 8 months ago
    Really amazing creatures but really amazing video too.

    ( thanks for your tutorials)
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  • ZhiC 8 months ago
    Such magnificence yet dangerous. I Love nature
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  • Olivio Sarikas 7 months ago
    Absolutely Amazing
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  • Aristeidis Sarras plus 7 months ago
    a poem, of nature's wisdom
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  • JR THIBAULT plus 7 months ago
    I visited the Montery Aquarium a few years ago and your sublimous video remains me the magic of jellies.

    Bravo!
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  • Raffaella Traniello 6 months ago
    By synchronizing your video with that music you created a new derivative work.
    Why do you state "Music and video are licensed *separately*"?
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 6 months ago
    What you state is correct. This resulted video, is one entity, under the CC-BY. But I prefer for people who want to reuse the video, to think more if they want to also reuse the music or not. Even if the music is under the CC-BY, I just don't want to take responsibility if they use the whole thing (music + video) for a project that the musician might not like. So basically, the word "separately" while it doesn't have a legal meaning, I use it in the context of "think twice rather than once".
  • Raffaella Traniello 6 months ago
    It's always good to make people think, but in this case I can't see how you can be considered responsible for the use of a CC-BY work by third parties. I guess they used CC-BY on purpose. Artists that don't want to risk use a CC-BY-ND license.
    To me (not an English native speaker) the word *separately* only adds dangerous confusion to the concept of derivative works.
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 6 months ago
    I know what you are saying, but I *already* had a case of someone using a part of my video as a derivative work, and he "forgot" to give attribution. I wouldn't want to be in the middle of such a dispute between a musician and another user, by way of my video. While I don't really care if someone really gives attribution to me, I am more concerned about the musician's wishes. I just don't want a video of mine to be the instigator for bad usage of other people's work. I think this is a legitimate concern. The word "separately" might not show what I have in my mind exactly, but I think it does make people think a bit more of how they should use the works. I haven't found another way to express this in a two line sentence. I am all ears if you have other wording suggestions.
  • Raffaella Traniello 6 months ago
    I'm having the case of CC videos sent to a Film Festival: the majority of them don't give proper attribution and licensing as if the synching of an unmodified music piece were not creating a derivative work.
    The sentence I use to describe the CC-BY license can be translated into something like:
    "If you use this work to create another one you must credit the video *and* the music."

    Ah, nice vid on Jellyfish BTW! :-)
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 6 months ago
    My problem with this definition is that most people will get confused that they will have to use both the video and the music for a derivative work, and not just one of the two -- if only they need one of the two. I wouldn't want people to think that they will have to use both when they might not need to.

    It's all very tricky, isn't it? :)
  • Raffaella Traniello 6 months ago
    It is!!
    My last suggestion is "If you use this work or part of it..." PLUS a link to creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/.
    I now stop flooding your page.

    Thanks for making CC videos.
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  • Pat Ozols plus 6 months ago
    The ones at 1:06 are breathtaking!
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  • Sharon Sutley 6 months ago
    I don't understand the copywrite...is it OK to put on my blog so all can see this great video?
    Smiles,
    Sharon
    ~The Baby Boomer Queen~
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 6 months ago
    Yes, you can embed it freely.
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  • Firar Güney Kayran 5 months ago
    Wow. Beatifull colors.
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  • Tamika C 5 months ago
    absolutely beautiful
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  • John Wilkinson 4 months ago
    Great stuff.
    Could you give some tips when shhoting this kind of subject through glass.
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 4 months ago
    Everything I know can be found in my blog. I have various tutorials there.
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  • M.Dmitriy 4 months ago
    Очень красиво! Спасибо!!
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  • Pascal Schaffner 4 months ago
    This is great, I think I have to work hard to get that kind of quality!
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  • Alberto Rosales 3 months ago
    Is beautiful, Great work, Congrats.
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  • Vinod Tonangi plus 3 months ago
    Can you tell me what Monopod you used?
  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 3 months ago
    No, because I don't know. Any monopod will do.
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