http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2012/10/dng-1-4-specification-notes.html

Good stuff. Lossy compression for RAW, ala Red.

But whatever is happening, I'd have had to change browsers to see a YouTube version of @oscillian's Fantastic wedding video. - and even then, put up with the extra resolution (now minimum 360P instead of previous 240P, which was good for slow connections as well as low-cost).

Anyway, Google have done a few things to YouTube in the past few days, (including browser and Ad-Block incompatibility) which may have had something to do with it:

Google Unveils “Lightbox” Display Format, Pushes “Engagement” Metric

Advertising Week, Oct 2 2012

The company calls it “smart hover,” and says this type of expandable increases engagement by 6 to 8 times over click-to-expand ads. When the ad expands, it appears in the middle of the screen and dims the rest of the page behind it.

The pay-for-engagement model is similar to the “True View” video formats Google offers on YouTube and the Google Display Network (GDN). The company today released new metrics after analyzing 92 different ad campaigns and found that, on average, every $1 spent on YouTube resulted in $1.70 in sales. The company also said that ads on YouTube and the GDN drove a 36% increase in website visits and a 36% increase in brand searches."

http://marketingland.com/google-unveils-lightbox-display-format-pushes-engagement-metric-23186

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/google-expands-its-ad-formats-lightbox-144119

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All coverage data will be collected at - http://www.personal-view.com/photokina/

While Photokina lasts you can add your questions to http://www.personal-view.com/photokina/questions-open/open-questions-topic

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Ouch! For those photographers here who use the excellent Nik software suite of plugins I have a sinking feeling in my stomach about this acquisition. :>(

So, it is time to make topic about upcoming Photokina.

Few key points:

1. Our coverage is donation based, with some help of our partners. So, remember to support us so we could pay more to the people who make the coverage.
2. We like to make best coverage this time, as it is GH3 time and few new lenses. Some surprise cameras will be also present at Photokina.
3. If you want to support our team, add photokina to your donation comment. And team will get your donation.

Team members requirements:

1. You need to have Photokina pass or tickets.
2. You must have some prior skills shooting documentary or news. Including sound and lighting. As we already saw that people who do not have such skill can ruin most of the footage.
3. You must have most of the gear (it means. at least led light, some rig and some sound gear). We could help slightly here, but not much due to the reasons explained in key points.
4. You must be able to deliver content fast, same day. Making amazing interview and deliver it next month is not an option. Usually this point require some computer and editing skills, like properly encoding and finding places with good internet spped (your hotel can suck badly here).

Post your thoughts in this topic or send me PM.

While it don't have much cameras present :-) It is very useful for any serious filmmaker.

Each topic below have extensive references to all available previews, videos, preorder locations.

HDSLRs and lenses:

A99 Full Frame SLT : http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4193/sony-a99-official-topic

RX1 rich mans camera: http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4522/sony-rx1-full-frame-mirrorless

NEX-6 : http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4312/sony-nex-6-topic

Small powerzoom: http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4546/16-50mm-sony-powerzoom-lens

Wide zoom with OIS: http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4548/10-18mm-sony-lens

35mm lens : http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4549/35mm-f1.8-sony-lens

Pro and semi-pro cameras:

Full frame VG900 : http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4349/sony-nex-vg900-full-frame-camera-topic

APS-C VG30 : http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4486/sony-nex-vg30-camera-topic

Please use specific topics for comments about products, use this one for general remarks only.

We mostly ignored IBC, focusing on Photokina.

But we need dedicated topic anyway.

There is a free Online Service, that offers to build you a 3d model of something you just orbit around in good lighting with your camera- and send them the file.

they will generate a mesh and a point-cloud to use in any 3d software. I tried it and with some experience it brings nice results! :)

http://www.my3dscanner.com

EDIT: Also AutoDesk version of the service: http://www.123dapp.com/

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – After decades of churning out untold millions of little yellow boxes of camera film, Eastman Kodak is saying goodbye to the still photography business.

The company synonymous with photography said Thursday it is putting a batch of businesses up for sale, including more than 100,000 photo kiosks installed at retailers around the globe and its professional and consumer still camera film operation. ....

In the conference call, [CEO] Perez repeatedly circled back to the idea that these sales were part of Kodak's goal to focus in the future on a set of core businesses — commercial printing, packaging printing and various printing services.

From USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/story/2012-08-24/eastman-kodak-sells-still-photography-business/57289302/1

http://www.43rumors.com/ft5-dont-expect-anyhting-big-from-tomorrow-big-oly-announcement-is-coming-mid-september/

http://adamthinks.com

http://panasonic.com/business/products-surveillance-monitoring/why-panasonic-mega-super-dynamic.asp

Full suport of H.264 in stream via ethernet Dynamic range pixel by pixel 120x improvement. Full HD, even a 2048*1536 image (4:3) Its a CCD Has Face detection software Finally some interesting thing, the whole sensor board inside can move, forward and backwards, for better color reproduction, making a "moving flange rage" tech allready available.

I know its a CCD technology but Its funny how they CAN make some dynamic rage improvements in CCD and giving us shit CMOS dynamic range on GHx series. Ok sensor sise wise and tech its a totally diferent, but achivement is possible and proved tech. I dont mind having a Black and white mega dynamic range mode in GH3, really not joking, it should be grate!!

Well its all, share your thoughts.

To me it was the most interesting part (except for the boring interviews, of course), as it finally allowed to really see the technical camera differences. And still, the GH2 was IMHO pretty good for its low price point, especially in the "wall shot".

BTW: At 00h:27m:44s, "Nancy Schreiber" looks kind of ... unexpected. ;-)

Going UP:

GH2 :

Adroid Phone

Pain

Not Going UP anymore:

iPhone

Going DOWN:

X-Ray Glasses

When the footage came on, I noticed the resolution looked as good as any of the recent Hollywood movies I had seen (with 2k projectors of course). I had just seen Batman in 2k (imax was sold out) the day before, and the GH2 didn't look worse in terms of detail and clarity. I think if 2k is your final output, the GH2 can easily compare with any camera resolution-wise. I have to admit though, I was in the back row. Since I shot smooth with -2 on everything but saturation, it looked a bit washed out on many scenes, but scenes with hard sunlight had more pop since the limit of its dynamic range acted as a natural contrast booster. Overall, it looked really good and I can see why it was picked so much in the Zacuto shootout.

There was also a film shot with the Scarlet (it mentioned the camera in the credits), and I can say that it easily looked better than the GH2 on the outdoor scenes. The dynamic range just captured everything flawlessly even with the harsh sunlight. The sky was completely intact and the shadows held a lot of visible detail. Even if the GH2 can catch the entire dynamic range of a scene, the stuff captured three stops above or more just loses too much color information. The Scarlet just captured everything beautifully and even my layman friend next to me could notice. The indoor shots in the film looked noticeably better in the shadows, but the improvement wasn't as stark as it was in the outdoor scenes. It should be noted that they actually color corrected their film though.

All this is making me reconsider the BMC, but I will wait to see if they have an m43 version planned.

If you're curious about what my film is, here's a link to a color corrected version with some VFX added:

in case my previous work is of any relevance, here's the link to my recent documentary

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Customized-pro-full-frame-film-lens-PHN50-1-7-PK-bayonet-mount-camera-video-film-/280923596100?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item416859e544

Looks like a very good deal, i only cant figure out what lens is being used, so i have no idea about img quality.. Anyone seen this yet? any thoughts?

I won't post the results yet until everyone had a chance to view it.

I will say I picked the GH2 second behind the Alexa.

Regards Haris

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As it is stated there: "Planet of Babel" is a story of the Greatest Recession told by ordinary people (not talking heads or experts) from various countries. We explore the impact of the global economic collapse on families and individuals who are totally unfamiliar yet very connected to each other. The world of global economy might have been flat as T. Friedman once proclaimed, but now people's lives are flattened by the Recession.

"Planet of Babel" provides a panoramic view of the catastrophe from Greece, Italy, Spain in Europe to Argentina and Mexico in Latin America, Pakistan and China in Asia, Ethiopia in Africa and many more countries all the way to the United States of America as the home-place of the new Tower of Babel."

So after some extensive discussions we are getting closer to the production stage. Me and my assistant (Nikon d800 and hacked gh2) will be traveling around Europe (and hopefully Asia and America too) starting next week. I wonder if broader masses of the personal-view inhabitants might want to take part in the project? It can either be your own story or your footage/ideas/contacts that you contribute to the project (we have a budget to compensate for the good stuff. not enough to make a living, but still). Meanwhile with Vitaly's help I'm trying to start a new discussion board based on the wiki engine so that those who are interested can communicate more easily and productively.