Italy has the highest level in Europe of young people who are neither in education nor employment, at 23.9 percent, the study showed. In Italy's impoverished south, one in three people aged 15-29 fell into this group.

The number of people living in families considered to be seriously deprived has doubled in the past two years to 8.6 million, or about 14 percent of the population, ISTAT said. Families who meet more than four of nine poverty indicators are considered seriously deprived. These include not being able to heat their home adequately, which affected one in five people in 2012 according to the report, twice as many as in 2010.

The percentage of people in families who could not afford to eat a protein-based meal such as meat every two days rose to 16.6 percent in 2012 from 12.4 the previous year and 6.7 percent in 2010.

About 14.9 million people, or a quarter of Italy's 61 million population, are living in families that meet three of more of ISTAT's poverty indicators.

Just 57.6 percent of young people who graduated within the last three years are in employment, well below a European average of 77.2 percent, the data showed.

Italians' purchasing power fell by 4.8 percent last year, an "exceptionally steep" decline caused largely by aggressive tax hikes aimed at strengthening public finances, following four years of smaller falls, ISTAT said.

A traditionally high savings rate in Italy has dwindled steadily and is now far below those of France and Germany, with the situation becoming particularly acute in the poor south, the report said.

Via: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-italy-economy-poverty-idUSBRE94L0AX20130522

But, of course as some guys told us previously, if we look at this data properly, all this people just went into undegraund and invisible small manufacturing sector that store all the products in the basement not selling them, hence all the statistic data.

After receiving over a thousand replies in the last 8 weeks in the previous thread we continue the series here from the following link:-

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/5806/cluster-x-series-1

Whats it all about? Achieving the best looking overall pictures around - throughtout the popular GOPs. The great thing about Cluster X developments is you can mix and match some of the settings to combine into your favourite setting (e.g. GOP1 for 24p and 25p/FSH, GOP 6 For 1080i60/30p and 12/15 for 720p etc...). Slipstream settings do this for you (mixed and matched and with spanning capabilities where we can plus 80% modes on H & iA mode support).

This has been a tough (and still ongoing) challenge, each setting (and ptools patch change) takes an age to check & measure. Its exhausting work - even with 4 cameras on the go. The measuring to check Quantisation, frame sizes and stability adapting one change at a time is pretty debilitating on mental energy. I hope people appreciate waiting for each setting to appear.

All the new Cluster X series settings for each GOP attached below have been tested on the notorious 14-140 Pany sharp lens. Give me feedback.

Its as simple as A, B, C, D, E, F ! Each .ini setting in ptools for Cluster X Series will equate to setA ('DREWnet' 12/15 GOP), setB ('Nebula' 6 GOP), setC ('Spizz' 3 GOP), setD ('Moon' 1 GOP/3 GOP), setE (Slipstream 1) & setF (Slipstream 2) setG (Slipstream 3) and finally setH (Redshift). Any updates will stay on these sets.

"Bitrate is King. Who needs hi powered scaling matrices when enough Bitrate (if you have it) can drive the quantisation..." Quote from my conversation with Dark Shikari - X264 dev 2012

If you enjoy these settings please don't forget to donate to personal-view by clicking on the link above. Gratitude and thanks to Vitaliy Kiselev.

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At its Google I/O conference Wednesday, company employees made the case for the royalty-free, open-source technology as a higher-quality alternative to today's dominant video codec, H.264. Moving to VP9 -- available now in testing on Chrome and YouTube -- will save bandwidth costs.
"If you adopt VP9, as you can very quickly, you'll have tremendous advantages over anyone else out there using H.264 or VP8, (its predecessor)," said VP9 engineer Ronald Bultje in a talk here at Google's developer conference. "You can save about 50 percent of bandwidth by encoding your video with VP9 vs. H.264."
The VP9 specification will be finalized on June 17, but developers can use it today by enabling it through Chrome's about:flags mechanism and visiting YouTube's VP9 video channel.

You can test it here (up to 2048x1536 apparently) :

Specs:

• 25 semi-weighted keys; 100% analog signal path
• 31 knobs and 13 switches give you direct and immediate control
• 2 ultra-stable variable-waveshape oscillators
• Square wave Sub Oscillator in mixer section
• Onboard Noise Generator
• Legendary Moog Ladder Filter
• Onboard LFO (.1Hz-100Hz)
• MultiDrive delivers a wide range of classic and modern sound
• Classic one-knob-per-function design
• Two octave up/down transposition
• External audio input
• Filter CV, Pitch CV, Volume CV, KB Gate inputs
• MIDI DIN In and Out; MIDI over USB
• Editor/Librarian software

Available at:

• http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SubPhatty/

According to the International Management Facility Association, 70% of American employees work in open-plan offices.

Workers who share an office take more sick days than those who work in their own closed spaces. A study in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health found that open office setups reported 62% more sick days on average than one-occupant layouts.

CK Mak and YP Lui questioned 259 office workers about the importance of sound, temperature, office layout, air quality and lighting for productivity; they found that sound and temperature mattered the most. The most irritating noises were conversations, ringing phones and machines.

Those over 45 were more sensitive to it, and factors like noise and temperature had a bigger effect on their productivity.

Overhearing conversations in the office is very intrusive and distracting for workers.

People work less well when they move from a personal office to an open-plan layout, according to a longitudinal study carried out by Calgary University.

A survey of 7,000 Dutch workers found that they were absent for 2.5 days a year on average because of complaints about their office environment, most commonly related to temperature.

Via: http://qz.com/85400/moving-to-open-plan-offices-makes-employees-less-productive-less-happy-and-more-likely-to-get-sick/#

Specifications:

• High resolution 1080HD Super 16mm sized sensor with superior handing of image detail.
• Super wide 13 stops of dynamic range allows capture of increased details for feature film look.
• Compatible with extremely high quality Micro Four Thirds lenses. Compatible with other mounts via common third party adapters such as PL mount and Super 16 cine lenses.
• Built in SD card allows long duration recording with easy to use media.
• Open file formats compatible with popular NLE software such as ProRes 422 (HQ) and lossless compressed CinemaDNG 12 bit RAW. No custom file formats.
• Features all standard connections, including mini jack mic/line audio in, micro HDMI output for monitoring with camera status graphic overlay, headphone mini jack, LANC remote control and standard DC 12 power connection.
• Built in LCD for camera settings via easy to use menus.
• Supports 1080HD resolution capture in 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 and 30 fps.
• Compatible with DaVinci Resolve Lite color grading software.

Available for preorder at:

• http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/964117-REG/Blackmagic_Design_POCKET_CINEMA_CAMERA_BLACKMAGIC_POCKET_CINEMA_CAMERA.html/
• http://www.adorama.com/VDBMCCP.html

http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicpocketcinemacamera

Specs:

• 16.05 megapixels sensor
• 3" 1Mpix screen In-Cell Touch Monitor, Touch Pad function for EVF
• 240 fps readout for fast focus
• 1,440,000 OLED viewfinder, eye sensor
• 1080/24p, 1920 x 1080p60, 1280 x 720p60 (for PAl cameras it is 50p)
• Manual video controls
• Time lapse video
• Stop motion mode
• 28Mbps for 60p.
• 3.5mm mike input
• Build in WI-Fi with NFC
• 1000mAh battery, 7.2Wh
• 390 g
• Kit price - $749
• 122 x 85 x 71 mm

DMC-G6 incorporates Focus Peaking function that shows the peak of focus in MF and AF+MF mode.

The Clear Retouch makes it is possible to erase unwanted objects or figures in an image by just tracing over them on monitor with a fingertip. They naturally disappear without destroying the image.

Adjustable HDR mode While the Panasonic G5 had an in-camera HDR mode, there was only an On or Off setting with no scope to tone down the effect. The new Lumix G6 addresses this problem by offering a range of options from Low to High.

Product page - http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/systemcamera/gms/g6/video.html

Previews:

• http://www.dpreview.com/previews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-g6
• http://www.photographyblog.com/news/panasonic_g6_hands_on_photos/
• http://www.photographyblog.com/news/panasonic_g6_hands_on_preview/
• http://www.trustedreviews.com/panasonic-lumix-g6_Digital-Camera_review
• http://www.techradar.com/reviews/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/digital-slrs-hybrids/panasonic-g6-1146084/
• http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/digital-cameras/1299373/panasonic-g6-review-hands-on
• http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/equipment/reviews/microsystemcameras/129604/1/panasonic-lumix-g6-first-look-preview.html
• http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/120202-panasonic-lumix-g6-hands-on-review

Preorder links:

• http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-G6-Compact-Digital-14-42mm/dp/B00CFCTDD6/
• http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/968554-REG/panasonic_dmc_g6kk_lumix_dmc_g6_mirrorless_micro.html
• http://www.wexphotographic.com/search/?q=panasonic%20g6

Could be interesting if nothing else, just the fact that they can make it write DNGs is a pretty crazy start.

http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=5240.0

Recommended 1000x cards

• http://www.amazon.com/KOMPUTERBAY-Professional-COMPACT-FLASH-Extreme/dp/B009JCL55Y/
• http://www.amazon.com/Hoodman-Steel-Class-CompactFlash-1000x/dp/B009AT8VGW/

Other cards

• http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ISL3GA/
• http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009S61AFQ/

The rules are simple: you are given a name (Vic Meyer, an insomniac), a line of dialog, a prop and a camera shot, and one of 14 different categories (assigned at random.) You then start writing the film, casting your actors, going to locations, shooting footage and editing the results. Many teams also prepare original music. All footage has to be shoot on the same weekend period.

Here's more information: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8715681/Return-of-the-48-hour-film-clash

I'm really pleased with my team's result, and can't wait to see how it does in the contest.

This is permanent topic that will contain current m43 bodies deals.

All actual deals are located at the end of the topic.

• 16.2 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
• No optical low-pass filter
• 4FPS continuous shooting
• 3-inch LCD with 1.23 million dots
• Fast AF response time (0.2s during normal shooting)
• High-performance GR Engine V image processor
• 18.3mm F2.8 GR lens
• 9 aperture blades
• Small body: 117 x 61 x 34.7mm (WxHxD)

Previews:

• http://www.dpreview.com/previews/ricoh-gr/
• http://www.ephotozine.com/article/ricoh-gr-first-impressions-preview-21728
• http://www.photographyblog.com/news/ricoh_gr_hands-on_preview/

Available at:

• http://www.adorama.com/IRCGRN.html

The second post are my initial thanks.

The third post are my first ideas, posts from me copied from the topic where this idea was born. This is the link to it: http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4466/most-wanted-anamorphic-lens/p1

Following posts are the development in progress and you can do your posts to say your thoughts, be welcome.

Varavon Light Sliders.

Light, sturdy. Manufactured up to best standards. Well though design.

Available at:

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/categories/camera-movement

Howto: bearing adjustment video:

Available at:

• http://www.adorama.com/ZIT1228E.html
• http://www.adorama.com/ZIT3218E.html

I just received my GH3 from Samys and my FN4 button does not work. I'm think it might be a rare case but since I live abroad and it took two weeks to get it from the US it is pretty annoying. I can still go back in the menu by using the touch screen but it is quit inconvenient.

My question: Did anyone ever came across such an issue with any other DSLR? Is it possible to repair it locally (cheap?) I am not a technician but I am guessing it is either the wiring or a lose contact. So I would like to avoid sending it back/or sending it in to Panasonic for repair. Also: If there is no other solution and I have to send it to panasonic, what are the usual repair times? any experience?

Any advise? Thanks in advance!

vaitor

If this pans-out right It can be a great tool to use in conjunction with the lovely Blackmagic Cinema Camera, or soon to come Pocket Cinema Camera. Let me know what you guy's think about this development.

Also for discussions about such opinions.

For all other discussions use other topics or general GH3 official topic

NIKON MOUNT!

25mm f/2: $1600

50mm Macro f/2: $1250

85mm f/1.4: $1250

Set for $4000 USD plus $15 for shipping (US only)

Noticed a lot of views and no replies... Feel free to make me an offer!!

*** THIS IS A CONTINUATION THREAD FROM SERIES 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 WHICH CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS BELOW - ALL EARLIER DRIFTWOOD SETTINGS CAN BE FOUND & DOWNLOADED ON THESE LINKS ON PAGE 1***

Series 1 Link

Series 2 Link

Series 3 Link

Series 4 Link

Series 5 Link

The old Intra VY Canis Majoris Link

ALL Settings require Panasonic firmware v1.11 & ptools 3.64D '200212' OR 3.65d required). Settings for GH2 & GFx Lumix cameras.

DRIFTWOOD NEWS

21/12/2012 NEW Driftwood Canis Majoris Day AM GOP1 with 720p 50 at GOP3 and 720p60 at GOP6 - Featuring the 'mid freq' matrix See below under Canis Majoris settings to download.

17-07-2012 NEW Driftwood 'Apocalypse Now' GOP1 and Long GOP variations - More news soon Featuring Chris 'cbrandin' Brandin matrices

CREDITS

These settings are dedicated to VK @Vitaliy_Kiselev (master in control) and Chris Brandin @cbrandin (thee font of information).

IF YOU LIKE THESE SETTINGS PLEASE PAYPAL DONATE (ABOVE) TO VITALIY FOR HIS BRIILLIANT & TIRELESS WORK ON GIVING US THE HACK.

http://douglashorn.com/wordpress/filmmaking/the-open-source-short-film-business-model

The dream of integrated non-linear editing, visual effects and compositing is a reality with HitFilm 2. Jump between your editor sequence and visual effect shots with a single click.

Short review:

• NLE video editing
• Particle simulator
• Atomic particles
• Shatter
• Lights & flares
• TV & film damage, Grain and dirt
• Procedural simulation of light and fire
• A compositor's toolkit including animation
• Color correction & grading
• Keying & extraction
• The complete 2D & 3D tracking package
• 3D compositing

Programs site - http://hitfilm.com/

Runs on - PC, coming up to Mac this year

Price from - $149

• Ratio is 0.726
• No electronics planned

Via: http://forum.xitek.com/thread-1133291-1-1-1.html and http://forum.xitek.com/thread-1151810-1-1-2.html

I just got lucky and received this new Wireless FollowFocus Monitor system from Wondlan a few days ago. So far so good and the system is reliable enough for what it should be doing. I have not tried it with our BlackMagic Cinema Camera setup yet since the SDI-HDMI converter is still on its way.

More details as per video here:

Do let me know if you want me to discuss anything about its features as I might have missed some of it through the video.

Thanks

Here's the link to a short film I shot on Gh2, "Saga Seed"

Hope you like it!

I have seldom used a FD lens before but I have two lenses on order in FD mount (One Vivitar 55mm 2.8 macro and a Tokina 28-80 A27). I was wondering what will be the best FD lens adapter for m4/3. I hear a lot of good things about this Poland made one..

http://myworld.ebay.com/ciecio7/

His expedited shipping charges are a bit steep and there is no information on tracking facility or delivery times. I am hesitating because of that. Any other good ones which guarantees infinity focus?

Thanks