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Raw Video on Canon 5d Mark 3 using raw liveview framebuffer dumping
People are getting excited, and I suppose I understand why--though it's still early. But suppose we get to a best case scenario, where everything is running smoothly and you can record RAW @ 1920x1080p24.... **What advantages would this have…

Comment by qwerty123 May 14 permalink
NLE alternatives to Premiere?
I wish Avid wasn't in such financial trouble: they are one of the few software companies whose entire livelihood depends on the professional film and audio markets. ...Maybe Pro Tools 11 will give them a bit of a bump. Fingers crossed.

Comment by qwerty123 May 9 permalink
GH2 at Sundance!
Earlier I said it would be fun to see if we can get Shane and / or his DP to come on personal-view for thread or a chat of some sort. But I just heard an interview with him in which he said he wants "the camera to go away" and that it shou…

Comment by qwerty123 May 9 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
@Kholi Just placed my order with HotRod... They charge for shipping, unlike some other places (I'm on the East Coast, USA), but I figure it's good to support "the little guy," and I'll likely (hopefully) get it sooner than i…

Comment by qwerty123 May 3 permalink
The Definitive Hackintosh topic
@Stork Great to see you on this forum! For those that don't know, Stork is a moderator over at Tonymac.

Comment by qwerty123 May 3 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
Say, @Kholi where did you preorder? I'm guessing it doesn't matter that much.... I'm thinking either B&H (everybody and their mother) or Abelcine (maybe fewer...) or HotRod Cameras (definitely fewer, but a lot fewer coming in).

Comment by qwerty123 May 3 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
Where is a good place to pre-order from? I know B&H is accepting, but I imagine everyone is ordering from them. Would going with an alternative be better?

Comment by qwerty123 May 3 permalink
4K Black Magic Production Camera, raw, $3995
I think what Blackmagic needs to do is design a proprietary mounting system that allows one to mount (almost) all of the in-use lens mount options today: you'd have a central "blackmagic" mount with a very short flange distance. Then …

Comment by qwerty123 April 15 permalink
Autodesk Smoke topic
As a student, one can get a free (three-year!?) license of Smoke! Can someone kindly explain what advantage there is to using Smoke or why someone would use it who has Resolve for Color Correction, Pro Tools for Sound, and Premiere for Editing? Jus…

Comment by qwerty123 February 5 permalink
Keyboards
Someone made a review of the original cheapest mechanical keyboard you posted @Vitaliy: http://www.overclock.net/t/1317988/anyone-seen-this-mechanical-keyboard-possibly-the-cheapest/10

Comment by qwerty123 January 12 permalink
Personal view suggestions for 2013
This is perhaps a strange thought and I know there's issues with this, but what about a monthly podcast, reviewing interesting news relevant to the community with commentary? Or "week in review" for the forum?

Comment by qwerty123 January 5 permalink
Happy New Year topic
Here's wishing a great new year to all around the world!

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
1280x800 IPS 7" NEWAY CL76HO-X and CL76SDI monitors, amazing
I've used a small HD dp6--it's nice, but the focus assist+ feature is too dark, and they don't highlight things in red :( Look forward to reviews from people who purchase this! Please post them if you get one! :-)

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
iLok Thread / Rant / Alternative (?)
Ok that clarifies it. What do u mean its all media composer after pt11?

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
iLok Thread / Rant / Alternative (?)
What do you mean? Are you saying IF I had pro tools running on my laptop prior to leaving my home, closed the laptop without shutting down protools, forgotten the iLok, but then used a different iLOK when I opened my laptop it would work? Irrespect…

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
GH2 Settings Vault, most popular settings in one place, quite old
@Aurelienbentraus and @fredfred27 --> this is for settings only! NO QUESTIONS HERE! @Vitaliy_Kiselev will delete your comments and he should delete mine too. Vitaliy: what do you think about making this thread a sticky? I think it is very usefu…

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
GH2 at Sundance!
It would be great if we could get the makers to come on to personal-view for some Q&A or something... :-)

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
Graphics card for video editing
Question for graphics-card savy folks: if I want to run two of 2560x1440 27" monitors, would there be a benefit to getting a second cheap video card with two dual dvi ports that are simply for the (GUI) monitors, and then leave my main graphi…

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
GH2, GH3, and LX7 resolution charts
@mpgxsvcd Friemds and family first! thanks for all your work, :)

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
Choosing proper monitor or TV, scientific approach
This is a great thread idea! I'm going to read-up on this via the links you sent. :-) Here's two more links that might be worth adding - http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/2012/01/09/professional-color-calibration-for-compute…

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
New grading monitor is going to be....
@Vitaliy_Kiselev Great find! I'll look into it... Could be really nice as a set-monitor too. :) This video is a good example of what I hear color correction pros says (Alexis van Hurkman wrote "The Color Correction Handbook"). He men…

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
New grading monitor is going to be....
Hmm... after some searching it is surprisingly difficult to find a clear article or discussion of the differences between a calibrated (IPS) computer monitor and a professional color grading monitor.... ??? If you really can get pretty close with a …

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
New grading monitor is going to be....
@rikyxxx that is the original matrox which is (a) not sold anymore and (b) not compatible with Resolve (and probably other newer software).... it's not really an option anymore. Also from that article: "the MXO doesn't yet work with …

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
Cheap 27" 2560x1440 monitors based on S-IPS panels
Update: I followed the guide I linked to before, and I actually physically bent the part of the monitor that was warped and I added the screws mentioned in that guide... now... virtually no backlight bleed at all!!! :-)

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
New grading monitor is going to be....
I remember this recommendation, and it makes sense IF your goal is to distribute only for the web or other computer monitors. But i**f you want to distribute to HDTVs or film festivals, then no computer monitor except the HP dreamcolor and one or tw…

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
New grading monitor is going to be....
Yes... true. But hey, real environment control is much cheaper than professional monitor! ;-)

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
New grading monitor is going to be....
From the link it still looks like new iPad has better screen relative to rec709; even reviewer says he/she personally prefers it. Also look at his/her ipad review: http://www.ixbt.com/td/new-ipad-test-display.shtml Notice how the sRGB (rec 709) lin…

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
New grading monitor is going to be....
I know that wide gamut and rec709 are different, and I think I misleadingly suggested that "high color gamut" was the same as rec 709. The issue is obviously **accuracy** relative to the 709 gamut standard, which is quite restricted actual…

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
New grading monitor is going to be....
I think that at a minimum you can output versions of what you are color grading to be viewed on an iPad. But there's also an app called Air Display, which I haven't used yet, that looks promising--although it's hooked up via Wifi whic…

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink
New grading monitor is going to be....
Huh, I didn't even know there was an iPad 4!!! ...just looked at one report that notes some slight improvement with iPad 4...

Comment by qwerty123 December 2012 permalink

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