Andrew Reid

http://vimeo.com/48085024 IMPORTANT: On the Vimeo page for this clip, click download to get the 2.5K 80Mbit clip. Don't bother watching it full screen from the stream, it is a pale imitation of the full 2.5k file. I've been experimenting today with Blackmagic Cinema Camera workflows. I use Adobe Premiere as my main NLE. I am not an FX guy so rarely use After Effects. But it comes in very handy here. Premiere cannot yet edit the CinemaDNG files natively, performance is very limited, it interprets the footage at 1fps, requiring you to fix this for every clip and image quality suffers greatly, possibly because it doesn't allow you to edit in glorious 12bit. Here's the solution that's working best for me...

[quote name='jcs' timestamp='1345654901' post='16225'] Yes- how about a resolution chart shot? Then we can compare apples to apples. [/quote] A chart will not allow you to compare apples to apples, the 5D Mark III does not have 12bit raw. It isn't 4-4-4 1080p. It is downsampling from a 22MP sensor and skipping so much info. If you want to compare apples to apples, wait for my Blackmagic vs Alexa test in a few weeks.

Also comparing this to the C300 is not apples to apples. $3000 vs $15,000.

[quote name='nigelbb' timestamp='1345715976' post='16276'] In the blog entry Andrew in fact wrote "Resolution is superb. Best I have ever seen for the price. Better than the C300 and better than the GH2." I seriously doubt that BMCC has better resolution than the C300. [/quote] [img]http://www.eoshd.com/comments/uploads/inline/1/50362bc9bef44_bmd11cropres.jpg[/img] This is a 1:1 pixel peeping crop of 2.5k raw with no sharpening applied. 2400x1350. The C300 has a similar level of resolution to the GH2, around 900 lines. This looks more like 1100 lines. What gives you the idea that any 1080p camera exceeds that?

I don't understand this request for charts and facts when the evidence is staring one in the face. The colour red is red, does JCS also need a chart to prove that too?

Are you serious!?

Nice grades by Sam Morgan Moore here 'The file that can go a mile' http://www.sammorganmoore.com/backlot/the-file-that-can-go-a-mile

I've taken some time to grade John's raw files here http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1168-eoshd-grades-the-blackmagic-camera-raw-cinemadng-files/

http://vimeo.com/47933090 Don't forget to head over to John's site and have a go at grading the raw CinemaDNG frames as well. [url="http://johnbrawley.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/afterglow-dngs-are-out-in-the-wild/"]Download the DNG file clips from John Brawley[/url]

[img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bmd-one-660px.jpg[/img] Above: my first go at grading the Blackmagic Cinema Camera raw output The above frame is scaled to 660 pixels wide for the blog. [url="http://www.eoshd.com/uploads/bmd-one.jpg"]Click here[/url] to view the full 2400 x 1350 frame in your browser and another full frame [url="http://www.eoshd.com/uploads/bmd-pale-skin.jpg"]here[/url] John Brawley and Blackmagic Design today released the first raw DNG files from the camera. Here's my take on how the raw camera stands up.

[quote name='rungvang' timestamp='1345646247' post='16210'] Well, it doesn't suprise me since China can copy or fake pretty much everything with a cheap price and decent quality [/quote] This doesn't give them enough credit I'm afraid. The technical expertise and talent you need to build a cinema camera like this is extraordinarily high. They didn't just order everything from Germany, or copy some white paper by Arri.

Nice grade sir. What are you using to grade and edit CinemaDNG?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU71wZBoA1E[/youtube] This from Michael Hession at Gizmodo. It really is a great idea - he has used the stills burst mode (the fastest ever on a DSLR) of the Canon 1D X to piece together a short video at 14 fps. The video has the dynamic range, resolution and overall quality of photographs. It is a massive step up from the video mode but of course 14 fps is shall we say - a retro frame rate. However I actually think it is a valid style. It has a certain appeal, a certain old Super 8 magic to the motion - but from a far larger sensor.

[quote name='nickname' timestamp='1345596690' post='16173']it´s really funny that you are surprised that there´s so many sony news on a blog you write yourself.[/quote] I don't set the news agenda, I just report what is hot. Sony is hot at the moment. I'm surprised, since their past history consisted of a lot of overpriced stuff and no 24p on their DSLRs. A fantastic turn around in just 1 year. We've had the FS100, NEX 5N, NEX 7, Alpha A77, now we shall look forward to genuinely ground breaking stuff like the full frame video camera and hybrid stills / video A99 return to full frame DSLRs. They also have 4K TVs in the pipeline, are ruling the CMOS sensor supply chain, have provided Nikon and Olympus with some of the best photographic sensors on the market and have some genuinely exciting technology coming out, so yes I am surprised. By comparison, Canon have... Rehashed an APS-C sensor in 5 cameras, split all the interesting stuff off into $15,000+ Cinema EOS cameras completely out of reach for most people, and not innovated enough with their mirrorless offering.

Where did you find the rumour? I appreciate your news posts but the hostile attitude, we can all do without. Peace from now on?

[img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kineraw-s35-shoot-1.jpg[/img] This much anticipated 'Chinese Alexa' basic kit has been officially priced for pre-orders at a shocking $6300.

I still don't think the difference between the 1D X and 5D 3, after post work applied to both, is large enough to warrant spending £5200. For a start the D800 is £2400, the 1D X is £5200, over double the price. That is a pricey moire fix. Aliasing still there. As for C300, I definitely prefer the fine noise, codec and resolution on that over the 1D X but I'd buy the 1D X instead because the C300's price is just bonkers. Watched Philip's video and it is a lovely piece of work. The close up shots look great, plenty of detail. But the true test was some of the forest and field wide angle shots, and there it is not that much different to the 5D 3 sharpened in post. Dynamic range did seem better, but again not massively so. One thing I did notice that even from the compressed Vimeo download .vid file there was less of that horrible mosquito noise when you bring up the lows in post, so I think the 1D X grades better than the 5D 3. To sell my FS100 and 5D 3 for 1x 1D X? Hmm. No peaking, no articulated monitor, no XLR, but great stills. I wouldn't do it but I can see some who would be happy doing so.

[quote name='QuickHitRecord' timestamp='1345559074' post='16129'] I struck up a long conversation with a Panasonic rep at a film festival in May, and I urged him to suggest that they put a liability waiver on the box and release a truly open-source camera (i.e. the GH3). I am sure that I am not the first person to suggest this to them, but the folks at Panasonic were interested enough to call me a couple of times talk about it. I didn't get a sense of whether they will be doing this with the GH3 (or at all), but either way it looks like Sony has beaten them to the punch! [/quote] That's interesting. I think it is necessary for Panasonic to stop the hack project and provide us the features themselves, it is much less risky and better for us. The reason the apps are so great is because it encourages developers (not just hackers) to make proper apps with plenty of functionality. Imagine what the talented guys at Magic Lantern could do with an SDK?

[quote name='richg101' timestamp='1345557947' post='16128'] yippie! the layout is largely the same meaning the housings i have been creating wont need much modification to accept this new model! I was dreading to see a horribe rework of the shape liek thay have done with that ugly nex f3 [/quote] I think the NEX F3 is ugly too. NEX 5N much nicer, as is 5R.

[img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sony-full-frame-video-camera.jpg[/img] If this [url="http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr5-first-e-mount-full-frame-cameras-are-high-end-camcorders-nex-7-alike-cameras-in-2013/"]rumour[/url]Â at SAR is true it could turn the industry on its head. Sony is about to wage war on the Super 35mm format, and wage a war on pros being locked into one line of lenses. Their higher end video cameras are going full frame with a mirrorless mount.

[img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sony-nex-5r.jpg[/img] The NEX 5R is coming on August 28th according to [url="http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/hot-more-nex-5r-pictures/"]Sony Alpha Rumors[/url] - and Sony is finally taking DSLRs into the '10s. This camera features a new app platform (a first on a camera like this). The camera has WiFi built in and the apps could be more interesting than just a few gimmicky filters, because it is possible Sony may provide a full SDK / dev kit for developers. This would be required if third party apps are planned. But it may also be the case that only Sony will provide apps, with each firmware update. A dev kit is basically an open door for hackers to improve video functionality, after which we won't call them hackers but developers.

[img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lighting-tokyo-1.jpg[/img] Imagine if every photo was lit using a flash gun, well the same goes for cinematic scenes. Often some of the most interesting and varied light is already right in front of you. Not everything has to be studio light rig based. I don't think of 'lighting a scene' as always directly controlled, often it is wild. Lighting you can control is only half of the cinematographer's job and so many films make use of the sun as a key light. Terrence Malick has based a career on magic hour light! The world of natural light is expansive and varied. As someone who has chased light a lot with DSLRs, and avoided the expense, power requirements and weight of having to carry lights around with me, here are some of my tips for a successful natural light shoot.

I agree that if you are using 1/100 and F5.6 in a dimly lit location, and under exposing at ISO 500 your GH2 footage is going to look terrible. Put an Alexa, or even an FS100 into that situation and it copes much better. The photosites on a sensor with 16MP are always going to be small and need a good signal to 'perk them up'. If you avoid under exposure, and use a fast aperture, then the GH2 can play with the big guys in low light just fine. Over well exposed surfaces even at ISO 1600 it can work wonders. Fill light and crush the blacks. Totally the right approach with the cheaper cameras. And often it looks GREAT.

Loved some of his movies (including Top Gun!), even though I am more interested in the more 'arty' camp of his brother rather than the rock 'n roll of Tony, he was a great guy and will be sadly missed. Such a sad way to end a great life. Update: Apparently he had a terminal illness and chose to end it before he became a burden to his family and unable to life life to the full. He went out on his own accord and of his choosing, typical of the guy I'd say. RIP mate

Erm, really? Where's the proof? Just curious as it is quite a big claim.