AaronChicago

Looks great! I'm stoked to hear more about Philips experience with the camera. Also curious to see if any of this was recorded with HDMI out or straight to card.

[quote name='Axel' timestamp='1347660691' post='18067'] Yes. So what? 4:2:0 equals roughly the spreading ratio of cone cells on the retina, which are sensitive only for a color each ('RGB'). The brain combines their signals to form the [i]sharp[/i] image in the center of our field of vision (the borders are blurred like a shallow DoF vignette, and are much less saturated, since outside the fovea the B&W rod cells predominate), interpolating much more color information than any video compression. If our own vision is hardly more than a roughly colored B&W image, how can 4:2:0 make such a big difference? In secondary color corrections, you often feather the masks quite liberally without any problems. We simply have no senses for color resolution. [/quote] We've officially hit rock bottom in pixel peeping.

This video is working in the US: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjFeMkgEv-0&feature=player_embedded[/media]

I dont agree with statements like "cameras dont matter" "good story is all you need." Some people are camera operators/cinematographers ONLY. That's their job to care about the fine details of a camera. Leave it to a good writer and director to create the good story.

[quote author=riogrande100 link=topic=701.msg5076#msg5076 date=1336514572] What about PCs with ATI graphics cards? [/quote] Not sure. If its working on Macs then I dont see why it wouldnt work on a PC. If it doesnt then get a $100 Nvidia card with 1GB of Ram and install the simple hack. I'm using a GT440 and its flying.

The whole CS6 suite is ballin. I've been playing around with Speed Grade the last couple of days. It's insanely fast and plays DPX files in real time while changing parameters.

I think there will be a right movie for this 48fps look. The Hobbit is not that movie though. There are too many associations with the cinematic look of LOTR. The costumes will seem hoaky. In my opinion, a movie like Tron Legacy would've been a good candidate.

[quote author=bradleyg5 link=topic=514.msg3400#msg3400 date=1333434295] It's like you guys can't wait for videocameras to go back to what they already were.  Anything that is announced at a price over 5k is irrelevant in terms of what future indie filmmakers will be using. This would be a poor choice for somebody getting into video, you would need to already have commercial work lined up, nobody could buy this and THEN build a career around it. [/quote] If you're not making money in this arena, then obviously its a poor choice, financially. If you are doing a personal "film" project, then rent a camera and save yourself a lot of money. If you ARE making money then I would say this is a good investment.

Its officially announced! [url=http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/sony-nex-fs700-cinema-camera/]http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/sony-nex-fs700-cinema-camera/[/url] Nice job on getting the accurate tip.

The XF100 sensor size doesn't even come close to the 5D. XF100 is  a 1/3" (6x4.8mm) sensor. 5D is 34x24mm.

Regarding the need to transcode for color work. I've recently discovered that Premiere CS5 and above, automatically expands footage to 4:4:4 ,32 bit float, in the timeline! No more transcoding to get latitude for finishing. Also regarding sharpening, Unsharp Mask works wonders compared to the plain ole Sharpen. This footage is looking great in my opinion though. Thanks! Aaron