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  1. QuickHitRecord
    If you are thinking of shooting in 4:3 mode with your GH2, just know that you'll be limited to 29.97fps instead of the cinema standard 23.98fps. I avoid it altogether.   If you can afford it, consider using a SmallHD to make shooting with your GH2 a little easier: [url="http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1625-how-to-crop-2x-footage-to-15x-footage-on-a-smallhd-monitor/"]http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1625-how-to-crop-2x-footage-to-15x-footage-on-a-smallhd-monitor/[/url]
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    [url="http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1299-gh2-iso-tests-rethinking-the-iso-bug-iso-320-cleaner-than-iso-160"]http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1299-gh2-iso-tests-rethinking-the-iso-bug-iso-320-cleaner-than-iso-160[/url]
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      I've heard this before but I am not sure that I understand it. So this is a piece of hardware that has been watered down in size (and thus performance) to fit into a smaller device? That's disconcerting. How much of a performance hit could I expect?
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    Tomekk -- If you had $3000 to spend, what CUDA-accelerated video editing workstation and monitor combination would you get?
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      Yes, I saw. Not sure why they are doing that. Definitely the 27".
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    I make a living editing and working on a Mac, but I have also been considering other PC options as I consider an upgrade. I just want a computer that works. Something that I don't have to fiddle with too much. I already spend all of my time doing that with cameras.   Here's why this seems like a good fit for someone who edits professionally (like myself): [list=1] [*]I have been advised that there is currently no 6-core PC with Thunderbolt that is optimized for grading RAW in Davinci Resolve 9. It's one or the other. Thunderbolt is going to be invaluable as we push past 1080P. It also allows for a computer to be upgraded externally. If I really wanted to, I could add a second graphics card to the iMac. [*]After purchasing a high quality 27" monitor, the workstations that I have been looking at would cost more than a new iMac (the $3000 option I have mentioned above). [*]Finally, my 2007 iMac is still valued at around $800. If in five years I can also sell this iMac for 1/3 of the price I bought it for, then that's a strong consideration as well. I doubt that the same could be said about a PC. [/list]For 3D or advanced motion graphics, I think that I PC would probably be a better fit. But for my purposes as an editor, this iMac just seems to make more sense than a PC. I just hope that it can handle 4K if that is really where we'll be in five years.
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    As of tonight, the new iMacs are finally officially available for ordering from the Apple store. The maximum configuration looks something like this: [list] [*]3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz [*]32GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4X8GB [*]768GB Flash Storage [*]NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5 [/list]All for about $4,500.   Opting for 8GB of RAM (to upgrade later) and a 3TB Fusion Drive instead bring the cost down to about $3000.    Also, the Cubix Xpander is an external peripheral that allows for the use of second GPU, and the 10GB/s Thunderbolt connection allows for additional drives to be hooked up externally -- including the 12TB Thunderbolt RAID.   This all sounds impressive, but how future-proof (i.e. ready for the next five years) is this setup? I suspect that it can handle 4K ProRes, but what about 4K RAW (and Davinci Resolve)?   I have also been communicating with a custom PC builder on eBay who is going to spec out a workstation specifically designed to work optimally with Adobe CS6 and Davinci Resolve 9. I'll post the results of that when I get them.
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    That was brilliant!
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    My mistake. I think I read what I was hoping you would say (even though it does not make sense optically).
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    Whoa. And you still keep infinity focus? Really? This is something that I'd have to see to believe. I can't wrap my head around it. I really hope that this is true, and that I could get the same result pairing a SuperTak with my 36! Are you able to post a clip of a rack focus from 30/40cm to infinity?
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    [quote name='EOSHD' timestamp='1354114969' post='22532'] Just preferred it to the full squash and as I said in the blog the LOMO changes the actual squeeze factor depending on the focal position. Need to send them off to a repair guy and see if anything can be done because it seems impossible to rack focus like this.[/quote] Actually, I find that the breathing during a slow rack focus to be kind of neat-looking, at least on my OCT-18s. I know that I've seen it in some older films. I wouldn't do it on a corporate gig but for art films, why not?
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    I'm using Compressor 3 from FCP7 in Snow Leopard. I haven't noticed a gamma shift, but I will take a look. Of course the disadvantage for using Compressor is that it cuts out any DR gain that you get from using 5DtoRGB, but the computer that I am using simply lacks the processing power to edit smoothly if I apply the distortion in FCP.
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    [quote name='QuickHitRecord' timestamp='1354002518' post='22408'] You've been able to get a 1.5x crop on a 2x distortion with the SmallHD? How did you manage that? [/quote] Figured it out: http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1625-how-to-crop-2x-footage-to-15x-footage-on-a-smallhd-monitor/
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    Many people find that a 2x (3.55:1) aspect ratio is just too narrow for their liking. The good news is that if you are using a 2x lens and you have a DP4 monitor, you can compose and shoot in 1.5x. This allows us to enjoy all the benefits of 2x glass (greater availability, lower prices, more dramatically stretched bokeh) with none of the headache. Here's how to do it:[list=1] [*]Choose a Preset number so that you don't have to make these adjustments every time (just scroll back to the Preset). [*]Under the [i]Advanced Menu[/i], go to [i]Scale[/i] and select [i]2.35:1[/i]. [*]Go to [i]Custom Scale[/i] and input the following values: [/list] [indent=1]HSTART: 706[/indent] [indent=1]HSIZE: 94[/indent] [indent=1]VSTART: 500[/indent] [indent=1]VSIZE: 600[/indent] Now you are set to monitor in 1.5x. I have created an Apple Compressor setting that I just drag-and-drop onto incoming footage that squeezes AND crops the footage to 1.5x before I even begin my edit. It helps keep my render time down and I don't even have to deal with the trimmed footage area if I don't want to. These values [i]may[/i] also work on the DP6, but I haven't tried it.
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    Workload permitting, I plan to go. I don't know if you have been before but it's not like NAB or Photokina. There's lots of emphasis on broadcast technology and media storage (though it doesn't look like BlackMagic will be there). Because it's government, I'd expect a lot of "no frills solutions". Still, it's at our doorstep and they might have a GH3 to play with.
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    I enjoyed it. The opening is especially strong. Where did you shoot this?
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    [quote name='dahlfors' timestamp='1353997395' post='22402']Anyone who have experience on those and what options are available for desqueezing aspect ratios? [/quote] Here is what I have been doing: [url="http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/919-smallhd-monitors-and-anamorphic-footage/page__hl__smallhd"]http://www.eoshd.com...ge__hl__smallhd[/url] [quote name='nahua' timestamp='1354000612' post='22404'] I have the 6" monitor and I did a custom horizontal width on the 2.35:1 setting. And I crop my footage (don't want super 3.55:1) to fit, so I stretch the horizontal width. [/quote] You've been able to get a 1.5x crop on a 2x distortion with the SmallHD? How did you manage that?
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    [quote name='chetacallahan' timestamp='1353784917' post='22253']I purchased a Lomo 35mm Oct19 2x anamorphic lens[/quote] These lenses are a monobloc design so no additional taking lens is necessary. They are beautiful lenses that are going for $4k to $6k at the moment, out of reach of most newbie crunchers (myself included). [img]http://rafcamera.com/images/mcl/35-bas10-2-01-810049.jpg[/img] Are you sure that this is what you ordered?
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    [quote name='tony wilson' timestamp='1353709475' post='22208'] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehxyt5kNrvo"]https://www.youtube....h?v=Ehxyt5kNrvo[/url] [/quote] Day-maker!
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    @ 37:57 [quote] [b]Paul Genge (Host)[/b] [i]Talking about the sensor then, some comment was made about the predecessor, the GH2, and its anti aliasing and I think that again that Japan has made a great effort in trying to --[/i] [b]Tony Stott (Panasonic)[/b] [i]Yeah, we've got an anti-aliasing filter on there, and again when we get production samples I think that people will be able to see just how much progress has been made there. So less of that sort of moire effect and more seamless video recording.[/i] [b]Paul Genge (Host)[/b] [i]Don't draw too many conclusions from any footage that you may have seen online from any of these prototype, pre-production models, they're not anywhere near final yet.[/i] [b]Tony Stott (Panasonic)[/b] [i]No, absolutely not.[/i] [/quote] Interesting....
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    [quote name='galenb' timestamp='1353030220' post='21730'] Now that I think about it, I think most people would rather watch good acting shot of DV then bad acting shot on an Alexa. [/quote] Very, very true.
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    I actually prefer the look of the Apefos anamorphic. He's experimenting with different coatings so he'll be able to minimize that flare a bit.
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    The filmmaker arrives at the set with a large case. He opens it to reveal four or five camera pods that look something like this: [center][img]http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/dacascas/dacascas1207/dacascas120700101/14636114-illustration-of-white-round-web-camera.jpg[/img][/center] Except there are three "balls" underneath allowing for autonomous, multi-axis movement. He sets these camera pods down on assorted flat surfaces: the kitchen table, the floor, a high stool, and the highest bookshelf. With a handheld device, he activates the pods, which quickly scan the surfaces they are sitting on and instantly create CAD models for reference -- the pods now "know" how far they can move without crashing to the floor. No lighting is necessary. Sixty stops of dynamic range make it a thing of the past. The filmmaker uses his handheld device to drag and drop his favorite classic DP, editor and colorist into the app, or perhaps just the titles of a few movies that he saw over the weekend into the interface. The device quickly scans each filmography or film and comes up with an algorithm of common camera settings and movements, framing choices, focusing styles, etc. As the scene begins, the operator hits a button and the pods will move about on their respective surfaces, executing these shooting styles and transmitting 80K video signals back to the handheld device where an algorithm makes real-time multicam edits and color grades for a 16K final video. After the shoot/edit/grading session, the operator is now able to scrub back through the video and make any changes to the sub-final timeline before slapping his name on it and then hitting a button and almost instantly having it posted to the web.
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    Thanks for sharing, Rich. How does this beast work with Resolve? A colleague who works in IT has advised me to wait until the bench scores for the new i7 iMacs come out. He says that they are CUDA-compatible and may surpass any current Hackintosh builds. But Black Friday is right around the corner...
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    I won't be bidding on it. I have too many already!
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