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    IronFilm reacted to M Carter in Kinda fun - 2D stock images to 3D   
    I had to come up with about 50 of these for a project where they had the unlimited stock photo account but a very low budget. It got to be kind of fun, other than the deadline had me up til 2 and 3 AM. 
    This kind of stuff can add to your billable hours - since most of us have decent computers, after effects and photoshop and AI, if you can learn character animation, animating charts and data, or basic animation of things like manufacturing processes… you can really add to your billing (more for one-man-band guys than studios with dedicated animators anyway), farm less stuff out, and have more tools for telling business stories for marketing videos.
     
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    IronFilm reacted to Geoff CB in Which fieldmonitor/recorder, - advice wanted   
    Why is the Pix E5H to much money? An extra $150 over the Atomos and better build, plus it now has the professional XLR inputs available.
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    IronFilm reacted to Oliver Daniel in Kinefinity 2016 Nian new product launches   
    The thing I like most about Kinefinity is that they very obviously listen to what filmmakers want in their cameras. 
    They've literally given everything you could ask for with the Terra, including a really decent, accessible price. 
    Mother camera brands are largely segmented with their product range, and therefore got crippled one way or another - such as the FS5's "10 bit" 50mbps HD XAVC-L. Simply not good enough. 
    Full frame with the KINE Enhancer too. This could be the best camera release in ages.
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    IronFilm reacted to mercer in G7 as a stand alone 4k shooter?   
    Good idea, the G7 is awesome. But be warned, after a few weeks with the G7, you may be eyeing the GH5 instead of the 5DIV. Just sayin...
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    IronFilm got a reaction from jgharding in Other Thoughts from NAB 2016 - UPDATED!   
    LOL so hard that they have a pic of an EX3 in the B&H photo
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    IronFilm reacted to Martin BetterFly in Cheapest cam with clean 4K/10bit output??   
    Battle-Tested (used) KineMINI 4K From $2,499  4K 12bit RAW
    http://www.kinefinity.com/shop/kinemini-battle-tested/?lang=en
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    IronFilm got a reaction from sanveer in NAB 2016 = Boring   
    So basically it is a Tascam DR-10X with a microphone glued on permanently, and a hotshoe.
    Still, a really good idea. A strong competitor to the Shure VP83F LensHopper & Saramonic Vmic Recorder Video Microphone.
    But I just wish Zaxcom had not crushed legally the sales of Tascam DR-10C in the United States, as that is what this link I'd hoped would be about.
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    IronFilm reacted to Emanuel in I'll be at NAB, what would you like me to check out?   
    I'd sincerely appreciate to have more and detail information on this product, as well, full price, etc a year later from such promising presentation:
     
    Here's more on topic:
    http://www.studiodaily.com/2015/04/smarter-focus-assist-andra-redrock-halo-preston/
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    IronFilm reacted to Inazuma in NAB 2016 = Boring   
    Could it be that finally, RED and BM are both busy with actually manufacturing their cameras? :D
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    IronFilm reacted to Turboguard in Blackmagic View Assist 4K records 4K ProRes to SD card for just $895   
    Ugh, why not just put Ursa mini OS on it?! They would sell like crazy?! I wonder how much more it would cost them per unit to make that a reality, how much processing power does LUT support need?!
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    IronFilm reacted to Nikkor in 360/VR at NAB 2016   
    Btw, Virtual reality has a lot of possibilities for narrative films. I don't know if or when it will be something common and not gimmicky, but it certainly opens a lot of new ways of telling things.
    There is the straight forward thing of putting people in the action, as if they were actually there. But soon filmmakers will notice all the things you can do to transmit mood meanings,etc through perspective,etc...
    For example, a tele shot in virtual reality will be something epic, because it is a very different way of seeing. You start moving away from conic proyection into a cilindrical proyection, giving you sort of a god like point of view. The typical vertigo compensated zoom on the otherhand, will be totally crazy. But no need to overdo things, lets take the compensated zoom, you can have a scene where someone walks into a place and experiences something stressful, lifechanging,etc... During this scene the center of perspective starts shifting, beginning to be opressive, like people experience in real life (for extreme cases check alice in wonderland sindrome).
    The only peoblem is that you could stress some people too much and make them puke
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    IronFilm reacted to Cinegain in Other Thoughts from NAB 2016 - UPDATED!   
    I feel like the guys at Aputure noticed... 'geez, what are they charging for that sorta gear? I thought cameras were starting to allow more people an entry into filmmaking... guess it's up to us to make the rest of the gear follow'. Monitors... LEDs, accessories (like DEC schtuff). Not too shabby at not too shabby prices!
    (oh and how many times I notice myself saying 'aputure' when I meant 'aperture', speaking of branding that sticks)!
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Orangenz in NAB 2016. Can Ang Lee’s cinematic reality of laser projected 3D 120fps make 24p film obsolete?   
    "Nothing better than getting together with friends in a dark room to touch each other at a deeper level" ~ Ange Lee

    :-o :-o 
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    IronFilm got a reaction from TheRenaissanceMan in Kinefinity 2016 Nian new product launches   
    Oh hey, so do I! Did that yesterday:
     

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    IronFilm got a reaction from marcuswolschon in Other Thoughts from NAB 2016 - UPDATED!   
    I'd LOVE to find some affordable dedolight clones!! 
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    IronFilm reacted to DayRaven in Kinefinity 2016 Nian new product launches   
    MattH, no-one has any issues with your skepticism, in fact I think we all really rather agree that it is sensible to wait until we can see the results of the camera, and it's support network. DBounce however was not being skeptical. His gambit is that Kinefinity are conterfeiting prores, as evidenced by his link to a federal counterfeiting website, on the basis that they are a chinese company. "China doesn't need permission do they?" When everyone pointed out that his evidence was shaky, and the full picture indicates that they are in a convoluted process of getting the licence legally, (which has now been confirmed to be the case by Kinefinity) he went quiet. that was until he saw the rotated buttons, when this became evidence of their poor quality control. In my opinion that's just as bad as not being skeptical - either being a fan or a hater of an unreleased product are just as bad as each other.
    If I were to apply skeptical thinking to DBounce, I would suggest he has been prone to jump to conclusions, and make somewhat xenophobic statements, thus when he states an opinion about a chinese company, my skepticism tells me not to take his opinion at face value and triple check his evidence.
    We all know you don't get to see Apples, Nikons, Canons or Samsungs  pre-production models, they employ consultants and maybe even have departments dedicated  to hiding pre-production electronics whilst they are being tested at that level. Remember the preproduction iPhone that someone snapped being used on a train? It looked like crap and they got a roasting in the clickbait press for it. Try to find that picture now. They pursued every copy of that photo that was published with c&d letters, because they know it looked like crap. Is that really what we want kinefinity to be doing, because that little skeptical part of me tells me that if DBounce found out that Kinefinity was trying to hide their pre-production flaws, he would be presenting this as evidence that they couldn't be trusted.
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    IronFilm reacted to Noah Yuan-Vogel in Kinefinity 2016 Nian new product launches   
    Hmm so many questions missing from that live show interview.  And they really need someone who understands and speaks English better.  Only thing I got from that interview was that the 5k sensor does use dual-gain amplifiers.  Sadly Rodney Charters didn't understand the difference between dual-gain pathways and dual-exposure HDR as is a common confusion and the Kinefinity guy didn't seem to fully understand the confusion.  My guess would be that the global shutter mode can only use one gain amplifier and is more greatly limited in DR by the ADC as most single-amp cameras are, but it should still be able to take advantage of the sensitivity of the sensor by applying more gain as long as hardware gain is adjustable.  Gonna have to put in a pre-order, at least the $150 payment is refundable and will give me me a $500 discount if I decide to stick with it.
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Marco Bentz in Kinefinity 2016 Nian new product launches   
    Wow this went off topic.....  but in an entertaining way :-)
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Zach Goodwin in Kinefinity 2016 Nian new product launches   
    Wow this went off topic.....  but in an entertaining way :-)
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    IronFilm got a reaction from WyattMaurer in Blackmagic View Assist 4K records 4K ProRes to SD card for just $895   
    Smart move to make nearly all of their announcements from BMD be available *NOW*!  
     
     
    In the interview the BMD guy said "not yet", but they hope so and they are working on it to try and make it happen (but it isn't certain).
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    IronFilm reacted to Justin Bacle in My review of the JVC LS300   
    I am eager to see the full review
    As I have many lenses from super 16mm to full frame, it would be a great camera for it  (plus super 16mm zooms are quite fast and super cheap !)
    I guess B4 lenses would be an option too  (but the image circle is still a bit smaller than super16mm, would B4 lenses cover a sufficient amount of the LS300 properly ?)
    But I just bought an AF100 and 4k$ isn't an option right now :s I still have to rig my AF100 and buy an external monitor :s 
    BTW, I just began on working on review for the lenses I own (a bunch minolta primes and some M42 lenses)
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    IronFilm reacted to The Chris in Craft Camera is coming!   
    Ambitious, but unless they already have a working beta prototype in final testing right now in order to sort all the image and software bugs, no way it ships this year. Instead of taking deposits to fund development they should have gone Kickstarter, but that would require footage, which means this is probably vaporware at this point.
    Getting all the hardware and software to properly integrate is no easy task. Blackmagic actually has experience producing cameras and hardware, and they still can't come close to meeting any date. As we've seen, many features are introduced well after release with FW updates.
    The Bolex guys miss their planned ship date by well over a year after their Kickstarter campaign ended IIRC. And the development process was already well underway at that point. The complexities of getting all the finishing touches right and sorting all the bugs really slowed them down. 
    I think one of the more established players beats them to market in the next year or so - effectively killing this before it's finished. 
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    IronFilm got a reaction from SR in Kinefinity hands on at NAB 2016   
    You do not need to use a battery on the back if you're using the handle with a battery in the handle, that is what they meant. 

    And yes, it has a DC IN on the side as well.
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Jimmy in I'll be at NAB, what would you like me to check out?   
    Yup from the moment I saw that BMD had put that expansion port on their BMMCC I was expecting this kind of product to arrive! A perfect use for the expansion port on the side of the BMMCC
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    IronFilm reacted to Jimmy in I'll be at NAB, what would you like me to check out?   
    The difference with this one is that they are all synced,.so act more like one camera....price and expected shipping  are the obvious questions... But really what I'd like to hear is what you think about the VR experience with this footage, assuming they have a way to test it out... Does it look sharp, is it using noticeable fish eye, how does the 3 cam rig look compared to the 7 cam?
     
    Thanks,.jimmy
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