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  1. 22 hours ago, Gesmi said:

    i can't believe that the dynamic range quality of these videos can be achieved with this setting.

    You can make a video shot on a 1980's VHS tube camcorder look pretty if you have elegant, soft, and nice lighting.  When the light in a scene doesn't have a harsh spectrum, it'll look decent. 

    Thats why exceptional shooters get up at 3am, get ready, and "chase the light".  There's a very good reason they do a lot of their work during the so called magic hour.

    I could send you URL's of promo reels from camera products released 15, heck 20, years ago and it'll blow your mind.  Cameras with 6 or 7 stops of DR looking freaking awesome .  How?  Pro cinematography with good light.

    I love playing with the tech side of cams, but i never accomolished great shots 'til i broke out of the teccentric mindset.

    Anyway, enough soap box.  Will leave you be...

  2. 21 hours ago, Gesmi said:

    Yes, i'm sure about i'm missing something and i'm currently doing bad recordings.

    I need to do more tests. At the moment, the little material i have recorded is usually overexposed, but it is recorded in CineD (-5,-5,-5,-3 -- H/S -1,+1, iDynamic off) or in Natural (same settings). I have the zebra alert at 95%. I choose the right WB for each ocassion too.

    I'm avoiding the standard mode, because i can't believe that the dynamic range quality of these videos can be achieved with this setting.

    But maybe i'm wrong. After all, i'm a newcomer to the videography territory.

    Have you seen the video of the G7?. If so, based on your experience with the GX85. Is that dynamic range possible?.

     

    I don't know what's going on in your world, but I can tell you it doesn't matter how you fiddle the menu on a camera that leads to good shots.

    All the real work that happens with a good shot starts outside of the camera.  The camera is honestly one of the LAST things you should fret about.

    I swear to God, you can be a better shooter by visiting a museum full of Romanticism Artistic movement paintings.

    Study how light affects a scene, and you'll become a more sophisticated videograper that way.

    If you can't train yourself to "see light" you're always gonna struggle.

    I'm not being flippant here.  It's the cheat-code.  Skip all the tech BS and learn light.  Take a classic art appreciation class.  Learn composition skills.  These are the things that actually make a difference.  Train your eye to be a shooter and a person that can paint with light. 

    Sure, you can be a pixel nerd, but that has a low ceiling of accomplishment and, honestly, advanced tech makes those acomplishments not a big deal to begin with.

    And look, when you study art, you'll learn more about the human condition along the way, maybe even some philosophy.  Win-win.

  3. 21 hours ago, QuickHitRecord said:

    Does the motion from Fujifilm cameras look really off to anyone else? It's so disappointing to me. The colors that those cameras produce can be so nice. I've never used one before and I wonder if it could be improved by shooting at 1/40.

    My wife uses Fuji and I'm on that system occasionally using her cameras for video.  Yes, slowing the shutter to 40 makes a big difference.  In general I use slow shutter to mask the digi-ness of these hybrid cams (and phones)

  4. 35 minutes ago, fuzzynormal said:

     24pro app on this phone pushes the hardware to the limit and drops frames.

    To be clear, I can pull back the demands and it'll shoot fine.

    BTW, the motioncam app cant access the 119mm lens on this 12sUltra, which is what i shoot with mostly, so RAW or not, that app isn't an option for me.

  5. On 2/3/2024 at 2:45 PM, PannySVHS said:

    Xiaomi Mi10, 11 and 12 support RAW video with the motioncam app afaik. @kye

    I have the 12sUltra.  256gb.  Typing this on it now. Havent tried to shoot raw with it. 

    FWIW, The 24pro app on this phone pushes the hardware to the limit and drops frames. boo.

    Not perfect, but one can dial in the image much better than the native app.

    I'll play with the motioncam app and see how it goes.

  6. An option I've embraced that really keeps things simple is to forgo AF in video production.  

    How I shoot is exactly how you say you'd like to shoot.  It keeps it simple and once you train yourself how to be adept at manually focusing you'll find their are numerous techniques that'll carry the day.

    Also, there's something wonderfully organic about getting shots that float in and out of focus and then have a human hand pull it sharp.  Now, to be fair, I am extremely short sighted, so it's actually a bit of a camera-operator super power I have.  I can look at a LCD monitor 2 inches from my face and really see what's going on in perfect vision comfort.

    When I'm wearing my contact lenses and have to use "readers" eye-glasses to see things close the vision gets more challenging.

    Anyway.  Manual focus.  Something to consider anyway.

  7. 18 hours ago, hojomo said:

    loads of personal anecdotes about care-free extravagance

    That bit pretty much sums up about any hobby.  People that buy 20 guitars but can only play three chords.  A dude that has a 40 year old Cessna airplane.  The grandma that does scrapbooking.  Model trains. Race cars.  Dirt biking. Jet skis. Bowling. 

    It's all 1st world luxury that even affords us the ability to "waste" our income. 

    Beyond that, I make a living (somehow) doing this stuff for corporate so I guess I could be considered a pro at it in a way, but I still feel as if I'm a dilettante within it's sphere.  The technology and techniques always outpaces my understanding.

    And the fascinating thing to me about making movies is that the people that truly excel in the business don't really chase the tech, they focus on the storytelling --and they let the technology specialists dig most of the rabbit holes.  

    Wanna talk about "fundamentals" with all this motion picture stuff? Perhaps it's best to consider the notion of Art vs. Craft.  

    Have any of y'all ever taken art classes during undergraduate studies?  In my experience there was that there was always a person that's a marvel at drawing incredibly realistically...but sucks at making that work interesting or engaging beyond "oh, that looks real."  Then there were people that could do one brush stroke on a canvas and somehow make it mesmerizing.  Then the exceptional creatives do both.

    My issue with any kind of fundamentalist in a discipline is a narrow perspective that curbs imagination. It gets in the way to create something surprising.

    Like a Robert Kincaid, y'know?

  8. 3 hours ago, Jedi Master said:

    My hobbies are more modest in comparison, especially in recurring costs 

    Serious question, do you think you've been able to parlay your financial liberty into making meaningful cinema, even as a hobbyist?  

    I ask because I think, even now, that creating motion pictures is a sandbox in which the affluent are more likely to be able to truly play.

  9. As a child of the 1970's would it surprise any of you to know that I grew up MOSTLY viewing motion picture images that were 60fps?

    And yet I still prefer 24fps.  

    There's a little perspective from a person that's seen both during his entire life and is now an official old fart.  So, just to say, that it's not as if younger generations are going to have a dissimilar experience when it comes to 60fps.

    My guess is that the legacy of 24fps is going to be a thing throughout the 21st century, and most likely will never actually go away; the reasons mentioned in this thread cover why.

  10. On 12/19/2023 at 3:11 AM, John Matthews said:

    Compared to the GM1, the GX800 feels like a toy

    Pffffssst.  Just A.I. uprez the GM1 to 4K.  

    Not because you should, but because it will give you an excuse to keep using the GM1.  

    Man, out of all the cameras I've bought and sold over the years, why'd I let that one go?  Still have it as my avatar all these years later...

  11. Just now, Ty Harper said:

    lucrative lane for AI-linked filmmaking

    Not sure how AI could do editing better than talented people, but, sure, you're right, it'll probably prove me wrong.  

    I concede that AI right now can do automatic editing better than some people in general, but these are typically the content creators that just want to slap some shit together.  The standards are lower.

    But, seriously, how could AI ever surpass some gal or guy that has earned wisdom (plus the context of it) and knows how to use that experience artistically?

    I mean, I'm in edits all the time where I'm debating the need to drop or add a single frame --or knowing when to use a flawed shot because it has more "heart" than a previous take where the camera didn't loose focus.  

    Now, what happens when you're the creative and you're doing the artistic 'algebra' where you have to consider how various takes combine over multiple edits to create a scene...

    Yeah, I just wonder if it can replace that sort of vibe.  Maybe. 

  12. 2 hours ago, JulioD said:

    It doens’t mean “anyone” can actually make a movie worth watching.  AI will be the same.

    Filmmaking will remain an art for more careful consideration.  AI will be for bland content.

    AI will (and does) significantly help with the technical aspects of craft, but actual art is an intangible.  Even if AI eventually learns how to manipulate the various elements of filmmaking into emotional "beats" --I still think it'll feel fake.

    That'll be good enough for non-discriminating people, but it'll remain in an emotional uncanny valley for others.

  13. 20 minutes ago, zlfan said:

    watched hobbit series in theatre, although i knew they were shot on 48p, but hey, my eyes did not care less. 

    Ultimately, it's not a big deal.  

    It's like people that are fussy about the type of wine they drink.  They can understand and appreciate the nuances and subtleties -- and get incredibly particular about the flavours and details of it all.  

    Other people simply don't care, they just like the buzz.  

    As a filmmaker, you pour the wine you want to drink.

  14. Art is conceit.

    Cinema is a altered from reality by default.  Because of that, it's perfectly fine when some filmmakers decide for it to absolutely fail to be accurate in certain ways.

    Flaws are beautiful.  They invoke an alternate reality.

    Some filmmakers like 48 or 60fps.  So be it.  I like 24fps and a 360 degree shutter.  My preferences ain't wrong, they're simply mine.

  15. On 10/19/2023 at 8:55 AM, Andrew Reid said:

    The Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a 1" sensor and definitely outperforms Samsung in every way.

    FYI, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra does not enable 10-bit recording through 3rd party apps like the mcpro24fps.  

    Not a big deal for me, but if you're in the market, be aware.  Best bet is to just ask the developer directly if the hardware you wanna use is compatible with 10-bit.  

  16. 17 hours ago, dreamplayhouse said:

    Cineprint16 film emulator and I like the look

    If you're gonna shittify the footage this much to achive the "film" look (which is not a criticism, I actually like doing that sort of thing myself) then you don't really have to worry about what camera it's shot on.  As long as the source footage isn't a mess you'll be fine.

     

  17. 2 hours ago, FHDcrew said:

    similar to larger hardware switchers

    Yeah, from what I've seen it offers video-paths similar to the old Grass Valley switchers.  Intuitive, but also deep in certain ways.

    Also, I like how the old half-million dollar equipment is now ridiculously cheap.  Of course, who wants NTSC? but still...kinda neat.

    https://cutt.ly/FwEfAsoc

  18. On 10/25/2023 at 8:45 AM, FHDcrew said:

    At the university I attend we use a Newtek Tricaster 460.

    Just popping to to say I still have a working Video Toaster sitting in my closet.  I've often thought about doing live streaming with it just for giggles.  Never worth the effort, but still...

    Did you know they officially retired the Newtek brand as of this summer?

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