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I wonder, is it easier to make money as a hustler, or just figure out a stable career and roll with that? Maybe the chase exploiting a mark offers some sort of insidious thrill... I don't know. Just know I've never been inclined to take advantage of anyone in order to get wealthier.

It's good 'nuff for me. Serious question: are people complaining about this tech actually trying to make anything "for reals" with it? If this is strictly a technical discussion, I'll disappear --but I'm operating under the assumption that some of us are actual creatives. Yeah, I'm feeling salty, but I do find it amusing that many shooters prone to making videos of municipal park leaves, or people walking through tourist destinations, care so much about the the barely discernible nuances and intricacies of codecs. I don't know, maybe I shouldn't be bothered by it. If people want to grab that tiger by the tail, go for it. Who am I to say?

Y'all could ride my tail anytime.

Don't talk to me about Top Gun unless Harold Faltermeyer is playing a synth and there's grad filters on the lens.

If people are willing to indulge the transcoding to Premiere's low res proxies, that's a good way to go too. I'd recommend it. It's a robust feature. Fast thumbnail scrolling is a nice bonus. Accepting this step allows smooth editing on machines that are more than 10 years old.

I want to get the Voigtlander 10.5 f/0.95. I have a Sigma 10-20 on a dumb speedbooster that I use now. I also have a Sigma 8mm fisheye that I've used from time to time on M43, but it distorts a lot, so I don't like it. There you go. That's my input.

What they want or are least likely to complain about? Manufacturer's strategy is to make IQ in the showroom look as engaging as possible. So, they apply that mode by default. Most consumers are too ignorant to understand why their movies now all look a bit different. They're not aware enough to think about it. But, if Netflix has a bit of code in their streaming signal that actively tells the TV what settings to adopt....well then, problem solved. Remove the opportunity for stupidity.

Motionflow, Auto Motion Plus, AquoMotion, ClearFrame, ClearScan, Smooth Motion, TruMotion, Clear Motion Drive, Cinema Smoother... No wonder people don't have any idea what the Soap Opera effect is and how to cope with it on their new TeeVee's. Of course, some people actually LIKE it. For instance, you can watch the Zapruder film now on your new display and actually solve the Kennedy assassination.

Yeah, it's basically a "turn off the crap nonsense and do a rough calibration" mode, but whatever works. FWIW, I walked into a brew pub last night and they had "Shawshank Redemption" playing on their large screen (first of all, why?) ...and frame interpolation mode was turned up to 11... If it takes some silly marketing from Sony and Netflix to put a dent in that trend, then I'm all for it.

Some of the best HDR 8k images I've captured with the new Ricoh organic CCD sensor involve rednecks and the best skin tone/motion cadence you've ever seen. And redneck culture is the backbone of America. You got something against rednecks!? You hate America for some reason? If you don't like it leave! Think for you're selves, sheeple!

It's not untrue as such ambition can reward material benefits for many, if not most, people. Luckily, I ain't one of them. Taking the career path I've personally defined is what I consider success to begin with, if that makes sense. It's the journey that matters to me. Them again, I've never really been materialistic. But I can't deny that being tenacious and prolific has a certain merit. That just seems to be an American way.

I was totally hoping this discussion offered a link to a new "Epic Rap Battles of History"

Nah. ...but the caveat is we can't mention Trump.

Hey, I'm shooting a doc film with the GH5. It's a really good camera. If you can't utilize these tools nowadays to actually make great looking things, then you got bigger issues. The gear is ridiculous. Honestly, I can't think of any decent upmarket consumer camera that's come out in the past year or so that I wouldn't be able to shoot good looking video with. As an older guy that dealt with film and tube cameras early on in his career, this stuff nowadays is so awesome --I still can't quite get over it.

Anyone take into consideration that Disney's reasons for firing is simply an ulterior motive, and they just want to get someone else in the director's chair? I'm not convinced that Disney/Marvel really wants true creatives in the hot seat. Is there anyone in the USA who has cultural prominence that doesn't do this?

I made an initial effort to edit 4K source footage with Resolve using their proxy workflow and it was a crash-and-burn for me. Wanted it to work and it just didn't inspire confidence out of the gate so I bailed on Resolve. This was 2 years ago. Can anyone vouch for Resolve in fixing this aspect of their software? If yes, any explanation on how/why it's robust would be appreciated. I'd like to get off of Premiere moving forward, but would like some assuring testimonials before doing so.

40, 000 men and women everyday

It's not recklessness. At a certain point it's just a lack of F's to give anymore. It's hard to explain until you actually start to see the guy with a sickle waving it at you. As it should be. As it shall be ever thus.

Well, if you visit the American midwest, it's pretty obvious and embarrassing. Corporate food, man. Cheap and low nutrition. New Zealand is next!

Google is insidious in our modern digital culture. The CEO could get certainly fired for bad PR, but too many people would forgive the company overall. So, the owner of YouTube is safe in that regard. Political tension exists, but I doubt it would ever rise to civil war. Who's in enough shape in America for that sort of labor?

The owner of YouTube could start the next Nazi party and topple a western democracy, and they'd still be able to stick around.

I'm gonna guess that the owner of YT is going to be around for awhile...Like P&O'while, TwinningsTea'while, or StaffelterHof'while.

I think I found your real issue.

I'm not often a Sony shooter. I've only ever rented Sony video cams. However, that said, I understand wanting to move to an "inferior" camera because that's where your lens dictates. I'm in the M43 camp and now have the lenses I enjoy. And while I like my GH5 a lot, I do expect to move back to Olympus my next camera purchase. As mentioned, so many other things inform the right gear for you to use. Those things aren't always listed on a spec sheet.

This is what many folks leave out of the equation regarding the "film" look. Unless you were at a premier, (and even then) you were going to be looking at some pretty crusty film print IQ back in the day. I saw most of my films at the local $1-"second-run"-theater, so I was watching projections that were laughably beat up. Anyone from a smaller town Midwest USA can tell you what those prints looked like at their local theaters by the time they rolled around. Digital may be inferior to film in source acquisition in some ways, but digital projection is pristine through the distribution chain. ...and I haven't even mentioned regional TV stations that broadcast their "Movie of the Week" through a one light 16mm telecine projector, hooked up to a tube camera, and transmitted to home CRT television set with 240 horizontal lines of glorious NTSC RF resolution. What people did with analog film and electronic tech was pretty wild looking back on it.