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The Blackmagic logo includes orange so it would look particularly relevant. Especially in aluminium rather than plastic.

Too much similarity to a Quality Street will however end in disaster.

13 hours ago, Evgeniy said:

I think BM keyboard is overpriced for what it is. Having jog is nice but it depends on how responsive and precise it is. 

Yes, I think it possibly is. But given that Resolve is possibly very underpriced for what it is I don’t feel too bad at preordering!

I doubt the jog will be as silky as the dial on the Naim Muso (if you have one near you, try it - it’s utterly gorgeous) but hoping it’ll be decent.

What about Blackmagic’s own keyboard?  I’ve preordered one - like the look of the jog/shuttle dial - but no delivery date yet. 

I didn’t vote because I can’t remember the last time I actually said either “baby” or “dude” (with or without the “!”).

If I had to vote it’d be for the “it depends” option.

Pocket 4k joins The 400 Club.

Blackmagic should add it to their marketing. 

1 minute ago, thephoenix said:

just by stopping being stupid ?

 

Not as stupid as I was - I couldn’t get Resolve to record sound until someone pointed out that I hadn’t given it permission to access the microphone on the Mac...

36 minutes ago, thephoenix said:

problem solved

For future reference - how? 

Thanks. 

A

But I don’t know if I could justify that. 

42 minutes ago, kaylee said:

1) you dont need to do it – online resources are incomprehensibly vast today

Hard to see beyond that. Other than the integral network it has.

I often have ideas for a film. So I pop in here to read gear reviews. And look at CVP. And convince myself that the idea needs new stuff. And read the Resolve manual. And watch YouTube videos. And do some financial sums. Then I forget what the idea was and go back to work.

Thats why I’m not a filmmaker. 

If I was, then I’d forgo all those interim steps and just make the film...

Fabulous.

I thought some of the angles and composition were superb. 

I’m not sure I am clever enough to follow the story but thoroughly enjoyable. Indeed, inspirational! 

29 minutes ago, Zach Goodwin2 said:

I don't have an iPhone and I like using my T2i

Problem solved...

Any ideas why I’m struggling to record anything (voice overs) in Fairlight? I’m thinking my own incompetence primarily but other factors might also be relevant.

My Rode AI1 is plugged in and appears as an input option. It is set to 48k as required (I think). I add a track. The record button (“R”) activates and the red line appears on “record”. But it records a blank. Nothing. The meters stay zeroed. It’s not the Rode because switching to GarageBand (“B” not “L” - The Clash) is fine. 

Any ideas?

Don’t RED have a relationship with Foxconn? Could the Sharp (possibly rebadged?) become the new “cheap” RED small form factor camera oft rumoured or hinted at? Especially given that the Hydrogen phone modules have been abandoned in favour of something being developed by RED itself rather than the phone spin-off.

I prefer to use Resolve but I also like motionvfx plug-ins for FCP so I often use both. But in a hobby situation with no deadlines or time pressures I think these decision are so much easier - after all, it doesn’t really matter...

Happy Birthday! 

Shooting Cats & Killing kittens.

That’s a busy day...

10 hours ago, Zach Goodwin2 said:

Could I also try editing you all's videos? 

You’re over complicating this. You have a camera - use it to generate your video footage. Edit and tell your story. I suggested a short with the title “My Town” - any progress? Night or day? Fast or slow paced? Music? Monochrome or vivid? People or places? Positive or negative? Handheld or tripod? Those are all decisions you need to make. And you are in a position to make. So make them! I look forward to see what you produce.

(Thinking about it I realise that if I set myself the challenge - to produce a short called “My Town” - I’m not sure I’d know where to start!)

5 hours ago, webrunner5 said:

But new adventures good or bad ahead. At least it is not boring, which it had become.

I admire the courage & hope your adventure takes you to where you want to go !

You’ve come a long way in a short time - asking how to direct films on a zero budget to looking at C700s!

But, as above, if you need low light filming the original A7S remains your best bet. 

8 hours ago, kye said:

 I'm interested in shoot-now-frame-later but the quality isn't there.. yet.

Agreed... for some purposes. But if the intention is to view on a phone or iPad type device in a casual and fun environment then, yes, the quality is absolutely there. 

I had mine on the snow earlier this year - initially I thought it was dreadful and was going to bin it. But my wife thought it was fabulous and watched the fun rather than the banding, dubious stitching (at times) and any number of other limitations (features?). 

The ability to let your audience reframe is astounding and produces a genuine immersive experience. 

I think it’s used by Sky Brown (who must be the coolest person in the world) in her BBC sport video.

Insta360 One X if the idea is to make fun and very entertaining holiday films. Put the app on an iPad, load the footage and play with the 360 look around. Immersive, interactive and a great deal of fun to be had.

And use the app on the Mac (and presumably PC) to edit into a “film”. It’s the future!

Plus her phone.

6 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said:

what camera to take to document it

Insta360 one x.

(Well done for marching)

7 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said:

and thanks to Brexit I often feel like I'm in one.

There’s still hope...

We need the French to veto an extension. Then it’s simple: no deal or revoke A50. And surely...

It all rather changes the meaning of the word “may” doesn’t it.

But we digress.

2 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

Ooh that was me, that was me !

 

If only that was you!!!

And if you completed Myst you have my absolute and total respect...

Some of the “escape room” type games are similar in that they invent impossibly difficult mechanical puzzles whilst retaining that feeling of playing in reality.

I suppose Zach achieved this in his short - the impossible talking sock but grounded in a real world scenario.