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    BTM_Pix reacted to Emanuel in NAB 2019 predictions and major talking points - BMPCC 4K Pro anyone?!   
    Indeed. Exactly same experience here. Reliable suppliers : -)
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from mercer in NAB 2019 predictions and major talking points - BMPCC 4K Pro anyone?!   
    Just as an FYI, I have used MPB a lot and aside from the range of products and good prices, I've always found them very reliable in terms of the accuracy of descriptions and delivery.
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Juank in NAB 2019 predictions and major talking points - BMPCC 4K Pro anyone?!   
    Its nowhere near as cheap as @Emanuel got his for, but MPB have one for £209
    https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/used-equipment/used-photo-and-video/used-compact-system-cameras/used-panasonic-compact-system-cameras/panasonic-lumix-dmc-gx80/sku-821421/
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Emanuel in NAB 2019 predictions and major talking points - BMPCC 4K Pro anyone?!   
    Its nowhere near as cheap as @Emanuel got his for, but MPB have one for £209
    https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/used-equipment/used-photo-and-video/used-compact-system-cameras/used-panasonic-compact-system-cameras/panasonic-lumix-dmc-gx80/sku-821421/
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Emanuel in Wireless storage access   
    I think the RavPower FileHub is a very good all round flexible solution for general use.
    We used to have something made by Kingston years ago primarily for long journeys where we had a load of films and music on a USB stick and we could each watch or listen to different content on our tablets but as it had an ethernet port I also used it for work to create a private hotspot for wireless file transfer from my cameras to my laptop in stadiums that only had wired internet.
    For media sharing on trips we now use a Sandisk Connect Wireless USB stick

    Its a much more convenient form factor and powers/recharges from a USB port.
    I have just ordered the 4TB version of the WD Wireless Pro ostensibly for use with LumaFusion as it is supported directly within the app so that you can be viewing the content on it (or connected devices via its USB port) within LumaFusion without having to copy it all to the iPad camera roll first so you can get on with editing faster.
    It then imports the sections of the clips that you are actually using in the background and then can output the entire project back to the Connect Pro drive when you are done.

    I am not expecting blindingly fast transfer across the wireless ( and I know that @Robert Collins is very underwhelmed with his ) but for my specific application of using it with LumaFusion, that tighter integration with the app should actually make it overall a little bit faster but certainly a provide more convenient and less clunky workflow.
    Well, thats the theory anyway. 
    I'll let you know the reality soon !
     
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Mako Sports in Sports videography   
    Professional sports events are heavily rights restricted so the use of images is limited strictly to genuine editorial use only.
     
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kye in Sports videography   
    Professional sports events are heavily rights restricted so the use of images is limited strictly to genuine editorial use only.
     
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from thephoenix in Fuji X-T3 and X-T4 discussion   
    In screen settings in the setup menu, go into PREVIEW EXP./WB IN MANUAL MODE and you can switch the exposure preview off.
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from newfoundmass in Sports videography   
    Professional sports events are heavily rights restricted so the use of images is limited strictly to genuine editorial use only.
     
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from mercer in Lenses   
    I'm now wondering whether the sensor cleaning frenzy I went on a few weeks ago was actually just out of focus birds in the images  
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    BTM_Pix reacted to mercer in Lenses   
    I checked the file and it seems to be a bird. Here’s a lighter grade from the same shot...
    It’s higher in the clouds now. I wish this lens was a touch cheaper... I really do like how it renders. 
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kye in Accsoon CineEYE wireless video to your phone   
    As NDI is a compressed format, its role for most people on here will primarily be for wireless monitoring.
    The purpose of NDI is a low loss, low latency method of distributing signals within a network infrastructure and it can handle anything up to 4K60p with latency of 1 frame.
    Once you have encoded the signal (and standalone Newtek HDMI>NDI converters are around $450) and it is inside your network it can be displayed and/or processed by any device on the network capable of reading it as though it was a physical connection.
    For our monitoring application that means that we can display it on a mobile device, a laptop or a dedicated monitor in the case of the Ninja V or multiple combinations. The distance over which we can monitor the signal from our camera is only limited by our network infrastructure. That this can also extend to cloud based NDI solutions means that that reach can as easily be global as it is local.
    The real power of NDI is for live production where you can cheaply and easily create multi camera and multi source productions without the need for big hardware switchers and complex infrastructure for bringing in cameras and remote sources.
    For example, software switcher/production systems such as vMix (which people typically run on gaming laptops for portability) have plug-ins that see and use any NDI source on the network it is attached to as though it was a physical input so now you aren't limited to how many cameras you can use by the physical USB/Lightning ports you can attach converters to.
    You also aren't limited by how you have to use those inputs either in terms of cable length as once you have converted the camera signal into NDI at the camera end then you can run the signal without loss to the other side of the world if you want to. And this capability is being used with cloud NDI to remotely produce multi camera events from hundreds of miles away without huge trucks in the stadium car park or satellite links.
    NDI can also be used as an output format for computers so that these can be used as sources for graphics etc without having to use scan converters and again can be brought in from anywhere in the world in broadcast quality with minimal latency.
    NDI can also be used as an input/output format for Skype so remote guests can be brought into shows directly.
    So, whilst wireless monitoring is one application of NDI, it really is the tip of the iceberg of what it can do
    A bit more of a primer here from Epiphan who incorporate it into their producta.
    https://www.epiphan.com/blog/ndi-ndihx-network-video-production
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from buggz in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    I'll do a post about it next week.
    There is a version of it for the Pocket 4K and one for Panasonic.
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from webrunner5 in Accsoon CineEYE wireless video to your phone   
    The implementation costs are virtually free compared to even a couple of years ago and the possibilities with the flexibility it offers are amazing for low cost broadcasting.
    Even things like the app versions that turn your smartphone into an NDI camera could be a game changer for on the spot remote reporting.
    What it can do inside something like vMix is incredible particularly when you consider you can have this sort of capability on a laptop. When you consider the extent of the patchbays, switches and interfacing you'd need just to handle the input and output source routing that he has at his disposal in this video it is pretty mind blowing to old gits like us!
    Then when you add in a Vset3D system, which also uses NDI for its inputs and outputs, on the same network you can be integrating a realtime virtual set system for the price of another gaming computer and the $350 price of the software.
     
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    BTM_Pix reacted to DBounce in Off Topic - Hildy Mi Vida   
    Just wanted to post this up here in remembrance of my faithful friend Hildy (my Hildoogans). It's probably not shot well and I'm sure the dynamic range is poor,... but I'll miss her anyway. She kept me company and was a good soul. She gave all the love she could to us and she was a beloved member of our family. We will always miss you Hildy. 
     

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    BTM_Pix reacted to Emanuel in Accsoon CineEYE wireless video to your phone   
    No more complaints on the P4K monitor stuck in-body... I guess ; -) LOL
    Add one of my fav phones today and you'll have an instantaneous movie theater wherever you want:
    Live TV now can reasonably mean live cinema! : -D
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from webrunner5 in Accsoon CineEYE wireless video to your phone   
    As NDI is a compressed format, its role for most people on here will primarily be for wireless monitoring.
    The purpose of NDI is a low loss, low latency method of distributing signals within a network infrastructure and it can handle anything up to 4K60p with latency of 1 frame.
    Once you have encoded the signal (and standalone Newtek HDMI>NDI converters are around $450) and it is inside your network it can be displayed and/or processed by any device on the network capable of reading it as though it was a physical connection.
    For our monitoring application that means that we can display it on a mobile device, a laptop or a dedicated monitor in the case of the Ninja V or multiple combinations. The distance over which we can monitor the signal from our camera is only limited by our network infrastructure. That this can also extend to cloud based NDI solutions means that that reach can as easily be global as it is local.
    The real power of NDI is for live production where you can cheaply and easily create multi camera and multi source productions without the need for big hardware switchers and complex infrastructure for bringing in cameras and remote sources.
    For example, software switcher/production systems such as vMix (which people typically run on gaming laptops for portability) have plug-ins that see and use any NDI source on the network it is attached to as though it was a physical input so now you aren't limited to how many cameras you can use by the physical USB/Lightning ports you can attach converters to.
    You also aren't limited by how you have to use those inputs either in terms of cable length as once you have converted the camera signal into NDI at the camera end then you can run the signal without loss to the other side of the world if you want to. And this capability is being used with cloud NDI to remotely produce multi camera events from hundreds of miles away without huge trucks in the stadium car park or satellite links.
    NDI can also be used as an output format for computers so that these can be used as sources for graphics etc without having to use scan converters and again can be brought in from anywhere in the world in broadcast quality with minimal latency.
    NDI can also be used as an input/output format for Skype so remote guests can be brought into shows directly.
    So, whilst wireless monitoring is one application of NDI, it really is the tip of the iceberg of what it can do
    A bit more of a primer here from Epiphan who incorporate it into their producta.
    https://www.epiphan.com/blog/ndi-ndihx-network-video-production
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from webrunner5 in Accsoon CineEYE wireless video to your phone   
    And is if by magic, a mobile NDI viewing app shows up the very next day !
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ndi-monitor/id1196221514?ls=1&mt=8
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kye in Accsoon CineEYE wireless video to your phone   
    And is if by magic, a mobile NDI viewing app shows up the very next day !
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ndi-monitor/id1196221514?ls=1&mt=8
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from thephoenix in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    I'll do a post about it next week.
    There is a version of it for the Pocket 4K and one for Panasonic.
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from William Koehler in Full frame rival sales figures = grim reading for everyone vs Sony   
    Canon : "Hold my beer...."

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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from AlexTrinder96 in Full frame rival sales figures = grim reading for everyone vs Sony   
    Canon : "Hold my beer...."

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    BTM_Pix reacted to Emanuel in Accsoon CineEYE wireless video to your phone   
    Send me PM, I am able to supply that to you directly from manufacturer for the best price out there : -)
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Mako Sports in Full frame rival sales figures = grim reading for everyone vs Sony   
    Canon : "Hold my beer...."

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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Marcio Kabke Pinheiro in Full frame rival sales figures = grim reading for everyone vs Sony   
    Canon : "Hold my beer...."

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