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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kaylee in LumaFusion users - can you help with a few questions?   
    I suppose it depends on the individual.
    For me personally, having the controller under the right hand for transport control, clip marking and inserting is far more natural than dragging on a screen.
    The frame advance with the jog wheel and the jump to next/previous clips are a big win as are the shuttle and play/pause controls because nything that stops me accidentally touching the wrong part of the screen and dragging a clip instead of moving round the timeline counts as a big win! 
     You can see from the reaction to the new BM keyboard (if you ignore the price  ) combined with the new Clip page that a combination of tactile surface and simplified interface can be a productivity win and I kind of see this with LumaFusion as being in the same vein.
    As an FYI, here is the actual prototype unit with its default key map, although this will be user definable in the production version.
    I have finally run out of the electric blue filament for my 3D printer so I was able to print this one in black! 

     
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kaylee in LumaFusion users - can you help with a few questions?   
    Thanks for the feedback.
    Here is a sneak peek at what I've just finished developing.
    It is an interface that you plug the Contour Shuttle devices into which then enables you to use them via Bluetooth LE in LumaFusion to control it.
     
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from sanveer in My wishlist video feature for 8K sensors: realtime crop-zooming   
    Most of Panasonic's 4K cameras even the consumer ones also have a pretty neat live crop mode to fake zoom and movement.
    The downside is that they are done in only two preset time periods so extending that out to a joystick control for manual operation would be a great option or even just making the time period fully adjustable would probably make it far more usable.
     
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Kisaha in LumaFusion users - can you help with a few questions?   
    A bit more info here from the Newsshooter feature about it.
    https://www.newsshooter.com/2019/05/07/use-your-shuttlexpress-controller-with-lumafusion/
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Kisaha in LumaFusion users - can you help with a few questions?   
    I suppose it depends on the individual.
    For me personally, having the controller under the right hand for transport control, clip marking and inserting is far more natural than dragging on a screen.
    The frame advance with the jog wheel and the jump to next/previous clips are a big win as are the shuttle and play/pause controls because nything that stops me accidentally touching the wrong part of the screen and dragging a clip instead of moving round the timeline counts as a big win! 
     You can see from the reaction to the new BM keyboard (if you ignore the price  ) combined with the new Clip page that a combination of tactile surface and simplified interface can be a productivity win and I kind of see this with LumaFusion as being in the same vein.
    As an FYI, here is the actual prototype unit with its default key map, although this will be user definable in the production version.
    I have finally run out of the electric blue filament for my 3D printer so I was able to print this one in black! 

     
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    BTM_Pix reacted to Trek of Joy in LumaFusion users - can you help with a few questions?   
    After watching the video again while tinkering with an edit I'm interested. The Blackmagic keyboard looked interesting as well, until I saw the price. My greatest source of frustration is setting in/out points on a clip in the preview window before dropping it into the timeline, and trimming the ends of clips in the timeline since it usually involves a lot of scrolling or pinching to zoom in and out - frame advance would really help there. And I could use the shuttle with my iMac. I'll keep an eye out for when its available.
    Chris
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    BTM_Pix reacted to Grimor in LumaFusion users - can you help with a few questions?   
    thank´s BTM. Your work is impressive
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Ty Harper in Wireless storage access   
    The drive itself is USB3 when connected to your PC but the port for external card reader devices like the one shown there is USB2.
    For my application using it in LumaFusion that bothers me less because the determining overall speed factor is the wireless transfer which is slower than USB2 anyway.
     
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from foliovision in Will the Sony A7S III have a 48 / 12 megapixel Quad Bayer Exmor RS sensor?   
    Deep Trench Isolation sounds like some sort of PTSD from the First World War.
    I believe Ebrahim used a Pyramid Surface Diffractor to collect his money from Western Union without ID.
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from JordanWright in NAB 2019 predictions and major talking points - BMPCC 4K Pro anyone?!   
    https://www.newsshooter.com/2019/05/08/bmpcc-4k-modified-to-add-articulating-flip-screen/

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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from JordanWright in NAB 2019 predictions and major talking points - BMPCC 4K Pro anyone?!   
    Not much plausible deniability about whether you have opened the case if you sent that in for repair.
    Although I strongly suspect whoever did it would be fine with doing his own repairs anyway.
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    BTM_Pix reacted to mercer in NAB 2019 predictions and major talking points - BMPCC 4K Pro anyone?!   
    Yup, I bought my Samyang 50mm from them and if anything they undersold it in their description. It was my first purchase from them and it was a great experience. 
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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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