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For my project - raw video is still not working, and I've given up on it temporarily. I'm trying to get a small OLED display to work and show what the sensor sees, but it's being a pain. I've tried everything I can think of, and can't get anything to show on the display. Not even a 'hello'. Power goes to the display, but it doesn't seem to even turn on at this point. Until I can get that working, the rest of the project is on hold. There's no point building it into the Bolex until I can see what I'm shooting. I also want to cut any holes in the body in one go. I've had a busy summer though, so haven't even touched the project for a few weeks. Kids are back at school next week though, so I should have a bit more time to tinker.

Ah cool, that sounds like a pretty simple solution - I'll give it a go. That's amazing. I noticed audio controls aren't on any of the ios apps either, so feared it might be like the stills function, and not possible over bluetooth. Great news and thanks for the quick reply!

too late to edit my previous post, but wanted to add to my suggestions Perhaps have an extra menu in settings with 6 slots for various information to show? Of course, that introduces the problem of having to choose which channel you're controlling. Maybe you'd need to allocate L & R +5 & -5 to the buttons - taking up 4 of the functions. This level would also be nice to see on the PBC. eg. instead of the Tint values, you can have the Left and Right audio settings. Naturally it won't tell you if it's peaking, but good to know where you're at. In my use, I have the camera in hand and the PBC mounted to a monitor. I can control most of the functions from the camera, and see the change on the PBC, but audio levels are only controllable via the touch screen - unfortunately, my battery blocks easy access.

Hey @BTM_Pix - I've recently restructured my rig and noticed a non-working function on my PBC, wanted to check if it's just me, or if it's a known issue. The HFR setting doesn't put my camera into HFR mode. When I press the button on the camera, the fps indicator on the top left of the monitor changes between 25 and 50/25 - but this doesn't change when using the function on the PBC controller. All other functions work as expected though. Then I got thinking - would it be possible to choose what information is displayed? I'd really like to be able to see the frame rate on the controller, and also a confirmation that HFR mode is enabled or disabled. And finally, what are the chances of having audio level controls as an option? Perhaps nudging the level up and down in steps of 5? --- No idea if those are possible, or if you plan on releasing any firmware updates for it. Either way it's a great tool, and I like using it! Looking forward to the focus system as and when that's up and running 🙂

In my day job, I deliver straight to a client via FTP. I place a 1080i ProRes 422 file in a folder, along with music rights info and a transcript. They can then download it when they want, and it's up to them to delete the files when they have it. - Of course, I store a backup of the project and the text documents, so I can make a new render when needed, but usually it's not. -- For most other stuff, its C4k through a cloud service. I always provide a ProRes and MP4 file, along with anything else that's been agreed on (BTS photos etc.) I also include a description of why I've uploaded the same file in two formats with a huge size difference. One to send on to any broadcasters and one for online etc. -- For personal projects it's YouTube, but i generally upload a ProRes file. Not sure if there's a benefit, but I've done it for years and never had an issue, so why change a working formula? Would you mind sharing your Handbrake settings?

I think it's - if we have a device similar to Tilta Nucleus Nano, but from a different manufacturer, will it still work? Eg the focus wheel on a gimal.

Ah good to know! My most used lenses are the Sigma and Canon 24-105 L which is pretty snappy in my experience. Looking forward to placing my order asap.

As a bmpcc4k user using adapted glass. Is it best to wait for this? In my experience, adapted glass and AF don't play that nicely...

I did laugh when he revealed they tried to sue an Infra-red imaging company 🤣

That’s exactly what I’m asking about. But, if you’re doing that circular buffer, then Shirley you can also just do full ISO recording? maybe the new internals includes a storage space to allow much bigger buffer before sending data out to the USB?

Nice. But what about an option to record the 'live' inputs as individual clips with handles. Like this: Input 1 is selected for 10 seconds - Input 2 for 5 seconds - Input 3 for 2 seconds - Input 1 for 10 seconds Then on the SSD you have a project file with 4 individual clips, named: Input1_00001 - Input1_00002 etc. But what's better is each clip has a few seconds either side of it. In the project, you have the 'edit' you made live, but since the clips are a little longer, you can move the cuts back and forward a little bit to tidy things up. --- I guess to do that, the device would have to be recording all inputs all the time, but the 3 unused inputs can be on a x second overwrite loop, when you select Input 2 the overwrite turns into continuous and the file is created. Maybe for the processing, thats harder than just recording all the inputs all the time?

I wonder if they could add a firmware update to the none ISO version to give users the project file. Allow the operator the option to record the master file or record the live inputs as separate clips with 2 second handles or something? then you can still fine tune the cuts in post and it doesn’t sound like all that much more data to pass through the system to your SSD. I have no idea what they’ve done inside the box to allow for ISO, but if my suggestion is possible. It could be a reasonable update to keep those with Pro models from feeling shafted.

I watched this and was super impressed. It's not a product I'd buy, its not for the type of work I do, but it's clearly very powerful and opens multi-cam shoots up to basically anybody. Having all of the source media in a pre-made project is incredible. The fact you can open and use that product on any computer using free software is even more amazing.

Great update! Can anything record 6k ProRes Raw? I'm not really following the Ninja Vs capabilities all that closely. I feel like they hit this point with the DVX100 - that was a killer camera for it's price / market. Definitely over took Sony's VX / PD and Canon's XM cameras.

Can Braw be over HDMI? For some reason I thought it was SDI only.

I have shot my fair amount and always go log/raw 4K internal and burned in LUT 1080p external. That gives the editing team options for super quick turn around and lots of flexibility and data for archival and future use. I see a lot of ungraded log footage used in news media, they don’t have time to grade, nor do they care. First wins no matter what the skin tones look like. For sure. Many of those pros will also have their own gear, and most will likely swap to Sony for their personal / private work down the line.

Edit: yes it’s also for stills, so of course they’re using mirrorless. Seems smart of AP to streamline everything.

But are they using mirrorless? I know plenty of people who work for Getty in the news media category and they all shoot Sony anyway. The difference is they use the Sony tophandle style camcorders. Occasionally I’ve met one who uses an A7x on a gimbal, but it’s mostly the top handle type. AP are on a similar vein so I assume they’re not using mirrorless in that field. Interestingly, I’ve heard many stories of big name actors who refuse to interact with AP. In fact they make it a point not to talk to AP on the media line.

If I remember right, it was an audio recording on SoundCloud. I think both parties involved refused to see the other side of the argument and the conversation goes in circles for 20/30 minutes. The jist is, Andrew has concerns about customer service, and the BMD rep says if you buy a camera with issues take it back to the store you bought it from, not the BMD booth at a trade show. I don’t know for sure, but I would imagine Andrew was asked to take it down as the link has disappeared.

Thanks for the info. Raspiraw is a nightmare to figure out, and isn’t compatible with python. This is my first pi / coding project and implementing Raspiraw seems way beyond my level of understanding. I asked on the forums, but the devs approach is ‘if you need someone to hold your hand, find an alternative’ - which doesn’t exactly inspire me to learn his system. I don’t need hand holding, but reasonably easy to understand instruction wouldn’t go unappreciated. for now I’m just sticking to h264 but the nice thing is, its easy to tinker and adjust the code even when the rest of my project is finished.... who knows when that will be. For the time being. My focus is on getting a 1inch monochrome oled display to show the camera preview from boot until shutdown. If if it helps, I’ll happily share my VNC details in a pm and you can try your own codes etc, on my hardware. Just promise you won’t run a self destruct script.

I can’t look into this right now, but my process is as I described in the post above your question. When I’m home next week I can paste my python script for you to see each step. But it’s basically what I wrote above with extra lines for frame size and frame rate etc.

From @CaptainHook Full 12K : ~15.5ms 8K/4K (full field of view) : ~8.5ms* 6K crop : ~7.8ms 4K crop : ~4.25ms* *We hope to improve this slightly in an update

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicursaminipro/techspecs/W-URSA-36

From someone on the BMD forums - ProRes 422 export from Braw sample.

Sshhh. we want people to upgrade from the G2 and drive 2nd hand prices down.