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Videomic NTG or Deity D3 Pro?

Yeah, and The Revenant is about a guy who gets injured and then walks home. I feel like you must have missed a lot. While what you say is the premise at its most basic, there are other things going on. Not wishing to give spoilers, the old lady reveals a history that repeats its self, and possibly the reason they’ve come at this moment. As well as why the hipster glasses find what they find and what happens to them afterwards. the radio caller reveals military coverups, systemic racism and again a repeated history. these things aren’t spelled out in the story, but that’s part of the charm. I like a movie that you can sit with and theories about for a while after it’s ended. glad you watched though, I guess we both like different kinds of films.

The writer/director also created the production company behind the film. Doesn’t get more Indy really. when it did hit festivals, it won awards at them including a trophy at TIFF - arguably the most important festival in recent years (certainly top 5)

That's awesome, congratulations!! Great JVC have started trying to promote this camera... took a while.

It's of course a lot of money, but barely the catering budget of the summer blockbusters we see all too often. And self funded. Whether he's a hedgefund kid or worked really hard and ate nothing but restaurant leftovers for 10 years, I think it's admirable that the guy put his own money into his idea. He had a story that he had to tell, did it on a shoestring budget and pulled it off. Easily one of my favourite films of the year so far.

I recently watched this film, and thought it was fantastic. Story really is everything. It's the writer/director's debut, he saved up $700k from doing commercial work to self-fund it. Filmed in just 4 weeks with only 5 characters. The cinematography is excellent and I've never seen some of the techniques before. I'm usually a 'show don't tell' kind of guy, but with this, I was so happy it's more like a story in realtime. The characters are interesting and engaging and it takes you far beyond the 1950s small town backdrop. Interview with DOP: https://variety.com/2020/artisans/news/vast-of-night-amazon-prime-tracking-shot-1234620232/

But then why can't you take a camera that could record external ProRes raw, plug it into the VA and record Braw? If you can, then why is their EVA1 support even a thing? If that's correct, by default BMD also support any other camera that can output raw over HDMI. I'm under the impression that the VA can't wrap any raw signal into Braw. BMD need to know the sensor data for their partial de-mosaic stuff. With that said, I still feel that Braw is sensor specific. Of course, please correct anything that's wrong here. Would love to understand it better.

I could be wrong, but the SDK for NLEs to work with the files is free. They didn't publicly say anything about companies using it to capture. The codec is built individually for each sensor, so Braw for the Pocket 4k will be different to Braw for the Pocket 6k and every other camera that currently records it. I would imagine BMD will keep that development part behind closed doors. Prores raw, as far as I know, is more generic (for want of a better word) and will turn wrap any raw signal. The Atomos recorders don't need to know which camera it's plugged into, but the VA do.

I've been wondering that. BMD have already built the profile for the EVA1 to record Braw on the new Video Assists. I would imagine if it ever does become internal, Panasonic will charge for it. Like that paying extra for Vlog bullshit.

It could be that the shots with these custom lenses didn’t make it to the trailer. She speaks about wanting Milan to have a magical quality, but the trailer is action packed, so I think the more ethereal styles scenes haven’t been shown yet.

I just saw this interview, I think it's pretty cool. They filmed the movie with glass from the 1800s to get the right feel in camera as much as possible. Lens talk starts at 1:14

You can, Braw was added in v6.2, so v6.1 was the last update with DNG. You can get it here: Update notes - Mac - Windows If I remember right, it's just a case of removing any other BMD update software from your computer, installing this and plugging the camera in. It should then install v6.1 (on cameras that shipped before Braw)

@SteveV4D exactly that. I’ve always said the P4k is an editor’s camera. Post work is a breeze. even with a heavy grade it plays back super smooth on my old laptop. I have to make proxies to even watch untouched h265 clips. @Andrew Reid As far as I know, if your camera shipped with a DNG firmware, it can roll back. If you got a camera that shipped after Braw, then no you can't. I tested it myself with the first two updates after Braw came out, but haven't tested since. There is a chance the new updates stop that from happening, but I doubt it. Yes 2.6k is cropped.

I don't know when you last updated, but the recent ones only add features for use with the ATEM Mini, turning it into an unmanned studio camera if you need it. There was also an update that adds a horizon level cross. Other than that, if you have Braw, you've had the last major update. EDIT: that's not true - they've also added 120fps in 2.6k - 75fps at 4096 x 1720 - and 2.8k anamorphic up to 80fps Have you had time to test the real world battery life with the grip? Is there any improvements on letting you know when the battery will die? I've been using a v-mount which has its own indicators, so pay little attention to what the camera tells me.

Thanks @kye - I'm going to mount the sensor with bolts and springs. Essentially your idea, but the springs will push the sensor away from the lens and a nut will push it towards the lens. Once I get the right distance, I'll use some glue to stop the sensor moving if the springs ever get loose or whatever. The whole front panel where the turret is mounted comes off the camera body, so to get it into position shouldn't be too hard with some time, a clamp and some careful positioning. The most difficult part will be positioning the sensor so it's centred in the image circle. From there is a case of tightening or loosening the nuts. As for raw - I can technically record raw video, but I have no way to view it for now. For the time being I'm going to just shoot h264, but the beauty of the Pi is you can change the settings really easily. Over SSH from my phone it's possible to edit and load different scripts, so when the raw thing becomes more developed and supported, I can switch.

All good ideas. For my project, I'm mounting the camera and a Pi inside a Bolex. Essentially, the sensor will be more or less where the film would run past the lens.There will be a small difference to ensure infinity focus, but the theory is still the same. the 1m marking on the lens will still focus to 1m away. Mounting it this way means I can keep the turret system, as the lenses screw into the body, not onto the sensor. It'll work much better for maintaining the whole look and feel of shooting on 8mm film. Of course, the files won't act or look like film, but using the camera will feel similar, and onlookers will think I'm really artistic. The only difference, in usable terms, is the winder on the side, and the frame rate selector won't do anything. Everything else will work as it once did with film. This is currently not working. I put the pi and switches inside the case to see how much room I have to play with. To give you an idea, I could probably put 2 more Pis in there. That said, this does not yet have the sensor or a battery in the case. Before that though, I need to find time to mount the sensor and have it lined up. The weather here is too nice to be tinkering with that, but hope to have it done in the next few weeks. Once the sensor is in, it's then a case of securely mounting the pi, battery, LEDs and switches. (the switches in the gif are only there for testing. I have smaller, more subtle ones that I'll mount onto the camera. From the outside I want it to look as original as possible.)

Yeah I read that. Only good for macro stuff really. I’m talking the mount off my sensor though. Instead of mounting the lens on the sensor, I’m mounting the sensor on the lens of that make sense?

Thanks Kye, these .rgb files have been around since at least the first Pi camera, so I was hoping there would be something out there. Happy to wait though As for glass... I'm building this to use D-mount lenses, of which I have a few. For now I don't have a way to mount them though, so all testing is with my funky 25mm, until I get my mount sorted out.

After doing some testing, I've recorded some raw rgb video, but have no way of viewing it. Does anyone know what to do with this kind of data? Over on the RPi forum they suggest this software, but it's only for viewing. You can't export, so you can't use the files with any other software, which seems a shame. (It's also €30 for mac. I don't want to pay anything if it doesn't help me actually use the footage) https://www.offminor.de/ If anyone's interested, there's a few samples below. They're shot with my 25mm cctv lens, which on this sensor is very tele. It's the only c-mount lens I have and until finish my project, it's the only lens I can use... It's a soft lens at the best of times so keep that in mind when viewing. FYI: The .rgb file is raw data. I'd love to work out how to view this in a coherent way - or convert it into DNG frames. The .264 files are straight out of the pi before any wrapping. You can only view these in VLC (as far as I know) The .mkv files are unadjusted conversions to h.265 - this is only for viewing the files in an NLE The 4x3 file was a stress test for how large a frame I could make using the basic settings. (1600 x 1200) https://www.dropbox.com/sh/seddezwwymwnh4v/AAAU5es-RCWOXCj1Fpkbz3Dba?dl=0

I understand why you left it off the list, but I've taken some very nice photos with the Pocket 4k, and the 6k would be just as capable, if not more so with the extra resolution. I guess GoPro and DJI cameras don't count because of sensor size?

Does this also apply to the E2c? I can't see anywhere that it does. That's already very inexpensive for what it is - cheapest 4k raw camera available (I think)

I love the video light, I guess you get really smooth, unoffensive looking footage with it. I find many top lights are way too harsh.

Not mine, but there’s some sample footage in this video.

Ah of course, somehow I was thinking about the film mechanism while reading shutter system. My bad.

The problem is, the sensor will need to be exactly where the film is, but it’s obviously thicker than film, so some things for sure need to be taken out. Im bracing myself for total disassembly and partial reassembly after testing. like I say though, got to get a trigger working before any of that.