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Savannah Miller

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  1. Prores Raw does have advantages. It can be edited natively in Final Cut/Premiere (hopefully) and it's extremely CPU efficient. Cinema DNG not so much. It would basically be similar to working with R3D files only a little larger in size which is the one thing that turns people away from RAW in the first place. From what I understand there are some problems with it. Firstly, I believe it's 12-bit linearly encoded which is awful. 12-bit linear encoding is what the original REDONE caputured. Log encoded raw or 16-bit linear is much better for preserving color information. Secondly, a lot of color science stuff is contained within the CinemaDNG format which likely doesn't translate over to ProRes raw. I could be wrong about those things, but it definitely would be a nice feature to have when you want the convenience of ProRes with raw data.
  2. Older blackmagic cameras with gen1 color science (BMCC, BMPCC, Micro, etc.) have much less sophisticated color science than the modern Blackmagic cameras. They look good with nice dynamic range and good skintones, but when you want to match them to better cameras, it's a little bit harder. It probably has more of a baked-in look that people prefer. The color science of the newer 4.6K Blackmagic camera is very nice and matches much better to higher-end camera systems. I think mainstream is a good thing with this new Blackmagic camera as it will get their name out there even more to the general public. If they sell a large enough volume of cameras they might even make other manufacturers reconsider the features they're putting in the cameras which will benefit everyone.
  3. No. I'm saying Blackmagic is a PRO camera but it also is affordable for the average user. If Blackmagic builds a camera that's TOO high-end, you risk losing a lot of mid-range customers. There aren't a lot of cheap SDI monitors, and the everyday user of this camera will be using HDMI. Sure it's a professional camera, but Blackmagic's greatest strength is making their cameras affordable to the masses. And you have to compromise and build something that both the masses and working professionals agree on.
  4. I think SDI is "too professional" for the market Blackmagic is in. Unless you need external recorders, a lot of monitors in the lower-tier are HDMI only. I don't know how feasible it is to offer both connection types, but I think HDMI is more in-line with the average $1300 camera user. For pro use, that's a different story. Hopefully the full-size is a good compromise and offers decent durability.
  5. It's fairly useable but not the best. You can totally see it in the sun, and with a cheap hood it should be more than adequate.
  6. The screen is the same as the videoassist so its about 350 nits.
  7. I use glidecam too that's why I want smaller size. Maybe I'm a wimp but I hate carrying cams over 5 ibs without vest and arm. With weights it becomes around 10 and that's too much for long shooting.
  8. Kinefinity Terra, Mavo, Mavo LF are damn small. They are probably half the size of a RED camera and about 1/10 the price. The features of the MAVO on paper looks on-par with the RED and in some ways MORE impressive. RED doesn't have the processing power for 5K and 6K prores like kinefinity does, and there's certainly not built-in wireless monitoring. The Kinefinity camera accessories are very cheap and the cameras are actually quite affordable. The PRO kit of the Terra 4K has everything you need including cases for about the same price as the Ursa Mini Pro. Normally indie camera brands are playing catchup to RED, Arri, etc. but now that most of these brands have figured out how to make good cameras they can now focus their efforts on innovating too. I don't know how Kinefinity gets their cameras so small because even Blackmagic has problems with making small cameras that Kinefinity seems to not have.
  9. Well outside of A7SII, sony cameras are not extremely good in lowlight. At least they aren't better than other brands like Kinefinity, Canon Cinema Series, etc. I feel like their internal noise reduction hides how noisy their cameras really are. Although we have no info yet, the Kinefinity Mavo and Mavo LF are way more impressive for me. Those cameras are TINY. I have no idea how they cram the features that they do into such a small body. Blackmagic has issues doing large sensor 4K and higher frame rates in a small body yet Kinefinity seems to have no issues. Their 6K full frame camera is exactly the same size and weight as the Terra 4K model with a huge sensor and double the processing speed.
  10. By default it changes the aperture, so no.
  11. The buttons on the top (Iso, WB, S) bring up the appropriate page on the menu to change said settings. You basically press it once, menu pops up, and then you can change the settings with the dial. It's different from a dslr where often you hold down the button if you want to change a setting.
  12. Blackmagic should be able to custom white balance, possibly tap to focus (very slow), delete and format in camera, and also has a wide DR setting for a nicely colored image without grading. It can stabilize with OIS lenses, same as the GH5s, but not like the GH5 with IBIS. It can't dual-record simultaneously and does not likely have more than 1 hour of battery life. Blackmagic is not too far off in terms of video features but we may never know until it ships. That being said if you use a cheap shoulder rig with a v-mount battery as the counterweight, most of the issues with IBIS and battery life are rectified, plus you can plug in an external SSD and record for hours too.
  13. Yeah there were clearly leaked shots with likely almost final color science. Not good enough for you?
  14. One thing that's interesting is blackmagic has the best DR when using the fairchild dual-gain sensors. But they're too hot to make a 4K pocket version because of cooling issues. Sony A7III claims 15 stops of dynamic range and it clearly has a LOT of dynamic range in a small package. If they added better color science, raw, prores, etc. they could have a camera that could dominate the pocket 4K in image quality.
  15. Umm that is a hard NO. Why do you hate BMD so much? The guy that filmed it clearly stated he pulled it out of his RX100 mark V to use. He said it was a very slow SD card but that was all that he had. He actually got an email from BMD to remove his download link because they are releasing test footage very soon and review models have already been sent out. So no, this is just the case of poor sd card and not camera performance. 12-bit is not any more difficult than 10-bit beyond the data rate which isn't camera intensive. Higher frame rates aren't difficult as the GH5, GH5s can easily handle those in a smaller body with limited cooling. Blackmagic has lots of cooling. Switching to a new sensor is not easy and it's not like they can do that very easily. You make it sound like its easy to remove/add features in 5 months before the camera is supposed to release and production needs to begin. The only feature blackmagic has announced that has ever been removed from a camera was the Global shutter feature of the 4.6k sensor. They had it working but it had too many problems. The Turret for the larger URSA is also not likely happening due to the costs and issues with manufacturing it, but it totally does work and there are images released.
  16. I was not trying to say that the GH5 footage was bad so much as if you go to his vimeo page that seems like the camera that he owns. Maybe he just doesn't know how to use it properly?
  17. That motion blur looks bad too. I have doubts as to whether that is really shot on blackmagic or whether that's graded GH5 log footage.
  18. I think you killed the dynamic range however you made those PNG files. The'res a little extra range usually in BM files hidden in the superwhites because it makes it a little easier to grade that way.
  19. Slow motion 100fps is not pixel binned, it's downscaled. The way blackmagic cameras work is when shooting raw you can ONLY choose windowed sensor mode. When shooting prores you can choose either full or windowed sensor mode. Blackmagic allows you to select ANY frame rate that you like up to 100fps and then you have to enable windowed sensor mode to select the full 120.
  20. Everything you need to know about the camera that I'm almost positive is true. The camera has no OLPF and it's the same as every other Blackmagic camera with a weaker IR cut filter. I'm pretty sure that color accuracy is diminished when you use the stronger ones found in prosumer cameras and canon cinema series, so they use weaker ones and therefore require IR cut or IRND when using ND filters. All Blackmagic cameras do have IR cut filters on the glass over the sensor. Moire will be visible because of no OLPF but based on every other Blackmagic 4K and higher recording camera it shouldn't be a real issue in 99% of circumstances. The screen is the same as the one found on the Ursa Mini 4.6K, 4K, and VideoAssist 4K. There are 4 video recording modes. BMD Film, Video, Extended dynamic range video, and Hybrid Log Gamma. There are likely no limits to codecs on different recording media. As long as your SD, SSD, or Cfast can handle the data rate it should work. Otherwise the frames will drop instantly and recording will stop. The audio preamps are the same as the VideoAssist 4K and Ursa Mini PRO so they are tested and reviews can be found online. The Battery life is 1 hour continuous recording, but depending on other features (phantom power, USB-C SSD, etc.) the battery life will drop accordingly. You will experience roughly 10-15 mins shorter battery life based on the power consumption of a Samsung T5 SSD. Speedbooster XL or Ultra is required for the full coverage of the sensor. Ultra allows APS-C lenses (some might slightly vignette) and XL is designed for full-frame only. You can likely use the Pocket speedbooster to decrease the crop factor further during windowed mode (120fps, etc.) The camera can do up to 100 fps no window. OS is similar to Ursa Mini models so much improved over BMCC and BMPCC. The sensor has 2 ISO modes. 400 and 3200. The 400 mode is active from 200-800 and the 3200 mode will be active from 1600-25600. So likely your raw adjustments will be around one of these two operating modes. Any ISO changes will likely only stretch as far as the mode allows. If you shoot in 200 ISO, you can't push it to say 12,800. If they allow you to change ISO which they probably will. Size of the camera is similar to a 5D mark III but a little bit wider. Weight of the body is supposedly 750g body only. Camera shoots raw in lossless, 3:1 and 4:1 compression ratios. The 4:1 is the smallest in size but artifacts slightly more than the 3:1 when pushed to extreme levels. All of the raw modes are very good. It features the new GEN 4 color science which currently is only found in the Ursa Broadcast cameras. Gen 1 - BMCC, Pocket, Micro Cinema, Production Camera 4K, URSA 4K Gen 3 - URSA Mini 4K/4.6K/Pro Gen 4 - URSA Mini Broadcast and Pocket Cinema 4K Other cameras might recieve an updated soon.
  21. I can answer almost all of that because I have been following this camera closely. Camera has no OLPF and some of the sample images do have moiré. Because it's a 4K recording camera it will be significantly reduced but still there. The cameras have ALWAYS had an IR cut filter in them. Every Blackmagic does but it's a less strong one requiring IR cut or IRND filters. Most cinema cameras do this because it gives you more accurate color rendition whereas strong IR cut filters found in consumer cameras make the images too green and affect the skintones which the color science has to compensate for. The mount is normal size this time so you can use regular speedbooster Ultra. You need Speedbooster Ultra for the most full sensor coverage. Built-in mics have no tests available, but the mini-xlr connector is the same as the video assist 4K and Ursa Mini Pro so pretty good overall. Windowed mode is only available in high frame rates BUT they will likely update the firmware to fix this. There is no limit as far as recording media. If it's the same as the other Blackmagic cameras you can record any framerate or codec to any media option but it will obviously stop recording if frames are dropped. So as media speeds increase, yes you might be able to do 4K 60fps raw loseless to an SD card. This sensor is a dual mode sensor. So if you work in the 400ISO mode you would be limited to raw adjustments only in that mode, and same with the 3200 mode. So it's likely you have to be recording in the correct mode (400 or 3200) and you're limited to small adjustments within those limits. Stills photo mode is just a capture of live-view not the same as a photo camera. Battery life drops a lot. A BM employee said with XLR phantom power it could be as low as 20 mins but that was probably a guess. Functions that are assignable with the keys should be the same kind you can assign with the Ursa Mini Pro. It's the same OS.
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