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David Davidson

I've been making films since 12. Writer, producer and director of 18 films, my work has screened at 38 international festivals including SXSW, Telluride, Cannes. An industry production veteran for 20 years, I've worked as Producer, Director, AD, Art... [more]
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BMD Decklink HD Extreme 3 Closed Captioning
by Nathan Rogers 6 months ago
Okay I've been having issues getting closed captioning to print to tape from FCP 7 through my Decklink HD Extreme 3. I am curious if this card is not capable of passing through Closed captioning, and
Re: BMD Decklink HD Extreme 3 Closed Captioning
by David Davidson 1 week ago
Found out it's easy with an LHi. Just use VTR exchange. David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.com 4222 santa monica blvd los angeles, ca 90028 323 906 9700 info@solvent
Where do I advertise?
by John Corbitt 2 months ago
Hi folks, I am very much interested in creating these kinds of products but not quite sure where to advertise my services Who hires for DVD authoring And if anyone kind enough would like to share what
Re: Where do I advertise?
by David Davidson 1 month ago
Eric, is there a way to contact you off list about consulting on a job (Sorry for thread heisting)
post houses in L.A. with terranex
by jim joyce 7 months ago
hey guys, do you know a good reasonably priced place that you could recommend for the "upscale uprez" process that the terranex suite of tools does thanks, jim
Re: post houses in L.A. with terranex
by David Davidson 2 months ago
Eric, I'm curious what configuration of AVISnyth do you use to get Alchemist results
Insert Timecode on Sony HDW2000
by David Davidson 3 months ago
I'm going from FCP to the HDW2000, trying to modify pre-existing timecode on an already time coded & mastered HDCAM tape. You'd think after ten years I'd know how to do this in FCP. I think I recall F
Re: Insert Timecode on Sony HDW2000
by David Davidson 3 months ago
A major tape company said you can't insert timecode w o redoing the whole tape, meaning it's not possible to insert edit TC only--even if from a TC signal generator into the deck. Their solution was a
SDI Video Output wrong aspect ratio bug
by David Davidson 5 months ago
Resolve 9.03 lite on OSX 10.6.8 Macpro w a qualified BM Extreme HD card woke up this morning not wanting to send out full 1080, and is instead sending a scaled down 16:9 image, more like 720 inset on
Re: SDI Video Output wrong aspect ratio bug
by David Davidson 5 months ago
Thanks for the reply Juan. I wish it were mismatched settings. It's now happening at random in single timeline projects where Resolve automagically scales full 1080 down to 720 out SDI. Here's the iss
16:9 Output Scaling Issues
by Jon Wright 8 months ago
Hi there, Not sure if this is just me being stupid, but in R9 I can't seem to find a consistent way to monitor my HD footage on an SD grading monitor (as I was in Resolve 8.x). My footage is coming fr
Re: 16:9 Output Scaling Issues
by David Davidson 5 months ago
I'm having a very similar issue. But it seems project specific for me. Did you get a resolution http: forum.blackmagicdesign.com viewtopic.php f=3&t=3606
G13 script for davinci9 :)
by Andy Winter 8 months ago
hi everyone. i wonder how many people out there are actually using a G13 logitech left hand controller during grading i use one since my apple color times :). and now i decided to redesign my resolve8
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Re: G13 script for davinci9 :)
by David Davidson 6 months ago
Great work figuring this out Andy. I would love to try it if you're still emailing it out. Thank you. David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.com 4222 santa monica blvd l
Replacing 16 port 4gb fibre switch
by David Davidson 1 year ago
Time has come to replace the 3 year old Qlogic 5600. Besides Qlogic, does anyone recommend another brand and make with which they've had good experiences I see lots of Brocades, HPs on ebay for fracti
Re: Replacing 16 port 4gb fibre switch
by Juan Salvo 1 year ago
What r u replacing it with Forwarding thinking, I suspect future of FC is FCoE on 10gE.... so would get something that can crossover. Hint: QLogic has such devices. online editor colorist VFX BD autho
Video: solventdreams demo
by David Davidson 2 years ago
solventdreams demo Some work from solventdreams watch demo reel
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Re: solventdreams demo
by David Davidson 2 years ago
thanks, the catching part is the creative cow's encoding hiccups! David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.com 4222 santa monica blvd los angeles, ca 90028 323 906 9700 in
Blu-ray way to force subtitle display?
by David Davidson 2 years ago
Anyone know how to do this Or if its possible Thanks! david
Re: Blu-ray way to force subtitle display?
by Larry Applegate 2 years ago
Select your project and look in the Properties list. You will see initial settings for Audio and Subtitle. On a side note, leaving them at "No Change" can lead to unpredictable results. Regards, Larry
Searching a volume
by David Davidson 2 years ago
On 4.5 with "spotlight indexing" checked. Doing a Spotlight search of a volume turns up no results. In fact, it never has, since v2.2.3.. Any ideas David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc
Re: Searching a volume
by Michael Peele 2 years ago
Yeah I have turned Spotlight off in the MetaSan control panel and hid my volume from Spotlight in the Spotlight control panel. Figured if it doesn't work for that volume I won't even let it try. I use
Volumes appear twice
by David Davidson 2 years ago
We've been having this persistent issue where SAN volumes appear twice, incremented with the number 1. So for instance, I have multiple clients with MetaSAN accessing four unique SAN volumes. All volu
Re: Volumes appear twice
by David Davidson 2 years ago
Hi Brandon Thanks for your reply. Clients mount volumes over fibre, normal circumstances. We're not mounting the SAN volume, it just appears on the volume list when previewing the connection over AFP.
XDCAM proxies
by David Davidson 4 years ago
Has anyone been able to get FCP use the XDCAM proxies David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.com 4222 santa monica blvd los angeles, ca 90028 323 906 9700 info@solventdr
Multicam SAN
by David Davidson 4 years ago
I'm designing a 4 seat SAN to offline edit two network shows on XDCAM in FCP's multicam mode. I'm not entirely certain if XDCAM will be shot at 35 or 50 Mb s. I've had very good experiences with MetaS
Re: Multicam SAN
by Daniel Hatch 4 years ago
David, Here's some information on Apace Systems that might be of use: The best solution to provide you with support for multi-ingest XDCAM streams is to consider two products from Apace Systems. a) Th
Tutorial: Up-Converting SD for HD Projects and HD Cross-Conversion Using AJA Kona 3
by Shane Ross 4 years ago
AJA Kona - Mac Up-Converting SD for HD Projects and HD Cross-Conversion Using AJA Kona 3 Need SD upconversion for HD projects, and HD cross-conversion Broadcast editor and Final Cut Pro community lea
Up-Converting SD for HD Projects and HD Cross-Conversion Using AJA Kona 3
by David Davidson 4 years ago
What a great article, thanks Shane
Service: Solventdreams ltd
by David Davidson 5 years ago
Los Angeles California, United States Post Production   Film   Color Correction Solventdreams ltd Digital Intermediates     Post Visual FX     Color Correction and Gradin
HDlink Pro LUT format
by Sean Donnelly 5 years ago
I'm planning on ordering an hdlink pro (if I can ever find one), and I'm curious about the file format of the LUT's created by it. Is it possible to export DaVinci or other formats directly from the s
Re: HDlink Pro LUT format
by David Davidson 5 years ago
Andrew, who's your sales rep David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.com 4222 santa monica blvd los angeles, ca 90028 323 906 9700 info@solventdreams.com
24p via SDI
by David Davidson 6 years ago
Have you had pretty good experience bringing in 24p (not 24pa) material via SDI thru a Kona or Blackmagic HD card and getting the card to recognize the proper A frame Any recommendations on the settin
Re: 24p via SDI
by Noah Kadner 6 years ago
It's not worth it IMHO. Same exact effect by capturing Firewire and export to ProRes with much less storage requirement. Probably need a trip to CinemaTools though. NoahUnlock the secrets of the DVX10
Now HERE's an Apple Color Suite!
by walter biscardi 6 years ago
Wow, my friends down at CineFilm Lab here in Atlanta have completed a new DI suite featuring Color. Now this is a serious Color correction suite and oh by the way, the guy running it is a very long-ti
Re: Now HERE's an Apple Color Suite!
by David Davidson 6 years ago
Do it yourselfers purposely leave the lights on when grading. That's how log curves are simulated..
Kona 3 and HD 4:4:4 RGB Dual Link pipeline
by Ruslan Akmanov 6 years ago
I have a little question about Kona 3 RGB modes work. We got Kona 3 few days ago and don't have Kona 3 experience yet. We have Sony SR-5500 and want to capture 4:4:4 RGB Dual Link video. Kona 3 contro
Re: Kona 3 and HD 4:4:4 RGB Dual Link pipeline
by David Davidson 6 years ago
Should change over to RGB automatically. We just did some tests today on the very thing...David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.com 4222 santa monica blvd los angeles,
Log, 2k, HDCAMSR with the Viper
by David Davidson 6 years ago
We did an ingest of the Viper 444 log image using the Aja LOG codec, and getting some confusing results on the histogram. Anyone do this before Does the log codec "logiffy" linear material Is there so
Re: Log, 2k, HDCAMSR with the Viper
by David Davidson 6 years ago
Filmstream to HDCAMSR.David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.com 4222 santa monica blvd los angeles, ca 90028 323 906 9700 info@solventdreams.com
Final Post
by Bob Sliga 6 years ago
Hello All, It has been some time since I have posted. Because of my recent change in employment, this must be my last post. First of all I would like to congratulate Jean-Luc on the birth of his son.
Re: Final Post
by David Davidson 6 years ago
Congratulations! Thanks for all your valuable support and knowledge. We are sincerely appreciative of your professional insights.David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.c
XServeRAID and HD 10bit RGB
by Christopher Tay -- account bounces requested notifications, account frozen 6 years ago
Hi, Is a 14 drives RAID0 configured XServeRAID unit capable of supporting 1920 x 1080 HD 10bit RGB I'm trying this on a WinXP machine and I can playback but when I try to capture (as DPX), it reported
Re: XServeRAID and HD 10bit RGB
by David Davidson 6 years ago
Mody You tried capturing DPX HD444 or HD444 Quicktimes with 2 xraids on a SAN and it didn't work We have three 3.5tb xraids & want to implement them as a single volume, shared between 2 systems. The s
XML's not reconnecting to Final Touch Renders
by walter biscardi 7 years ago
I've completed two renders using FT 2.6 beta something and after importing the XML's to FCP, they are not reconnecting to the rendered media. They're just simply reconnecting back to the original FCP
Re: UB 2.7 made XML worse
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Walter The fast rendering quandry (in leaving FCP open simultaneous to FT) may be the Macpro's troubling RAM addressing problems also seen when starving After Effects of memory. Not sure because your
UB 2.7 beta 2 Available
by David Davidson 7 years ago
2.7 Beta 2 AvailableDavid Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.com 4222 santa monica blvd los angeles, ca 90028 323 906 9700 info@solventdreams.com
HDCAM 24P to 25P
by Per Ottesen 7 years ago
Are there any who had some experience with the conversion from HDCAM24P to 25P
Re: HDCAM 24P to 25P
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Thanks. The 25p is artificially created--not in the camera.David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.com 4222 santa monica blvd los angeles, ca 90028 323 906 9700 info@solv
ARRI d20 images
by David Davidson 7 years ago
We're doing some tests with the camera, planning on working in LOG-C mode. Anyone here had the chance to work with the D20's images and a viewing LUT for filmout David Davidson Visual Effect Superviso
Re: ARRI d20 images
by David Davidson 7 years ago
I'm sure you got busy. Tony, feel free to email me at david@solventdreams.com. I'd love to evaluate some of those images here if you have a moment! david David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams
Anyone use Jetstor RAIDs
by David Davidson 7 years ago
http: www.acnc.com 02_01_jetstor_sata_516f.html Interesting lower cost 4gb fibre option, w 1 controller (not as robust against failing as a dual controller). Wondered if anyone has tried this array.
Re: Anyone use Jetstor RAIDs
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Probably, but in unprotected mode--who wants to work in that. David Davidson Managing Director solventdreams, llc www.solventdreams.com 4222 santa monica blvd los angeles, ca 90028 323 906 9700 info@s
Freelance FT colorists in LA
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Freelance FT colorists in LA Posted in the classified section: http: forums.creativecow.net cgi-bin new_read_post.cgi forumid=70&postid=856439
FCP to Avid to FCP
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Forgive the cross post on the Avid side of these forums. We're working with an editor who is comfortable with Avid and wants to cut this feature on an old Media Composer. However, the director wants t
Re: FCP to Avid to FCP
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Thanks, Nick. I'd heard of Sebsky's tools before & I'll try this as part of my workflow & see what I come up against. We're logging in FCP as currently these are our resident HD systems & have a techn
FCP to Avid to FCP
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Hi, Avid users. First time posting to this part of the Cow. Forgive the cross post on the FCP side of the forum. We're working with an editor who is comfortable with Avid and wants to cut this feature
Re: FCP to Avid to FCP
by Scott Simmons 7 years ago
I would also suggest that if you do this then investing in Auto Duck is the way to go. i have heard many good things and from my experience they have great support. The big issue I get between Avid an
Finding Jaime Fowler?
by David Davidson 7 years ago
I've lost touch with Mr. Fowler & am searching for his whereabouts about acquiring an Avid system... Isn't he in Texas Any info where I could reach him would be much appreciated. David A. Davidson sol
Re: Finding Jaime Fowler?
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Found him via CMP. Thanks CMP
Measuring raster lines
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Anyone know how to accurately measure raster lines in FCP's sequence window Must be some quick way to do so...
color correction broadcast safe
by Jose Alfonzo 8 years ago
Here it it: At work they wanted me to color correct all these clips coming from AE. (look all blown and funky, etc.) and they want me to use the color corrector 3 way, looking at the vector scope, wv
Re: color correction broadcast safe - sidebar
by David Davidson 7 years ago
That's a bummer. Did you ever get rectification for this
POLL - who would use DPX or Image sequence capture in Decklink.
by adrian hauser 7 years ago
Hi All, I thought Id start a little Poll to see how many people want to use image sequence capture support within Decklink Hardware. We know manufacturers such as BMD do resond to their clients wishes
Re: need jpg
by David Davidson 7 years ago
DPX, OpenEXR, JPEG2000
Filmout tests - Panasonic reps
by David Davidson 7 years ago
We'd be interested in shooting some tests to send to different labs. Especially tests which convert the material to a full HD 10bit 4:4:4 format, graded, put thru a film LUT, and how the material prin
Re: Filmout tests - Panasonic reps
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Jan I'm available for contact at david@solventdreams.com. Didn't know where to find your contact info... many thanks david
Filmouts or D-Cinema
by T Mathai 7 years ago
Having spend a good part of a decade doing film scanning and recording, I find what happens in post plays a big part in how video looks when it's transferred to film. Before DVX100, since most video
Re: Filmouts or D-Cinema
by David Davidson 7 years ago
100mb sec to an Ipod Ipods can handle that data rate over firewire
Marketing Lists
by David Davidson 7 years ago
Has anyone here used marketing lists for postcard mailings to the local production industry Wondered if there were any positive results and or resources for formatted lists other than the manual copy
So No Sony 20L5's... now what?
by Mitch Ives 8 years ago
Now thaqt there doesn't appear to be any Sony PVM-20L5 monitors anymore... what is everyone ysing to monitor HD I need something with accurate colors for color correction. Any wisdom that anyone would
Green JVC tube
by David Davidson 8 years ago
We've noticed the same. It requires a high-end calibration to maintain, if you're using it for HD grading. Otherwise, it's just displaying 1000 lines...and a nice picture--not accurate for color corre
Uncompressed HDV and HDcam Post System
by SarahXP 8 years ago
Hello All, wear about to purchase a suite mostly to do HDV uncompressed. I have a couple of questions 1) Would anyone suggest any change to the set up below. 2) Would doing post in uncompressed HDV be
Re: Uncompressed 10bit
by David Davidson 8 years ago
I've read all the HDV uncompressed posts & not conclusively certain about this issue for high end finishing of HDV material. When doing a color correct on HDV material in a FCP HDV native timeline, th
LA HD Post Facility?
by Shane 8 years ago
Hi, Does anybody know of a reasonable HD online facility in the Los Angeles area for an indie feature We are willing to go with either FCP (probably cheaper) or Avid or whatever is the cheapest soluti
Re: LA HD Post Facility?
by David Davidson 8 years ago
We do this using FCP. Cost effective. Same quality. David Davidson www.solventdreams.com david@solventdreams.com
23.98 vs 24
by Peter McAuley 8 years ago
I'll be editing a short film that will be shot on a F900.The sound will be recorded to dat with non drop 29.97 timecode. Should the F900 be shot at 23.98 or 24 All video and audio post will be done wi
Re: 23.98 vs 24
by David Davidson 8 years ago
Rare is there a case to use 24fps. If you plan on protecting for film & tape deliveries, 23.98 is an absolute must as legacy (and non legacy) sound will sync correctly @ 23.98. W 24fps your are asking


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