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Joaquin (KINO) Gil

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Suite lighting...looking for some ideas
by Tim Kolb 6 years ago
Hi all, I recently moved to a new edit suite and have been working toward the most neutral color environment possible. The walls are medium gray and I'm waiting for the construction to finish on two 4
Re: Suite lighting...looking for some ideas
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 6 years ago
Hey, Tim- for an idea in a raw form, take a peek at these. I use them where possible to replace fixture standard light sources in interior shots where windows and daylight are in the shot so I don't h
Anything new on the RED One HD Camera?
by Adrian Tecson 6 years ago
http: red.com cameras.htm
Re: Anything new on the RED One HD Camera?
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 6 years ago
Well put, Bar3nd! a coda: There are 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary math and those who don't. :)
Uncompressed HD formats: Stupid question
by Jonathan Capra 6 years ago
Haven't really kept up with recent tape (and disc, and card) formats lately. Which ones provide for uncompressed (or near-uncompressed) HD I am assuming HDV is not a format one would want to touch whe
Re: Uncompressed HD formats: Stupid question
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 6 years ago
The beautiful thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from. )
INVITE FOR HUGE FANS
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 6 years ago
This feature film was possible thanks to the stamina of a HMV 1800 and a 4210 taking the renders to full RGB 4:4:4, the dv25 file is 20 Gb, the uncompressed 16:9, tweaked baby is 184 Gbs, and every co
INVITE FOR MAYA COWSTERS
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 6 years ago
Dear dudes- The feature-length version of my farce "zipacna" will premiere next may 9th. Here is the invite if you're in town. You and your guests are invited to the Premiere of Joaquin (Kino) Gil's f
Re: INVITE FOR MAYA COWSTERS
by Jason Brummett 6 years ago
Trailer looks great! Love to see somehow after the premiere! I'm a Coloraaadaaan so I'm out but wish I could join other Cow's here for that. Jason BrummettStudio Z Inc.
INVITE FOR ALL COWSTERS
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 6 years ago
Dear Indies- The 90 minute version of Zipacna will fly next May 9. This is the text: You and your guests are invited to the Premiere of Joaquin (Kino) Gil's feature e-Film farce "ZIPACN
Re: INVITE FOR ALL COWSTERS
by Noah Kadner 6 years ago
Congrats- what a cool place to premiere! Noah
INVITE FOR ALL COWSTERS
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 6 years ago
Dear Indies- The 90 minute version of Zipacna will fly next May 9. This is the text: You and your guests are invited to the Premiere of Joaquin (Kino) Gil's feature e-Film farce "ZIPACN
INVITE FOR ALL COWSTERS
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 6 years ago
Dear Indies- The 90 minute version of Zipacna will fly next May 9. This is the text: You and your guests are invited to the Premiere of Joaquin (Kino) Gil's feature e-Film farce "ZIPACN
Article: Joaquin Gil reviews the Huge-4110
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 6 years ago
Ciprico storage solutions Joaquin Gil reviews the Huge-4110 CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin Gil shares his experience with storage needs during the creation of his last feature film. In t
WorkGroup
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Peeps- where and how does one change the network workgroup name in a G5 Tiger danke muchas .k.
Re: WorkGroup : SOLVED
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Hey, Mark- Thought I'd share this one out, since none of the questions I've made through the years in this forum have ever been answered to any kind of satisfaction, which could simply mean that as a
Menus gray out
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Has anyone experienced FCPHD's menus going greyed-out AFTER doing an export through quicktime conversion The only way to recover is to use keys to save and exit and restart the app. I have a new G5 2.
Re: Menus gray out
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Umpteen thanks. The Confucius quote is admirably apt. .k.
Article: Serious Magic's Ultra2
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Adobe ULTRA Serious Magic's Ultra2 CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin 'Kino' Gil writes a review on Serious Magic's ULTRA 2 Professional Keying Software with Vector Keying Technology and tel
convert maya 6.5 models to 3dsmax7
by bigpil 7 years ago
Does anyone know how to bring maya files over to 3dstudiomax7
Re: convert maya 6.5 models to 3dsmax7
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
use OKINO's NUGRAF translator. Or take your chances with the fbx format Or you can go the cheaper way: the CROSSROADS shareware utility can take onj and write 3ds or DXF's. .k.
Varicam support on Cinewave
by Dave Gutt 7 years ago
Howdy all- Most of my projects have been HDCAM, and worked very well on my Cinewave. Now I'm looking to do a project with some Varicam footage. Whats the best way to work with the footage Should I dig
Re: Varicam support on Cinewave
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
using the firewire connection should bypass conversions and potential problems in capture. .k.
Grab swatch to Hypershade, How can this be utilized?
by Jason Brummett 7 years ago
I remember reading a long time ago someone recommended to me to use Grab Swatch to Hypershade to show thumbnails of scene files like 3DSMAX does by default. I can do this, but I have to create a Hyper
Re: Grab swatch to Hypershade, How can this be utilized?
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Hi- perhaps you want to give a try to "Deep Exploration", a very smart and handy program by Right Hemisphere of New Zealand. It will source the Maya bins to display wires --or gourauds -- of the files
3d Studio Max into Maya
by Rory Hinds 7 years ago
Hi there Sorry I'm sure this is a tied topic but I can't seem to figure it out. I have a 3d Studio Max model and I'd like to import it into Maya. Please could someone teach me how to do this. Thanks R
Re: 3d Studio Max into Maya
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Recent tests, including our own, have demonstrated that the fbx encoding, while powerful, is not completely compatible with Maya 6, and can lose even traits saved *from* Maya from being re-read. It sh
Hey Kino, where can I add to your Dramatica report?
by Stephen L. Noe 7 years ago
I've been a long time user of Dramatica and MovieMagic Screen Writer, but the product that takes the cake from Write Brothers is Story View. I've conceptualized dozens of commercials with that program
Re: Hey Kino, where can I add to your Dramatica report?
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Have not tested it. Thanks for pointing it out. Whatever you know that adds to our craft, do shoot. Keep 'em coming. :) .k.
RAID 3 mode, what happens if the parity disc fails?
by David Phillips 7 years ago
I am thinking about using a 4210 4Gb Fibre RAID in a SAN environment, but I am concerned about data loss with RAID 3 storage. How do the HUGE units handle a parity disk failure thanks, david
Re: RAID 3 mode, what happens if the parity disc fails?
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Lance R. Gropper "if anyone were to read the description of how it is done, their head would explode -- but we do have it working at our office. " ... which has costed them three engineers, two train
question about sound effects people
by Matthew Chung 7 years ago
Hello. I was looking to have a sound effects person add some sound to my short , but wanted to know exactly what is a sound effect does foley fall into that, or thuds when people fall to the ground, o
Re: question about sound effects people -more
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
LOL! That's the craft's language for yah. We're plagued with those MOS type things. You got me started. A "cel" is really not celluloid (too inflammable), but acetate in animation, and we don't use "o
Learning how to Produce
by Anthony 7 years ago
Hey all, I have been working in the film Tv Biz for quite some time now, and although I am mainly situated in post, I am interested in branching out into producing my own projects, as well as those of
Re: Learning how to Produce
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Try "The Complete Production Handbook" by Eve Light Honthaner. (you'll find it at our Milk Store) .k.
Winding road
by John David Hutton 7 years ago
I've attempted a winding road on top of a ground plane and am failing miserably. :-) The road has a lot of t-intersections and twists and turns. I've tried making CV curves and extruding along a shape
Re: Winding road
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
One solution could be to loft curves for road bulge and terrain bulge around. .k.
Article: Dramatica: Software for Dramatic Fiction Writing
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Indie Film & Documentary Dramatica: Software for Dramatic Fiction Writing CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin Gil writes, ''Dramatica is a computer tool for something nobody realized you coul
Timebase/framerate issue
by N. Row 7 years ago
Hi Cows! This one has me pretty stumped. I'm working on a matchmove project and I'm having a heck of time sorting out the framerates using a 23.976 fps AVI file on an image plane. I've tried all sorts
Re: Timebase/framerate issue
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
We're almost there. Witness the "jiggle deformer" :)
Shatter, Earthquake, Wood/Iron snapping ect. - seeking inspiration.
by Daniel Martinez 7 years ago
Hi, I'm doing an animation of an elevator-shaft. I'm leaving the inside of the elevator, through the vent. Going up the shaft along the cables and wires - all to the top. Here I want to see the wire s
Re: Shatter, Earthquake, Wood/Iron snapping ect. - seeking inspiration.
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
take a look at Digimation.com. They have a plugin called "Blast Code" that can simulate breaking things. It produces dust and debris as well. .k.
Release Form Question
by Sunjewels 7 years ago
Hi I wonder if someone can help me, I was wondering if I am doing a documentary over a long period of time, if I get the release form signed at the beginning of filming will that cover me for the foo
Re: Release Form Question
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
generally a standard release is just constrained to the PROJECT, not its duration. If you ar concerned, write words to that effect. Check the Production Handbook from the library or Amazon and copy a
Working with Panavisions Genesis
by todd mcmullen 7 years ago
I have just finished working with the Genesis Camera for the upcoming Superman. I am happy to report for a first generation camera, the Genesis performs incredibly well. For film production the Genesi
Re: Working with Panavisions Genesis
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
yoricke "- when we repaced the canon & minolta photocams by digital cams..." LOL. Always the same. One has to face it. Although resistance to change IS a survival adaptation, too much resistance to c
importing movie or jpeg sequence
by MissDivaGirl 7 years ago
K... Thank you for the tips. I am familiar with all of the steps except the time=frame part. i am unsure what to do at that point.... i have tried everything and apparantly not the right thing :) this
Re: importing movie or jpeg sequence
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
MissDivaGirl "the time=frame part." MissDivaGirl "when i load lambert, color map, file texture, jpeg image sequence, it loads and appears in the texture sample window, and when i check use image sequ
HD Spot Delivery Medium.
by Chris Borjis 7 years ago
I was wondering if anybody here has delivered any HD spots to local HD stations and what format they accepted. It occured to me that HDCAM and DVCPRO-HD would be possibilities but why not take it a s
Re: HD Spot Delivery Medium.
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Borjis "Will be interesting to see what happens either way. :) " You bet. We're living another transition more: the one from SD to HD, in digital. This means that what used to be "broadcast" is now o
Help digitizing at 60
by Boris Sucre 7 years ago
I shot by mistake at 60 in a XL2, I'm unable to see the footage correctly in the camera, and in FCP, don't know the correct settings for capture at this frame rate and the sequence too, ICAN"T shot th
Re: Help digitizing at 60
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
before you shoot the $$ again, get a firewire conecetor and try to import all the video using IMOVIE. If the clips are fine, such a braindead approach will get the files as separate clips rather than
Panasonic AG-HVX200
by paul ullah 7 years ago
When shooting Digi Beta for TV in the UK we have often cut in small amounts of DVCAM. It's always gone undetected as it cuts in perfectly with the Digi Beta footage. We would never have wanted to shoo
Re: Panasonic AG-HVX200
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
stephenlnoe "between the Fujinon and Zeiss lens (equipped on the FX1)" HDV is still a consumer or prosumer level and coming strong. Leica is in the big leagues. No contest, really. Panasonic's move t
Hey, Rune
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
how much is a varicam a week in "el DF" .k.
Article: Joaquin Gil reviews the HMV-FCR 800-M from HUGE at NAB
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Ciprico storage solutions Joaquin Gil reviews the HMV-FCR 800-M from HUGE at NAB CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin Gil writes a beefy review for us. Read on to see why he says, ''Good stuff
WOW....could it be the final nail???
by Ron Thompson 7 years ago
Sure Avid hasn't announced any plans for Cinewave...and from all reports, Cinewave is no where to be found at NAB. BUT the latest announcement from BlackMagic might be the final death of Cinewave. I r
Re: WOW....could it be the final nail???
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Marco Solorio "Don't forget Kona 2! It's SD to HD upconversion quality is in Teranex realm... proven with scopes" And very decent I O external box. (or cable "onion" if you don't need that much) .k.
NAB 2005 (My Perspective)
by Lance R. Gropper 7 years ago
Hello Grazers: It's on day 3 of NAB, and here's the stats: The show registration total was somewhere around 137,000. Good, considering last yeart was around 98,000. Those who have stopped by our booth
Re: NAB 2005 (My Perspective)
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
You're having too much fun. Congrats on an excellent showing. .k.
Cinewave and FCP 4.5
by Stephen Kanter 7 years ago
Hi Everybody! I'm trying to help some people who are running a Cinewave system, and the computer CRASHES hard during random activities, forcing a restart. I am unable to work in FCP for more than a mi
Re: Cinewave and FCP 4.5
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
10.3.6 and 4.7 is not right. 4.7 is for 10.3.7 and ahead. also 10.3.6 and Cinewave 4.7 and a G4 does not sound right either. Start with the G4 and see at the Pinnacle site which is the last Cinewave v
Need to upgrade 10.3.0 to 10.3.4
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
I upgraded from 10.3.4 to 10.3.8 and lost the compatibility of iDVD with the Sony player I own. 10.3.4 created those OK. I can re-install 10.3.0 from the recovery archive in the OSX disk BUT How do I
Re: Need to upgrade 10.3.0 to 10.3.4
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
oops! sorry. a reference 170CDV Sony. Around $600. Located the problem in the superdrive. Apple is sending a new one. Thanks .k.
Article: Xfrog 4 for Maya 6
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 7 years ago
Cinema 4D Xfrog 4 for Maya 6 Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, gives his impressions of one "the best kept secrets" in Computer Graphics
Article: Learning Maya 6: Book Suite
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 8 years ago
MAYA Learning Maya 6: Book Suite Joaquin Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, reviews Learning Maya 6: Book Suite, by Alias Inc. formerly Alias Wavef
Article: MAYA CHARACTER CREATION: Modeling and Animation Controls by Chris Maraffi
by Joaquin (KINO) Gil 8 years ago
MAYA MAYA CHARACTER CREATION: Modeling and Animation Controls by Chris Maraffi Joaquin 'Kino' Gil -- noted major film effects artist, independent filmmaker and Creative Cow's Maya forum host, reviews


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