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| | | | | | D800 availabilityby Nigel Thompson 2 days agoHey guys : Whats the latest anyone has heard on availability of the D800 .... last i heard it was back ordered everywhere and no one can give an arrival date for the next set of shipments .... High En | Re: D800 availability
by Nigel Thompson 2 days ago
Yup Tedious and VERY annoying .... trying to figure out if to wait for the BMD or go with the D800 but delivery dates are paramount .... if i have to wait a month or more fro a d800 then i may as well
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| | | | | BMD cinema Camera Lens mount optionsby Nigel Thompson 2 days agoOk BMD guys : will this mount adapter work on the Camera mount http: kcwtechnica.com shop pl-mount-to-canon-eos-7d-5d-mark-ii-adapter-v2a http: vimeo.com 12603788 ive got some PL's at my disposal and | | | | |
| | | | | Thunderbolt port on BMD Cinema Cameraby Nigel Thompson 3 weeks agoDoes the thunderbolt port on the camera support video output or is the port just for data transfer ie. files from SSD to Raid storage for editing or whatever Nigel High End, Production & Post Producti | | | | |
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| | | | | Control Surface choiceby Nigel Thompson 3 months agoHi guys: Ready to go get a control surface and now ive boiled it down to 2 options.... Tangent elements or Avid Artist color Of course elements does not have support for color right now but its on its | Re: Control Surface choice
by Nigel Thompson 4 weeks ago
Thanks for the info Chris, how about the new smoke tho I see you have compatibility with flame lustre ....... High End, Production & Post Production in the Caribbean www.bistt.com
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| | | | | Smoke 2013 compatibilityby Nigel Thompson 4 weeks agoHey Guys: Wondering about compatibility with hardware for my newe finishing system :D Coming in September of course...... Since she works on minis and iMacs etc now.... Will the new smoke work with IO | Re: Smoke 2013 compatibility
by Nigel Thompson 4 weeks ago
True I'm sure these guys have insight into stuff that's coming that we don't so im sure we'll see a 16 lane thunderbolt soon High End, Production & Post Production in the Caribbean www.bistt.com
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| | | |  | BMD Cinema Camera!by Paolo Castellano 4 weeks agoElegant, sophisticated and jam packed with the latest digital cinema technology, Blackmagic Cinema Camera gives your work that timeless feature film look! Blackmagic Cinema Camera features an amazing | Re: BMD Cinema Camera!
by Nigel Thompson 4 weeks ago
I also just found out the the ISO ASA in the camera are just in three steps: 400, 800(native) and 1600 no steps in between, so its the sensor size and ISO steps no biggy High End, Production & Post Pr
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| | | |  | Smoke... is Changing. at NAB???by David Jahns 1 month ago(...because speculation was so much fun last year with FCP-X, right ) Anyone seen these Smoke teaser ads "Smoke is Changing. Everything." (promo event next Sunday in Vegas.) http: www.smokeischanging. | Re: Smoke... is Changing. at NAB???
by Nigel Thompson 4 weeks ago
Autodesk Already has my $3495 but i really want see how deep the color correction toolset is.... Since the days of combustion ive been hoping for something like this, actually i think we all thought t
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| | | | | D800 HDMI Reports so farby Nigel Thompson 2 months agoHey Guys : been waiting for the D800 and D4 to get into the wild for the crazy folks to beat them over the head and see what comes out ... The D4 seems to be quite a beast and from what im seeing is e | | | | |
| | | |  | It's All So Amazing...by Ken Vaughn 2 months agoAs one who started his image creation career in the dark souping rolls of 120 Plus-X, 4x5 and 8x10 sheets, inhaling stop bath and fumbling with negative carriers, the way of things in the digital worl+1 | Re: It's All So Amazing...
by Nigel Thompson 2 months ago
A nikon D50 means you have nikon lenses in your arsenal already .... id say get yourself a Nikon D7000.($1100) 16 Mp of pure still image glory and video images to match . One caveat, you cant manipula
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| | | |  | Nikon D800 vs Canon 5D MII?by Brett Michaels 3 months agoThe new D800 looks pretty sweet with the 28mp but what's everyone's opinion on it I'm looking to trade in my 5D MII, because im tired of the jello effect i get and the false ISO in night shots at low | Re: Nikon D800 vs Canon 5D MII?
by Nigel Thompson 3 months ago
hey guys Rob ... whats crackin Ill have to lean toward the D800 out of the gate for this one.... one major factor is uncompressed out HDMI ...... Technically from what ive read .... its a superior cam
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| | | |  | External Recording on DSLR-myth or reality?by Mike Thomas 3 months agoFor I don't know how long now I've been reading rumors of recording uncompressed clean video from a dslr. Seems like every time a new model comes out that's the big talk. "This camera promises a clean | | | | |
| | | | | Pix 240 Recordingby Nigel Thompson 4 months agoHi guys : I hope someone form Sound devices will see this ... Will the PIX 240 do Variable frame rates anytime soon or at all High End, Production & Post Production in the Caribbean www.bistt.com | Re: Pix 240 Recording
by Paul Isaacs 4 months ago
Hi Can you describe how you want to use variable frame rates. Thanks Paul Isaacs Technical Development Manager Sound Devices
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| | | |  | D4 and Premiere Pro cs5.5by Jack Rusak 4 months agoSaw a very nice video shot with the D$, but in the comments the folks who made it said that they had to edit it with Pro Res on a Mac because Premiere Pro doesn't support it yet. Can anyone provide an | Re: D4 and Premiere Pro cs5.5
by Nigel Thompson 4 months ago
indeed..... check this article out tho. http: www.eoshd.com content 6757 live-qa-with-nikon-reveals-nikon-d4-video-shortcomings Still a very strong buy despite these shortcomings ...... High End, Prod
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| | | | | Considering Scratchby Nigel Thompson 10 months agoIm Actually considering paying their 18k price tag later this year or early next year but want to know if anyone know if they plan on supporting video cards like AJA etc. The workflow they have wont r | Re: Considering Scratch
by Nigel Thompson 6 months ago
Thanks Daniel: Been following the developments, ,especially on tthe software bridge thingy that sends video from the GFX card to the video card but thats for diamond Fire correct Heard it announced at
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| | | | | Scratch and pluginsby Nigel Thompson 7 months agoHey guys .... What kind of plugins does scratch use Is It OFX Thanks High End, Production & Post Production in the Caribbean www.bistt.com | Re: Scratch and plugins
by Daniel Esperanssa 6 months ago
Hi Nigel, Yes OFX are supported. Genart's Sapphires, Monsters, Foundry's Furnace (use the Nuke installer), Re:Vision's Twixtor, Denoise etc etc. Cheers, Daniel Daniel Esperanssa Assimilate Europe Ltd.
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| | | | | Kona Lhi HDMI syncby Nigel Thompson 8 months agoHey guys... I know this may have bee discussed here before but i cant seem to find an appropriate thread.... Ive got an Lhi going SDI to my Panasonic LCD and HDMI going to my 42in LED .... the HDMI is | | | | |
| | | | | Panasonic LH1700WP Monitorby Nigel Thompson 9 months agoHey guys sorry for double posting about a Panasonic monitor here but i didn't know where else to post it. Had to borrow a friends 1700WP LCD the other day and after using it for a few days i saw a 1 p | | | | |
| | | | | Panasonic LH1700WPby Nigel Thompson 9 months agoHey guys sorry for posting about a Panasoni monitor here but i didnt know where else to post it. Had to borrow a friends 1700WP LCD the other day and after using it for a few days i saw a 1 pixel blue | | | | |
| | | |  | New Avid MC Interface Revealedby Fliques Osman 9 months agoAvid is showing off their new interface to their upcoming Media Composer. Also added is 64 bit support, new DNxHD codec, ability to work in higher resoultion then 4k, and support for AJA, Blackmagic, | | | | |
| | | |  | Resolve and Konaby Stuart Smith 11 months agoFirst off, I'm cross posting this to Kona and DaVinci forums in the hope that it may get things moving. I know this subject has been beaten to death before, but I'm hopeful one of the company represen | Re: solve and Kona
by Nigel Thompson 10 months ago
Ok ! When I read the info it said primary grading so I thought it would not have secondaries and shapes etc. Dude ! You are nuts no way I was leaving my wife. Just make sure you have somewhere to slee
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| | | |  | MC6 Upgrade Price?by Forrest Burger 10 months agoOK, so I just downloaded the Media Composer 30 day free trial and will begin to start learning it this weekend. As a FCP user I'll qualify for the $995 cross grade if I choose to add MC to my toolset. | | | | |
| | | | | Grading software optionsby Nigel Thompson 10 months agoOk so Color is dead so i'm exploring my options on the MAC ... Help me list them out with ones i either dont know or can remember: DaVinci (cant use it cuz im on Kona) Scratch Baselight smoke (I guess | Re: Grading software options
by Nigel Thompson 10 months ago
LOL ok thanks Joe ... saw it on nvidias site and it appeared to be a 2 slot thing, maybe thats the PC version or something.... whatever glad i was corrected.... gotta love the cow High End, Production
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| | | | | DaVinci & Outputby Nigel Thompson 10 months agoHey Guys ... Was wondering, Does DaVinci does output via the GPU card similar to Scratch And if so will it still recognize additional cards in your machine Thanks in advance. Sorry for re-posting, pos | Re: DaVinci & Output
by Nigel Thompson 10 months ago
Ok thanks guys for all your help right now this will mean ill either have to bu a new machine or buy a PCIe extender, which i don't like at this present time, space constraints ..... u gotta love this
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| | | | | Smoke and Kona LHiby Nigel Thompson 10 months agoHello Autodesk guys: will smoke ever or will there ever be a version of smoke that supports the Kona LHi i don't mind shelling out the 15k for the software but don't think all my rooms need a Kona 3G. | Re: Smoke and Kona LHi
by Nigel Thompson 10 months ago
Hey Thanks for the advice Jake. The most expensive converter ive found thus far costs around 400 USD a kona costs 2k So if i have a quadro 4800 with a converter .... hmm nice to know so there are lots
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| | | | | FCPx thoughts...by Sean Davison 10 months agoI've had a chance to have a play and there are loads of things that need sorting out with this software but here's a thought.... Is it just possible that Apple are putting FCP out there as a basic cor | | | | |
| | | | | 3rd party support reviewby Stuart Smith 11 months agoWe're looking for a solution to running Resolve on a number of systems that have Kona cards. Replacing those cards isn't an option. Has anyone had any experience with these products http: www.cubixgpu | Re: 3rd party support review
by Nigel Thompson 10 months ago
Nope : doesn't seem practical to me. spend another grand when i already have an output device well guess ill just wait and see what BMD does.... Just like with FCPX, ill wait till the end of the year
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| | | |  | Future of the Mac Pro platformby Patrick Murphy 11 months agoI think it might be worth while to suggest a few realities about Mac Pro's. Here's my view of the realities of their status. 1. For what they are, they're monstrously overpriced. My estimate is 2x. Bu | Re: Future of the Mac Pro platform
by Nigel Thompson 10 months ago
I've been hearing PC guys say this for years ..... It's too expensive, no this no that blah blah it's not expensive by any means. If you went with equivalent spec Dell or HP it's be the same or even l
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| | | | | FCP7 smooth as butterby James Mulryan 11 months agoHas anyone made the switch to PP and missed the clean interface in FCP7 PP has more of a PC clunkiness. What a shame that FCP 7 will not be evolving into a "render free zone." James Mulryan Sunset Par | Re: FCP7 smooth as butter
by Nigel Thompson 11 months ago
WOW ! I have had PPro on my system since last year and yes i agree with the comment about the interface. I hate it so i never use it to edit. but i got it as an alternative and to use some of its feat
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| | | | | Buying Scopesby Nigel Thompson 11 months agoHi guys im in the market for a proper set of scopes. Been looking at the marshall 17in http: www.lcdracks.com racks DLW are there any others you guys can reccommend RED,DSLR, FCS and more, High End, P | | | | |
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