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|  | Base ISO Questionby Kevin Camin 3 years agoIt is my understanding that base ISO is where the sensor's signal is not be amplified. I'm still having issues with noise on footage I receive from cameras where the footage was shot at a base ISO. Do | Re: Base ISO Question
by Robin Probyn 3 years ago
you can only actually raise the noise level by over exposing the image.. say 1 or 2 stops and correcting in post.. your not changing the sensitively of the sensor..
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|  | Laptop transfer speeds using USB-Cby Thomas Kaufman 3 years agoWaiting around the set for the footage to transfer is a drag. I want to replace my USB 3 laptop with something that'll give me 10gbps, but I've heard not all PC laptops with USB-C are created equal. C | |
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| | C300/5D files won't down loadby Robin Probyn 6 years agoHi there C300 files.. 1080 25p.. icon mounted on desk top .. Airmac Maverick OS.. but wouldn't copy to ext HDD or desktop.. message.. some items couldn't be written or copied.. 5D had the same problem | |
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|  | SxS card reader to usbby Alan Lacey 7 years agoDoes anyone know of a cheap alternative to Sony's SxS card reader that I can use to get the contents of my cards via usb I don't care about speed, just need a cheap alternative. Many thanks Alan Xdcam | Re: SxS card reader to usb
by Robin Probyn 7 years ago
I think your only alternative is Sony USB reader.. if speed isn't a problem.. I think they still sell the USB2 unit which is cheaper.. or try Sonnet express card reader.. its much cheaper but is TB ..
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|  | S x S cards and Mavericksby Ron Stanford 7 years agoI just (probably very foolishly) moved to Mavericks on my MBP and discovered that the S x S driver is not compatible with the new OS. I've looked online for an updated S x S driver that will work with | Re: S x S cards and Mavericks
by Robin Probyn 7 years ago
Hi Ron Slightly off point.. but like you I had a USB2 computer with the express card slot.. because the older reader was a pain with AC power and slow USB2.. but the USB2 of the computer out to HDD wa
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|  | XDCAM Transferby Dean Longfield 7 years agoHi, I shot a project for a client that requested I shoot in, "HDV." I shot the project using my EX1R in 1440 x 1080 60i. I then imported the footage through XDCAM Transfer. However I never imported th | |
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| | Content Browser2.2.. exportby Robin Probyn 7 years agoI have CB V2.. but no software for editing..I do have MPEG Stream clip .. how would i make a H264 copy from the down loaded files of say XDCAM EX.. CB export function doesn't seem to work at all .. ex | |
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| | Arri Lo casterby Robin Probyn 8 years agoAfter some research and forum reading I took the advise of some on this forum and bought the 2 light Lo caster kit and a couple of batteries.. love the lights.. very good buy..and although small is si | |
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|  | Sony F55by Viktor Kamenický 8 years agoFeature tour of the F55. http: vimeo.com 57655614#at=0 "You never want to get to get a call from the editing room" Art Adams | Re: Sony F55
by Robin Probyn 8 years ago
are these guys in the camera game.. tell me its was shot by one of them,s 10 yr old kid.. nice to share info.. but that is embarrassingly bad
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|  | Lighting for Two Camera Angles Interviewby Megan Dye 8 years agoHello! In the relatively near future I will be shooting some interviews that will later be chroma keyed out. The client would like a 2 camera set up; 1 camera facing the standard front of the talent a | |
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| | Adobe Premiere CS5. MP4 or UDF MXFby Robin Probyn 8 years agoHi Sorry not an editor.. but a question anyway.. I have a Sony PMW500 that can shoot XDCAM EX MP4 or XDCAM HD 422 UDF MXF files. Some editors have had trouble getting the files into FCP.. I think most | Re: Adobe Premiere CS5. MP4 or UDF MXF
by Tom Daigon 8 years ago
It would be wise just to do a test rather then take someones word for it. Ive seen issues with XDcam but there are so many variants I cant say if you would have the same experience. Best to test. Tom
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| | locked filesby Robin Probyn 8 years agoNot quite a FCP question.. but no answer on the XDCAM forum.. Using MBP 17inch exp card slot down loading 35 GB SXS type 1 (orange ones ) via XDCAM browser,and now Content browser.. if I down load a c | |
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|  | When good lighting is badby Tom Prigge 8 years agoThere was recently a mention that this board had been dead lately and needed a little livening up. When is good lighting bad I often see lighting in interviews that are over the top dramatic. A single | Re: When good lighting is bad
by Robin Probyn 8 years ago
Re the original post.. But then by this logic.. oh heres a boring corp shoot interview with head of sales.. just bang a camera light on him to suit the content.. Why not have a nice soft 3 4 light and
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|  | HMI equivelent to my tugsten kitby Mike Jeffs 8 years agoI'm am not a Lighting Desinger and I don't pretent to be. I have gotten pretty good at lighting indoor Interview set ups. But we now find our selfs looking at doing a job that involves shooting agains | Re: HMI equivelent to my tugsten kit
by Robin Probyn 8 years ago
Sorry a bit off topic.. but I have found with this set up.. a tight- ish framed shot.. even with the exposures set right will always look a bit fake.. could just be the unconscious .. everyone has see
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|  | Lighting kit for Interviewby diyana tahir 8 years agoWhat are the recommended lighting kit to get this quality of video interview shooting http: www.youtube.com watch v=LjVBM5y2BzM Thank you www.diyanatahir.com | |
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| | 64GB card won't mount MBPby Robin Probyn 8 years agoSorry this isn't strictly Alexa question .But as both UDF and SXS I thought I,d ask.. cards shot UDF from Sony PMW500 won't mount on two MBP,s 10.6.8 and express card MBP 10.7.3.But 32GB does mount,so | |
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|  | Eggcratesby Harry Bromley-Davenport 8 years agoHi there - I own three 2k Ianiro Blondes with barn doors and I'm looking for a better way to control them, so I'm looking into Egg Crates Grids. B&H sell a 1" grid and a 2" grid (about $100 each) whic | |
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|  | Should I buy a HPX3100 or a PMW500?by Peter Corbett 9 years agoJust looking for a utility camera for general run-and-gun to replace my ageing H-series Varicam and SDX900. I already have a Sony F3 for commercials and music videos which has been fantastic, but I fe | Re: Should I buy a HPX3100 or a PMW500?
by Robin Probyn 9 years ago
Im sort in the same situation.. I have a pana HDX900 with a nanoflash.. works fine.. but will have to go totally tapeless sooner than later. I had my eye on the 3100.. but get very few requests for P2
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| | Judging exposure 7Dby Robin Probyn 9 years agoIs it ok to judge exposure... in constant light situation pretty much just off the screen.. Thanks | Re: Judging exposure 7D
by Robin Probyn 9 years ago
Thanks for all the advise. Yes if the 7D was the main and only camera it would be a different.. but TBH Ive found that judgung by the screen and eye has been totally fine.Its a very controlled scene..
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|  | Quick Settings for HDX900by Laurel Andrews 9 years agoHi All i just need to know the quick basic settings to use this camera like exposure settings white balance and colour ect.as this camera have so much info and when you hire you really do not have the | Re: Quick Settings for HDX900
by Robin Probyn 9 years ago
dont get too panic stricken :) just an hour at the rental with some one will sort it all out.. most you dont change anyway.. you have to decide your recording format .. pretty basic.. if shooting prog
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| | Shotput pro + 7D footage ok ?by Robin Probyn 9 years agoHi there I have Shotput pro on a Mac book pro.. which I use for downloading nanoflash CF card footage.. to an ext HDD.. works like a dream.. can i do the same with 7D footage CF cards.. shooting 1080 | |
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| | Spot on the lensby John Rosson 9 years agoAll, I've got a slight -- but discernable spot on the lens of my HDX900. It doesn't look like a chip but may be -- it's about half the size of the head of a pin -- and it doesn't want to clean off the | Re: Spot on the lens
by Robin Probyn 9 years ago
You may have to do Blk balance a few times.. also close the close right down to blk and see if you see a tiny white spot.. Dirt on the front element is more lively to be like a smudge.. than a tiny pi
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|  | Focusing and Action Scenesby Jack Niedenthal 9 years agoFirst, let me thank all those who put up with my posts that admittedly make me look like a neophyte, but the internet is the only resource I have, I live in the middle of nowhere. I am filming in 720 | Re: Focusing and Action Scenes
by Robin Probyn 9 years ago
Longer the lens and wider open the aperture will make focus more critical .. When the subject is 60 feet away the focus will be less critical till the subject is close by.. So you could start wide -is
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| | Down load to Windows HDD from Macby Robin Probyn 9 years agoHi there Is it ok to down load footage P2 or XDCAM 422 HD MXF files, to a windows formatted ext HDD ,using shotpot pro but via a Mac book pro computer.. or down load to a mac formatted ext HDD and a w | |
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|  | What Is Today's Workhorse Camera?by Brad Froman 9 years agoI'm curious with all the pros here, if I were going to purchase a camera, what is the camera out now (or soon to be) that is going to fit the bill for the majority of commercial & documentary work I w | Re: What Is Today's Workhorse Camera?
by Robin Probyn 9 years ago
Zacuto do a very good EVF.. from the HDMI plug.. which is ofcourse the weak point .. a few companies have been clever and seen a market for EVF with these camera,s that can be used for profession work
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| | Burnt out Pixelby Robin Probyn 9 years agoAny way or how can one burnt out pixel,giving tiny white dot near center frame,be saved in post edit.. I got rid of it in the camera by doing black balance.. Thanks | Re: Burnt out Pixel
by Robin Probyn 9 years ago
Thanks again I wont be editing,and we did re shoot.. but if they could use the pixel out footage too would be better. Just wanted to see if it could be done.. and how much of a hassle time if it could
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| | FCP firewire in from HDX900by Robin Probyn 11 years agoHi there Iam the cameraman but anyway trying to learn something.. not easy for a cameraman I know :) There seems to be endless problems with Varicam and HDX900 with ingesting.. as one seems to know ev | |
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| | iphone soundby Robin Probyn 11 years agoIs iphone sound quality good enough for ambient sound for broadcast tv. Thanks | Re: iphone sound
by Robin Probyn 11 years ago
Hi Bill Yes all understood,and I guess wind noise would be the killer for anything outside.. more as a that or nothing type situation..
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| | Reading TCby Robin Probyn 11 years agoHi all When I send off an mp3 file with audio one channel TC on another... how does the transcription company get the TC from noise to numbers.. Thanks | Re: Reading TC
by Robin Probyn 11 years ago
Yes my recordings,well the soundguys,are separate TC and audio... basically I would always say no to these audio with TC requests as it was a real pain.. until someone came up with this great transcri
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| | TC transcription mp3 filesby Robin Probyn 11 years agoHi there I recorded audio to channel 1 and TC from the camera on channel 2 ,using Trew audio Y transcription cable.to Olympus LS10.MP3 format So far so good.. I then sent them to prod company by youse | Re: TC transcription mp3 files
by Robin Probyn 11 years ago
Hi there Iam not sure.Mainly I just want to establish that the form in which I have recorded is correct.. which I believe it is.. and that the other end so to speak..deals with the rest..also I,d like
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| | DVCPROHD Record timesby Daniel Edelman 11 years agoHello all, I'm using a panasonic AJ-HD1400 deck and I have a simple question: Why do my tapes only last half the time they are labeled I'm dubbing from an HDV deck to the DVCPro via HDSDI. The tapes I | |
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|  | beta cam audioby Shannon Gray 12 years agoHello, not exacly sure where to post this but i'll try here and wont mind being corrected if this is the wrong spot. So I used to do alot of eng tv production, I was a boom op and mainly mixed on an f | |
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| | Noisy pro-sumer cameras?by Min Shen 12 years agoHi sorry for the bad subject heading, for lack of better wordings... I recently tried Single-System on a Sony HVR-A1P with my SD302 mixer & my ENG cable. I set up the usual unity gain and 1k referenci | |
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| | 16:9 14:9 (protected)?by matt shires 12 years agoHey All, I was just wondering what this term meant in relation to broadcast safe area Much Thanks, Matt | Re: 16:9 14:9 (protected)?
by Robin Probyn 12 years ago
Its a half way house between 16-9 and 4-3.Meaning shoot for the full 16-9 frame,but keep important material within a frame ratio of 14-9.Most pro 2 3 inch video camera,s have this ratio as an option a
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