DV Info Net https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/ This is an online discussion at DV Info Net -- The Digital Video Information Network. en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:42:36 GMT vBulletin 60 https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg DV Info Net https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/ Ungraded Z300 footage shot with shoulder-mount configuration https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-4k-ultra-hd-handhelds/539739-ungraded-z300-footage-shot-shoulder-mount-configuration.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:09:19 GMT Some ungraded Z300 4K footage I shot a couple of weeks ago to test the viability of the shoulder-mount setup I've cobbled together. I also used auto-focus, auto ND, and auto white balance to see what I'd get if I barely touched any controls except zoom. Worked great. So easy to shoot with.

]]> Sony 4K Ultra HD Handhelds Doug Jensen https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-4k-ultra-hd-handhelds/539739-ungraded-z300-footage-shot-shoulder-mount-configuration.html Problem with my new NX800 https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-xdcam-ex-pro-handhelds/539738-problem-my-new-nx800.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:43:33 GMT Had my NX800 for a few weeks now. Main use is/was to be filming insects, butterflies and dragonflies. Need time to get used to it after years on MFT cameras.

Anyway just now it's packed up on me. Switch it on, but after the briefest of images the image goes. Not a sudden switch off but like a curtain quickly dropping. The viewfinder/screen info still there and the cam responds when e.g. the Menu Button pushed.

Will record audio but not video.

Tried different CF cards but still the same.

Help!

Ron ]]> Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds Ronald Jackson https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-xdcam-ex-pro-handhelds/539738-problem-my-new-nx800.html 2026 Artemis 11 Contunued. https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/totem-poll-totally-off-topic-everything-media/539737-2026-artemis-11-contunued.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:55:18 GMT Hi I’ve started this new thread because when I was a mod. on the now defunct Panasonic 3CCDuser site, 2004-08, we learned a lot including the fact people don’t like scrolling down passing a long line of posts just to read to the latest one. Also we don’t post any links, people click on them and don’t come back. And don’t post a big slab of continous text without paragraphs or good grammar, people just bypass them and mostly don’t return. All true and it’s happening on Quora today.

Right now if you’re reading this and it’s the year 2036 don’t ask me any questions because I’m not here. But today I am, it’s Monday 6th April 2026, 1550hr Local and I’m interested in the Artemis II mission, one reason is I’ve got 5 grandkids, the youngest two think grandpa knows everything, and I can’t just keep telling them I don’t know.

I’ve said, when this current mission first started, watching the YouTube NASA channel was boring, I think one reason is while they covered everything else, they thought occasional live news conferences with regular converstions with the crew would do it, with graphic visualisations in between. But public opinion didn’t like it, so now we have fill in programs to cover the mission.

And most of it is fascinating, they’re including stories of earlier NASA missions and I thought one they’d maybe stay away from, Apollo 13 when they came very close to losing everything.

Currently watching ageing Astronauts tell their stories with fun along the way is entertaining, and anything the Artemis II crew find amusing is also fun, eg: their problem toilet, which my cute grandkids think is funny but embarassing. But YouTube is repeating them within 60 miutes which indicates they don’t have many video programs to show us and Apollo 13 is now showing again.

One interesting current aspect, the crew conduct regular conferences with their familes, and also regular psychological conferences with their NASA specialists, both of which we don’t see or hear. But I’d like to hear and watch the brainy one.

So now they’ll be starting to get ready to fly past the far side of the Moon later on Monday, April 6, that’s early Tuesday morning Sydney time.

Funny I’ve heard no mention that Orion might or will, fly directly over the Chinese settlement there. But I’ll bet both NASA and the Chinese have thought of this and they’ll both be ready for it. The Chinese will cover their sensitive stuff and probably give the 4 Orion crew the finger, while they’ll photograph the heck out of it.

So if you are reading this in 2-0-3-6 that’s what’s happening today.
Cheers.
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]]> The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media Allan Black https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/totem-poll-totally-off-topic-everything-media/539737-2026-artemis-11-contunued.html Artemis II Launch with FX6, Z200, and Z750 https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-digital-cinema-camera-systems/539736-artemis-ii-launch-fx6-z200-z750.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:04:31 GMT I had the chance to shoot the Artemis launch on Wednesday. https://youtu.be/SPWsPgb9dCw?si=JElVxpzA2HIMUsfM I had the chance to shoot the Artemis launch on Wednesday.

https://youtu.be/SPWsPgb9dCw?si=JElVxpzA2HIMUsfM ]]> Sony Digital Cinema Camera Systems Doug Jensen https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-digital-cinema-camera-systems/539736-artemis-ii-launch-fx6-z200-z750.html Canadian Highway https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/show-your-work/539735-canadian-highway.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:18:22 GMT How to embed here? Can anyone help? How to embed here? Can anyone help? ]]> Show Your Work Duane Adam https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/show-your-work/539735-canadian-highway.html Sony suspends selling SD and CFexpress memory card product lines https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/digital-video-industry-news/539734-sony-suspends-selling-sd-cfexpress-memory-card-product-lines.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:01:29 GMT You can blame the extreme demand by (not yet built) AI datacentres for the scarcity of memory and storage components that has caused Sony to suspend availability. Get your camera storage cards quick if you still can. ---Quote--- The suspension includes all of Sony’s memory card lines,... You can blame the extreme demand by (not yet built) AI datacentres for the scarcity of memory and storage components that has caused Sony to suspend availability. Get your camera storage cards quick if you still can.

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The suspension includes all of Sony’s memory card lines, including CFexpress Type A, CFexpress Type B, and SD cards. The 240GB, 480GB, 960GB, and 1920GB capacity Type A cards have been suspended, as have the 480GB and 240GB Type B cards. The full gamut of Sony’s high-end SD cards has also been suspended, including the 256GB, 128GB, and 64GB TOUGH-branded cards and the lower-end 512GB, 256GB, 128GB, and 256GB plainly-branded Sony cards, which cap out at V60 speeds. Even Sony’s lower-end, V30 128GB and 64GB SD cards have been suspended, showcasing that the SSD shortage affects all types of solid state, not just the high-end ones.
More at https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/son...-ssd-shortage/

Andrew ]]> Digital Video Industry News Andrew Smith https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/digital-video-industry-news/539734-sony-suspends-selling-sd-cfexpress-memory-card-product-lines.html Looking for quality advice again https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-things-audio/539733-looking-quality-advice-again.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:58:03 GMT Many years back, you all helped me sort out recording gear for a couple of audiobooks (lockdown project). I was using a Tascam DR40x as the raw recording device and Audacity to edit. All went well until I put my foot on the Tascam. I decided to acquire a Focusrite 4th Gen Solo. So I can keep... Many years back, you all helped me sort out recording gear for a couple of audiobooks (lockdown project). I was using a Tascam DR40x as the raw recording device and Audacity to edit. All went well until I put my foot on the Tascam.

I decided to acquire a Focusrite 4th Gen Solo. So I can keep the AT2020 microphone and the headphones I have. Didn't go Tascam again, they haven't upgraded it. The pre-amp hiss was pretty hefty (apparently it still is), and I didn't want to break another one. However, it did record a -12db backup track automatically, which was a life saver occasionally.

The Solo does require a device to attach to. 2 options appear viable.

1) A Samsung S21 phone using 'USB Audio Recorder Pro'. This is the closest workflow to the Tascam. It outputs a single WAV file for each recording. No fans, but also cannot have it connected to power, as it is powering the Solo. At the moment, this is no problem as I am not recording for more than 2 hours at a time and this barely touches the battery life.

2) A 10-year-old Dell XPS converted to Linux (Can't run Windows 11) - Using Linux I can turn off the fans to make it silent. Using Audacity as Capture software to create a WAV file. I am not 100% happy running an i7 without fans. The USB connector is quite vulnerable to being knocked whilst recording. More 'fiddling' to set up recording new chapters. I do have more control if I choose to rerecord 'in flight'.

As a real novice with Audio, I cannot hear any difference between the files. I have looked at the analysis graphs in Audacity - they look similar, but mean almost nothing to me. Honestly, the Samsung route feels too simple, but I can't see a downside, I was stunned it worked so well. Using a Linux PC feels more right, but I am a computer geek and I don't want to fry it.

As the files appear almost identical, there is no difference in the post-production edit process/ time.

What I don't want to do is get halfway into a new project and find that whatever I chose was the wrong path.

I appreciate the words of wisdom might be massively different from each 'expert', but it went well last time - and who else do I know to ask? ]]> All Things Audio Eric Tomlinson https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-things-audio/539733-looking-quality-advice-again.html 2026 oscars. https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/totem-poll-totally-off-topic-everything-media/539732-2026-oscars.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:32:12 GMT I watched the 2026 Oscars and enjoyed it. I thought the host Conan O’Brien did a good job, except for one dig at the current administration he kept well away from U.S. politics which I thought added class to the night.

The inaugural Academy Award was for Best Casting and for the first time a woman in a mans world, Autumn Durald Arkapaw won Best Cinematography for her work with the movie Sinners. She made history as the first woman and the first Black cinematographer to win the award in the Academy's 98-year history. In her acceptance speech when she said, “This is for all the women in the industry” she received a standing ovation.

Most of the reviews following the 2026 Oscars were well .. kind, but all mentioned the increase in streaming and the diminishing tv viewer ratings which is why when ABC saw this coming, in 2029 they’ll pass the annual Oscars ceremony on to YouTube.

And an industry employing many thousands around the world, today facing the threat of AI, is way far worse than when sound first
came to silent movies and all the worlds movie theatres had to install sound gear.

One aspect that was apparent, in the ‘In Memoriam’ review when we were all teenagers, the last of the Hollywood film stars we admired and grew up with, are now passing away.

However on the upside, the best Oscars closing theme was in 2020. It was composed by Ludwig Göransson. He won the Best Original Score Oscar for his work on the film Black Panther in 2019. He also received the Best Original Score Oscar for his score in Sinners at the 2026 Academy Awards, his third Oscar win.

In 2029 YouTube probably won’t have a theme for their Oscars presentation too expensive, so except for two more in 2027 and 2028 this will be the last time you’ll hear one. This really is an Oscars theme, recording bongos in a big orchestra is not easy. Sound UP, enjoy …

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