Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
March 28th, 2012, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,924
Re: Expensive corrosion case study
Nick,
Good luck with your project. You are correct about the law. Justice is not always done however. I am working on my case.
Allan,
I wish I was skiing :-)
I believe EU serial numbers differ...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
March 20th, 2012, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,924
Expensive corrosion case study
I had read horror stories about Sony EX internal corrosion problems leading to expensive repairs before buying my EX3. I dismissed those being related to storage problems - combination of airtight...
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
June 5th, 2011, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,790
Re: Philippine tarsier
Thank you for your kind comments Kent.
Tarsiers are very special nocturnal primates:
-largest eye-to-body ratio of all mammals
-eyes are fixed in the skull, cannot rotate
-neck rotates 180...
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Forum: Under Water, Over Land
May 30th, 2011, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,790
Philippine tarsier
I shot this short video at the Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary, Bohol, Philippines.
The purpose was to enhance general awareness and promote the Sanctuary conservation effort.
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Forum: Convergent Design Odyssey
March 29th, 2011, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 10,772
Re: nanoFlash for Playout - settings..?
Dear Dan
Thank you for the quick reply.
Please add an option for Premiere Pro to your File Converter, then.
Premiere has a long list of outputs to choose from, some of which should be suitable...
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Forum: Convergent Design Odyssey
March 29th, 2011, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 10,772
Premiere and NanoFlash Playback
I encountered similar problems when trying to use NF as a player for files rendered in Adobe Premiere Pro. Here is what I did. According to the manual, my work-flow should have been OK. I have the...
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Forum: Nexto DI Mobile Storage Solutions
February 15th, 2011, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,900
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Forum: Nexto DI Mobile Storage Solutions
February 15th, 2011, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 12,198
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Forum: Nexto DI Mobile Storage Solutions
February 2nd, 2011, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,900
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Forum: Nexto DI Mobile Storage Solutions
February 1st, 2011, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,900
LaCie Rikiki Go
LaCie Rikiki Go 1 TB, USB powered mobile drive, does not get enough power from Nexto 2725 Video Storage. When connecting these two for sync, Nexto shuts off.
I tested Nexto on battery power, and...
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Forum: Nexto DI Mobile Storage Solutions
February 1st, 2011, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,900
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
January 17th, 2011, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,546
Tails of the gamma level
To finish up my previous post, here's how to use the low noise -3db gain setting without clipping the highlights.
Dialing in negative Gamma Compensation Level values should make the picture...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
January 13th, 2011, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,546
Yes, no, maybe, sometimes
Now I see why there has been controversy about the -3db gain setting. After another go at it, I joined the club and found a dependence between highlight IRE levels and gain, when using cinematic...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
January 12th, 2011, 03:03 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,546
Alister,
I am a newish EX3 owner and have...
Alister,
I am a newish EX3 owner and have learned a lot from your messages and blogs. Extremely informative stuff, thank you!
This "dynamic range vs. noise/-3db" topic is very interesting and...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
January 11th, 2011, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,546
Cees,
the latter.
Recording the...
Cees,
the latter.
Recording the superwhites gives you more latitude to play with in post. Clipping the highlights (cine2) is a good thing only if you are not going to grade at all.
Via post...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
November 23rd, 2010, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 203
Views: 73,794
Gitzo Series 3 Systematic tripod and G1380 head?
Thanks for doing this Chris, highly appreciated.
Since you will be testing a Miller system, it would be interesting to compare it to a Gitzo set. The legs are in many ways similar. Gitzo makes them...
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
October 27th, 2010, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,668
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
September 10th, 2010, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,432
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
September 10th, 2010, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 11,432
Randall, sorry to go off-topic but could you...
Randall, sorry to go off-topic but could you please specify what kind of compatibility issues 1TB WD Black had? I have just ordered a system with 2TB WD Black for OS, which I just might be able to...
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
June 23rd, 2010, 02:17 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,922
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Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
June 23rd, 2010, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,922
I have hoped to find a key for this on a...
I have hoped to find a key for this on a Scandinavian keyboard for years. I use this feature a lot but have to invoke it via the monitor window menu (upper right corner). A shortcut would be much...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
March 24th, 2010, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,998
Hi Jan
Some bits of personal observations here:
-the forest floor light level is all right for XH-A1 at day time
-when direct light renders contrast impossible, shoot early morning
-avoid...
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Forum: Canon XF Series 4K and HD Camcorders
January 28th, 2010, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 241
Views: 66,671
AF not useless for wildlife
I'll donate my 2 cents for filming wildlife with an ultralight tripod - too often more robust equipment would be just too much to carry. Focusing by hand while shooting results in shaky footage,...
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Forum: Sony NXCAM / AVCHD Camcorders
January 19th, 2010, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 161
Views: 53,575
Having checked out the footage...
One observation - bee and dog sequences show auto focus problems.
I have found Sony's focusing algorithm surprisingly weak with furry animals, pumping constantly even when they are in the middle of...
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Forum: Digital Video Industry News
May 5th, 2009, 03:35 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,450
I think we will see more of this in the near...
I think we will see more of this in the near future. Having a continuous series of images is just so practical. Muybridge wanted this. With the bigger, more sensitive chips soon-in-the-works, why...
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