Forum: What Happens in Vegas...
February 23rd, 2008, 12:31 AM
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Views: 8,530
In that case there is a small possibility that...
In that case there is a small possibility that you are working with HD material that's not 709... e.g. the footage might be using SMPTE 240M luma co-efficients. (I've encountered this myself because...
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Forum: What Happens in Vegas...
February 22nd, 2008, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,530
Jon, Vegas should be handling the luma...
Jon, Vegas should be handling the luma co-efficients for you.
Bring color bars from your camera and check them on Vegas' scopes. If they line up, you don't have a problem.
*Vegas 7 has a bug...
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Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software
February 21st, 2008, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,535
I don't think a DVI splitter will work*.
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I don't think a DVI splitter will work*.
What you can do is to hook up one monitor via DVI and the other via VGA. Some video cards can support either DVI or VGA on the DVI port... you'd need a...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 21st, 2008, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 21,681
Yep that will work. It is appropriate for 8bit...
Yep that will work. It is appropriate for 8bit (but not for 32-bit Vegas project), EX1 footage (MXF, not cineform), and rendering to MPEG2. Change the variables and it may or may not be appropriate...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 20th, 2008, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 346
Views: 87,601
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 20th, 2008, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 21,681
Bill... that's not really true.
DVDs store...
Bill... that's not really true.
DVDs store values as Y'CbCr. They do not store values as RGB.
From a practical level, you need to make sure the Y'CbCr values have the right levels. So in...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 20th, 2008, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 21,681
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 20th, 2008, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 21,681
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 20th, 2008, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 346
Views: 87,601
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 19th, 2008, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 21,681
In 32-bit there isn't really a simple logic to...
In 32-bit there isn't really a simple logic to what codecs do what.
The simpler approach is to consult the table in my article (or a similar table if they exist).
1- Pick a working color space...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 19th, 2008, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 21,681
I haven't used a camera that doesn't record...
I haven't used a camera that doesn't record superwhites (factory settings). Most cameras record superwhites. (In my terminology, superwhites are values where Y' is greater than 235.)
The issue...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 19th, 2008, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 346
Views: 87,601
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 18th, 2008, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 21,681
I believe FCP can work in both YUV and RGB. In...
I believe FCP can work in both YUV and RGB. In RGB you can get clipping happening. (By RGB, I mean the values passed between filters; internally, the filters can work in whatever color space they...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 18th, 2008, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 346
Views: 87,601
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 18th, 2008, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 346
Views: 87,601
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 18th, 2008, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 346
Views: 87,601
Well many software scopes are inaccurate. FCP...
Well many software scopes are inaccurate. FCP has some errors... its scopes don't always show superblacks correctly, and sometimes the broadcast safe filter does not render out (but it will show in...
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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC
February 18th, 2008, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,334
In my opinion, overclocking isn't necessarily...
In my opinion, overclocking isn't necessarily worth it. If you push your system too far, you will get weird instability (and possibly data corruption). So you need to spend time testing your...
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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC
February 18th, 2008, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,334
The Thermal Interface Material that comes with...
The Thermal Interface Material that comes with the Intel heatsink is not that good in terms of conducting heat. The reason Intel goes with it is because it is easy to apply. And honestly, a lot of...
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Forum: The Long Black Line
February 18th, 2008, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,903
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Forum: Non-Linear Editing on the PC
February 18th, 2008, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,334
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 17th, 2008, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 346
Views: 87,601
The camera doesn't / can't. I think it's a...
The camera doesn't / can't. I think it's a conceptual thing. Or those values get clipped off at whatever the cutoff is... since it records into 8-bit Y'CbCr values, and Y' only goes up to 255 (235...
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Forum: Show Your Work
February 17th, 2008, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 1,196
Views: 430,760
1- What's the goal / what are you trying to...
1- What's the goal / what are you trying to communicate?
From looking at the site, I think you would be trying to get fighters to sign up for the site. In that case, they are already sold on the...
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Forum: What Happens in Vegas...
February 16th, 2008, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,794
ITU has a 3 free downloads promotion! (Yes, I...
ITU has a 3 free downloads promotion! (Yes, I get excited by stuff like that.) Take advantage of it, and download ITU-R BT. 709 for free.
Poynton's book and gamma FAQ and his website are also...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
February 16th, 2008, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,008
I think it's more important to look at your...
I think it's more important to look at your budget and your needs, then to try to figure out the "best" camera. The best camera for you is not necessarily the best camera for somebody else, and vice...
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Forum: The View: Video Display Hardware and Software
February 16th, 2008, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,386
That sounds tedious.
This might be due to...
That sounds tedious.
This might be due to some sort of auto-knee circuit?? e.g. where the knee parameters are varied dynamically.
They are wasted or not wasted depending on how you look at...
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