[Aharon Rothschild]

I’ve gotten the most out of 5d footage using the FCP EOS Movie Plugin-E1 to transcode to prores.
I’ve seen allot of macro blocking when outputting prores from h264 5d footage in a premiere pro timeline, and doing a pre-transcode would defeat the purpose of using premiere.
I think setting the intermediate format to something non-lossy like pro-res might improve on this but I’m really not sure.
If anyone else would like to weigh in on this?

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[Aharon Rothschild]

@Mark Susko
Thanks for the heads up on lowering and raising the head! I’ll be sure to remove the camera and to keep my hands out of the tripod interior when doing so. Also I’ve taken the tripod down to high-hat height, with the legs almost completely spread out, and what I noticed was a small amount of “give” when pushing down on the camera. If you’ve done this without damaging the spreader cable then I’ll take that as part of the design ie the pressure just needs to be constant to keep the camera steady.

@Todd Terry
I’m planning to use this on a Epic shoot where I need the camera very low. I’ll use spikes in the dirt and I’ll use a spreader inside.
I completely agree with you about using a spreader with a jib. I’ve seen a cheap Davis & Sanforrd tripod literally crack apart under the moving lateral stress of a jib, I imagine shifting the weight around on legs without a spreader could potentially cause a collapse.
Also I’ve seen the 35a used with 100mm bowl heads. Yes there is the potential for “slip” but when locked down tight that wasn’t really a issue.

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[Aharon Rothschild]

@ Mark Suzko
I just bought a Oconnor 35a tripod with a modified (100mm bowl) 50d head.
Could you be a bit more specific about what to watch out for finger wise?;)
Also, haven’t been able to find any sort of manual, which is not surprising considering when this was actually manufactured. I’m wondering how low I can safely take the tripod by removing the bottom spreader and relying on the middle spreader cable.
Also have you used this on location without a bottom spreader? It would seem like a easier setup with just the cable.
Thanks!

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[Aharon Rothschild]

Whats interesting here is that Pogue passed over a far more interesting story. Apple clearly shifted direction with FCP X and instead of taking a hard look at how that shift would effect the user base Pogue went to great lengths to refute the issues raised by FCP users, by quoting, some argue incorrectly, from Apple PR sources.
As a Tech writer on the receiving end of 300+ comments about FCP X, Pogue should be asking and answering some larger questions about one of the most controversial product releases since Windows Vista.
Who’s interests did his articles serve?

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[Aharon Rothschild]

Thanks Rafael! First class advice!
I’m going to get into color, it is a bit intimidating but I’m sure theres a lynda tutorial or something to help the learning curve.
The script you linked to works great! It’s really amazing to be part of a community where these resources are available, and I’m really grateful.
All the best