Al Bergstein
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If you don’t get a solid answer, my take is that I would not try this, without a absolutely current backup of the data. It’s been my experience that RAID arrays do not travel at all. I have attempted to move two RAID 1 disks and the RAID broke, and I was unable to restore the actual RAID (the data was safe).
I don’t think that you can put the old drives in a new machine and have them then recognized as non software RAID array, then apply the old RAID like applying preferences. I would bet money that the old Array will be broken, and unuseable. Given that it’s a stripe and not RAID1 you would be looking at possibly losing *all* your data. Why? Because when you first bring the three drives up, prior to the software RAID being formed, the drives will probably be setup as written into preferences as non RAID. (what you see when you do a “About this Mac” and System Report. ) I don’t think there is anything to allow you to import a setting prior to this being written. Could there be a tool out there somewhere? Maybe. I’n not aware of one.
Also there is no mention of migrating RAID, even if you have the Apple RAID card, in the Apple RAID instructions. https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/0/MA318/en_US/RAID_Utility_User_Guide.pdf
So if you have created a software RAID then you are likely out of luck. If you are using a 3rd party RAID card, then contact their Tech Support. And backup all the data, regardless (G)>
Al
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Well, let’s try some elimination. What I saw on YT was uniformly soft, and at 720p. To be clear, when you view the footage in your NLE or right out of the camera, it is exactly like this? Soft at all distances? This wasn’t reprocessed inside an NLE and then exported out for youtube?
If so, barring a fluke, like you didn’t properly focus the image before taking it, it could be that you used too slow a shutter speed for doing a slider move.. Especially with a camera like the T3i, which is shooting at 4:2:0 color space, macroblocking is an issue. (you should read up on the various methods of recording , there are good explanations on the issue found on the web).
I eventually sold my T2i and moved to a better camera to get away from the problems in 4:2:0. If you are shooting both moving water and a moving image, you should try and shoot at higher shutter speeds, 30p etc. If you are at 24p, for example, you are more likely to not record a clean image doing that move. You also have a lot of very hard to reproduce color going on, small items like leaves, water in motion, sunshine off the water. It’s very difficult to reproduce this cleanly even with the camera on a tripod, given the poor quality of the t3i sensor, the way that Canon chose to implement video in that camera, etc. You may find, as I did, that I had to move up to 4:2:2 or higher to get this kind of image super clean out of the camera. I did shoot some work, just like this with a 4:2:0 camera back in 2010, and reused it recently, and yes, I noticed the macroblocking showing up compared to other footage. Take a look starting at 15 seconds into this video of mine, go HD and full screen and you’ll see problems of macroblocking like yours, especially in the sky. It’s a panning shot from a similar background down to the river. It was shot in 4:2:0 AVCHD at 24 fps.
https://vimeo.com/81054977Now I minimized the problem, by taking the footage in my NLE, and sending that clip out to 4:2:2. By doing that, I minimized the macroblocking as best as I could, along with adding a bit of sharpening to it.
But you should go back and take a sunny day, and experiment with your shutter speeds to see if you can find the right setting to minimize it, without selling your camera. Good luck!Al
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I would agree with the thoughts above, and not just in video production. It’s totally appropriate to let them know that you really would have liked the job, thank them for the interview, and let them know that you would be willing to consider the position if things don’t work out. Stuff happens, and the new person might have some freak situation happen and you would then be the first name on their minds to call.
And yes, I also have rarely been the first person thought of for jobs. I found that persistence and experience were the factors that counted. The best job I ever got took six months of calling back from the initial over the phone interview, and a subsequent reorganization of the group took place. (the job position remained open over that time). The recruiter handling it was always fine with me calling weekly, and I did, every Friday like clockwork. I always joked that I had turned down other opportunities that weren’t as good as the one they had, it was true. Always sound happy, practice the call laughing or smiling beforehand if you are feeling down. Or have someone reread the email out loud to make sure you sound up. Eventually they called back and I got the second interview, and that was it.
Al
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Stephen, I would start with my local business insurance agency. They can do the brokering for you, or maybe there is an agency in a nearby bigger city (if you aren’t in one), that specilaizes in corporate video. For this kind of question, I would also not think twice about calling my competition, even ones that really aren’t (wedding shooters perhaps). That’s how I got my insurance, same as my local friends have. And yes, O&E is likely to not be needed on most of your typical corporate shoots, since they give you the facts to put into the shoot. I would go back to the original insurer and explain to them that your films are separate from the corporate work, you are doing it for hire, whereas your personal films are your projects. Another idea might be to simply incorporate that end of your work into a new company. Startup would be minimal, a business license, a separate bank account at your local bank with a couple of hundred dollars in it, and one more form to do at tax time. But for the difference in insurance, it might be worth it!
Al
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Greg, do you mean three separate videos? If so, yes, I think you either need to ask whether you can go ahead with the bid they accepted on one, and add an addendum to that. It sort of goes to the issue of trust you may have with the agency. Also, I assume you mean an ad agency and not a governmental agency.
If an ad agency, then they have a client they are needing to inform. Sometimes this is just a formality, though you still need to be competitive. Also, I don’t understand whether it’s three separate different scripts and shoots, or whether this is three from the same general topic (i.e. one short edit, one long edit, and one for a different audience, technical vs. consumer). That would inform you and the agency on how to proceed. A governmental agency might be more strict about re-bidding a job in it’s entirety.
good luck. And yes, agencies are routinely very slow pays, so I would ask for 1/3rd down, 1/3rd on end of production (to pay the bills incurred during it) and one on satisfactory completion. Sometimes, if the project is months long, I bill for services rendered monthly, and the client retains 10% or more until satisfactory completion.
Al
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You really need to move the video processing off the C drive. It’s likely contending with the OS. There are numerous posts about how to properly setup your system for Pr. Putting everything on one drive is not recommended, except for simplest of video editing, and even then, you should have all your footage off on a esata, USB3 or firewire drive at the miminum. I routinely run into lengthened rendering/export times when I add effects, even blurring or sharpening. So you are doing everything you can to make the times long. Go buy a USB 3.0 external drive (a fast one if possible, i.e. get an external dock and buy a fast hard drive, it shouldn’t be much more than buying a slow drive, move all your footage onto it, and then try this again.
Al
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Nick, what did you find out about your failed RAID?
Al
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Bob, I’ve been very happy with Intego software’s VirusBarrier. They also include a Netbarrier, but I’ve never turned that on. The footprint of Virusbarrier is very light. Right now, while active, it’s taking up less than 1% of CPU time, if I’m reading all the various processes correctly (it uses a set of processes identified as virusbarrier* and integ*
Al
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I read your blog post, tried to post a comment but the Captcha wouldn’t work. Tried a few times. You might check your blog settings.
Anyway, this is the same as it ever was. I started in commercial photography in the early 70s. I and others like me undercut other pros, and watched as the next generation undercut us. The cost of entry into this business has always been low and is getting lower. But it doesn’t change the equation that a pro has an investment, knows how to successfully sell themselves time after time, deliver on time, and hopefully underbudget and will likely be there long after the newbie who doesn’t have the financing, ability nor stamina, to stay in business is gone. Complaining about it solves nothing. Producing the work, and winning the bids does. If you want a job that has a high entry cost, and keeps out the newbies, try medicine (G).
best of luck…
Al
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Sorry, I got sidetracked and lost this thread. I was unable to connect via 8.1. The issues with W8.1 connectivity seem unnecessarily complex, and did not accept my Mac’s connections for reasons I’m unclear about . I suspect IPv6. It also works for m on 7, like you. But I have IPv6 turned off on that machine. Very frustrating. It seems as if MSFT is making this unnecessarily complex. I think the easiest thing to do is use Dropbox to simplify this. Or setup the folder as an FTP site.
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